Show brry springs lands withdrawn from entry A tract of acres of land designated as the dixie reclamation project has been withdrawn from entry bv an order from franklin K lane secretary of the interior the land lies alone the virgin river in washington county and 13 included in township 41 south range 12 west and township 44 south ringe 16 attest it 19 estimated that the federal government will expend on the project storage irs on the rio virgin may supply water for the project according to surveys that hive been conducted under the direction of the U S geological survey it is proposed to drive a tunnel feet through dixie ledge between hurricane and virgin clarence S jams former engineer for the hurricane canal and dixie irrigation companies has turned over a transcript of all his studies of the project to J L letle of the strawberry project mr letle forwarded all working maps etc belonging to M jarvia to the chief of the reclamation service at washington lafayette hanchett engineer for the dixie power company recently investigated the possibilities of a power plant at the mouth of alie tunnel through dixie ledge the tunnel aull furnish a head of water greiter than that of the homestead power alte at the mouth of provo canyon should the project be completed officials of the salt lake route will see that u railroad 13 run to cedar cita and the kaibab national forest it is predicted it is believed that J li lylle will have charge of the dixie project should it go through the order made by the secretary withdrawing the land bears the signature of C M arnce assistant U a land commissioner deseret news |