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Show TO divert PART OF RIVER WATER Idaho Governor Assures That Survey of Project Will Be Started POCATELLO, Ida.. Oct. 12. Peoplo. of the HIk Lost River project hav. j been assured by Governor Davie thai , the state of Idaho, through the department de-partment of reclamation. Will begin: a survey of the proposed plan to dl- . rt part of the waters of the upper Salmon river for irrigation purposes in Cental Idaho. Ln a btter to John Hursl last week, tne governor stated that commissioner Swendson would, take the matter up at the first opportunity. op-portunity. The lower Salmon runs through a gorge which would make Impracticable Impractica-ble and very expensive the use pf water wa-ter from thai sectlonand that part of the state is mostly grazing land. Bui th upper Salmon could he diverted di-verted much more easily and thousands thous-ands of acres now without water could be ' rved by the proposed plan Th it there is abundant water there is no' doubt. The ri suits of this survey will be watched for with great Interest by; the reclamation enthuiasta of Idaho. |