The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-19
Geological Survey Last Season
Involved Almost Six Hun
dred Acres Land.
UiNTAH FOREST PARK
AND OTHERS MARKED
Bear Lake Enterprise Delayed
by Complications Over the
Water Rights.


the Union during the last hcal year
July l. 1901. TO July l. lgS-s given In
the tweuty-siKth annual report OF the Di-
rector. which has recontly como from the
press. AS Will be seen, Utah was given
liberal portion OF the attention Of this
survey.
In Utah eishtyfour square miles Of new
area were geographically surveyed dur
ing the last fiscal yenr and 5l6 square
miles OF forest area were rcsuryeyed.
making total OF 5S9 square miles. One
party was engaged IN topographic work
in tho Frisco Special quadrangle. for pub
licatlon on the scale OF :G2 500 with
contour interval of so feet. Another party
was, engaged In completing topographic
work in tho Gilbert peak quadrangle.
which Is part Of the Iinta forest reserve.
with contour interval of 100 feet
Payson Reserve Is Surveyed.
The entire boundary of the AQuarius
forest reserve consisting OF I5i linear
miles, was completely surveyed and
marked with Iron posts by Mr., John p
Walker, United States surveyor, who
commenced work abount June ] and con-
tlnued through September. In connection
with this boundary survey eleven miles
Of public land lines were established. on
the lst OF October Mr., Walker undertook
the survey Of the Payson reserve and
continued II until the latter part OF No
vember, when work was discontinued on
account OF unfaVorabe weather, forty
four miles having been completed, In
connection with this boundary survey
nineteen and half miles OF public land
lines were run. The boundary of the Lo-
Enn reserve. comprising seventy-four
linear miles, was completely surveyed and
marked with iron posts by Mr. +, e. Joy.
United States surveyor who commenced
work the lst OF August and continued un-
Ill the llth of November In connection
with this boundary survey seven miles of
public land lines were run. 1t was neces-
saTy for Mr.. JOY TO return to this reserve
early In the spring OF 1905 to make some
minor corrections, which were required to
perfect the survey.
Park City Receives Attention,
Under the direction Of Prof, r. D. Sails
bury, Mr.. w. w Atwood spent several
weeks Of the field season in Utah, con-
tinuinS his study of the glacial phenom-
ena of the Uinta mountains. Detailed
mapping was dore In the Gilbert peak
quadrangle and In the northwestern poT-
tion of the Ashley quadrangle. The areal
and economic geology OF the Park City
Boutwell,, who. assisted by Mr.. L. II
Woolsey, also Investigated various min
cral deposits In that State Upon the
completion of field work in the Park City
area reconnaissance work, for purposes
of geologic correlation, was extended into
the Wasatch range; also to the mining
camps of the Cottonwood region of the
west and TO areas on the north and south.
Reports on these Investigations have been
prepared and published, Before c0nclud-
ing his field work in Utah. Mr. Boutwell,
visited the principal Vanadium and rad
ium properties In the southeastern part
Of the State, where az new mineral-a
hydrous copper vanadatc- and a new and
highly arscnical variety OF calcio-volobr-
thlte were found. and the occurrence OF
vanadIum and uranium compounds was
studied Deposits OF asphalt on the north
shore of Great Salt Lake and various
deep wells, drilled for oil or water. on the
east and north shores of the lake We're
also visited. The results Of these special
studies have been published.
Stream -Gauging Stations Maintained.
Stream-gauging stations were main
tanned by the photographic branch Of the
survey at American Fork, Nernal. Collins
ton Headgste, Hyrum, Coalvillc, Road
Crossing, Myton. saltair;, Green River
Ouray. Jenson. SpringVillc. Strawberry
Valley. Lehi, Forks OF Lake Creek. Lo-
gan. Provo. Croydon. Spring Glenn, above
narrows OF Pock creek. Gunnison. Lake
Shore. Spanish Fork Fort Duchesne
Ouray school. Whtcrocks. oakley and
White river dam An investigation of the
underground water resources In the val
leys OF Utah lake and Jordan river was
made by 6. b. Richardson. Part OF the
work was done In cooperation with the
State, and special investigation was
supply of Salt Lake City. During the
winter = report OF the results VAS pre-
Jared.
Utah Lake Principal Work.
In Utah the principal attention of the
reclamation SerVice has been directed 10
tEe Utah lake and Bear lake projects.
general reconnaissance has been made or
other projects and the relative merits OF
various schemes for reclamation hive
been compared. Utah lake IL. in effect, 4
large storage reservoir. catching the
mountain flow and delivering 1t into
canals. The ontre bed OF Utah lake.
covering 40 square miles. has been con-
toured at intervals Of one foot. The east
crn shore has been mapped In Tvc-foot
contours covering an area OF siNty-four
square miles. All the principal streams
nowihg into The lake have been sys-
tematically measured. both at the flood
season and nj low water. Information
has also been obtained relating to adJu-
dicated claims to water. the acreage and
capacity OF all canals. losses by evapora-
lion. and other facts. Field operations
Rave included detailed examination of
conditions relative To channel construc-
tnn to lower the lake level and reduce
this area OF water surface. plane-table
surveys Of the parts of Jordan river and
the Jordan canals involved in the project
and OF the sections concerned In the
drainage to Utah lake; study Of all
photographic conditions, including water
supply evaporation. and rainfall. and
classification Of lands under the project
and their exhibition on a general map
owing To the intricate water-right com
plications und some uncertain physical
problems that render the feasibility Of
The project doubtful the Investigations
were discontinued
May Require Many Years.
The, Bear lake project as a Whole is
very large involving the storage Of $50
600 acre-feet OF water In Bear lake. and
its utilization by means of long canals
extending to large areas of arid land.
Bear lake Is In northeastern Utah ex-
tending into Idaho. The water for this
project Is 20 he provided by diyerting
the upper portion of Bear river into Bear
lake and drawing down the lake itself 80
as to add to the available volume OF stor-
age, The results of the examinations
were used to prepare general plan for
the improvements necessary TO irrlgatc
the Marsh valley and Bancroft areas II
was suggested by the Arid Land commits
sion of Utah that the Bear lake project
ahould be extended to include the CON
servation and extended use Of the waters
of the Cache valley streams and such
other additional supplies as 1t may be
feasible TO obtain. extending the entire
system into northern Utah While the