Newport daily independent., 1904-12-12
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS.
Practical Benefit Derived from Them Illustrated in Geological
 Survey Work.

Survey Work.
 The parable of the sower ia appH- cable to ell educational work. Much of the mission of the great departments maintained by the government espe- cially the scientific bureaus is educa- uonal in it's nature. The government is in the position of a progressive and ambitious instructor in a modern col lege, who, surrounded by every labora- tory and library facility, spends part of his time in making original tnvesti- gations and part in communicating to his pupils the results of his stTdies. The seed he sows falls on all kinds of soil, but, however poor the~ground. 1t is sure to bring forth fruit in some measure, if there is life in the kernels that he sows. There is great varia- uon in the returns from the different kinds of educational work prosecuted by the government The ultimate value of much of it can be determined only after the lapse of many years. but some of 1t seems to bear fruit 8 hundred fold from the very start. An instance of this is seen in the results that have followed the Photographic work of the United States geological survey in many quarters. The cases in which it has been of benefit to the one state of Colorado, for example, are numerous and interesting.
 None of the irrigation work contem- plated by the government would, ordinarily, bg possible without long delay, were :t not for the hydrographic data accumulated by ths survey dur tng many years of observation and measurement. In addition to that. the work of private individuals is COR stantly facilitated by the same records. No large engineering enterprises are now undertaken without reference to the surveys records c0aceCnfng Ae @poly ef water available at the chosen site. The South Ptatte Land end, Reservc1r eompany. which has under way canals and reservoirs that probably aggregate $6oe.oee in value. has established stations at Orchard end Kersey. Col. because Of tho superior Photographic advantages 0f- teeed by these localities. The choice of th0se points fs directly traceable .o the data compiled by the survey. Equally important is tho fact that projects that would have resulted dis- Astrously haze In numerous cases been records that throw light on tho prob able outcome. Data concerning tha How oE vates on tho Arkansas and South Platte rivers prevented tho ex. penditure Of great sums of money on the state canal In the first instance. end upon the Pawnes pass reservoir project in the second.
 Survey data seem to he in great demand as unimpeachable testimony arisen in this state in regard to frriga- ton matters. A most notable instance Is the case Of the Colorado < South ern railroad vs.l the Denver Union Water company. in which tho sum of $100. 900 was involved.
 Data obtained by the survey in re- gard to the amount of water power available at certain p1aces have infiu- enced the plans of tho Glenwood
 
 the New Century Light and Power company. and also proposed power companies on Clear and St. Vrain's creeks. None of these projects has yet been carried to a conclusion, but some of them will undoubtedly be eventually constructed.
 Colorado cities seeking suitable water supply have frequently con- suited data obtained by the survey. Tn the case of Durango, in southwest ern Colorado, the discharge of Florida river was especially studied in order to ascertain whether gravity water system would be feasible at that point.
 The location of various manufactur- Ing industries has been determined by report from survey engineers on the available water supply.