Show governor petitioned to withhold water filings the soldiers settlement project comprising acres for or which engineers clarence jarvis leo A snow and W W cannon have been securing data and making surveys Is making progress appeal has been made to gov simon simen bamberger through the office of the state engineer by a committee representing washington county which asks that water of the virgin river be withdrawn from filing the appeal as sent in follows I 1 because the lands embraced under what Is known as the dixie high line canal in washington county utah and mohave county ariz from hurricane to st george approximating some 35 acres of land have been withdrawn by the federal government tor for reclamation purposes because the water of the virgin aler are the supply tor for watering said lands and because an application tor for designation of said tract as a soldiers and sailors reclamation project Is now under consideration era tion we as a committee of citizens nominated by the county commissioners ners of washington county to further said project to fruition respectfully fully ask that your office be memorialized to request the governor to issue a proclamation temper lly fly withdrawing all waters of the virgin river rising above la verkin falls in washington county from any further filing until said project shall be designated or rejected the petition was signed by joseph S snow E S romney and D R forsha state engineer mcgonagle ag ae has the matter under advisement |