The Winslow mail., 1922-04-21

river. but in case the flow is equal
lied by project with storage
farther up the river, the ultimate
power development may reach 600,-
600 horse power. The canyon at
this site is only 23O feet wide at the
water level and the length of the
dam at top will be 600 feet, about
the same as the Roosevelt DAM The
walls and foundation are of granite.
The main electric transmission line
would extend through, or near,
Prescott, Phoenix, Mesa, Florence,
and Tucson to Douglas, with i'm
portant laterals to Jerome, Ray,
Globe, Clifton, Ajo, and Yuma.
The Boulder Canyon site is in a
similar narrow canyon in granite
rock. The canyon walls are 800
feet apart. Here it is proposed to
build solid concrete masonry dam
600 feet high, 735 feet above bed
rock, to elevation 1900 feet above
sea level. The capacity of the res
ervoir is $4,000 acre-feet, and
the estimated cost of the dam alone
is S55,000,000, The great depth to
bedrock is the main disadvantage of
this site While the problems of
| carrying the foundation to so great
depth and of passing the annual
and occasional foods of the river
during the construction period
strike terror to the heart of the en-
gineer, the task can be accomplish
| ed if adequate funds are provided.
The power development will be
100000 continuous horse power as
long as the irrigated area in the
lower basin does not exceed 1,500,-
600 acres, and will decrease to 600,-
600 horse power as the average in
| creasGs to 100000 acres.
The last annual report of the
! United States Reclamation Service
states that an inspection of the low
er river was made by boat by HON.
| er Hamlin, noted engineer, in
April, 1920, and that he reports that
| there is no good dam site for a
storage reservoir between Boulder
Canyon and Yuma.
ARIZONA'S PROGRAM
Arizona owns the Colorado River
bed, or half of it, for $50 miles. We
| do not own the water. We do not
have unlimited millions of wealth to
| invest in Colorado enterprises, nor
many votes in Congress. We should
endeavor to cooperate with our
neighbor states. When the seven
states agree upon plan of action,
the extreme urgency of the case will
secure the appropriation needed.
With regards to some features of
the project, Arizonians will express
their opinions, but should not insist
upon them. The immediate con-
struction of the storage dam and
the height of dam and the type of
are far more vital to California than
to us. Nothing can prevent our OBJ
tanning all the power the State can
use, both now, and for fifty years
to come. Our preferential rights are
recognized. Also, it is proposed to
grant Arizona and Nevada each
free block of power at Boulder site.
Our concern must be to insure that
there shall be no monopoly of pow
er by single corporation, and that
every nook and corner of the State
shall be able to receive power at
equitable rates.
| We should pledge the States hon
/ or to the states of the upper basin
| that any construction of dams for
the benefit Of the lower basin shall
not prejudice in any way their
equitable rights.
But, the irrigation of our lands
we must insist on; the development
1 of the Parker project of 10000
acres and of the Mohave Valley of
| $4,000 acres, and of the Cibola VAL
| ley of $4,000 acres, and that the
| right to double the acreage under
irrigation at Yuma, as is contem-
! plated, shall not be denied 1t will
| require at least two new diversion
| dams similar to the Laguna dam,
and they must be started in time to
| be finished when the storage dam
| is finished. The great river control
dam and the power will be secured
| largely because California is fight
| ing with us. But for the irrigation
| of Arizona lands we must fight
! alone. 1t does not follow necessar-
| lily that our lands will be irrigated
| if the Boulder Canyon dam or Lees
Ferry dam in built. Provision for
the Parker diversion dam should, if
possible, be put into the act which
shall provide for the larger project
Be it said also, that the Parker and
Mohave projects do not have the
usual influential citizens and real
estate boosters to present their
claims They are still under the
care of the United States Indian
Service. Congress passed an act
for their opening to entry several
years ago, and the matter is now
sleeping. There are only few In
dians, and they have received allot-
ments. 1t is the finest opportunity
/ in the whole United States to pro-
! vide lands for former service men,
not less than $500 of them The
State Of Arizona has got to speak
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