| Show III bluing SUR VE y OF COLORADO RIVER G oi eminent party now on road to complete work in grand and marble canyons about a year ago a party of government and state engineers and irrigation experts among them president R D young of our city made an exploration trip over the colorado river to determine the best possible dam sites for the colorado river project this very difficult but important piece of work is being con continued tinted this year and a government party headed by colonel C H birdseye chief topographic engineer of the U S geological survey left flagstaff bigstaff fl Ig staff arizona wednesday july IS 18 for lees ferry eighty five miles to the north to start on a journey by boat through the grand canon cannon and marble canyon to complete a survey of the colorado river the entire miles of the proposed trip lies through deep canyons and narrow gorges abounding in ill treacherous whirlpools and rapids four especially constructed boats will be used and will he be in charge of emory kolbek of the grand canyon who made the trip last bear ear complete groups of maps will aill be made between lees ferry and grand wash the only part of the river remaining detailed examinations ami nations of possible dam sites will be made both from an engineering and from a geological point of view the trip is expected to last three months besides colonel birdseye the party includes E C larue author of books on the colorado river and government hydraulic engineer R C IN moore loore professor of geology of kansas university R W burchard government topographical engineer lewis R freeman of pasadena author explorer and lecturer lewis lint of idalio idaho H E blake of monticello ti utah F B dodge of hawaii and frank ward of tile the grand canyon |
