The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
PROF. F. \. NEWELL
A VISITOR IN ZION
Chief of the Reclamation Ser
vice Geological Survey
Pays Short Visit.
ON HIS WAY HOME
AFTER TOUR OF NEVADA
Has Consultation With Prof.
Swendsen Regarding Straw
berry Valley Project.

Prof, F: II. Newell of Washington, chief
OF the reclamation service OF the United
States geological survey was a Salt Lake
visitor yesterday on his way to his East
ern home, Prof. Newell Is returning from
Nevada. where he has been inspecting the
Carson and Truckec rivers irrigation prof.
ect, and stopped off in Salt Lake to con-
suit with Prof. Swendsen regarding the
Strawberry valley project.
Nevada Project Near Completion.
The project In Nevada which Prof.
Newell has just visited Is almost COM
plcted, and within three months the big
work undertaken by the Government for
the reclamation OF arid lands in that State
Will be pronounced finished. The work
VIII effect the reclamation of 5000 acres
of valuable lands, and Will involve the
storing Of the surplus waters OF the
Truckee and Carson rivers. The Carson
river at present has Its outlet In Carson
river VIII mean the drying up OF the
lake, which Will leave fertile area for
farming lands.
What the Trouble Is.
But the trouble is. said Prof Newell
yesterday, that the people who come
out from the East TO make their homes
In that desert region cannot bring them
selves 10 believe that Nil the cultivated
regions OF the arid States were once des-
erts like the ono in Nevada. They get of
lands for sixteen miles and by the time
they reach the land where they had In
tended to make their homes. they are en-
tircly discouraged and ready to turn
back,
What Newcomers Contend.
Point out waving field of alfalfa 20
them and they i1sist that the soil where
II grows Is different. To prove their
statement they Will lead you to the field,
pick up n handful OF the soil and sure
q IA Is
simply to irrigation and cultivation. Only
those who have actually gone through tho
experience of making the desert blossom
seem capable of appreciating that 1t can |
be done.
Will Be Brighter.
But things will be brighter aftcr q
little The Southern Pacific is now plan
ming TO bridge that waste OF sixteen miles |
lying between Hazcn and Fallon thc lat |
ter the nearest point TO the land that is |
to be reclaimed by the Carson-Truckec |
proJecD, and then the settlers won't be |
go discouraged when they reach their |
new homes. Hazen is. by the way. becom-
ing quite an active little railroad center,
and Is bound TO grow on account of this.
We haven't been urging settlers to 80
into the valley yet, but in little while
everything Will be ready and that % Oo0 |
acres. honeycombed by canals and bitches.
Will be one OF the garden spots OF Ne
Yada.
Strawberry Valley Project,
AS to the Strawberry valley project"
said Prof Newell that looks all right
At present Prof Swendsen Is engaged In
checking up the contracts of the 1900
farmers who to profit by the project
the holdings of these farmers represent
Ing an average OF forty acres each Just
now the engineering work is waiting sim
ply for the snow to disappear. which has
been unusually heavy this year.
Water Supply in Plenty.
Measurements have been taken and the
supply OF water for the coming year will
be greatly In excess Of the capacity OF
the reservoir that Is to be constructed
But this is an exceptionally good year
for water and YOU know in constructing
the big irrigation system the dry seasons
0re the ones that have to be figured on
and so while we VIII have more than
enough water this year, in the dry season
the reservoir that is being constructed
Will be of lust the right capacity.
Will Soon Open Camp.
In few weeks now they ought to be
able To start the camp down on the
We Will have TO have some
kind OF power there, either electricity or
steam. and the camp or camps will be up
to-date and built with the idea OF being
used for TWO or three years. or course
after the work Is once started weather
VIII make no difIerencc-winter. summer |
night and day. the work will be prose-
cd IoD |