The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-26
PLEASURES FOR
The SOLDIERS
War Department Preparing Sub
stituts For the caRtsen.
ExACTING SOCIAL CARES
ACTIVITY OF GEOLOGICAL SUR
VEY IN THE GREAT WEST.

III ASHINGTON, ID. c.. april 25.-The
w war board OF the army has been
at work for several weeks cone
sidering plans for the establishment of
substitutes for army canteens. when
were discontinued by Congressional leg
lslauon The problem has been "a per-
picking one, but the war board has
ABOUT perfected plans which III is belieN-
20 WiH provide satisfactory forms OF
social amusement Tor the enlisted men
on TIE army. The war department has
s, t1DO0U 90 spend iu the work OF Ur0-
Nldins The enlisted men with every fac
MY Tor healthlul sport and prOper eu-
tertainmeuL This approximation viii
ne available az the beginning of the
nrNt fiscal year. commencing july j.
III has been determined that the ap-
preparation shall DE used he the cree
lion OF symnaslums, properly equipped
10 aItord the soldier amusement. recre-
auon and am opportunity 10 develop the
moral and physical side of his nature
pine buildings VIII De erected az the
principal forts. equipped with reading
rooms. Libraries. bowling alleys. biz
lard rooms, swimming pools and shoot
ING galleries. Provision viii also De
made for the outdoor sports of cricket
tennis, baseball football polo and other
games
Fort Logan, near Denver Colo. is one
OF lhe posts where "a gymnasium viii be-
erected Immediately. THE cosr viii h..
St0.uO0. Smaller gyWuasiums. ranging
In cost irons 10000 90 $4,000. win also
De Dullt at Fort Douglas, Utah. and
Fort Russell. Wyo
IL is expected by army officers that
lhese improvements win have q bene-
Hcldl erect on the soldiers. Command
ants or army posts generally regret the
dDoHllou OF the canteeu as that iusti-
tuition contributed I'm many WAYS 10 the
conJentnent and good conduct of fbo
men, Although the new arraneemerr
VIII not provide any profit bv which ey-
lras might Doe purchased for the man
a- was the case under the cauteen- are
faneement. yet 1T is hoped the amuse-
neht provided wiz suffice TO take the
place of this
Irrigation Problems.
Chief Engineer Newell of the geo
logical survey. who has just returned
from an inspection trip through the
west, reports that the greatest diff
ncully the survey viii have in carry
ing into effect the new irrigation law
VIII be the adjustment of local condi-
mons 10 the requirements OF the ma
llohal Jaw. Under the new irrigatics
act vested rights and local conditions
can Zoe disturbed The problems viii
be comparatively easy of solution
where lands 10 be irrigated under the
proposed irrigation projects are mainly
~ government ownership. but where "a
portion or The lands are in private own
efshlp and portion stlll owned by The
government, very perpleTiug situations
arise. a situation of this kind con-
fronts the survey in regard TO the Gun
nlson diversion works Much of the
land 20 be irrigated by this irrigation
system is now in private ownership.
and until these owners. either as an as
ISOLATION or individually. agree 10 take
water from the government system and
to pay for il al the pro rata cost OF the
construction of the works nothing can
be done towards construction work.
Difficulties OF this nature confront the
survey in its proposed Nevada project
and i'm the Milk river project Of Mon
tana
Rehabilitating the Forests.
The department OF agriculture.
through lbs division of forest extension.
is extending aid to western land own
ers desiring TO cultivate trees Tor
producing lumber. William J. Hall.
chief of the division. has just returned
from New Mexico. where he made
planting plan for $50 acres for Messrs.
j. j. and III. j. Hagerman who own
big ranch near Roswell I'm the Pec0s
valley. The trees TO Dee planted viii De-
hardy catalpa, black walnut pecan.
green ash. bass word. white elm. and
sycamore. There is no timber in this
part of New Mexico, except cotton
woods. While in New Mexico Mr. Hall
examined 100000 acres of cut-OVer tim
Der land owned by William H. Bartlett
Of Chicago The land lies ON the east
slope Of the Rocky mountains, in New
Mexico. and along the Colorado line.
The land once bore a good growth or
yellow pine. but it has nearly an been
,ut of The bureau is working upon
plans by which the land may be re-
'Orested.
Investigating Oil Fields
The United States geological survey
S making a thorough Investigation OF
he later discovered oil fields of The
Rocky mountain region. Professor N.
w. Fenueman of the survey has jus.
a report upon the Boulder
ii field Of Colorado. and the principal
zed from his report are as follows.
The Boulder oil field borders the foot
ills. most of the drilling being ia near
y horizontal strata about two miles
.ast OF the "h0gbacks" in which the
0cks are Upturued at angles of so to SO
degrees. The drilling is in the upper
00g or 1900 feet of the Fort Pierre
hale whose thickness here is over
vice that number of feet ln drilling
resi- and salt water are encountered
occasionally. but holes are generally
.ry below 400 or 200 feet Shooting Of
walls is general but rot universal.
Some wells have been injured by the
Iee of TOO heavy charges OF by shoot
ng al the wrong place. with the result
If cOmpactine instead OF SCATTERING
he rock, Eishty-tWo wells had been
riled or started up Co Feb l. 1908.
sine thousand barrels of oil were
.umped Co Dec. Is 1902. About 200 barr
els a day were pumped during Janu-
~. 1903
The Smithsonian institution win have
% extensive exhibit at she ST. Louis
exposition. The sum 0s SS00000 has
.een appropriated TO provide FOR this
Xhibit and the comptroller OF the
reasulv has decided that the expense
Incident TO The collection OF exhibits iu
oreign territory may be charged 90 the
The question came Up
through the desire of the Institution 20
Xhibit the cast ana skeleton OF the
uphur whale of the Atlantic coast OF
,orth America obtainable only at
-haIng stations IN New f0undIand
Iembers of the scientific STAFF viii Doe
ent TO Newfoundland to get specimens.
Fine Social Distinctions.
The eVer-prescnt question in the for
Ign diplomatic corps of Washington =
hat of precedence. The seriousness &
be question became manifest Go the OK
GERS of the ST. Louis exposition during
ho last week when they undertook 10
lake arrangements tor diplomatic
rain 90 carry memhels ~ The em-