Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-27
HALF MILLION FOR
HUGE STORAGE
PROJECT
ON EAST FORK OF BILL
WILLIAMS RIVER, ARIZ.
thousands Of Acres of Land to
Be Irrigated; Reservoir VIII
he ExceIIed Only by Roosevelt
and Yuma Dams,

Plans have been completed for the
expenditure by private parties of a
half million dollars on a gigantic res
eryoir and water storage project on
The east fork of the Bill Williams
river in Mohave county. Arizona.
Thousands upon thousands OF acres
of land, now arid, win be supplied
with water for irrigation purposes and
a vast desert tract will give way to
rich farms.
Prominent eastern capitalists, inter
ested in the Corona mine at Wenden.
are behind the irrigation project-the
largest of its kind in northern Arizona
and cxcelled only by the Roosevelt
dam near Phoenix, costing 5000, 900,
ana the I.aguna Mt Yuma, or which
$500, 900 Is being spent, with the
government behind both or those pro-
jects.
The Prescott Journal-Miner says Of
the Enterprise:
Announcement was made yesterday
by George presler, superintendent Of
the Corona Copper company, operat-
ING near Wenden, on the A. 4 G., that
his mining syndicate has completed
the purchasc OF 5. +. Fullcr's one
third interest in the gigantic water
storage project On the east fork Of
Bin Williams river in Mohave county,
Inc ADIbIit pttiIt bNAoIlilhs WV
thirds owners of that proposition.
The closing of this deal signalizes
the beginning OF work on one of the
biggest water storage enterprises for
power and irrigation purposes under
private ownership in the west. II has
been In course of maturity for many
years.
The site selected for the storing OF
the water was originally chosen, by
Mr.. Fuller man. years ago, who early
appreciated the fact hat soone or
later the importance of the project
would be appreciated.
MIR Presler says that in n few days
several members OF the Corona COM
pany will arrive in this city, the in
iention being to proceed to their camp
and to outline a system for the imme-
diatc beginning OF work. Estimates
gathered from engineers who have in
spected the ground estimate that at
least eight thousand horse power Will
be generated through storage. while
an area of several thousand square
miles can be furnished with water.
At least the sum of $500, 600 will be
expended on the work. In addition TO
the extensive retaining of land ii will
furnish power for h mine work or
the Corona and the cost of operating
fhat property will be reduced to a
minimum. Other companies adjacent
will likewise experience the benefits
OF the power. From the camp of the
Corona company TO the dam site is
less than twelve miles, while the Clara
consolidated and many other mines
that are coming 10 a high state of de-
Velopment and production are but six.
teen miles away.
The site for the storage reservoir is
said TO be the best obtainable in the
northern part Of the territory, the
drainage shed covering thousands of
square miles with an abundant flow
~ all seasons of the year.
With the arrival Of the Corona
stockholders it is probable that opcr-
ations will be started up again on that
mine. A few weeks p u temporary
suspension was ordered from the east.
at a time when the underground con-
ditions were said to be the most at
tractivc.
Mr.. Presler viii await in this city
the arrival of the stockholders in the
mine and reservoir enterprise, and ac-
company them to the Corona camp.