Show 11 1 va r I Ij j DEMAND fOR UTAH WATER Wonderful Advance of Irrigation tion is Shown in Engineers Engineer's Engineers Engineer's En En- En- En Report Report TWO RESERVOIRS BIL T Nearly Five Million Milion Acres Watered in Last Two Years The wonderful ce of ot Irrigation in Utah In the last last tO two years ears is shown In the biennial report of ot Caleb Tanner Tan Tan- nor nero state en engineer flied filed fed with wih Governor Gover Gover- nor John C. C Cutler yesterday It I Is shown that since May 1 12 1903 1908 when the tho present irrigation law became be became he- he came effective to 0 November 30 30 1908 thoro there were 2234 1 applications for water rights received b by him hint of ot which 1080 were received during the tho biennium November 30 1908 1903 making only 11 1154 4 applications for tor tho the three years erf previous S. S Of Ot the lOSO applications for water rl rights within the last two years cars have been for tor Irrigation 36 for tor power pow pow- er or cr 6 52 62 for Cor mining lOu lOG for stock watering wa wa- ica- ica 47 4 for tor domestic and ald municipal purposes and 37 31 miscellaneous Of these have lapsed 35 36 applications were withdrawn and 21 1 rejected During During Dur Dur- ing the biennium applications havo been approved ed 39 for tOl Irrl Irrigation aton lS for Cor power 21 for mining 53 63 for stock watering 27 for domestic or municipal purposes and 35 miscellaneous The most Important work of ot the state engineer In conjunction with the state land board has been In the tho buildIng build build- fn lug Ing of ot the two Laso reservoirs Hatchtown and Flute Plute Tho The Hatchtown reservoir containing 1500 acre foot of ot water and capable of ot watering acres will be thrown open In the spring Theland Theland The Theland land wil will sell at nt not less than 20 an acre In wl acre 40 sel lots This Is near Panguitch Pan- Pan gultch Itch Garfield Garfeld county Sino SIO I Large Tho The Pluto Plute reservoir will wil contain contin acre feet of ot water and take care of ot acres It I will wi irrigate landin land landIn In fn Sevier and Sanpete counties countes andis andIs and andIs Is In course of ot construction on the Sevier river in Plate Plute county count 10 miles mUes south of Marysvale On this project will wJ be bo spent to enlarge theSe tho the Se Sevier ler Valo Valley canal and 0 willbe will willbo be bo spent for masonry and concrete concrete s structures There Thero will wil also be an Independent independent In Independent In- In dependent canal 20 0 miles mUes long which will wI cost complete In the nel neighborhood neighbor neighbor- h hood of Another wille will wm willbo b hb hr bo be e spent sIlent on the outlet tunnel at the tho r reservoir in iii Piute Plute county The area of or land to he be irrigated as s shown hown b by the applications received s since 13 May 1903 and antI until the end of November vember this ye year r was as a acres cres of or which u acrs h have ho o been applied for during the tho la last t blen hilen- Tho rho streams which are doing t the he most In the tho Irrigation line Une are Green river on which claims have hae been made In the last two oars for tor water to irrigate SavIor with wih and Weber with For power 10 second feet teet have been asked for of ot which has b been een applied for tor on Green river alone For or private Interests the to state land board has loaned during thelast the thelast l last ast two years ars for Cor tho the building of ot res rca Tho The largest amount was loaned to the Irrigated Lands company for the construction of ot tho the Mammoth reservoir In Sanpete count county the le Sevier bridge e reservoir project received re- re elved for tor the tho Deseret Melville Melvie Mel- Mel ville vie Ille Irrigation company the Otto Olto reek creek creek reservoir project received 0 and nd the tho Koosharem Irrigation company received county for tor its Is work in Sevier Sc 5 Jt e i ai S I Alice Alce tho the Bronx Zoo elephant who went on a rampage when shou her l keepers tried to transfer her to the new winter quarters quarter |