| Show dove creek dolores duldt river project Is ordered surveyed recent developments in the projected reclamation undertaking known as the dove creek dolores river project give much encouragement to its proponents who have been lobbying and working for it for some years past preliminary checkup check up has at found satisfactory to the dept ment of the and ahe complete survey has now been ordered this survey will require ruru ra aar ar or possibly poss longer to complete when it is confidently predicted that the actual construction work will begin on the system which is designed to irrigate approximately acres of land in dolores county colo ado and a considerable tract in in heastern southeastern out utah 1 I 1 the site of the proposed darn dam will be on the dolores river tit at or near the junction with beaver creek and a tunnel 2 mi miles lle long to form the outlet for the reser voir is a part of the plan this cutlet will be approximately beet above sea level and alf albl AI r land in the vicinity below thi el will fall within the irrigate elt the arsa area that would be irrigated under this project is a highly fertile tract the greater portion of which is now being successfully cess fully devoted to io arid farming and there has been much hesitancy on the part of the owners as to whether a reclamation 1 project would be beneficial b but U t recently there has been a decided swing awards the irrigation method tor for the reason that it is found under finder continued arid and farming tha th land becomes depleted of nitrogen and other elements which only the growth of alfalfa sweet clover and other crops of this nature can replace and these crops cannot be successfully grown without irrigation |
