Show conservation CO WILL BUILD CANAL m engineer 11 K chatfield Chat neld of at the brigham conservation company which has nearly completed a big irrigation dam in devils gate valley to impound the hood flood waters there tor for the purpose 0 of supplying irrigation tt A ater to the lands in mantua and in this section was in brigham yesterday on matters pertaining to the canal which will be constructed ted from box elder creek to perry for the purpose of conveying the reservoir water to the lands between this city and that point in conversation with a representative of tills paper mr chatfield stated that his original intention of taking tile the water mater over reservoir hill has had to be abandoned because of the greater expense and more mare difficult con st ruction than will be encountered by doing aground the point of the hill on the regular grade line this change will mean that a great many acres of 0 choice bench lands will ill be above the canal and therefore will tl have to remain and consequently uncultivated the line will eventually get up pretty well on the mountain foothills however as it will pass above the harris house located about half way between this cais city and three mile alile creek canyon where the ditch will end at the tail end of the canal the ditch will be tar far up against the hill east cast of 0 T C youngs residence and will bring a large area of present dry acres under irrigation that iveans means n a great deal in the matter ot of increased production as those lands are highly productive and the great majority of ct land owners ha have 1 ve purchased water the water will be run into box elder creek through the south canyon ditch and taken out of 0 the creek at a point about feet east of the cement bridge at the mouth of the canyon mr chatfield Chat neld declares that he will line the canal tor forr the full distance 4 miles with concrete to conserve the water and insure the delivery of practically the cie entire amount that is taken from box elder creek to the water users along the line the has been secured and work on the canal will begin immediately as the company is now arranging to gang of 0 men and teams on an the job mr air chatfield made a trip over to the reservoir recently on snow shoes and he be stated that the snow Is ia beg beginning ining to melt and water is commencing to collect at the base of the dam the dam has been constructed within eleven feet of 0 its normal heights but itis if is now high enough to force the water in the reservoir around the hill which separates the two dams from where the water will find its way into the natural channel some few hundred yards below the present dam to accomplish this the water will rise against the dam to within six feet of its top lop after the other dam is com pleated then the present one will be built up to the specified height speaking of the solidity of the dam already in place sir air chatfield declared that there is about the same chance for it to be washed out by the amount of 0 water that will press against it as there is tor for the newhouse building in salt lake city to collapse lie ile has every confidence in the construction of the dam and that confidence is backed up by the careful examination of engineers who are in no way connected with the project all of whom declare it to be absolutely safe |