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Show r THE CHRISTMAS DECEMBER NEWS, 13 l)2, D THE LURE OF THE COLORADO , may hardly xaggor&t thi IMAGINATION .vrj.Vij fflgriif-yO,- project involved in, harnentdRf the Colorado. This river Ixuin perhaps presents the mightiest example of the work of natural force during period meant ml in geologto time rather than yea , Ufologists say the basin was first raised from sea level and that It haa since been denuded by erosion of to 000 feet of rock that one spread above the floor of the river. Ihie erosion has carved out soenio wonders, unique In h world and layed bare the record of the earth, for a million years. The basin el retches through climate from the perpetual snows ofrange the Wind Kiver mnuntatns to the sub. In Arlsnna and tropical empire California w litre millions or acres once Inyed down by the stream now will be Watered from the same river Homnnce slows through its history and djsert stretches whsn n science translates the records of the cliff dweller and hlatotv records the later explora-tloof the Spanish fathers and the story of Indian denlsen thnt built their fir on ths watershed I nsutnlflcant as appears the pro. posed work rtf men when comto of that the f'reator. It I pared significant that the program to utilise the waters of the river will place In the same h.isln the greatest liunian achleveim ills with the su- me afysik wck. tkA il, t if JiWPIffiUJ'ltHWii Vi jr jr i "'r ip' roek-wrttte- wink of natur.il forces ui Am undei si Hiding of the general piot'li m lit to i e iso i v I o ant doffnltq .one, i lion of u part bt It. licet, s. iiiH.iuni oirfe of I md sre i of lii log tioocht midi r n m the loan '1 Ills land Hr fr .limit cn is l dllldid In Intel til I.rrlim nluii,. and In low the mouth Of tile trinit tiler It Is I'Umdid th.t imi ,bii i, mi dollars In n i ad led to the ,v tllli i f the ot ciniitv 'I ho not niimniUon through HOort Ctmirnl Hint pi Id. m 1 ,n fool tun-- I the lower I Ivi r In he of the rfn r lleid rock and tin l.tamn tiulf of t mill i n a fm re is a fall t f onn hot) I 'I t nr a limit I 3f foil p, , m),, lot wen It'lli lie ot mil Yitmn o I . I tinlos "i neii acres of risld" rtid t o it mi lit sal, to m ei flow . ltd a , rloi.it,' "ewinl if listnn. ilce uiw'is lumps over the s at in. i to the tv at mil north of Vi t liu hiding the I in pci la Hill'll iiih) tliy arM thtt onn twin the Hah tin i, i In thl i an ep h the rl'er l'"W thimich lit tit ha At low-e-l ion am flows Inough a w II t ef ned chmimd from in to - fort As the river flows Iph tl i u h i i hiinm for a numhci of v. irs. innnipli deposits of alp h 111. Ids i (I the led and lunh of nil ft , t ' uj p s a rid"-Ai I'n i mi id rv lop, s I t.k tht Inn I'l the till tow t d the Hatton i Ii hi r r con 11 to turn 't,llioi , of Ii He t"t. n i tti, tlv. t " " d. Id ini pi Ii pent ,( in rt n ml , i "id h i n In n d e I'lU i i i; I'nrI, mui , t iev, third l tin a u.ii i f i he ),ie t.m pm jIi , i , Jh, e ,s a dr, i.i r s Too f, , t a r, I, mid tht (til, r i hfi t i tho i i n I i lpl.t, e, the . t lor .In tut, in iro rot f.i- t n d i no i a ,f i owtn on n t t. ml ,, ui. I Ah I'lnoiens til, foil, ado f d I ti r in l In i, u t i u it) Ar re H l.nrc i l. s I I c I w h, i i v I . i r.-- i '"d.. iie vn I, ttlan l Us, p nllflktt It V 'lorn tht nruftl nit n tin iim i 2 uort ooo niifi onu f r hif,h r fti f u ly to liliiijM tho ,"Ui rlMJ fur Itto.ltHlM (itOlUrC )M(U o Ult h nn nuHKh to ZR im fit-- o I m r i hi M Uu fhntrt r olHMJt'h t hut for .f (m ynrtt unotlirr i t,of OIIHU Vf h rHM tl fij UI i fill In tho in u rnt h trt Uu-ymn c ui hi m p h i Jfiiw-Y- uht iDXVw lumri - mt wiiMiiit im i n. - Pfer Uu H l mow 11 aterway KtlnS A .ns ..a a t In the . w i .STS (oittir use W Hir" Ittimt , II- - m.I.J u Tlift IlMillw fioi month in month an Irom y.or ta y d Towards tip I, at of .In no 19 1J the tivri went cn asmnpage and there flowed for tine itaV 144 Pud second feet of water past the town of if this flood hstl. j Pil'd Wide, Art Imdtd a d iv longer It Is hard In ei tit a to the d.ici.e lJikes were lt nt roved hut tti wstrr suheldel before trr ump a rcat inland lake The liter some! me., in the wittier months ilmpa to a ot ortl) ODU aocttnd fast -- und grncratlv mil U.miff tiowever. the aienigcs iiiKh Ntr til .In in i4i in wnufttad on ty n ?un0 ium oni . und ruirimf h Ik inti ill i he nnTimii mmff of t'v h fi- l I , lm liiitun .u . 1 1 1 i am: tri1 2, I . Im ,1h h m,T firM toriK ' flnir Mill W ft i urwny wi iIm Motitit of IlftinboW Natural I. IINIIIa ... tut HoUi hklee of IfeO Hiver, a rotoriulii ttnmlrr . . I..-- Tells (the H: the tout of 118 mlh up the tl)er up the Juan rivor for 14 inlles. tPnk-Im- c a storage tapacitcf of 4 acre fuel. Tlte tam would have toah 144 feet hhth. , Hronojntcahy the dsfn would be rfiuinito fhft, itf-- 1 cm tho r4frrir will ouuHo Kan" tho por rivor flow, gimruntof ln ihit tho water oh. ill not pa (he 2lfuot mark nn i he run at urn and that 4 He BverngH flow for tMrpomn n ehn.l no fait min imurn unit thne dHTim'nn tho lower with ItrlicnUon river will .b If wntrr Here $ here ltnh cdiups in. Thin iUtmuuiMt 'io bolow the Jutrrtlon of tht nnJ Urand liwrm. furfiihjig fit per tent of the toihl flow j lit order to nffor'U ffrmf! protootioh It Mhruitd be a bltfh am poRstUle to ullow utlllna-tu- n of tho fHiof river frt purprtnof nmd toi trol of the 000-"I- xor 0' womhwhi'e. Iiecauss nfj flood l; tt would pay fog Itolf In atom go water for iiwgaiUin and it wtnulil afford opportunity to develunllinHeil prrwsr on ths op almost , rent rivet- oi Is thd underlak-liigfrtun an engines) In standpoint- sfhl dllDculiy hnti been hnslly, compaired to the potitiCtH dlincuity of g'jttihg seven stats to and pool thsur Vested rights on th rver. . How for IrrtHukiun An the Jane-lio- n ehlince has engineering M.f the i Jvor looMtlon of the , gone faster than pulho-a- l science xrentoet etortio Mit.ire hnn been It stand, to the credit pf Colorado, lnlere1 uhmianble foi hlifh re- Voml)ig. NcWvMtsIrd and I'tah, ment conetruefioit, th frrenl dfttn states of. ths upper tiusliv Where vilt nrohnbly llroj placoti nt the originate and flow 49 per rent f Month OUfn canyon nnd th of the water of the rlvdr, that they of Marhlff rlrmon A liwm al signed a pact only tho thin pointy sr rt tse hNiojle CroA-Jm- ; water that .codidreserving be pit to brne of the 1rttberV and I.ee for t uouM pemj the bucKwater it (Continued on Tag Ton)? con-trol- -j po-ve- Kvl-dent- ly ' r |
