Arizona republican., 1902-11-06

end 0 most important one, too. It is his purpose to determine, 90 far as pos siole, the underground water supply in
 this valley, available for use in irri- Sation plans auxiliary to the storage enterprise. It is proposed to generate electric power ct the dam transmit 1t
 to the valley by cable, and utilize it in pumping irrigation water to aug melt the stored supply.
 MT. Davis will spend the next few days in visiting and testing the wells
 in this valley, so situated that they may be expected to indicate something in connection with the matter, and where there are no existing wells at de- sirable points he will at once proceed to have thom drilled. He will make thorough tests in proof of quantity of, as well as deoth to water. His inves- tigatiGns will be mostly in the upper end of the valley, but how far west he will work can not now be deter mined. While there are already a great many wells in the valley, before his investigation is complete it will be necessary to sink many more, and that there may be no delay he will enter upon his surveys at once, as he expects a corps 9f competent men here in day or two to begin drilling operations. This work will take several weeks, per haps months, and besides the good to be accomplished by the object in view there will be some immediate local benefit through the fact that it takes money to dig holes, and MT. Davis pro- poses to utilize every practicable means toward the early accomplishment of the work in hand. Not only will all the government well drilling machinery at his command be used, but it is alto gether likely he will employ in addi- ton any local drilling outfit that can GO good work at proper prices in order to hasten things.
 Fer some time past MT. Davis has been carrying on a surface investiga tion adjacent to the Colorado river, with a similar purpose in view. He has carefully examined the country from Parker to Bulls Head, and expects a crew with a steam drill to reach there on Saturday. These men will be en- gagged in drilling wells all the way from Yuma to the Needles.
 A circumstance that the average man would scarcely think Of has de- layed the work cf Mir Davis depart IlCIl d great utdl. ne +A pdISiCH Ol the country in it's scientific researches has practically embarrassed manufac- tUTcrs of many kinds O. scientific in- struments. Since the passage of the ir riga ton law at the last session of con gross there has been so much survey ing mapped out in MT. Davis bureau that it has been impossible for the government to buy or borrow enough surveying apparatus to keep up with Is requirements. Immediately after the passage of the hill Nil. Davis placed orders with all the reliable man ufacturers for levels. transits, etc, and ~i-Ce then has placed many subsequent orders. The manufacturers have never been able to catch up with him. and probably will net until winter weather contracts his field of operations.
 Much is expected of the surveys he is about to make here, for they will not Cnly give a great deal of important in formation cn the subject of water stor- age in this valley, but that same ir- icrma tiCn will be of great value to land owners in the vicinity of the vari- GUS experiments, as it will give them a knowledge Of conditions they may want to take advantage of. but could net afford to secure at their personal expense. Mir. Davis has done a great deal for this valley, and bids fair to do 2 great deal more. Next to the govern meHt itself which makes his operations possible he is entitled to and has the gratitude of the people