Show nl n n. n tit Conservation Notes b by By W. W I Karl Earl arl r. r 11 II II IIII 1111 About the middle of oC May Jess Cherrington Bill Dill Ogden and Johnnie Metcalf geologist from Salt SaIl Lake made a survey of oC the proposed Panguitch Creek dam- dam site They examined the entire area and the old test pits which wore dug several years ears ago at atthe atthe atthe the downstream site They made several borings for possible borrow borrow borrow bor bor- row and filling materials In the calley floor All the borings showed gravel anI anti and sand at an anaf ana af a rage depth of oC 20 Inches with Cr free water at an average depth oP of 22 Inches If an earth filled dam was tides to tob tob tobe b b be built at tho downstream site It would take about 2200 cubic yards ards of oC dir It this material was used It would be necessary to strip the soil of the valley floor from from the to about 2000 feet northwest of oC the dam With this in mind the they Investigated Investigated investigated the site ite of oC the present town dump clump for borrow material They dug abou eight holes on tho north side of the ro road d and six on the south There was no case where they could drill more moro than 24 Inches without finding cobble Jand and gravel It l looks as though the cost of stripping and clearing the area and the of of stock piling loading and and this material would result In too high of ot a acost acost cost cot for fill material These difficulties were brought t tov to the attention of oC Frank Orton ot o the West Test PanguItch Irrigation Company Compan and District Supervisors Supervisors Super Super- visors Orald HenrIe and Jesse Cherrington As a result of so many unfavorable factors influencing Influencing Influencing the construction of an earth filled structure they decIded decided decided de de- de- de that using earth for material material material ma ma- would no be feasible at atthe atthe atthe the present time The question was then brought up b by Supervisors Henrie and Cherrington about a concrete structure ba based baled ed on bedrock This of f course would be a different project and would require additional additional additional addi addi- Information In both soils solIs and engineering A well driller was brought In Into Into into to run four Cour test holes with the Idea of checking for a a. suitable foundation for this type of structure |