The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-29
MANY ASK FOR
WATER RIGHTS
Irrigation and Power Projects Signi-
fly Opening of Reservation.
BIG IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
SALT LAKER WOULD LIGHT SEW
ERAL COUNTIES.

In an application filed with State En-
gineer Caleb Tanner yesterday J. A AM
derson, a Salt Lake music teacher. asks
permission 10 divert 400 second feet of
water from the Green river for the pUr-
pose OF producing 5000 horse power He
proposes to distribute the electrical en-
ergy in Utah and Salt Lake counties.
Mr.. Andersons application was one of
nine filed YESTERDAY the maforit- OF
which are significant OF the opening Of
the Uintah reservation.
The Anderson application names the
lnncf ure of the north and west forks OF
the Duchesne river as the point of diver
sion. The diVerting works are to consist
trolling gate. There is TO be "A channel
% go feet long. which will give the ap-
plic1nt a head of 700 feet.
Mr.. Anderson vas reticent regarding
the plans of himself or those who are
hacking hi-a in the power project he
said that Utah men -ere interested in
the proposition, and that the preliminary
details had been worked out for the de
Nelopment of at least 1000 horse power.
This amount. he said. could be set down
in Salt Lake. He could not give an esti-
mate as to the probable cost or route Of
for power woSlld not work n injury to
farmers, he said. for it would be taken
from the Duchesne above all irrigation
points. Beyond saying that the diverting
canal and works were. to be in Wasatch
county. and as described. he could give
no details as TO location.
The "Wasatch DEVELOPMENT company
makes five separate applications for wa
ter the Duchesne river being specified in
each case. The applications may be sum-
Ca9 TO divert twentv second feet be-
tween Aoril / and Oct. Is for irrigation
long. Point of diversion, Is chains s 81
degrees W. from \. r. corner section IL,
township south. range west.
OBJ To divert forty second feet between
April 1 and Oct. 10 for irrigation pur-
poses. Main canal to be six miles long.
Point OF diversion. north bend of Du-
section 6 township south, range west.
Uintah base and meridian
(c) To divert 200 second cubic feet for
power purposes lighting the cities and
towns along the Duchesne river and else
g. 900 feet long, for the development of
900 horse power.
(d1 To divert eighty second feet between
April and Oct, Is for irrigation purposes.
Main canal to be six miles long.
(e) To divert tHenty-five second feet
between April l and Oct. Is for irrigation
purposes.
L. 3. Lyman Has Project.
of Nernal for water for irrigation pur-
poses is accompanied by 2 letter from
The applicant IN which. after referring
the state engineer to several Salt Lake
citizens for guarantee of his trustworthi-
ness, he SAYS he is authorized to refer
the state engineer to Apostle Francis NJ
Lyman's project contemplates irrigating
lands lying within reach. within feasible
grade, CT a main canal and laterals
which would divert water from the bank
of Rock creek. fork of Duchesne river,
at point where the Cintah special base
line crosses Rock creek on the south
boundary line of township l north. range
6 west. Cintah base and meridian.
In case ii is found practicab BILE water
will be turned upon the Blue Bench lands
in Wasatch county.
Councilman 7. .. Black II. B. Lyman
and H l. Finch. His proposition in
cludes the selling of water rights to set
tiers who may file on lands in the vicin-
is to be a reasonable one. according 10
the plan set forth in the application.
Water would be in use from March l 10
Dec. 81.
Salt Lakers Apply.
r T. Studness of 3O2 South State street
asks fer f175 second feet of water, pro-
posing to divert il from the Green river
and irrigate lands in Wasatch county.
He asks this amount wfater between
April 7 ard OcI. 81 and 800 second feet
the balance Of the time He would build
a dam headgate and canal the latter to
be 1850 feet in length The 100 second
feet which he proposes to divert between
/ Nov. I and Ma rch 81 would be used for
culinary purposes
Frederick P Burial of the Fifth East
hotel asks permission to divert three
eighths second feet Of water from Lake
canyon. in Wasatch county. for irriga ton
purposes. The application claims that AZ
present the lakes. which open. 10 the
south from Strawberry river. have APP
parently no outlet, the water sinking
into the ground short distance from
two OF these springs Burial proposes to
/ build A reservoir. fitted with autOmat tic
head gates to release the water when the
reservoir should be full