Show Governor Views Dead Man Bench I Possibly the largest single reclamation I mation matlon project In Utah as yet et- et untouched un- un touched Governor eruol Mab Mabey la sofa sula is 13 the he one to which United States tates reclamation reclamation rec- rec service officials have n recently rp- rp eully given some attention tilt the placing of water in on Dead Mans Man's ben bench h in Uintah county count north of the White river and n nal al the Colorado line ine Gon Governor Mabey Matey returned returned to toi tous his us i office after atter- a 11 a. a snort short Sll r trip r p pinto into nto the Uintah basin country during dur- dur ur- ur ing jig which he lie well went t to the with ie ILa picturesque name the Salt SaU ait J f ale alee Tribune The mater of a preliminary stir stir- rey vey of this project said the governor govern govern- or 01 Is now being discussed d between federal agents and the state govern gin govern govern- ment Until a survey sun has determined ed just what can be done one there is 15 little Ittle that can be said aid d. d definitely except except ex- ex ept hat fiat the tIle ben bench h laud thud land extends for tor miles in many directions A ridge traverses the area an and if it w water ter could be brought to the top of this it would be possible of course to irrigate irrigate gate lands on both sides Lund Land Generally Good I Estimates vary as to the tiie amount a of land tha could be Drought under under irrigation I 1 was told tola in Vernal that there here are acres of such land landin in ill 11 the project Other people eople say there here are re only in numbers Suggested sources of water vater supply are the White and the Bear and the points of ot diversion would be in Colorado Only a survey surrey survey sur- sur vey rey will determine the real ties les While some of the land is of the general character known I as bad badlands badlands lands ands there are elsewhere immense immense immense im im- mense tracts of level lands sweeping sweeping sweep- sweep ing ng as far as the eye ce can reach and covered with the luxuriant growth of sagebrush which men familiar with reclamation work like to see The governor left leU Salt bait take Lake Monday Mon Mon- Mon Mon-j day and the same da day conferred with county officials of Duchesne county with reference to help the county might need In iu replacing three three o bridges rendered useless by recent floods of ot the Strawberry Strawberry and DU- DU j Du-j chesne chesne- He spoke yesterday In the most complimentary terms o of the manner in which the county officials officials officials' j h have lave ve taken hold of the situation I Bt Bridi e Replaced I IThe The governor found Pound one bridge bridges already b by a corduroy bridge across that Strawberry which made it Poe Poe- pos 1 I sable s to cross readily and thus saved saved j a detour of six or seven se miles which j was a terror to who had I been over the road once Tho The initiative initiative initia initia- 1 tive of the tho count county o officials in building bUilding bUild bUild- ing ng this bridge and reopening tho the road without any help at lit all from the I outside in spite of the present d depleted depleted de- de finances of the county count won his high regard At the conference he was told this tha the the- county officials believe belie they can at an expense Of 2500 2600 replace the structures destroyed with lu lumber ber I bridges that would last for tor ten or ori i fifteen years The Ina matter er of avoiding avoiding avoid avoid- I ing loss b by floods is more one of channel l control than or the nature I of the structure itself the they reported I The governor and Preston G G. Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son chairman of ot the state road commission who accompanied him found Cound U that at Duchesne w will U require require-on on on- ly Ir 2000 state aid and step steps will be betake betaken betaken taken take to get this for them I Roads Generally Good Goud Tuesday the party put in a long Ida day traveling and the amount of oC ground covered speaks well for the general condition of roads In the ba ba- sin shi At the officials were told that grasshoppers are threatening seriously the alfalfa seed crop but that the Utah Agricultural college is rendered aid in getting poison and suggesting how t to distribute it At Fort Duchesne the party larty inspected the government bridge in the fort and the state bridge some miles up the Uintah river both of which are out of ot service I The trip was con continued continued con con- to the Dead Mans Maus bench and returning to Vernal tor the night the party part visited the dinosaur qu quarry quarry rr r- r r ry where marvels of ot past ages are being taken out of ot the state for the benefit of ot eastern scientists and mu mu- Livestock Li Needed Returning from front Vernal We Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day the party stopped at Roosevelt for a talk with eit city officials official an and others there I Industrial conditions in the basin were were discussed and the governor was told that the supply ot of livestock li them r is ver very low There is a shortage of livestock in a large portion of the tIte basin and particularly at Roosevelt said tIle tide governor If some way of financing financIng ing the p people ople could DC ne c it would bring about Immediate relief There may be some possibility of getting livestock in to be fed and there Ms ls an abundance of hay and I even some grain from Of course a railroad into the basin would mean the rejuvenation of the entire region After Atter holding a hearing on on ona a board board- of pardons matter at Duchesne Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- the governor went on to for the night The following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing afternoon they returned returned b by byway byway way of Kamas Heber and Provo Mr Ir Petersons Peterson's home |