Deseret Evening News | 1909-10-16 | Page 22 | What Shall be Done with the Surplus Water of Great Salt Lake?

c f WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE SURPLUS WATER OF GREAT SALT LAKE LAKEI Saltair Pavilion and the Lucin Cutoff Doomed and the Western Pacific I I Up Against It Declares a Special Contributor to The Th Deseret Nc News I after the tta witter arrival It In Utah tb tb In rn the th Ih Y n is upon l of ii t th the th sst of ot I 1 Like K anil F ral ru t l h r Ihlo h country It Hl III ti 1 I KIrr K J t 0 hIm 1 liSt het an tI ni no problem would or by Ir rc n l t to I Utah If It 1 I n i d I i ln il 1 ln ni In th tin jr re 1 m I I the Ih In Bui h ft condition n ont ur u Kr 1 Kino In Ih th I h IIII I tri ha hu lorn Ii n d K ke ae tuo of r tin Ih ti 1111 1 If ff t of 1 i i milt r Ion ID III i i Im i i I i I iteI nii HI I st of If t i phyl h hInd l a I Ind th that Ihal t th o iI t air iiiI tin HI I ho 1 t 1 It L will III take up UI for t mm fIl TI H t the Ih t he of iiIi It ISO Km I i when ii 14 1111 I ill In IIII lr Ir t lOt in miti 11 t I with Ith n ii mountain nn r i m II i i older i III m rent lit of r air alt or is r l Iii Ib I i lui l I II l 11 t 1 In tn n am lift way a l 11 l I Ita tt It natural i n ti point lt II iP ce K of nI r at aton ont onu on b L I thrown throw lown In tOiA n fl u M II precipitation In mum r i m in m iii 0 I it h I II I tl ti ally all 1 the th additional v t gt rt In Int thin hut t basin bi un I l nm u ht ti t in n from the he Ita I south t b by y a prevailing II i Inti Hf lIm me duration From Fi 11 tin It II II at t I w t annul ha f 0 a pirt filling ou Ini Ing to t I the th tInd of ot the th hl huh h mountain eat cat 1 ut ur ua UP U alI anil even n hould l II ni H t wind Ind blow bl from mm the th ia i t for ot H hy 4 It II e II ii r would I J be thrown I Ii n fl 10 low M n on thi th t hi CUM it t lil td to 10 of tin Ih I ti i 1111 ii nr vine owing to tn the th cooling of f h hl h CO o that th even n If the th wind II i 1111 ii 1 i r Ill I mountain In ii nt i till t I hi i Its 1111 It 11 t 1 p low In that It ouId uld ICh uv tIM 1111 no fliP pr lIn The Th u nn U I true trU 1111 of tir r air ar arI II Irani I ruin the th i Kt st 1 P t ti the th i tout but In tn n a 1 r jItt from tin th II north 1111 hilt hul to I in Iii ik iki up of for or that mi an air oil current ft mi th Ih south uth In Ia I eon con fa g i Inn 10 wanner no o 0 that It II Itt relative IH IN I falling That th the tho ab aL iv I It true tru ian lIn lly lIy b be wen seen n bv Liv II ih h h ha nott th thet t very ry rm In Iw hr r I Ic h b hat nt lit ht t two I or r throe Ih duyl i wind u hid Ind from the h Kouth ROuth s th warm arm t air all from th and nd the th nf Hi f nia and nd when II hen warm ah IIiI ahli li ta I met b I by n Si old rold wind finin the th north ur r get t ui Amone AnOva Oll that h ha i not noticed th in n ally rIf It by ob iII h foi r f II fow fiu HAITON TUB ruo lAItI lAItIN Ats Now N No HH II a lo to Ine tie le Idd 11 In kill that H I ami nd will to t au the th lak laki to tB rl rito for tor prone time MI that It 1 l n Il 1111 to the e sted tet I of Ut 1411 It II Ill In 1006 while the th I was a t ti to dOlI do low th break hk in th the bunk bank of the th and lid prevent It irom m tilling the sea Hen the writer malt made the Ih prediction to a Ii railroad man mUl that If It they lIt not hot tile the th South louth Southern ern rn Pacific 1111 would low bee 10 the th cutoff Inutile of tIe II IU hail Had they talk we w would ouId mace lUll 01 or IM 1 rapIdly the seine same m elI nail that tat existed when the Aulton aIton Hea wax was the Ih outlet of the U Colo 1010 Colorado rado rali 1 Rod the th a sea Moa a wit wait u overflowing Into III to the tho Ih Unit uhf of t r California I and at tilt the same name me lime the water of or Lake Loke wee waa nt at the tit Ih level of ut tile tite th lower bench on nit the and anil 1111 waa WS the th brim brimi i the th the Bonnet lite rivet r Into Inlo 0 river Ho I eer 1 th they y In i toning the th and In tead of r hi hat h III nE Hl abOut ut equate Iu mlle Or if r wl In III the th Suit Solton on ballin there th waa miles Thin Thill body of or orIN water IN In it now flow lau p artna at the rate rata ot of about six U lest feat p iter r y nr which m nii there won pillions of ot water r taken up UI by the Air lr from II Iii surface urfa e of ot this thin boll bod body ot f water alone alona the tile Iral im en that the th amount of fit arater v l from this thin IB Is COnstantly li It Iia but hut this thiN Ia a more e elu d Ol by the th eon con on of ot evain In the th name sante cau ed by II tilt the of ot land and In the v valley lle an so that It II will not IK 1441 b km IoniC until all Il of the th surplus water of ot the Colorado wilt will be vallO evaporated rated In the Ballon JOI ON UN ITT All Now Mime reader will at ono one auk sak a k Hut Dot how tan call 11 that affect aUt the m of ot at such auch a great tile ilU e The 11 to Ut 1 en tho thit th humid wind leave the tile gulf on 01 their northward course coune tM they P 1 UM over 01 lit I hundred hund mile mil of ot the tile hOtteSt hoUett ai a alta I a II In the 01 whole hok hoIe north temperate and ali I they th y art aiu ao so aU d when ben benth th Y reach titi th Ballon region rectoR where the thee e evaporation In iii I ter than at city any flY known point on Ott the illS whole whoa wh earth that th they ar an In t condition to tu ato ab orl anti and nd tarn cartt all MU noMur with wll h they th ilia volta come 0 In lit tunit not only that but bul on their theli rout role from j I the Ih Gallon twain to tutu this th they i ly I take tk UI up more through the d by the therial rial i natural vegetation due d to tl the tr lr I Ion on un the th route ro over which they i MO so 0 their la Is 1110 no so noRr Rr that thul they thet ar Ii almost at the th point of tf r et en n lit at huh thili own lIln ui uan m p J ro l this thin Ihl the theis tan call 51 be b hut but one un r re cult precipitation In thu th ball baa ballIn bain In and UK Ilic I h lake lak must mut rl rise Hut another f t that thai be bt a fO u Is I at t thin this altitude alII too ln In 1 aulle a Q decided I of temper temperature ture and tind r lathi of ot I tb the all air 01 we iA will have more frequent local rm and of Im n l 1 wh h 1 Mill forth fth r lowera low the II ami lind nd ill th tb nil 1 humIdity Hut affect of ot the n best I e tile all i hu Im la Ii I that tin tho gen ral 1 atomic w ur HH SM H th II ri rc 1 In Is I Ir ud In tiM Uk u II the th vr pr vrn of ot that thai w ltd Ite I ju l tiu Ii h r w ai that ln Inva ii I ill 14 I iti i In an tuI i haiti in ti 0 Iy Is the th of prix lr 11 u 14 11 tt 1 i 10 lot i t ii h luI nf nt the th I lie h Iri ii of r f ilu II i I i ii na I taut mol tUff lure brought lulu 1111 u I i 1 Ls 11 Ii Now 1 na U to tint II I ho ri rl rh HIM 1 fall lI of f the Ule UI the th 01 I N If lUll t the til greater of lit UK III II in ni II 1111 i b finn nion rain rull ile Ui l xh s h n t t n tin Ih I In h ald ted sea nea ti anil OM lui win hh h tin Ih lake Ik r and andt andI I nit t III U d tell l fi tho th ci r l th I li h i u i tr r of ni Ih Hk Ik I thu Ihu I i iI but ala I d 1 crea ea the Ih till i mi oi II oil all tra and andI I theli t w o I hi II li tIc HUH II Into the lid luk a tin 1111 t ii i a i 01 i rable shore mure hr huh on 0 hit Int th thi lak ItI III during durin that peri Jerl i N HOI I KKHAn All An oil oin nil lill a b bj the they I h hI y I nun nih rail full tin IIi rIa rl and fall I if f r tin lIt II lik ini III I Ih lit Marii 1 lOud u h rei rt r II l t II 11 k nl II ii er tho lb total I n 11 I th tit It tir r him h ni i 10 the I i 1 t I Ik I In iii hi Ii r p the I II luki lak Iou list ia rial II u is In Iii n It I m hw II u It hue u fa fallen Hi 1111 n lit 11 IW o tin it II I old I 1 I II 11 ui 1111 mil 1011 Ii U 14 t I II hit h and Ilu th t Ia Ink I IM o iiI Ij until U w Ni i when II It leached child hed th lb height of o in Ill of if r u it f III the itTu r mark marki rk i it 1 lit III ilu thi bureau fi f MM a all ull II in I I an are taken u un uI I n r r 1 7 In to ul t i i t mini II I I 1111 ln I 5 ii h high ii t tUI UI to 1 hil I ii I 1111 S Ni Ib 1 It M MI I I ll l I I ll I f I I III I low I o si fill Ih I hi l ba I I I II 1 I 1 i 1 ii I n i 1 in 11 I lU I I Ii i i 1 H S Hii SI I ii 11 i u ii t Hi II i im ii I r II I th 9 u 11 I I ur lur Ing Ill lout IM 5 iii Lt i u ii Liu i luItt ui u W k ko o fl Oh i urr d U II I JuI to tu II JI 1 21 ii Inches acl I tin ili II ki k i sa im Jul Jub tr trI I il II I t II in iI 1 i i isid 1 i e t i i i i HI I tUi u In I 14 I I t t th T yr r km i r f ii Hi fol r t t f Hi II I hilll tug Ii IiI I i in II 0 dl KOI i 5 ISI 1011 i fell fellI r 11 I t I i l I I r i my iti 11 I j Ilu lii ill ii I ieM t d area of ot the th Ha hutton I Iton ton aea c and nfl the lit heck I of the tile Increased In the Im Imperial valley valy canned b the I break bak hut but butth the th lb lake roue t o to tn i 18 8 feet a e gain 1510 of 4 feet hn Illar the tb full tull t of the I h I heavy precipitation the Ih full fall chill and winter nf of f the previous yr year ear and ard nd fell I only until October to tu I 2 P f ft feet t a lois loan 10 of ur only 0 toot foot In It WM was 0 t I the th ne In the th In Ini Ina i rest reane a of ut In lira t Ion wan eat beginning In to I fo 11 r thi lii I h loen In the Ih Ihor areu ariit of or if the th Mutton Malton nn ua K the thi lake hike Ik re ret heI hel UK its It height again in hi Jul JIl at 4 I feat a ii gain of ot only 1 il 11 I fret feet Thin Thu veal e i 1 It reached He its II height I of t 7 fret feet once nfl more moreIn m mIn What the th total In Jill July a UK arK i precipitation for tur thin 1 ear eai will u Ill III be hr of ot crop will is III II not I In l I k kt ii n I until Lie Liei i lose I of nr l tin fit VOlt vent h hiis r Ilu III exi x xUl i HN ii Ul I I to t 0 Hi H I iti ri I bi li b I I wan t a a Ill t 1 U III In Ind heN n 1 C CI I 1 to t I Z 4 tot foi ro tb name till tun lat hint ear cur I o It II In III likel the th till foi fot II this thin jar ar will III be b r that than Itch HIM th of or lat hail How Jill huh high will a lii III the Ih lake inks fine elsa rl II It will a Ill IllI I l lIln rise fine rl until th or of anter up by the In hit n ro ii i 1 a 5 ed el M by h the th i tirui ir 11 it of or the th lake lak hk ual that Ihal II iii hlo J h nu Into Inlo the h laki lk Ts Hill T KIST At AI w h hit time nl i lIt ill whit iii haf h height hIhl Ih point o Ill III In III I n r a ii lied hI his lh Ih w a miter r la Is lanot not ot il ir l i ie I eti l to tt t lull ti IH I lio III iel Ml It will UI I K lor i nt 14 It high K es It Il was wa Ill In III lO heti h It II H u n li hu i u i it II fe r fet i higher then than at Tin I 11 hi a Ill rile fn fi quite sure nure It II will 1 lii i Ne I IM 11 hi i it II has han i tv r rhen hen been In Ih In t itch I nl sit rf pi u ti v I PIllS hUe hUeI to ti I 11 lonii Iii Monie II iii ii I 1 fl a aI I III ul 1 t I OKI I I Ha bosh e hail had h t ci M I 1 II i of I r f wet a ci tid lt It y 0 iii C lind II lId nl r r I 11 i en full fl II or t r tin Ih tt lik Ik likU and U nd ne ii I ii III II I II III a I 1 Ii I i j v i Ie he In fore the th rip 11 In lii tin t I II h lik 11 k 01 mi 11 i i p mui uh h hallu ha ni niTrite True Trite B ii to III I Itt n of lOr f i that thul were wet iset t and 1 tIara hr r inn win i rt un hut huth wi wih i h c no III lit i if r f nUt that JIll I II ix lined I II ti II I 10 in II the Ih of If f 11 tin Ih tI eulf ol It Cull aIl m an iii I 11 h halo 10 vin Had wi n I auth in h titta w ii i n Pi h fbi that during tI a the Ih t hr M i t MI i t I I for tur muni sum tIll i It H a Ii H 4 i SI than han I timing tin I h hI dri dr In III Ii that Maine as nip I Mr trIll l h At AI only III In Ini i In III the Ih Halton i nn nys hi he b for tor een eenAn en enAs n nA An As A In to Ih th I h lilt t will 1111 it ill i nine I roll I tie I lip fl t I flu t rise ri 11 ii of r f the th laki Ik Is k for tr forthe forI the Ih I lit next liw fI urs r ra tin I ii h Western Ia It i has hai d ii rini the Ih I hint II at two tl t II 1 a ao I P ex 1 pi ruled o d large lar uIn ou for rr raining and nd rip rh rapping their trai k tit ut the Ih edge eft we of nt thi th lake lak Far great r expenditure an a racing fain them th If It tc tIie th ix XI e t I to t keep k out nul of nt the II water r on In theIr ther prevent right of ur ura wa a might arm nice lo ho lorun hoIu run Iu their theli th train on ili i the th San Pedro Pdro line to noine m dj ln e be und the Ih point 1111 of ot the tha III mountain and front from fro Pure r en Cs a 0 new nil line no p in nI to 10 keep kI out of ot the Ih win wai of III t the thi take mk but hut that w ill III net coat them all at Immense num sum m mI During I the torm In the th lat two years vearn the Ih Southern had to it ille 11 i trains train over the th iii c and ga go to quIte an In repairing strengthening and ani an rip rill rapping their trade arade Should the lake Ink rice 11 no higher than It was waa In they would lie III b at lit the th merc mr of ot even eten en every vrr ordinary I nary Month antI and It U Ic verj ven Vel qu It If the U would be he able to 10 hoW hold their right of or wa They are sire now planning and figuring ia Il I spending a large auto num of ot money mony III In building kI to protect their right of ot way any ay from the th action of ot the waves during durin Kt oR R HA A As to tn Saltair they have Ivl already gone to tn the th of ot new beth bath ho ovar shallower water and the o out ut In itt the lake lak are of ot little u use e to them UlI A further rice will them nearer hor Ihor pliers or U them and ulti ultimately them altogether and the of ot If buIldIng new lien one ulle to 10 take luke their place After fter a ha storm In Inthe inthe the Ih winter of or 1893 13 when ahen hen the th lake lak un WRit at lit Its 1111 prevent height the watchman wat of tile the t pavilion told tOll the writer that during tile the th height nf of tile the dorm the Waves If on the tho th dance floor Il or that Jie II silent Iett the night on the floor of ot the th i and nd i art rt of ot that time he h never expected to urt l foot toot on nn chore hore again alln Should the tho lake line Ilas I on only I alx Ix feet ft hither hIher how ho n would rare care to he bp nt at a t The Th Inland Halt alt la is at t soPhie tim to I loSe lone III Ha Ite It calf aalt II w 1 S I Ii ll h m menu an another lorn 1 Kven Kien the tM an Pedio rdo may m have h ion on expense orn In and tip lip Ip I sapping lapping their track treek Ie r pv will ill 11 hate h his e to lii mini tani m I tin II I II right of itt 1 wa a ai a 8 I Ie one e tim hIm in 1111 by hy the th old T mall all malli i st t n n na rl mm II ra III isid W II I t I would be the Ih aggregate of ot the th ahm a ht I A Allum sum num limply Immense What phenomena could MU re me lIe thin this Nothing less lenn I than P II a of Itt nature natu that t t 1 ao mu fl the topography of thin this y ua us a tu tv give Iv the lake a natural outlet 01 i completely change bre our ili cli What hat could bo be Iv done artificially ti I nave i thi low The Tb only plan plen that to the Ut Writer would be bP bela beto la to excavate a II c Mt 1 and aDd bore bOfe a tunnel the th from tho th poInt el of the th Mike Hike h some Home someS where here S hem near neau ne gel to a point near nOr nOrI w here the th Raft RAItt empties emptier Into 0 flake I rues el This c b be eo en run a cc to lo keep the th lake Ink at l It U level which level el ot H t n a couple of ot feel tt lower kler seen to tu be the height of the lake laic Mol beSt Utti to 10 ent nn MOUNTAIN would o ld requIre a Ii c canal and tun nut Ai g tu tv TO 70 0 tulle mile lung In which ii 1 th iii of uch suh a Q sash mini 11 that lila tho th Ih would could not uen even ventur to ill I Cubs Its tn alt alte nov It would Ily t at us u much a 1 ac It 1 t would uhl uhla Pate nave a 1 ih h M ti Uter LAtet would c III am If ge