Arizona republican., 1920-07-28
DEVELOP PMENT OF
 OVER CANYON |S TRIPS PURPOSE
Governor Visits Unexplored Sections to Consider Ad- visibility of Road and Irrigation Aid-Will Con- fer With Utah and Ne vada Officials
Special to The RepubIican)

PRESCOTT, July 27 Governor Thomas F.. Campbell, accompanied by Mrs. Campbell, started yesterday on a long, hard automobile trip through the northwestern part of Arizona. This trip holds much of promise for the state and particularly for Yavapai, Mohave and Coconino counties and the almost unexplored section north of the Grand Canyon. It includes the ex- animation of a number of roads for the purpose of deciding whether they shall be recommended as federal aid prof ects, examination into the feasibility of a reclamation project covering 10000 acres lying partly in Nevada and part ly in Arizona, and visiting and exam ming into the conditions and resources of the enormous stretch of country ly- ing north of the Colorado river which Utah wanted to beg, borrow or steal from Arizona in 1919.
 The party will today investigate that part of the Old Trails road lying be- tween Ash Fork and Kingman. Both Yavapai and Mohave counties have voted bonds for the construction of this road and with the assistance of the government, the project can be put manner. Governor Campbell will de- eide whether the road shall be recom- mended for financial assistance from United States funds.
 Considers Roads for Federal Aid
 There is a good road from Kingman to oatInan. Out of oatman, three miles of the road from Oatman to Topek has been provided for. The governor will cover the remaining 2S miles between Oatman and the bridge at Topek to decide whether it shall be recommended for federal aid.
 The party will then proceed back to Oatman and on through Chloride to SAQr0hlfohf inc ur1, <.,, ter Nevada and in company with the state engineer of that state proceed to Las Vegas and St. Thomas in Nevada, St. George in Utah and Hurricane and Littlefield in Arizona. This will enable them to look into the details of a pro- posed reclamation project involving 10000 acres of land that is now useful only for grazing purposes.
 Syndicate Wants Land
 If it can buy this land. a syndicate is prepared to raise the s4,o00.0 that will be necessary to insure water for the section and give the land real value. Their engineers have assured them of the feasibility of the project. Representatives of the Arizona state engineers office have checked up on the findings of the syndicate and have verified the possibilities indicated. Governor Campbell and the Nevada state engineer who is also water com missioner of that state, will investigate not only the land but the water pos abilities and the financial strength of
 the people behind the project. If they deem it desirable. steps will then be | taken to have the section surveyed and
 arrangements made through which the
 two states will be able to pass title 1 to the lands in question. This will be
 necessary since the present inaccessi-
 bilIty of the lands and the great cost o1 the project would make the invest | ment undesirable if full title could not | be secured to the land which, under the most favorable circumstances, will (Continued on page 9