Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-21
UTAH IRRIGATION.
,..,,, If Tho Commission 10 tho
y coptrsss at Albuquerque
urrrus GIVEN 1nr CAUSE
vater-ulilization Of Water
@,r-Rs,,rrclr cans,ruo''0n-
Irrigation Inquiry

lffifauuh '"f''s
a.. of,eial report OF
following " 'io ',.,.. IN IN.
a, Uah Irrigation con'n''''Va
g,uf.h Irrigation 'o"k' 49,,
NC. b'
rmmlnloni
..s,a.4Iog PROGRESS IN UTAH.
-. x.,,oaaI Irritation
To The roui'" -
r,n.fs,s, held NJ AlouquoIqu'' N'"
80 ssp,snbor l6.sOih, 1870;
" misslon for Utah
The lfifAuoh s'..,,,. a, son,
,osoluied Of the last tnee"ns " yo''
~. b,ld at Denver, Colorauo,
wv ~. n,...,i, herewith its re-
rfpseHp"' h.i,.vI,g TINT m
lofl TOT Tue pA'' Je.', go,
I'M recital Of what mas peen oneo'eu
r,.h u.ople may be OF some value
V.Hrh,re Irrigation methods arc In
pn
~ Imnetus given through the past
legation Congress has been Msst
wy Al IN our Territory; In fact II may
s.llsd a "feyiya" In n region which
~. Inc forsrunner OF showing what
MA be accomplished through irfigh-
~ In ihs lnler.mountain region
w. generally as '',he Great Amcrl-
ns.sn.D
p,,n.ns no one OF these conventions
- . greater Incentive TO = better
s,lInllon Of water than the last held
:, nsn,er. The interchange OF Ideas at
| ~ of,h,,e gatherings, formal and In.
,,,m,I IA. pfeyed most beneficial, not
lis ffom the irrigation standpoint,
| sa, In showing this great value OF
a., svsn in small streams, anu how
49, ,n.v be s,lliIed for rover ,raus-
Ml,,lsn and subsequently, perform their
Sa,r a. pIomotefs VI agriculture.
n,,lng the past year In Utah more
~ oi This character has leon placed
90, construction than ever before
s.1,te lang some 10000 or more horse
rogsr will bs added to our steam
t,st, and Al n cost for working Averag-
~ ons.hitd less, aud this without
isi,,fefence with the waters OF irriga-
ton.
E,.eutially a great mining region,
"a, tsople have seemlngly Just found
81, ths immense value OF water In
rrmorng more chsAply the production
\ the metals, crude aud refined, and
nav tunnels driven into the bowels OF
ssf mountain ranges aud miles In
hps,h are furnishing their quota OF
asied waters In addition TO tho stream
nppli.L
P,thsp- AZ notable an Instance of
ih.usny 10 furnished by the new drain
lunusl Of the great Ontario silver mine
NPlt ely. Here We have an addict
with etvs, section 6xS-6, three miles
long and through which literally
courss . small river fl1wing 1889
cubic fsiot 10000 gallons Per minute.
Not only does hi, tunnel unwater the
nine 10 depth OF i 800 feet hut 10 also
iafbl,hes the electrical power for
lighting The entire mine and extcnsive
mills Of the company anu running n
portion Of the machinery. Having
thus fulfilled iis junction ~ n creator VI
power, our little river hOws ON anu
iffiga,s some thousands OF sctes VI
land along the Provo valley.
10 like manner We hnu the water
noE ifon The nd lacent tunnels OF the
Anchor and Allianc. mining com.
Eabis', respectively j and l miles
long, harnessed ~ FELTON, wheels
applying power and light for
mines atd mills ana for operating
power drills In the prosecution OF
he mine work and then these
streams pass On " water the farms fiity
nleaWay.
Ce,tanvooa c,a..s ,I' .'o
completed electric plants for supplying
snsigy 70 operate the street railways OF
s'li Lsse City, thirteen miles distant,
and furnish light and power TO ii aud
plae great reduction wofk-, mills and
ht'ofiss along the line OF the Union
nr.elho railway south OF that city.
hsle again the 20, 200 and more horse
lesu that can be obtained II gener-
Asl shove the lines OF the highest
Nnsluon bitches aud the present sys.
nn OF Watering the valley o the
.oiasn ffom the mountain streams IL
ano way inieIiered with. TIE lArg.
And most complete work OF this
nuu 10 now being constructed by the
rlonesr company, and utilizos the
sppef walters Of tbs Ogden river, Que
" " me larger streams Of tho Territory.
.aspowsf thus obtained will be usey
W me city OF Ogden for like pnrposs,
IIhA Of the Cottonwoods for Salt
LAS City, and also for extensive
IinuiAciofies at that point near the
,lne VI the Southern Pacific railway.
~ power can be Increased i'm measuI.
~ ~ Continued series OF plants
'V".
- must not here omit mention
smother great work, the
samson tunnel; this means The
Sp'eg OF what ia known a.
s,l,i,, West mountain or bingham