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Show 1 Escalante And Boulder j Irrigation Studied f Mill. CONSUUVATIO.N trip to Kscalante and lloul-i'r wu made recently to check oxer some" ot the Irrigation structure and discuss problems with numbers tr the New t.mRlftiite Irrigation Co. and the itoulder Irrigation and Development Co. Making the trip were Koy liarkt r. Irrigation Special-. ' 1. and Kay llendlxsen of the l.xtenslon Service. Norman Hill, nglnetr. and I ot the SCS. While tt Kscalante an Inspection was made ot tlu Wide Hollow Reservoir and the diversion structure, that diverts water from the Escalante lllver into their canal. The problems that are developing and the Improvements and solutions to their problems were discussed. Representing the Irrigation Co. were George Hamilton and An- drew Spencer. Over at Boulder Leland Haws I and Eph Coombs of the irrtfta- t Hon Co. went with us on an In- spectlon of parts of their Irrlga- Hon system. New structures and t Improvements have been plan- i ned. J Mr. Olade Wilkes, who spent the summer months two years ago working with the SCS here t at Panguitch. Is back with us t again this summer. Glade has completed three years of Col- ? leRe. two at CSU and one at Ut- ah State, and wilt spend the 2 summer months In a Student 1 Trainee position with the pur- 5 pose in mind of obtaining prac- 4 Heal field experience. He will 4 then go back and complete his jj college education, majortng In J Engineering. 3 a |