Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-02-01 | Page 3 | Big Dam in Wyoming There for Business

1 I BIG DAM DAP IN WYOMING THERE OR FO FOR BUSINESS Republican Special Service Lander Wyo Jan 31 Superintend 1 I ent C C. I L 1 Br Breniman of or the tho Big Dig Horn flora Power company compan om PAn which i Is I building a n. pow power or lam darn at Lt the of Big K Horn florn can canyon anyon on In an Interview lew h here bOre re today de tie- nied In the tire most terms term the tho story telegraphed from Omaha that his I company compan W was S backed by the I i t Interest Interests to k keep en tho the Burlington from 1 j building from rom olis through the 11 Big Horn canyon into Northwestern and Pacific territory The Burl Bur ington Is opposing the building of or the dam alleging G that a 3 sixty foot barrier woUld vt prevent construction Uon through the canyon c southward along the course Lof of their survey Representatives I of ot the tho Burlington are aro busily circulating petition petitions In the Blur Big I Horn Ioni basin asking the state engineer to pr prevent prent ent the build build- of the dal dam upon which the C corn com pany Daily hn already spent over n an and l upon which It l I is employing nr Ing more moc tb than n JOO men Mr nr expects to to develop l horsepower ver po by b the construction of ot a dam GO 80 feet hl bih rh h which h will wm b ok bf ck Up the of tho the Big Horn for several miles Fuel is cry tery pr dear lear fit all Fremont Tremont count county mints mines anti a supply of cheap pt power would insure an Increased in In- In creased actIvity in mining operations on where veri-where where r within a radius of or 7 75 76 miles mHo Mr estimates the total cost or of the tho dam nt at from to The Tue prise c I is In one of or the greatest t e ci vei In Wyoming