The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-12

( south The extreme distance from tho
/ norta end Of Cache valley 90 the south
Zach valley has its local river and f1i-
merous smaller streams. ali Of Whicn
I have their sources IN the Wasatch ana
tl9W INTO the valleys from the east
I The Bear river, which is the largest
/ stream that flows into the Great Salt
lake has its source on the northern
slopes OF the Jintah mountains and flows
/ uorthWard for q considerable distance,
/ then TANKS the northern end of the Wa
! satch range and turns southWara, traKers-
/ IDS both cache and salt Lake EsliegS-
! From the southern slopes OF the Dintah
] mountains flow the various Streaf ms
1 which form the Duchesne river, one OF the
I principal tributaries Of Green river The
/ Strawberry branch of the Duchesne flows
I through the Strawberry valley situated
/ Immediately over the crest of the Wa
/ Satch. east of Jtah valley, al an eleFa-
ton Of about 800 feet above sea level,
and having an area OF about 100 acres.
! The Strawberry valley and the waters OF
/ the Duchesnc are all embraced within the
/ Ctntah Indian reservation, and therefore
not open TO entry OF appropriation:
/ The Blackfoot branch of Snake river, IN
tee state Of Idaho has its source in the
! high mountains a short distance 70 the
/ northeast of where Bear river Hanks the
northern end OF thC " asatch. immediate
/ ~ over the divide which separates the
waters OF Snake river from those of the
Great Basin. The waters Of the Back
foot are in the state Of fdaho, and eS~
sept the flood and ssinter flow have been
! appropriated and are being used for ir-
rigss3cn IL that state At an eseNafion OF
/ about 500 feet The BlackfoOt traverses
several small valleys which are now used
! as cattle ranches by parties who have
1 acquired title 20 the land as we4 as the
right to use the water ,Sor irrigation
Store Flood Waters.
On nearly all of the local streams of the
] three previously described valleys there
(. is Opportunity to store the flood and win
/ ter water which now goes to waste. and
/ the general plan here presented contem-
Ersfsr fHara4 TsrEa- asaHf ha
| the heaewateTz Of the DUchesne on the
south and of the BlackfOOt on the north
courses and be made TO TOW INTO these
valleys Tor the purpose OF Increasing the
Waesr supply.
( In a general way. she engineering work
/ required 10 accomplish this and provide
/ Tor the proper distribution of the water
/ throughout the several valleys win be as
I follows.
First-The building of a dam from fifty
/ 90 go feet in height 70 convert Straw
berry YalleE into = reservoir having sur
/ ficientscapacity to hold ali the waters that
| can be practically diverted iHtO IL from
| the several branches Of the Duchesne
river.
Thirty &c fifty miles long, following c9out
/ rhe T,818-f00t contour by which 30 inter-
/ cent the said waters of the Duchesne
river and convey them into the Straw
berry valley storage reservoir.
| Third-The construction of a tunnel
about three and Oae-haif miles long
/ taius by which The water stored in tns
/ Strawberry reservoir may be released
and discharged into the headwaters %
the Spanish Fork river ana conveyed with
I the water of said river into Utah valley
FCurth-Ihe construction OF a 01StrlDuU-
Ting channel ON about the 4.S00-IOot con-
/ tour from near the mouth of spanish
Fork canyon in general sOuthWesterly
Z direction to OF near the town OF Gosneu
( and similar channel from near me
mouth of Spanish Fork canyon on aDout
| the 4.S0n-fOut contour in a general north-
erlv direction 10 some suitable point IN
( SalJ Lake valley; also a branch from SAID
channel crossing the Jordan river at
point at or near the Jordan narroW.s Tor
conducting the water onto the high lands
/ west If the Jordan river.
Bear Lake Reservoir.
/ Fifth-The construction of such channels
( entertainments dams, etc. as may be Ifse-
! essary to convert Bear lake into reseF-
VOir for all the surplus waters OF Bear
river and its tributaries, including the
local streams of Bear Lake valley and Tor
/ subsequently, releasing such stored water
I into the channel of Bear river.
Sixth-The erection of one OF more dams
/ OF about 100 feet in height for the par-
pose of imp0unding the flood and wintes
/ waters of the BiackfoOt branch Of Snake
! river in the several basins or valleys az
! or about an elevation Of 500 feet above
] sevsnth-The excavation of channel
[ twelve OF fifteen miles in length IN which
/ 10 conduct the stored water of the Black
/ of Bear river at Il point near SOd2 SPRINGS
/ in the state of Idaho
] EiGhth-The construction of channel
I 10 divert the cOgHmingled waters OF
I BiackfO0t End Bear rivers and conduct
! them on or about the 4So0-foot contour
i along the west side of Cache valley f9r
I distance OF twenty to thirty miles. with
/ n possible extension to Malad and Blue
! Creek ~ Salt Lake valley
! Ninth-Ths construction OF O canal 10
/ divert water from Bear river at a point
/ in the canyon through which said river
/ runs in passing from Cache valley Into
/ Salt Lake valley and extending III a gen
/ eraI SoutheTly direction along the Dase
4 Of the Wasatch mountains on OF about
] the 8.500-f00t contour TO a connection IN
! Salt Lake valley with the similar chan
! mel hereinbefore described as extending
northward from the mouth OF Spanish /
/ Fork canyon.
| Tsnth-The construction by either the
/ government OF the water-users Of SUCH
/ dams on the Ogden. Weber ana Provo
| rivers and on an of the smaller local
and regulate the waters Of each tosetheT
| with such channels as may be needed 10
properly distribute the same
Waters of Utah Lake.
F,Ieventh-The execution of such work
Z as may he needed fer conserving and
utilizing the waters of Utah lake accord
ing 10 the plans already partially oe-
Tweifth-The utilization Of the embank-
ment of the I-uciu cutoff of the southern
Pacific railroad as g NoEI 10 EUStitlt tAi1
area Of the Great salt lake 20 tnat poT-
/ tion wing south of the cutoff thus re-
duCing the loss of water through eNapora-
tiOn and insHEfag the peTmauency OF the
lake but on q smaller scale. regulation OF
Z the reduced lake TO be effected by means
of slvice gates placed in the embankment
and through which any excess OF water
/ NAV be discharged into the abandoned
portion of the lake bed. " lille Included
in tho general plan. 1T IS not expected
/ that this will be made part OF the re-
CIamatiOn works. but Is suggeSted as III
Cideutal thereto.
I To insure the most complete success OF
the project il seems necessary that such
timely action should be taken as VIII Sc
cure all the water sources that VIII be
needed 20 c0nsummaIe the entire enter
prise.
81 viii be readily seen tha4 in view of
existing conditions the people Of JIah
are not in q position TO take mold OF inns
iur0iect and develop IL themselves Action
on the part Of the general government Is
REQUIRED 10 effectively execute the pro
posed plan: one of the sources of supply
consisting of water rising on an Indian
reservation and other sources being STU
ated either wholly or part in other states.
That the government can be amply Sc
cured in the repayment of whatever
money may be expended by II II the
execution of the proposed plan Is ap-
parent. The majority of the water-usefs
will DE old settlers having other improved
lands ana sufficient means TO enable them
to nav the annual iustailments as theY
become due The ability to pay Will De
greater than in the case of new c0iOnlsIs,
and in the existence OF such property ara
assets viii be assurance that the obliga~
tiOns VIII be promptly met