Show in C fM m m I HIO Utah Uia Mid Arid land and Commission Sub Suu Suba wits a Most Comprehensive Plan Piau U IT INCLUDES THE TWO LAKES Work nork Will Cost Five Elve Million Dollars And Increase Land I nd Values Thirty Million WELL RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON Embraces Five Counties and Project Three of the States Richest Valleys Irrigation schemes hernes One of or the th of ot this fr to 0 the people wt ever the tho tile tale and by b them 11 to of ot iho tM United d Is s fh that Just juit made public by the thc Utah commission The cherno Land the expenditure of Ot of ot o the 00 10 for tor the lowing o Into and LUU through thc five of ot t the th tales most ost populous lIS counties cm ern without a doubt three of ot o the tho In the entire west The t valleys provides for tor the tho deepening nt ot Hah itah lake ns fl already proponed Ih construCtIOn of a 1 canal the head h waters satere of the Duchesne awl Strawberry rivers rIer the building of ot n a 1 reservoir In Iii Strawberry 1 lie ft tunnel through the tho mountains so eo that the water cnn Can bo be Ie made to hew flow Into Spanish anth lork river the tho building of n a nIon along Ion long high line Une canal along the mountains above the valleys clear t th the Hear river the th Improvement of ot pear lake ns as a 1 reservoir the tho diversion lon of ct the headwaters of ot the riser Into a t reservoir and Into the Hear river the building of oC o II canal ID t I supply lands larnis on the west aide of ot the th Dear Dm river the utilization of at the tho Og O as aa a II dam darn to cut oft orr the win aTtn of ot the Great Salt Luke Lake o anti making nuking It dry thereby reducing the tho itea Uta of ot the lake and Ind loss by evaporation oration and preserving thin body hOIl of tf utter which In III the tho Vast past tow Cow yenta him han been bIen fut fart diminishing A point urged In connection with thu tho i propos scheme Is that tha th territory affected a Is well under cultivation I IlIon lIon tion antI and and embrace cities tail end towns lowns whoso hoso people are aro thrifty and progressive U Uli li Ii that the project will re aIri close Ios to acres of ot choice JM making room for addi additional al Inhabitants or on a II basis hnis la of ol one ono 11 re to every eler individual person Iler oll and andin in renting land values In III this state elate at kaAI Iatt iho scheme lias hils been lew well welt received by b tho the government anti ami Is Ic fully set forth In Itt the thu following tal presented to the tho t ry of ct the interior W OF TIm TIlE PETITION Salt take Lake City It Utah Jan n ST loot 1901 To the Honorable the he Secretary of ot the tho In tenor Washington D U Ci Sir The arId land ret fund funti commission of ot Itah respectfully represents that lime the long hIlls of Its lis U to havu hu Utah lake considered an as one of ot the tho pro Je et eit t to bo be developed under the net ne of ot Congress of ot Juno JUlIO 17 1902 1002 entitled An Ati Anan Atiat n an at appropriating tho the from Crom the tho isle and ami disposal of public nubile lands in cur cor curtain curlaIn laIn tain states anti territories to 10 the tho con tru Uon of ot Irrigation works for tor the tho rc ro of ot and lands further Investigation has disclosed the tho tact fact that I tta tah lah is 19 moo moc part of n a larger plan idan than on an entire calIco one OM as aR at lit first nt i The Tho commission loll Imp tore a 1 moro lve project jerl which includes Utah lake fir fr the t p enlargement and utilization of or the tha water supply for tor Cache Cach Salt Lake and 1St Itah 1 Lake valleys In the Uio state of ot i tan tah anti ond asks oaks that It Il may mn receive Mir early nail and favorable lO The of oC tho the situation In Hah t tah with rc pul to tho the water supply ns ms to tu demand the tho brief d ri of 1 the th conditions which gen pr rc rim rho total area of ot tho the thos 4 iM s acres acree u a 1 largo large o ohrt r f nil hF it IK ts ten lIe arabic land landh ti l h r Mir ply u is BO o Inadequate that 1 h im Ill ritty utilised not moro morn than tIlLIn six RI RIt r t r rt r cent of ot nil all tho the land of ot the tho state ran ann be supplied with Water Iler tar for Irrigation At the present time only about one por cent of CIC thu the total area Iren of ot orthe the state Is I Irrigated and the production lion tion of oC agricultural crops Is without Irrigation With ith the exception n of at Green ireen river end ond Its tributaries all the dreams of ot the state have their within the bar lor Jar tiers dors of ot the tho unite and none terminal beyond Its lis b All AI are arc torren torrell torrential Hal streams subject to great grent fluctuations and very vl r little has hils oen dona to t equalize the tho variability of ot the tho How Great scarcity In the water wlter supply Is experienced lurIng during the low water per Ir perI I oil hod of each year although not nol more mort than about of at the whole an annual anal nual supply has been utilized the tho other being wasted by b absorption lion tion during the flood Hood anti and winter seasons FLOW I IO MUST BE m Prom Froni l rom the foregoing It Is IR evident that thatto thatto to regulate the flow of at the streams by b means of ot storage sturge reservoirs awl to extend the litigated area orca nio mutter matters of ot lInt Importance Impedance to the tho future growth of oC the It Is la alec clear when the disproportion of ot land to 10 water supply SUNIl Is considered that the tho greatest care should lie be exercised In selecting the tho land lanil upon which the water wilter Is III to be bo ultimately Only such lands ns IS aswIll will return tho the greatest possible value 1110 for tor the wilter should be con considered as 08 worthy of ot the water am tho the less lens worthy lands should III bo be 0 put pill to some auxiliary use without water lIter of ot the tho shorter aea nea sons AVnA antI and the liability to late mind mid early curl frosts In the tho higher valleys of ot the It Is In the rule that tho the made lands of tho time lower valleys olles aro are most mort worthy worth of ot the water Wlter vat er TE The fhe Wasatch Wo awl Uintah mountains Ole are the time sources of ot practically all of ot time the water Vater supply of ot time northern halt of oC the and tho the grenter greater portion of oC the tho water Mows naturally Into the Great Orcal Salt Lako Inko whore It Il Is dissipated by evaporation rime Tho water rater In 10 passing pm from mountain to lake traverses time the three principal sailey of ot the state stille Lake val valley valIe al alIc known nn LIP UI Cache valley Salt SnIt Ie Ic ley and Utah valley respectively Rait unite Loire valley aliey Is the time lowest lowe t valley In tho the state the tho elevation being about 1200 feet teet above sea lea level Utah am ache Cache valleys alleys come next elleh being about 1600 feet Ceel sea gen level With re respect to climate scenery character of ot soil noll etc It Is doubtful If It three valleys Ire are excelled by b any In time tile world PIONEERS IN 11 IRRIGATION I The Time first Irrigation Institutions In the tho I United were ere established m In these the o valleys nearly CO 60 years age ngo by I the tho pioneer settlers of jC tho tim state The Tho plan plait then Initiated and amid subsequently adhered to tn 0 was vas one ono of ot small farms Intensive methods and cooperative ownership of oC nil all Irrigation works As An 9 a II result of oC operations during these theo the o CO yearn yean nil of or orthe the tile water wlter supply that can bo be JI made available through Individual or ordin ordinary cry ary or Cooperative effort lies has under this system been put to use anti there Is la isIto no Ito further opportunity for tor great de le development except through extensive and complicated works work that Involve en cn engineering gt a ng legal I II I and ii it problems quito julto beyond tho the power of oC the previous h ly potential methods WEALTH WJ ArrIl OF COUNTIES Ihl o three valleys comprise l Cache Boxelder Weber Davis I SuIt Hull Lake and Utah counties have about people and contain property assessed ed on the time of Hiero uro urn al nl altogether together about acres of ot land In tho time three val ul ulIe Ie leys loss less than a IL third or about acres being at nl present Irrigated Irrl tim tho ho remainder or about acres laving lair no In water supply simply This Irrl I rn I gated l area orlO Is among about IO oO o owners wild 8 ranking making time tile else M Mit it of time the irrIgated farm aria about aboul 30 acres There mire nrc however about bout out of oC the acres that aro In III private ownership so RO that the tho average Io of oC the farm Con of ot about CC GG moro atone tuna than halt half of lit which or 30 acres ane IH is without a n water supply In irs cases tile the estimated value miltie of ot ott t the he e right to tn time the mme uso lI U of nt water wlter In Halt Salt Lake Lulis valley Is ns SIC high highs ns tie per ir I I second foot tool for Cor or city purposes and JiG iTO 00 per I r toot for Irrigation Iniga Ion While these heso not he be taken to the time market value alUe of ot tho the water hoy timey an are fairly suggestive of Qt Us Its 1108 i worth A I PF I W I Thu of ot this the t he soil Mil and n th of lie these tI O valley are arel u l tw t l by Iho Kraut groat I t variety and dine of aC crops that hk und r favor Cur CurlIt ble lIt condition b ben en already produced 11 rOO nt tt which lire are as a 5 follows r bU beita ir nr acre Ull tolls tonn Imy Isay hl l Here 1 tons tests per pel ocr liet 0 pr ir acre wr bUIl tier pir acre 1111 not hot 4 herrle i Ir r cre ure P li r aero aJro biot i r lM p per pr r acre TrOIA ro OO 1111 1 OO Thu Ill i of ot frugal trual u rg ami pro III wh whOle in rt would naturally cyst flow onto awi uc occupY fui y the ul Uly tiMi 1011 but who tn rt i Is III no SQ il nui fur fw ur t w lands irs art r now nut to AIM 1114 nd fOil II 11 l wU r rin III in swim own great M WillI lt w that lit t f UM Lb A public lUlU i will Mitt at mit say any othi uth aldAs ut 1 luu bu bi Man bieR Ib j fl other pub lb Mi It b bid t II I v bent tit a t HI 1111 I U am lUl tt U iu tt h Mr III thuit II bv lit II iut t iv I 1 slid lily 1 I lieu hI if I iho I h 1 th l I I r l tit t pt aI I I i C Jn y furt in 11 i ll III Hi t l lul il II IIII 11 n lit tp u u I to Ft till hI 05 vir M It in lit iI iII 11 I ii ii If Iv II III j I 11 la 1 a i I it f I VII 10 I si ut 1 I A Ilij 11 II ut ul 1 lIa II II I In i b 4 ti i u u Is 18 one porton or on to 10 each aero acre alil cf ot land It In It Inthe the opinion of ot this commission If It nn an ample water supply cnn be provided for tur forthe forthe the Whole area acres that these theRe volleys would be bo cap call capable able of ot sustaining people or ur o at atthe tho the rate talo of ot one OtiO person to each ench acre acro ol olland of lir land The presence enee of or tim the G Salt Lake having n a surface area acea nl of ot about liCO CO square miles hat has n a most moat ell cIt effect which Is not beyond the tho three volleys valleys here consi considered dered tiered and which makes them tho the most mO l desirable de of ot any ony In III the state or In iii the tho Intermountain region for tor human habl The fhe preservation of oC this lake lako lakeit Is it therefore an n Important matter and cannot be he Ignored In any plan pertain pertainIng lug Ing to the time water inter supply ot of time the state STREAMS S MUST UK SECURED To provide nn an adequate of at water tor for all ull the worthy land Mill IlI 11 re rc require quire not hot only the complete conserva conservation co II lie In tion and regulation of ot tho the water vater that naturally flows Hows Into those these the o valleys but bui other sources of ot supply must macat oho alto be secured Fortunately the situation Is such as to favor the tho accomplishment of ot both loth these the requirements As shown by b the map the position of ot these with relation to each other Is much like tho thu links of ot u a chain In which Salt Sal t Lake Luke valley forms torms orals the cen con central trul link with Cache Cacho valley alIt on oh the north anti nM Utah valley on tho the south The distance from the north northend end of oC Cacho Cache valley valle to lo time the south end ol of Utah ClaIm olle Is nearly miles Each Bach valley hiss him Its local I lIer numerous smaller streams nil all of or which have hll 1 their In the Wasatch and Acv fl Into time the valleys volleys from tIme the east cast SOURCES OF or WATER The Tho Hear river which Is the Iho largest stream that flows Into the time Great Salt Lake has hall Its source marco on the tho northern slopes of ot time mountains and lUss northward for a considerable ills l lance tance then Hanks flanks the Ole northern end eat of ot tIme the range nail and turns south southward southward ward ivard both Cache Cacho anti and Salt Lake IRke valleys Front From the time southern slopes of ot tho time mountains how lIow time the sari vari various orl ous Oum streams which form faint the tho river one fir of if the time principal tributaries of oC Green river Thu Tho Strawberry branch bronchi of oC tho time Stows Ilo through the tho Strawberry berr valley aliey situated over the time crest of ot time the Wasatch cast of or Utah valley nt at an nn elevation of ot about feet above term sea level loel alit having an all urn aru of ot about acres Tho The Strawberry valley IlIe the waters of ot tho time are alt all embraced within the tho Indian reservation anti and therefore not open to entry or appropriation The branch of ot Snake river In the time state of ot Idaho nag mine Its In Inthe Inthe Inthe the high mountains a 1 short distance to the northeast of ot where Hoar float river flanks lanks the tho northern end of ot the time Immediately over oer tho the divide which sep separates separates the waters of Snake river rl r from those of oC time Uio Great The Tho waters ot r roC of oC the thc ore are In Iii time the state of ot Idaho and except tho the flood nood and winter Slow flow have hll YO been appropriated and anil Ire are being used ton for Irrigation In that state sin Ie At tt nn on elevation of about feet the tho traverses several small val vol valleys ot oth lays leys h which me are now used as cattle ranches by Iy b parties parth who have title to the land as M well ns as the right to toUHO toUlO use UlO the time water rater for tor Irrigation On nearly all nil of or the tho local loual streams of oC the three previously described valleys there la is opportunity to store the ansi winter which now goes RoeR to waste and nil II tho time general plan hints here hore h re pro tented sentell contemplates that this limIt shall be done dono Also AIo that the headwaters of ot the tho Duchesne sno on the time south anti of or time on the tM north shall bo b od Id from tram their present courses es anti and net be made to now How Into these valleys for tor this tha purpose of ot Increasing the time water supply ENGINEERING WORK NECESSARY In a II general way tho the engineering work lor required to accomplish this ant provide tom for tho the proper distribution of ot the water throughout tho the several val RI bye leys will be bo ns all ti follows 1 The rhe building of ot a II dam Ilam dam tram from to CO to feet teet In height to convert Straw berry valley into Int a reservoir having capacity to hold all the tho wat It ore Ort that can cam bo be practically Ir In Into Into into to It from tho the several se branches of ot the tho river rIer i 1 The rho excavation of ot n a channel 30 to fiO to miles ashes loni following contour by b which to Intercept tho the taut sold of lit the river and an con 1 theta th m rHo tho the Strawberry IT alIey reservoir 3 a use Tin construction of ot a n about tim i e and a If Ill I ic long lou g through t tIme the rr st of it the a |