Show THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN UTAH TO BE RECLAIMED Hundreds of ot thousands of at acres of ot barren land In Grand and Uintah counties counties counties coun coun- ties In eastern Utah are to bo be reclaimed by an Immense reclamation project to tobe tobe tobe Line Lino Extension Ex- Ex be known as the Marrs High tension Canal Capal It is said b by the pro- pro motors of at the project W. W F F. and George Marrs that tull fully acres will willbe willbo bo bt brought under cultivation Tho TIm project pro pro- will cost about It Is planned to con construct a ditch miles mUes long commencing In Grand 97 southwesterly southwesterly southwesterly south south- valley Colorado and extending westerly Into Utah At the thu Junction Cottonwood creeks and of 01 entire dam Is to bo be erected and the a 0 be will lower lowel part of Ruby Rub canyon canon converted Into a mammoth reservoir and three eight and a half haIr miles long and a n halt half miles wide with a n capacity The Tho water feet teet of ot water of at acro acre artificial lake this great to will be obtained from Iron Grand Orand river upon which promoters have ha filed tiled on 2000 second feet In addition to the water to bo obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob from tho the Grand river time tho promoters promoter pro pro- motors moter of ot tho the project are also ahlo making makIng mak male negotiations with tho the reclamation ing to service of or the tho national government secure tho tIme excess water In tho the bl big government canal In tho the Grand valley The They have havo made m a proposition to rent the tho canal during the tho winter months when the tho water walor Is ordinarily shut ort oft und anti If It successful In iii Getting tho the use uso of or tho canal will have another big supply sup sup- 11 ply for their artificial lal lake e. e It Is said that has already been beon spent In preliminary work and anti surveyinG which has been going on tu for fora a period of ot six months As soon Boon as ns tho the government accedes to the proposition made mado It work will begin at once |