Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-13

need; but these movements are slow
and insufficient for the wants Of an IT.
creased population.
Many Of the readers Of the NEWS
/ will remember the broad expanse 4
land ON the borders Of the SEWER river,
west OF Fillmore and somewhat near
the sink known US the Sewer lake.
| They may also know that a company
OF citizens projected reservoir with a
| view 10 settling up and retaining this
vast tract OF arabic land on the borders
OF he river before named.
A large sum Of money was ex expended,
some embankments made and measures
adopted TO hold back II part Of the i'm.
menHe body OF water that otherwise
runs TO waste. But for some reason
unknown TO the writer the project was
not realized, although no apparent
reason can be given save that the out
lay was more than the original pro-
loctofa anticipated.
The grand movement 20 construct
what viii be the largest artificial reser.
volr In the United States. IL now In
other hands. The company IA now com.
posed OF the following gentleman,
namely-W. II. Rowe, Of u. G.. NJ. L.,
prosidenti George a. Lowe. vice.
president; Frank Knox, president o.
the National Bank Of the Republic,
secfetatyand treasurer; G.. W. Aldrach,
manager, directors, l.. II. BrittOn, ID.
Leach aud !. q. Sutherland.
This II a strong team, and In ten
days the twenty square miles " water,
which Il tho area Of the lake, will be a
fact accomplished. Nearly all Of the
q NJ saH.Ia
depth Of water will he twelve feet.
The survey extends beyond the old
limit, and brings into play many au-
Client basins 20 large that " any part OF
the embankment should break away,
millions OF gallons could not escape,
for they would have their old natural
basins TO hold water.
IL II proposed % irrigSte 10000 acres
OF very good land by means OF the
storage. some OF the volume will be
hunted across the north fork Of the
SEWER 10 valuable lands ON the western
side. The reservoir proper IL supplied
by the south fork. The bed OF the
-iyne runs through and into tho resot.
voir and IA the escape valve also vt the
lower oui. Ninc miloa OF ombnnk-
monis are now being made, anu hun.
dreds OF teams are at work, giving em-
pluyment TO many OF the citizens ia
neighboring towns and using up their
surplus supplies. The headquarters
arc about seven miles from the Union
Pacific, nj Salt switch, twelve miles
south OF Oasis.
The project IN no visionary scheme.
Nothing can prevent the enter
prize from being successful. Nearly
s2O1,OOO viii be expended before the
completion Of all the improvements.
In some Of the lakes embraced In the
great reservoir, and mart OF the sys-
teni, Immense numbers Of carp are
found. | am Informed that Messfs.
Black and Kraft, OF Deferet, placed
them there In 1892. These nsh are
caught by the selueand by pltchforks
In the recdy portions.
As TO the possibilities Of successful
farming, the projectors seem confident
ot victory, for n no one should buy
land they are capable Of using IL them.
selves, and Thousand OF acres Vt lucein
may yet he seen, where only grease.
wood now Rbounds. Luccrn means
money, and feed for thousands Of sheen
and cattle. The men at the head are
not nOvicta.
Such Il q brief outline OF a project
In which the writer has no direct In.
terest, only so far n II points out the
necessity OF using all our available
IN the great subject OF the
economy OF our water supply. A care.
ful examination OF many OF the sources
0f the aqueous fluid win show that we
have not aa yet commenced 10 use one
halfot our resources.
The water that Will be stored will DO
only the surplus, that always runs 10 |
waste OF the SEWER river. The quantity |
II calculated TO last four months for the |
number Of acres brought into cultivs.
ton, and should the river run dry late
In the season tho immense lake will
not. G.. II, SAVAGE.