Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-04
APPLICATIONS
FOR IRRIGATION.
Petitions TO Appropriate Water
That Have Been Filed With
The State Engineer.
SCI EVE FOR SALT LAKE CANAL.
Proposed to lrrigate 5000 Acres, Part
Of Which Land is in CITY Lin.
ts--0thcr Projects.

The following applications to appro-
PIRATE water have been entered with
the state engineer within the last 6O
days:
by John A, Jones, Of Murray, for 30
second-feet of the water flowing from
what Is known rs Spring Run on the
south side OF BIG Cottonwood creek. a
short distance northeast OF Murray, IL
is proposed TO divert the water at the
dam, which Is now across Big Cotton
wood creek about quarter Of mile
below Spring Run, The water will be
conveyed through q canal and fume
for an aggregate distance of about six
miles and used for irrigation purpose
on aboua 5000 acres Of land, extending
from a line one mile south of the Tenn
pie, five miles southerly, ana for one
mile east and west OF Main street.
This water will also be used for gem
erpl domestic purposes, ana FOR water
ing live stock within the area described.
James Wilcox OF Farmington-FO
five cubic feet per second for the surplus
and Hood waters OF Pennington, or
Big Creek, 10 be used for irrigation
purposes. The applicant proposes by u
system OF bitches 10 conduct the water
upon $50 acres of land to the west Of
Pennington, which have never been
Irrigated, Storage ponds will be
constructed and II the project proves
successful the irrigated area Will be
extended by taking in large area
from which the level Of the Great Salt
has receded In order to consummate
the latter part OF the project It may be
necessary 10 utilize some OF the old
salt ponds for storage Of the fresh
water. II will, however, require con-
siderable time to wash the salty de-
posIs from these basins and TO leach
the mineral from the receded lands be-
fore they Will be susceptible OF ir1i-
CATION.
BY W. NJ. stookey, A. r, Derge
and A. j, Stookey--l0 second-feet Of the
water from Big Spring, otherwise
known as Warm Spring, situated In
Tooele county, about Is miles north
west Of EVANSVILLE; the water TO be
used for irrigation upon 1850 acres of
land adjacent to the Springs
BY John Ryan Of Mltord-For all Of
the flow from two small springs known
as Water Hollow Springs, and Vance
Springs, in the extreme western part
OF Beaver county. The water will be
used for watering live stock and for
general domestic purposes
BY Alexander McGinniss of West Jor-
dan-For all Of the flow from 10 small
springs, In Boxelder county, and 80
miles south Of Terrace station on the
Southern Pacific railroad. The water
will be piped from a storage reser-
voir distance Of about 5000 feet,
where It viii be used to supply steam
boilers in the operation of the Copper
group Of mining claims in New Found
land district, for general domestic pur-
poses, and for irrtgating 10 acres Of
land during the irrigation season
BY Henry Walsh Of Park City-For
all Of the flow from an unnamed spring
situated on Bonanza flat, water TO be
piped for a distance Of nearly one mile
to the Boulder basin mine, TO be used
for supplying steam boilers, and for
general domestic purposes at the mine.
BY Angus M, Cannon, Jr--For -four
second feet Of the water from Hot sui
phur Springs situated at the point OF
the mountain south Of the city for IT.
rigating 100 acres OF land, half a mile
distant from the springs, and for ice
making purposes.
By Wilcox a Co, or Escalahte, TAR
field county-For all the flow from
small springs In the southwest part OF
the Kalparowits plateau, Kane coun-
Is, TO be used for watering live stock.
BY Thomas Spencer, Escalante-For
water from two small springs known as
the Mud Hole springs IN the central
part OF Fifty-MIle mountain, Kane
county, to be used for watering i've
stock.
BY Twitchell Bros, Of Escalante-
For water from nine small springs on
KaiparOwits plateau, Kane county, FOR
watering live stock.
BY A. y. Mcintosh and John Madison,
OF Mt. Pleasant--For all of the, flow
from Spring Hollow Spring, In the eX-
IRENE western part OF Beaver county
for watering live stock.