Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
Rig SYNDICATE
BORING FOR WATER
Wealthy Salt Lakers Tapping Natures Res
eryoir in Emigration Canyon Mill
lion Gallon Flow Struck.

VI, salt Lake City an unfailing In
..s.rstble water supply at her very
go Inc source OF which IS unknown
y her citizens? II the perplexins
4 ...,lsm Of water scarcity about to te
.,i,sdq can Nie mains and laterals
en-. distributing system be so sur
.,.rqsd with the precious fluid as 20
r-,lsb plenty and 10 spare? Can all
n,. bs accomplished at q reasonable-eX-
penso?
Il These oucstions-eyery one-are very
pertinent In view Of recent develop
mspts and present and prospective
o8sntons In Emigration canyon.
AsYNDIcATEs QUIET WORK.
nissan interesting fact that a syndl-
cate Of wealthy salt Lake gentlemen
stands ready to answer the queries pro-
poupded IN the affirmative Just now
ibey are backing their claims with their
d Caeh and have commenced in real earn
4 sst a demonstration of the all-import-
4 ant problem.
i Several weeks ago a large engine,
boiler and pumping outfit were sent IN
1 10 Emigration canyon. with a gang OF
ufD and the driving of an experiment
4 M Well and the sinking OF SHAFT COM
menced The object Of the work was
4 lept "a profound secret and the state
4 mtUt given out that the men were bor-
+ irg f5r coal But this was only blind,
4 ana while it served TO throw the curious
mn tba track for time. such an idea
4 could not be- made To obtain permanent
d. The last few days there have been
4 many rumors as Go what was conten-
4 plated and what was actually belns
4 ACCOMPLISHED In order 20 see things
4 just as they are aud secure an accurate
T account OF the operations the News
! ibis morning dispatched representa-
4 tive So the scene of operations. To say
4 that what he saw was surprising In the
4 extreme Is hut 10 state the facts.
A sUBTERRANEAN FLOW.
About half a mile above Wagner's
Grove in the bed OF the canyon. the
I men were found busily engaged In sink
4 ing @ three-inch pipe from winch there
j was "a copious flow Of exceedingly fine
A looking water
AS the News man dismouuted and
4 commenced asking questions he was
\ received with anything but cordially,
and an effort was made 10 throw him
Fl on the track, as others had been thrown
= Oh before But be good naturally COM
4 WINGED those Ia charge that he knew
a something Of the real purposes Of the
+ undertaking which were after a time
fully and openly admitted
But said John r. Hin the well
4 known civil engineer and architect who
was experimenting the work we don't
Il want % 90 get into the newspapers
( now Wait month or so and then We
VIII have something 20 give you. We
nave Kept things quiet up 10 the present
ana 10 would be- disastrous TO have any
thlnB appear in print az this time"
me newspaper man soon showed Mr..
hlll me folly of such a conclusion. and
assured him that nothing would be
written that would injurc any one. That
\ the facts only would be stated But
Ae sun wondered how n was that the
i press always got on TO things" He
admitted that that was It's business and
tnen proceeded Co tell al that he said,
was consistent FOR him 20 give out
A HIDDEN RIVER.
Mr HiI declared that operations
. Were being carried on directly over a
hidden river That IS" said he, There
IS water enough under our feet here TO
Justify us 10 calling II river"
and you propose TO tap ~"
I'VE do"
And then what?"
That s unfair"
but you must have something IN
VIeW1'
Oi course we have but
You don't intend to let II run to
waVaq'
There wouldn't be much money In
that"
That is evident to anyone"
fact IS, then. we shall sell H."
10 the city, Of course"
That is our Intention"