The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25

| Ephrain, March 24-The farmers OF
/ this city who own land on the west
/ side of the valley, and the farmers of
/ Wales, Fountain Green and FairEiew,
/ are about to undertake the work Of
! constructing the greatest irrigation en-
| terpriSe ever attempted in this section
/ of the state. The project Is the con-
! srrucCiOn of a mammoth reservoir in
| the mountains east Of Fairview.
| The citizens Of Wales are entitled to
I the credit OF starting the enterprise.
a small reservoir was constructed at
/ that place a few years ago. and it
/ proved such a great success that the
people determined 10 launch out further
IN the same direction, and they have
( succeeded in getting the other towns
4 interested to such an extent that the
building Of the reservoir is now practi-
calfy assured.
a canvass among the farmers Of
of Wales resulted in over $4,000 worth
Of stock in the new enterprise being
subscribed In this city. although the
list has been in circulation but a few
days, there is now over $4,000 sub
! scribed, and in few days the amount
Fairview and Fountain Green people
are greatly interested in the scheme,
and they VIII also subscribe literally.
The completion of this great reservoir
means a great deal for Sanpete cOun-
". II viii bring under cultivation be-
tween 10000 and 10000 acres Of land
! that now produces nothing but sage
brush and CROSSWORD All down the
west side Of the valley from the Salt
Greek canyon divide to Manti, a dis
lance OF thirty miles, the waste sage
brush win be transformed into cIiti-
waited farms. and hundreds Of fine
homes viii be added TO the cOunty's
wealth. 1t will place Sanpete county
at least one point farther ahead in the
list Of Utah's counties, and possibly
two points.
The mammoth reservoir site is owned
by a local company which makes three
propositions to the company now being
organized. First. il VIII sell the site
for 5000 and take payment in nou-as-
sSsSable stock Of the new company
Second, the same price, One-haR cash
and one-half nOn-assesable stock.
Third. all cash, $500 down and the bal
aIlce in two years without interest As
the stock is bound TO be away above
par, the last proposition is the one that
viii be accepted spreSa1talIvess of
the two companies viii meet at Manti
tonight and close the deal
Location of Reservoir.
The proposed reservoir is located in
what is known as the lower Gooseberry
valley, about twelve miles east of
FairvieW. It viii cover an area OF 500
acres, and in the deepest place viii
have d depth Of 12e feet The dam viii
be from eighteen to twenty feet lone
in the bottom, and $50 feet long on top.
1t viii be 425 feet thick, and the center
viii be SOLID masonry. The engineers
estimate on the cost of the COns1ruc-
ton of the dam and gates Is 81. 500. It
is estimated by the engineer that the
reservoir viii hold $1,000 acre feet OF
water.
There seems to be some difference Of
opinion as to whether or not II viii re-
oUire a tunnel 10 bring the water
through TO this side OF the mountain.
and the Wales people sent a committee
| up there to investigate but the snow
was too deep for them. Figuring on.
the tunnel as part Of the scheme. the.
estimated cost Of the completed enter.
prise is $50 600 1t would be a paying
proposition at even twice that amount.