deep, extending like fingers through this area, which with little additional work 

 could be made to answer for a considerable part of the drainage system. 



On account of the impervious nature of the Jordan clay, the great salt content, 

 and the low elevation, it would not be advisable to attempt drainage over this class 

 of land at the present time. Subtracting this area, estimated at 35 square miles, from 

 the 125 square miles, the value of the remaining lands, if thoroughly drained, would 

 be about $3,000,000. At present they have merely a nominal value. 



Since the publication of this report no step has been taken by State 

 or county authorities toward any general scheme of drainage and 

 reclamation, and so far as the knowledge of the Bureau goes, no work 

 of any moment has been attempted by individuals. 



In order to bring a matter of so much importance to the attention 

 of the farmers, as well as of the community at large, an experiment to 

 demonstrate the value of drainage in alkali reclamation was planned 

 by the Bureau of Soils. In the carrying out of the work the Utah 

 Experiment Station entered into cooperation with the Bureau of Soils, 

 and in 1902 a tract of 40 acres belonging to Mr. E. D. Swan was selected 

 for the demonstration. This tract lies -i miles west of Salt Lake City, 

 in sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 N., and is about half way between the two 

 railroads running directly west from Salt Lake City to Salt Air and 

 to Garfield Beach. The nearest railroad station is Buenavista, dis- 

 tant one-fourth of a mile from the tract, on the San Pedro, Los 

 Angeles and Salt Lake Railway. 



The land, at the time work was commenced, was all strongly impreg- 

 nated with alkali salts, and had nothing growing upon it except a few 

 alkali weeds, the most prominent of which was greasewood (Sarcobatus 

 verm.iculatus). The land was considered valueless by the farmers of 

 the neighborhood. 



The tract lies on the east side of Williams Lake, and at its highest 

 point has an elevation of about 8 feet above the part of the lake bed 

 adjacent to the tract. The sketch map on page 5 shows the plan 

 of the tract, and the size, depth, and distance apart of the draintile 

 installed. 



The cost of *this installation was as follows: 



270 feet 10-inch tile, at $100 per M feet $27. 00 



300 feet 8-inch tile, at $64 per M feet 19. 20 



520 feet 6-inch tile, at $27.50 per M feet 14. 30 



6,580 feet 4-inch tile, at $17 per M feet 111. 86 



2,890 feet 3-inch tile, at $13 per M feet 37. 57 



Fittings 2. 80 



Freight on 3 carloads, Ogden to Buenavista 60. 00 



Cartage and scattering tile 17. 50 



606 rods ditch, at 50 cents per rod 303. 00 



67 rods main ditch, at 54 cents per rod 36. 30 



673 rods covering with team 19. 50 



150 feet outlet ditch (open) 6. 00 



One-fifth cost of tools . . 5. 00 



Total cost.. 660.03 



