Show EAST MILLARD COUNTY COUNT Y MAY RECEIVE FED FEDERAL ERAL all IN developing U UN N WATER FOR irrigation government REPORT ESTIMATES ACRES ACHES IN EAST MILLARD CAN HE BE IRRIGATED FROM 11 1 the recommendations of local and at state ate officials aro are favorably acted upon millard county will soon find herself benefiting from a big federal appropriation for tile the reclaiming of lands in tho the artesian well sections of tile the east side of the county under the new act tho the government plans to bring under pro ion ioli all lands landa that can bo be suppell I 1 water front underground sou ces fur for irrigation ini gation purposes with hiis ls in view tin till extrusive survey of at juch lands lanas in cutali has beun been made and a report leport submitted i 1 he depoi t apolnia out that there are 1 u I CUB leril county sixty two and eight t hundred bundled acres of 0 land of u irrigation from kiider or artesian water and that aniu u aiea abea an all excellent field toi ane to carry on oil reclamation projects it is understood that powerful ag enclose aro are at work to induce the government to make appropriations to reclaim and develop this and other bim similar ilar areas lu in the state the extreme west end of the county also comes in tor or a largo area of reclamation under the recommendations it la is olioun that at garrison there are acres of land capable of irrigation from underground sources anti and that there aro are ac AL n an area in upper snake valley in millard county 0 i im o bringing of these large arena areas under irrigation would navo the et ef w 1 ut OL ilici easing the wealth of tile tho county ty to lo an all enormous extent it la is i ull unexpected exPected boon to east ii ii miliard it would moan more to this bertlon 11 than a railroad or any 1 fidei I 0 o r one at we wa have been expecting it would nican mean tile expel luie ui qi laige sums auma of money in n d de ei the uncle underground ground water sup ply div which would be an all finin immediate be befit dut but tile the lasting benefits would come from the increased wealth pro faced f rom the largo large ai liea ca of land now producing little or nothing enli former governor william ily iii as commissioner of the general 11 ll office a tW ashington D C mining lot tile the plan pitin ably supported s governor vernor akabey and the utah del in III Congi ebs it la is more moie than a that the project will be tiled led ta rough the file united states timber aniber of commerce is also lend g strong support to the movement ilip i lie luddit to the government la Is ado by dr L II at 11 winsor of the utah tali agricultural college who was alloyed up ap loed loyed by the government to mako make ue ie survey and a report mr air Viii sur Is well acquainted with con urns lins in millard county having dulit one year here as manager of 0 iio o now 10 canal nal running into east ird ard I 1 A x part pait of mr air report follows fellows hiie i lie list hat of the projects whore where un nn dor ground water la is the only known of additional supply for irrigation water follows curlew valley em bracing teres acres thoele tooele valley 27 alley acres west tin acres skull valoy valay dacres tic acres east millard county garrison acres upper snake valley acres southwest corner of utah and allford valley UV acres enterprise and deryl beryl 00 acres shirts laho area 67 acres carowan parowan valley acres nada acres making a total 0 ot t acres or a grand total of well worth considering mr air windsor points out that in all provability pro ability the entire area could not be irrigated from underground waters mt w the problem of developing a sub 1 supply Is well worth considering si in making out a program of development in the state in regard to the second tabulation of projects where underground waters are tho the only source of additional water tor for lingaton guton lie he points out that much of aib area would bo be supplemented by n areas that would be found lie he estimates that fully 1000 aces of r land which cannot be reached by b surface waters or storage reserve irs could be mado made perfectly prodoc 1 1 tive live by developing subterranean sour cos this would ultimately redeem r 0 t h entire area which in its present state is worthless as dry farming land by placing 40 acres of every half hajt section of land under irrigation and making the remainder grazing lands landa tile tho continued on page eight continued from page one 0 rl i iLLARD COUNTY MAY ATAY RECEIVE FEDERAL ti ID IN developing UN WATER FOR irrigation witter water supply would also be utilized as all a supplement to precipitation on dry farms in commenting on the project first mentioned mr windsor pointed out tho the underground waters could be used to supplement Bupp lement tho the supply ot of surface waters or to replace thorn them it so ao happens ile he said that in most cases the primary water rights to gravity streams are held by individuals or canal companies the lands under which have subterranean water r most moat sy accessible this being truo true the ideal procedure for maximum develop ent of water resources would be to olafine fine the gravity streams to the eigher land and develop underground ater tor for replacing tho water rights or r lands most favorably located for til utilizing izing this source or supply ile ha j that such a plan could not 0 o accomplished until provision la is ludo in the state laws for organizing inu improvement districts uner er which the entire resources of a its HH regard legardy irrigation dra inet go anil and power developments are taken nto into account this plan may acome more than tilt an idle dream for attain sect ioia tit in the state ho he doclar ad d in III tile the development of this under ground water ar artesian basins may bo be appel but in mist instances mr windsor is IB of the opinion it will bo be ec necessary ece essary to sink wells and install it plants the pumping intro 1 I ces an problem which Is in a large measure on tho the liability lva of power the kind of pow i 1 and the cost of power and the height to which the water must bo be |