Show PROPOSED DAM O OX ON COLORADO TO 10 BE THE TIlE LARGEST IX Li WEST The force of engineers making malting a topographical survey o of the San Juan river canyon in connection with the plans of the Southern California Edison Edison Edison Edi Edi- son company for the construction of ofa ofa ofa a mammoth power project on the Colorado river is making good progress progress progress pro pro- gress a according cording to Harry A. A Schenck ck chief of ot surveys for the company and T. T G. G topographical topographical topo topo- graphical engineer or of the United tates States geological survey who were in Moab recently on their return from Goodrich on the San Juan river where they had been to confer with the field engineers at worn work The Edison Edison Edison Ed Ed- ison company compau and the federal geological geological geo geo- logical l s survey are r In n the topographical work and the two engIneers engineers en en- mentioned are In general Speaking of the pr proposed pos d power power- owe t project Mr Schenck gave a general outline of the plan The main dam i isto is isto to be constructed at Lees Lee's ferr ferry on the Colorado river er He said that the tho I impression which Is general locally J that hat the impounded wat flood the towns of Bluff muff on the San Juan I river and Moab on the Colorado 15 s erroneous He lo added that the that b back back- ck up ed-up waters will reach only to to Goodrich on the San Juan and on II tho the Colorado will only reach to the point where the Green river enters I In into to the Colorado I IThe The development of power is the sole purpose of the Edison company The rue Lees Lee's Ferry erry project t together with two minor projects further down the stream would furnish electrical electrical elec elec- power for tor the entire west That the Impounded waters will be used us- us ed for Irrigation is iB certain but other f companies will probably take charge chargo of this phase of at the enterprise The two engineers have gone to Green River to meet another to topographical topographical topo topo- po- po graphical survey party which will leave lea this month for a Do trip down the Green and Colorado rivers to toLee's toLee's toLee's Lees Lee's Ferry The party has three specially constructed boats and tao nc plan Is to shoot Cataract canyon In the party to make this trip are J J. J W W. topo topographical engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer both with the geological survey and an experienced b boat at man nian Fd Ed Kolb n 0 |