The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-18
A PROVO MANS SCHEME.
Has Plan For Reservoiring Utah
Lake to Reclaim Land.


Provo. Dec. T.-Shadrach Holloway,
one of Proves pioneers, ewho has been
engaged in farming on the shores of Utah
lake for many years, has a plan fortress
erVOiring the lake for the benefit of Salt
Lake county and Incidentally for the
benefit OF Utah cOunty-the benefit to
the latter being the reclamation Of a large
area OF land-which he believes to be the
most advantageous OF any yet advanced.
y number Of Provo people TO whom tho
plan has been submitted agree with Mr..
HOldaway.
The plan IN brief is this: Construct a
dyke across the north end of the lake
from east 10 west about two miles south
Of the head of the Jordan river. This
viii keep the water back from the shall
low bottom at the north end of the lake
Then run a dyke from some point south
Of Lehi or American Fork almost due
south through the lake to the chain of
low mountains 1t the south end Of the
lake west of Lake Shore, where Lincoln
Beach resort is now located. This dyke
will be about fourteen miles IN length
and Will practically cut the lake in two
and the portion on the west side of the
dyke VIII be the reservoir. The water
in this reservoir can be raised TO any
needed level. and the surface area will
be reduced about one-half. and the evap
Grafton VIII consequently be reduced in
the same proportion Into this reservoir
he proposes to carry the surplus waters
Of Spanish Fork river at the south end
and the surplus waters of Provo and
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carrying said waters across the higher
lands. The raised elevation Of the reser-
voir will make il practicable to fiji a
canal to supply the higher lands in Salt
Lake county, both on the east and west
sides Of the Jordan. The waters on the
east side Of the dyke are to be taken out
in another canal for the lower lands IN
salt Lake valley. The canal is to De
built along the entire distance OF the
dyke on the east side, the theory being
that the low. IEdrshy lands on the east
of the dyke viii soon he drained and the
canal will be filled with seepage waters
from the low lands, the waters of HObble
creek, Sioughs and other streams and
springs which it is impracticable to take
into the reservoir
Some Of the advantages claimed for the
plan are the reduction OF surface area
of the lake and the consequent lessening
of evaporation; the raising of the water
in the reservoir to such a level that the
high lands in Salt Lake valley can easily
be covered: the reclamation of the area
of land now covered BY water. the ca ST
side of the lake; and the utilization of the
seepage waters on the east side Of the
dyke for irrigating the lower lands in
Salt Lake valley These seepage waters
II is argued would be wasted if the meth
DDS Of dyking which have heretofore been
proposed. which is merely to cut OFF some
slOughs and low lands on the east. were
adopted. and the further objection on
the part OF Mr.. Holloway TO the latter
method Of dyking is that Il would not
raise the waters high enough IL the lake
10 afford any ap3recisbIe relief TO Salt
Lake county, and would not reclaim IN.