Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-27 | Page 6 | New Power Scheme

NEW POWER SCHEME W C weaver is going right ahead j with the work says that he cannot be legally pre vented from carrying his power scheme to Completion I 1 W 0 weaver was seen last evening in regard to tw rumor that a of armed men were in the fly of the new power scheme work projected by him in bear river canyon there is no truth in the report tie sald my men are at work there now and they cannot legally be in fettered fert ered with and the shotgun shot gun policy reported in this rumor does not obtain any more in this country I 1 am going right ahead wah the work the scene of my operations is about 25 miles from brigham city and just above Col Hirston I 1 will not build A dani as the bear river irrigation ind ogden waterworks Water works companas comp anys dam located at that point and backs the ater my plan fe to construct a tunnel about 50 feet long and at an angle with the river bed this will conduct the water to a point where it can ie utilized in a power house to generate power survey are being made and my men are already at work on the 1 tunnel and have not been interfered with athe water will be turned back into i bear river below the power house but ho objection of the irrigation coms pany people is will be turned in on such a low level as to prevent ltv use tor irrigation