Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-26 | Page 16 | Officials Visit Reservoir Site

OFFICIALS VISIT RESERVOIR SITE South Fork Enterprise Is In Inspected Inspected Inspected In- In by Prominent Ogden Men Men Bed Bed Rock in Sight Special to The Herald of ot fifteen Ogden Og Nov A. A A party part Including the mayor maor city councilmen county commissioners and newspaper newspapermen men visited the dam site of ot the tho South SouthFork SouthFork Fork reservoir project toda today making tho the trip In automobiles Manager J. J P. P ONell ONcil met the members members members mem mem- bers of tho the party at his construction camp and conducted them over O the work pointing out the various places of at interest In the big excavation which has been made In an effort eUort to find bed rock for the foundation of ot the pro pro- I posed dam In some places the foot fifteen trench has been carried down to a depth of or twenty five feet teet or more and at one point a considerable amount of or planking has been erected to prevent ent the banks from caving cavinS' I fled Bed rock evidently has been heen uncovered uncovered uncovered ered the thc entire length of ot the dam site I with the exception of or about thirty thirty- five feet teet midway between the river rIer and tho the east end and about twenty five feet over which flows Jows the river rl The latter point was as especially examined ex ex- and It was practically decided to construct cofferdams and extend tho the trench entirely across tho the river thus avoiding an any chance of ot not encountering encountering encountering encounter encounter- ing real bed reck rcck when actual construction construction construe construe- tion shall hall have been begun Mr rr ONell ONcil entertained the party and served er them a substantial luncheon In Inthe Inthe the camps camp's mess tent