The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-04
BARNHARTBROS. &SPINDLER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
ORENZO CRACROFT,
Managing Committee.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, June l2, 1889
To the County Court of Salt Lake county:
DEAR SIRS-I have received a letter from the
Irrigation Engineer connected with the United
States Geological Survey, stating that special
committee on irrigation appointed by the Senate
of the United States, will visit Utah about the
18th OF August Eext and asking that intorma
tor be procured for the use of the committee,
with view to future legislation to be directed
to the reclamation Of arid lands by the storage,
conservation and distribution OF the water
supply.
therefore respectfully request you to furnish,
so far as may be possible, information covering
the following points:
THE location of all streams. rivers and irri-
eating canals. These can best be shown on
maps sketches or tracinys, prepared on a scale
of Two inches to the mile.
2-List of canals and bitches, giving as nearly
complete as possible
G-Name OF canal or ditch
6-Names of owners or officers and their p O..
ddIeSs eS
-Date when built or first in use.
d-Streams from which the water is diverted
Number of acres irrigated, and of cultivated
Ia ID.
Number of acres of good land so located
tn at they could be irrigated by an increase of
tn water supply in the canals or bitches now
90 lstrueted
g-Number of acres that could be irrigated by
new bitches or canals, and new reservoirs.
1.-The available sites for reservoirs either in
the valley or mountains, and the probable size
Of such reservoirs
IN auQlLlO0 10 the hDOVc, you are requested TO
reply TO the following questions:
What is the average depth of snow in your
N 1untains during The winter:
2-When does the irrigation season begin and
end in each valley!
3-Wbat is the elevation of each valley above
t G sea?
4-How much water in miners inches or 6
oASic feet per second flows through each stream
in your county, at the point where it can be
used for irrigation during the ir.igating season?
5-How much water could be stored in suitable
reservoirs during the rest Of the year.
Glow much wateris required in each valley
or locality to irrigate an acre CT sandy soil for
each crop small grain, grass, root crops, corn,
orchards, ETC., etc.?
How much water is required to irrigate an
acre OF clayey or alkaline soil in each valley or
locality for each crop as mentioned aboves
Slow often, and how long at each time is
the land irrigated?
How many acres of crops have been lost
II year from lack of water!
II the above information could be supple
mented by brief abstract from the county rec
oris of the water rights that have been recorded
and would give them reliable data showing the
extent of the appropriation OF the water supply
The abstract should show:
d-The date of record
6-Name of claimant or grantee.
c-The amount OF water claimed, appropriated
adjudicated.
d-Nature of claim and whether first, second
third right,
At the last session Of Congress action was
taken by Congress looking to a thorough inves-
lgation of the opportunities for building reser-
voirs and storing water for agricultural pur-
poses, and in pursuance of this purpose the
Senate committee viii visit Utah at the time
stated.
The water or >stion is of vital interest to Utah.
and l urge you to furnish as complete informa
ton as possible and mail it to me before August
l, 1899. Very Respectfully,
ARTHUR l.. THOMAS,
Governor,
The above circular having been referred to j.
D. H. McAlliSteT, surveyor of Salt Lake county.
to furnish all information possible in said
matter, all persons having the division, regula-
ton and control of any stream or irrgation-dit
in possession of any information that will an
swer any of the foregoing questions-are re-
room 10, Hooper s Eldredge block, Salt Lake
CITY,