Show GIGANTIC LAND SCHEME plateau near st george to be reclaimed over acres of choice fruit land will be irrigated by big project some time ago aco the reaper told of a visit of J INI M lauritzen Laun down into the dixie country in quest of land and water rater and any otner proposition that looked golthy woi thy to him at that time he investigated cei certain tain land deals that looked good and ean went rent to the extent of securing a good tract of land this was considered enterprising ter on the part of mr air lauritzen and his associates people here were glad to know that the gentlemen associated together ill citizens of richfield Rich held had launched out in a scheme of securing land for colonization it turns out jut that mr air Launt zensi quest foi land embraces the most gigantic reclamation scheme ever thought of in utah instead of A fen lev hundreds aundre d s of aches ot of lind first mention there are at least acres of the choicest land in the sunny south of utah bounded on the eat east by the kaap county line on the north and west by the virgin lver liver and extending over into arizona lies lieb a ard tract t of land that has always been considered consi deed beyond the powei of the civilizing agencies of irrigation on this broad stretch oi of land mr has planned to place ethe the life giving 1 gateris of A the upper branches of the virgin river bribing in easy arom the 1 george babris are stretches of most lal land ll 11 that 0 the eye eer er beheld ea t t tig it yit i i t f r I 1 wi if the promise of water rater upon this lan idaj the tye cye of the speculator can bee fruitful felds and orchards rise as it b by magic land that is not worth the trouble of entering upon at present promises to become the greatest fruit belt in america the po possibilities are simply wonderful mi lauritzen Laun has spent considerable time in dixie DIME the past summer lie he observed this almot almost b aiea abea of land and straightway straight Ray his mind sought ought for a means of reclaiming it he wandered along the virgin river he traversed tile the country from whence came the zion creek he saw that the river cut deep into the earth and bel become ame practically lut lost in its efforts to reach the colorado there were three small towns on its banks but the entire area of land covered by the virgin river does not exceed three or four thousand acres there is an abundance of water rater if properly stored to supple thousands upon thousands of acres of land the thing wab to find the place where the waters of the virgin could be taken on the large tract of land there is a high range of mountains toabe to the north of the tract ot of land which mr lauritzen Laun dreamed could be reclaimed by the application of water following the route to the south and above the junction of the zion creek creck and the virgin river mr lauritzen Laun conceded a scheme of conducting the waters through a canal 20 miles long and 0 oer er an almost inaccessible route and piercing the mountains with a tunnel a mile long the water could bo be safely brought to the thirsty land this is the scheme proposed there will be storage stor age reservoirs to be constructed and there will be prior water rights to be respected but through it all rises the vision of the reclamation of over acres of choice land the scheme will cost about 1000 but the land to be reclaimed will bu be worth times that when the water arid and land are brought to gether after satisfying himself of the of the scheme mr lauritzen Laun returned to salt like and acquainted acquaint id his associates with the details of his travels and tile the conclusion he be had crawn he had maps and of the country showing tile the location of the land and the beasa balt of the proposed water rater auppl his associates as entered into the scheme and before long applications for the use or the water and the storage rights were filed in thu the proper offices applications were made for 1000 scored feet of water and alco applications for acre feet fact of water iho ahe faceson these thesa applications amounted to 1510 1500 so that the pe vie continued on page 8 GIGANTIC LAND SCHEME continued from page 1 expenses epen ses hae bae licen been pail it was nas seen b mr n that eastern capital would be nei essar fol foi the completion of this thib g dintie undertaking the or er bounces were ere followed ind the mm with capital were bere secured cued se not onia on is thele mon mona enough guaranteed guiran teed to i complete he proult but ilso ilo to build a railroad if n cessar rot fot tile the plo pio loters to eurl a Cm complete survey of nt all linds als ard ad all other ni ies sr sin mf irmi tion plats ind gnip lo jo accomplish h thi this sa si i uni va will ill be naceb san this m ill suto sum is being raised ba b the prompters pro selling frictional hares in the scheme for liu p pud od 31 in installments an interest in the proposition is given and an of a return of the money within six sit months month rr ill an interest in the COIl concern Lern which i will ill be worth orth miny times over whit it the nill cost is it is proposed to hiie the land set part apart under the ciren cire I 1 nil lit by the state and it will tin IQ 1 sold to settlers at 51 0 cents kr acre the water will be bc sold bold for the land it i rite to le ie agreed upon after tile the cum of the sch me in III addition to the reclamation scheme there is possible water ater which will developed dei dev elope theoretical horse e power for al oui DUI poses 0 hrs T this is made poi possible bIL lp li the turning of the iter into a einal cinal at the point on oil the big bialt of land ind and avei wal feet of head in be abt cuned rhe fhe possibilities of tins this immense lowi r c cin in be CLell conceived ld it OD is little 0 use o for that imo of power it present but when hen country is settled there will ill be J mand imand i for electrical equipment wl i vill justify the securing of this ilent toner rower site the water nater r developing power mil ia continue 1 I 1 be used for irrigation puri the power site is aai available lable 1 1 l 11 i 1 afeie the water has to mik mak lant to reich another plateau 1 I 13 inn in the one on which the caral cinalli ii dinall conducts the water A month or so ago i I 1 birge area of land at what is known at as makun canon near the point warre it is proposed to begin the canal for the big irrig scheme mentions nc I 1 was et iside is s a nit national ional monument for the preservation of the natural onder of the ihla 1 v ned it ed to tn be the gre idest cample of erosion in ameri amann i end abich aich is of gleat selent scientific itic the N w ills of tile the canon cam on ire it t tain points fully feet in height sheer ind and precipitous the tion ballog bi ing leirl mareld ind defined the apiou strata of different cla sea of lock each of its distine live foloi mike i I 1 stran strange e picture le ie all tile the colais of the prism and i multitude of blending shades and ton tonis s the cwon at sunrise ind bun aunet et i as i s in chloi eer aeo e er shade and tint ble I 1 eng eing shon uncle the ch ining ns of th sun the cannon caari is identical in many le deits to the grand lin linon on of chich it ts said to be 1 i I perti et miniature minia mini tuie atule I 1 L li the creation of a national bonu ment in this thin district no may be cut ut nor stock gried the rin nn ind nd nothing libe lae ein cin le be done tint thit would mar the of the the district distri it abound i in wild rime ginie and tile the streams are a 1 iradi e or fishermen it I 1 is believed tl by the forest rangers ran gersi end the government goern fio eminent ment geologists vo 0 hive vi visited thi nev tie I 1 ir e that I 1 irwill t v il I 1 become the great est ind most place for tourist in the entire et est the file atoe aloe di ILS aliption of the is taken from the wa hington coul tn t 1011 lov loll |