Newport daily independent., 1905-03-28
HYpRocRAPHIc RECORDS.
Practical Benefit Derived from Then Illustrated in Geological
 Survey Work.

cable to all educational work. Much of the mission of the great departments maintained by the government espe- cially the scientific bureaus Is educa- tionaI ln it's nature The government Is In the position of progressive and ambitious instructor in a modern col- lese. who. surrounded by every labora- tory and library facility. spends part of his time in making original invesu- gations and part in communicating to his pupils the results of his studies. The seed he sows falls on all kinds o< soil. but. however poor the ground. 1t Is sure to bring forth fruit in some measure, if there Is life tn the kernelS that hs 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 1t can be determined only after the lapse of many years. but some of 1t seems to bear fruit . hundred fold from the very start Aa instance of this is seen In the results that have followed the Photographic york of the United States geological survey in many quarters. The cases n which 1t 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. be possible without long delay. were it not for the Photographic Slata accumulated by the survey dur thx many years of observation and meesurement. In addition to that. the work of private individuals is con- No large engineering enterprises are aow undertaken without reference to he surveys records concerning the
 supply of water available at the chosen site. The South Platte Land and Reservoir company. which has under way canals and reservoirs that probably aggregate S500.0O0 in value. has established stations at Orchard and Kersey. Col. because of the superior Photographic advantages of. tered by these localities. The ehoics of those points Is directly traceabls .o the data compiled by the survey. Equally important Is tho fact that projects that would have resulted dis astrously have in numerous cases beea abandoned after . study of survey secords that throw light on the prob- able outcome Data concerning tha low of water on the Arkansas and eouth Platte riverS prevented the ex- Denditure of great sums of money on the state canal in the first instance. and upon the Pawnee pass reservoir project in the s'second.
 Survey data seem to - in great demand a untmpeachable testimony h the legal controversies that have arisen in this state in regard to irriga- ton matters. A most notable instance ls the case of the Colorado c South ern railroad vs. the Denver Union Water company. in which the sum q t1O0, 900 was involved.
 Data obtained by the survey in re- gard to the amount of water power available at certain piaces have indu- enced the plans of the Glenwood Springs Light and Power company. the New Century Light and Power company. and also proposed power companies on Clear and St Vrain's creeks. NonS of these projects has yet been carried to . conclusion. b1r some of them will undoubtedly bs 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 survoy engineers ca the available water supply.