Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-04-01 | Page 9 | Rebuilding of Washed out Canal

REBUILDING OF WASHED OUT CANAL Progress in the rebulldltm of about 170 feet of the Davis & Weber counties coun-ties canal near the penstocks of the Rlverdale power plant, has been slow-due slow-due to bad weather conditions and to the faet thai pumps have to be used to sluice material into the trench made bv tho washing away of the c mI, to form a foundation for the concrete. The water washed a great gulley from the canal to the base of thej bvnch land and before the concrete canal can be replaced a solid foundation foun-dation must be built However, the contractor.- say they are hopeful of completing the work by April 15. Building of the concrete spillway Is net so difficult a task