Show BUILDING OF CANAL IN GARFIELD COUNTY TO GET UNDER WAY construction of f six and one halt half 0 miles of oe irrigation ditch and a diversion 8 dam Is to be started sta by the john valley canal company on the river near garfield county north of bryce canyon john F mendenhall Wenden hall member executive secretary of the state land board and denjamin denja min argyle engineer ore cre row at widtsoe running preliminary lines and ranking making plans for the work the company luts has been taking water from the sevier river about five miles further down stream the change was decided on owing to ursulta ahle conditions at the old lam dam site and ana a nd tile the new ditch will connect up the old system front from the new dam the project contains about 2900 acres only 1000 0 of f which it has been possible to irrigate it Is believed the change will bring the tha entire project under irrigation the company Is capitalized for far 2900 shares sha res of at 1 a sharo share par of which the state owns 1500 shares an assessment of 1 a share has been levied to affiance finance fiance if the work deseret news |