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Show SAW SMOKE OF FOREST "Wo were quite a long way from the lire zone, but wo could smell the pmoke. The whole country around I-ost River, where we have been working, has a murky appearance, duo to the smoke that is drifted by the winds far south from the Salmon country," said Nophi Straw this morning. morn-ing. Mr. Straw was accompanied by M. II. Crandall. they being contractors of Springvllle. They have Just re-turned re-turned from the Lost River country, where they have been engaged In the construction of a large Irrigation canal. ca-nal. They have been sub-contracting under Corey Hrothcrs of this city. They say they have completed their contract and are now looking for other contract jobs to conquer. Tho canal they have been building covers a very valuable tract of rich land in the Saw-tooth Saw-tooth country and. within the next few years, will bo the means of greatly great-ly enriching that section. Tho gentlemen stopped off in Ogden Og-den principally for the purpose of conferring con-ferring with the ofllcers of the Utah Construction company relative to tho rebuilding of the San Pisiro road In southern Nevada. They are of the opinion that they will sub-contract from the big railroad building firm and aid in the construction of the new roadbed. |