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Show Beaver Canyon Dam Underway After 20 -Year Struggle Work was began last week in Beaver canyon on a $141,706.26 water storage dam on Three Creeks. Officials have endeavored to secure funds or assistance to build the dam for the past 20 years, but it was not until early this spring that the Utah Water and Power Board OKed the project pro-ject and stockholders of the Kent's Lake Reservoir company got a go-ahead sign for the construction. con-struction. Following the completion of plans, the contract was awarded to Redden and Stoker, contractors of Salt Lake City, and actual work begun. Due to late seasonal start, the dam is not expected to be completed com-pleted in time to store this winters win-ters water, but the dam will provide pro-vide additional water to a great many Beaver area farmers In the summer of 1950. |