Show developing water supply for escalnante Ea Es calante callante desert word has reached salt lake city that a meeting was held in lund this week of a number of the pritim pal property owner on the so called escalante desert country the meeting was attended by prof L M winsor irrigation expert for the government and preparations were set act on foot for the organizing of a company to put down a sufficient number of new wells in the Eara escalante lante country to prove up the water conditions there water has been found there at about feet and hs has risen to the surface or to within so 30 feet of it according to the location of the well the plan is to develop irrigation projects with the water believed to be avail able th thre ined re reports report on an the matter will be sub b to certain los loa angeles kegeles capi italiana ital ita iata lists and millers it la as announced with the object of bringing a considerable aid sid erable acreage of the Egea Ea calante lante desert under cultivation for grain the coming year persons familiar with the use of pumps for irrigation purposes say that the project is one of the most feasible of its kind power to operate the pumps would probably be obtained frum from the southern utah power company deseret news new |