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Show flowing Ills are mined Expert Declares Pump Will Supply Greater Flow for Years to Come That Opdcn'a water supply can be i:reatl Increased throuph the installation installa-tion of a pumping plant nt the cltv , xells In Opden canyon and through ac-Iceleratlng ac-Iceleratlng the flow Ihe ett need not I (look for olher sources for year3. Is the on aion ol I"hn Ollphant, mnnager ol the pneumatic pumprnc department of Iho Sullivan Machinery company of j (Chicago, and widely known as an ex-1 i pert in subterranean water flow, who, has conip!eti;d i urve and tests at : the weels In Ogden canyon. Mr. Ollphant i. of the opinion that! beneath the wells there is a huge reservoir of water and an almost un limited Btipply tan be obtained through ! forcing the water to the surface with, the use of compressed air. lie said the tost to the city would be surprls ingly low in comparison to the pro-! posed building o. reservoirs in South Fork canyon. Before it Is derided to purchase per-jmanent per-jmanent pumping equipment, tests will be made by the city in August with an lair compressor and electric motor ten-1 dered by the of'iclals of the Amalga ' ! mated Sugar company who are taking: la keen interest in the development of j the city supply. Mayor Francis said The equipment will bo loan, d to the. I city without chaice and the tests will jcost practically nothing, the mayor de-j de-j clared. oo |