The Coconino sun., 1922-09-22

ShiCCIo WcIc ScHJ tU Inc SOlOTdu0 rlV-
 CT twenty years ago. The use of
 transmission of power for long dis
 tances makes the river of more in-
 terest every day.
 The river means much to the coun- try it runs through, and it has an inn mense bearing on this state. The
 beauties of the Grand Canyon and
 other canyons in this locality mean a great deal to the state, and the
 growth of traffic to Arizona through the last two years proves this. My first visit to this country was 39 years ago. In 1883 I got off of the train at Peach Springs, and from there went to the canyon and the river. Before leaving this locality, I visited many points of interest around here. In 1885 I was in this country again, making Flagstaff my head quarters. The town has changed so much would not recognize it as the same place. l knew few of the Flagstaff residents then, but most of them seem to have disappeared or changed. San Francisco peaks and Sunset mountain have not changed in the least, however. I hope to come back again, and when do hope the transformation will be greater"
 Mir. Dennis:
 "I can't go quite so far back in Flagstaff history as Director Davis can, as made my first stop here a year ago. 1 have been here several times since, with Lees Ferry as my objective. represent a group of people that is giving the Colorado riv- CT great deal of study. The prof ect should be developed, either by a private concern, or by the govern ment. We all agree that the river must be developed by some agency. This trip has been pleasant one, and it has been carried out almost precise ly to the minute in regard to schedule. We had no sickness on the trip, and there were no 'grouches' in the bunch. The only objection some of us had is that northern Arizona and Utah fur nish poison oak"
 Colonel Birdseye:
 "1 don't know a blooming thing about 'power,' but I want to assure you that if there is anything that can do that will help forward the Colorado river development, l will do it. l visited the town of Flagstaff in 1914, and so many improvements have been made that I hardly recognized the place when 1 got here yesterday. It certainly seems good to come back to civilization"
 MT. Freeman:
 Colonel Birdseye knows a great deal more about power than he pre- tends to know. I know, because he pulled my boat off the rocks, when no once else could do it.
 Flagstaff strikes me as being one of the most interesting places I ever visited, and has the greatest possibil- ities of any city I know of"
 MT. Kahler:
 Utah seems to be separated from this state by a wilderness of rock, and for that reason we never get down to this part of the country. Da- wis told about what he would like to see done with the Colorado. He said that power should be developed. I want to know how it is going to be developed without a railroad to do it. I am with the Union Pacific, and want to help do what should be done to solve this problem. l was surpris- ed to see what beautiful country you have here, south of the river, and the town of Flagstaff, with its paving, surprised me still more."
 ,>Mr. Rice said:
 "In connection with the work of de- velopment of the Colorado river, one of the fundamental things needed is an accurate knowledge of the flow of the river.
 "T'he federal power commission realizes that we must have more in- formation about the river, and at different points along it's course, and the importance of guaging stations at the Grand Canyon, Topoc and Lees Ferry.
 "The people in the southern part of the state are intensely interested in the investigations being made in this vicinity, and at Boulder Canyon, and in getting more and cheaper pow er."
 Mir. La Rue told about the trip. From Ritchfield, Utah, they travelled 100 miles by auto, making the rest of the way in three days, with two four horse wagons. Halls Crossing was reached on the night of September z. They started down the river the next day in power boats. The dam sites were investigated that were looked over by typographical survey men last summer. Four possible dam sites were surveyed.
 On September 12 they laid off and took a side trip to Rainbow bridge.
 They then went to the Crossing of the Fathers, and then to Warm Creek. A dam can be built there. Lees Fer dy dam site number two was also con- sidered. On the 18th they reached Lees Ferry, and climbed out on the 17th.
 MT. La Rue showed big map of the proposed Lees Ferry dam site, the dam to be built on one side of the with a tunnel spillway 2500 feet long at right angles to connect | with the other side of the horseshoe at the ferry. The cost of the dam ran not he determined until depth to