Show BIG PROJECT IS FEASIBLE survey has been completed near st george iNless rs lauritzen Laurl Laur and rust are home from reclamation project in dixie J II AT lauritzen Laun and W b 3 rust arrived home feie I 1 night from the south booth where they had been in company with engineer C F r blown ot silt like running lines and sur surveying ca ing the site of their pru pro coed bis big echeme near st george ahey axcle m de the jo irney from hero bere bv team going by way of kanab on their arrival they proceeded immediately to run a level from the site of tile the proposed short creek reservoir to the virgin river and to a point on the river about a mile from the proposed dam they found that the river and the bottom of the proposed reservoir was vas on a level this was an assurance tu to them that the proposed pio posed scheme was vas entirely feasible they then proceeded to the site of the apropo proposed ed di diversion verion and storage dam on oil the river at this point the river narrows narro to be between teen 20 and 30 10 feet and florb between walls of solid rock which rise rice feet straight from the edge the retaining wall of the proposed dam will be about 80 feet high and thi this will give ample tall fall for the water to the short creek reer reservoir air the prelim maiv lines for the proposed canal were then run by the party and they satisfied themselves bc beyond ond all que question tion that the plan to carry arry the waters of the virgin river to tile big tract of land is entirely fe asble the canal will le about 12 0 ni 14 miles in length instein ol of 2 naif n a b as first e enn nn cited at t th 3 di taree will probably be five fhe mileo mile of tunnelling tun nelling at various points along the loule boute in ill addition to the tunnels there mil be considerable conid erable flume worl norl but there is an abundance of vellow ellow and longle long le ceif if pine on the moun mountains tins along the cm cin il if which can an bo be utilized in the conati notion 0 ot flumen engineer brown with Afes bessei sei lauritsen Laurit pen and rast and lie is now prepping a detailed report and estimate of the work ork the re i la eatn tn scheme is a thoroughly feasible one a da the burie proved and the work of the engin cei will be submitted immediately to the chicalo 1 men I 1 who I are backing the project financially mi ill rust left for chicago yesterday to present the data obtained on the trip and then the money fol foi the tha construction will be foitle domink at one once thomas judd of st george who spent some time at the and linds c exhibit hibit in chias chicago go met the men who are backing the project and he the promoters that the right h hive lve been secured to put the tha project through these chic chirigo igo men are ara more than anxious to hiie the construction struL st tion under vi ay iy y at once |