Show Wells drilled to end water shortage An acute culinary water shortage has set off the current search for water under the authorization of the Roosevelt City Drilling supervised by contractor Darwood Camp- bell of Roosevelt has brought in the well designated as At the Monday night meeting of the city council it was learned that an early test showed a run of 60 gallons per with a much greater capacity expected of the well upon its The drilling site is situated in the Lecton-Ben- nett area of Uintah and is on the Carl Hall Water Outlook Optimistic Optimism was expressed in connection with the prospects of more water for the Another designated as 7 will probably be located some feet north of Specifications for both have been supplied by Win the consulting en-giner from Salt Lake Serious Shortage Foreseen Lack of snow and a spring runoff have seriously affected the supply of underground water now being pumped from the city wells in the Leeton-Bennett Five wells there arc owned by the but is now virtually due to sand It is hoped that the and equipment from 4 to some be salvaged for use In installation of equipment for the new Consult With Tribe with the Ute Indian Tribe by Roosevelt officials recently have explored the possibility of a water lease on undeveloped springs adjacent to the city's main The owned by the could offer development of approximately gallons of water er Mayor Kenneth R. Aycock and other members of the city council met with tribe's John o discuss the possibilities of such a |