Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05
A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE.

Nan example Of what can be done,
a rh he people be poor ! VIII give
Il ,1sf history Of an enterprise now in
rUes
A S1sn years ago a hundred Of the rep
sniailye young and middle-aged men
! lNusrulle. Virgen, Grafton, Rock
& end sprngdale organized them
he into q company known as the
\ mtlna Canal Co., Tor the purpose Of
, ktg portion Of the waters Of the
a igs1 onto o level bench OF land con-
ping 1000 acres.
n ne hnd Is situated FIVE miles south
NJ loqueryIlle. and six miles south
a rom Yirgen. The channel OF the
d be- 3 this place Is two or three hun
II a GO below the level OF the coun-
d y the land win be safe from the
'lugs VI the river.
4 Asgi a mile from Virgen the river
~ 81 into a canyon Of solid rock
Z from one TO three hundred feet
a f,-ihe Grand canyon OF the Colo
p 10 miniature. IL Is through these
mt lnyulnerable cliffs that the can
: bang made The river Is very
iNied. hence the canal will be much
4 ~ than Il otherwise would have
fii-st'en miles The river Is tapped
'li three miles below the town Of
g.n. A natural dam site was found
obs place and the canal opens into
4 f'e' through a reef of solid rock.
nyer has been changed from It's
rll course by a dam OF cedar and
thirteen feet high and made TO run
spill OF solid rock, thus throwing
4 wafer ~ So Il win run into the
:. When the gate Is open. The canal
eng made eight feet wide and four
aeep With a quarter Of an inch fall
ls fol Surveyor Netherlands esti-
e VI ils cost was In the neigh
,l'9l Of 10000 About $4,000 worth
sy'A mas been done and nearly three
- oi me heaviest part Of the canal
Ft'sl On the completed portion
a'e SIX tunnels averaging l40 feet
els.h The remaining portion viii
.l.h more easily worked and can
y % done for S25, 900. The reason
'4lal Is SO long a time in construc-
y On account Of the drouth and
Z. means OF the men engaged in
.ls WORK Is done in the winter time
lsh Eho tend their farms in the
.-i' lhls spring there seems TO be
s.usldl awakening and spirit to
.. 'as canal 20 completion as soon
FssloIe. Already the water has
,lIned into the canal and for "A
Ky Oh a mile II runs without a
Is The intention OF the COM
~. y settle the first two miles this
ue water Is on the land and the
~. ~'uel ten acres will be worth a
,. M. 10 country has a better eli
g,,.,"' ii'hln one mile OF the townslte
nj. nv ~ zoe famous Sulphur springs,
Y" AlhoWn 10 the South as a bath
4, ,'. ana celebrated for their cur
IA o'ss Their water gushes out
~. S.Hs a steaming hot stream ~
i, (. W diameter Just across the
IA 49,, ue JUDD farm Of several hun
s 80 Watered by a ditch headed
Al. Jug . below the head Of the Hur-
n. 80 SlGaL he has many acres OF
Nul peaches, grapes. almonds
= s s-l.lling o. the city on the Hurrl.
rt NJ ,''en WI De the partial fulan-
M prophecy made by Brigham
! y ,..iiine great cOlonizer said The
y-'a come when thes would be
=. solid city from VIreen to 81
ur,,. Z distance Of thirty miles This
|sf, ~ N a direct line between The
EE,il ssmed There is a chance Vet
n rS aaId working men to get homes
l.. "a s1ose Who Ike a moderate III
.,' eng plenty Of fruit would do ~, w e
I.st-v. mere and build up with he
itr5, lof surely a brighter dav h
sle e.I,s ana why shouldn't NJ we
lnas.51 s Y, and soil that cannot be
2 hsysl .oI iruii raising in the world.
iarnS. sufficient water 10 ir rSr't
b rra ,,s ~ acres more land N II n
b ifs su,y handled. The copper. coal
Ilr5sSs y industries are drawing M
,5v "a y US and soon. as President
IA 49, ~ southern Utah WIN bo ,he
~ ala not the tan WIN DC the