The Coconino sun., 1923-10-05

The editor, bur1ed IN mass OF uC-
cray contributions received in the
course of a days work, was greeted
by man of impressipg personality,
and more impressive size. He laid
his article on the desk with an air
that indicated he was confident it
would be accepted, and with "thank
you," disappeared as mysteriously as
he entered the office. His contribu-
ton to the morning newspaper is as
unique as it is interesting. 1t war
rants publication, and with the kind
indulgence of The Republican family it
is offered as part of the Sunday pa
per. 1t follows:
A super-power and reclamation
project capable of placing IL billion
acres of land in Arizona under water,
including Squaw Peak and Tombstone,
and calling for the construction of a
skyline canal capable of diverting the
entire flow of the Colorado river in
high flood and generating oodles OF
hydro electric power, was announced
today by Dock Cook, the well-known
North Pole explorer and lecturer, as
the greatest engineering feat ever
conceived by the mind of man. Dock
Cook is president and managing di-
rector of the Whyline Canal associa-
ton, organized for the purpose OF
placing the canal on the map of Ari-
zona and raising funds for pens, ink
and other draftsmen's equipment, in
cident to the preliminary operations
of the project.
Engineers of the association, acting
without license or special permit from
the governor or his secretary, an
nounced the preliminary reconnois-
sance survey of the project, the field
notes of which show the following:'
Beginning at one of the numerous
available and inaccessible sites from
four to eight miles south of the Wolly-
pog canyon, the flow would be divert
ed by diversion dam capable of i'm
pounding 1,250,000 acre-yards. By
taking advantage of the high grounc
at this point the height of the dan
will be only 2,20O feet above the river
bed as compared to 2400 feet ordin
arily required, while the depth to bed
rock is only TAO feet.
From the reservoir the water would
be conveyed by aerial tram over the
rugged sleeps of the Ukelele noun
tains to the mouth of the first tunnel
This is a short bore, only 150,811 fee
in length.
Thence southwesterly in twisting
direction to point on the main lint
of the Santa Fe near Music mountain
thence due east in westerly direc
ton, along the center line of the San
ia Fe right, of way for 200 miles t,
Kingman and the base of Peacocl
mountain, where a small tunnel o.
164,515 meters would be required.
On coming out on the opposite sid'
of nowhere the waters would be con
Quoted through steel-packeted sy
phone of 200 feet diameter across th'
plains of Grapejuice canyon and th'
rugged slopes of Lost Prairie, Themes
by an inverted syphone of the same
bore to the foothills of the Chucka
wallas.
Here the canal would pass through
a slight pass or gap into the midst O
the Chiropractic mountains, following
the backbone ridge for a distanc'
rugged slopes of Lost Prairie, Themes
north-southly to the S. II. mountain
in the northern part of Yuma county
at which point canals would radiate il
all directions to irrigate all the lam
in Yuma county, including the bed o
the Colorado river.
Thence due west to Prescott, a
which point similar laterals woul'
radiate for the purpose of supplying
all the irrigable and non-irrigabl
lands in Yavapai county with irriga
ton with the exception of Perkins
vile and its suburbs.
Thence due north to the Hassayam
pa river, contact with which would b
studiously avoided by the erection 0
an aerial water way suspended fror
army bumps or gas bags, which it
estimated could be maintained at
cost of less than $999,000 per annun
by connecting them with the Holbroo
oil field.
Thence in a meandering direction
to Minnehaha Flats, thence on bee
line to the Phoenix Junior Chanbe
of Commerce, with paved highwa
80 feet wide on each bank of tn
canal, these boulevards to be ighte
by power generated on Diamon
Greek. If any power is left over
will be utilized in lifting the water o
the canal to the top of the Luhr
building.
Thence in an east-northerly direc
tion to Florence, Winkelman, Payson
Globe and Tucson for the purpose 0
irrigating 112,517,OO0 acres Of lam
in Pinal, Gila and part of Graham
county.
Thence from the Old Pueblo west
southly to Bisbee to supply water fo
the great Asiatic colony to be estab
lished at that point by William Ran
dolph Thirst.
Thence by a piggley- -wiggely rout'
through Dead Mans Canyon AM
Slickery Gulch, tunneling the Whit
Mountains for a depth of three mile
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