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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



July 



been made, and estimates of power 

 canal tunnels and concrete structures 

 have been made in the office. 



The Kremmliiig Reservoir Site 



In reply to questions regarding the 

 Gore Canon, Mr. F. H. Newell, chief 

 engineer of the Reclamation Service, 

 stated that this matter was one among 

 a large number of important questions 

 which had come to his notice in con- 

 nection with reservoir sites in the va- 

 rious parts of the United States. The 

 information attained leads to the be- 

 lief that this reservoir site is unique 



fit to Colorado. 



As regards the railroad right of 

 way, this matter has been fully dis- 

 cussed before the department at Wash- 

 ington, hearings being had by the As- 

 sistant Attorney General, and all of 

 the evidence presented by the railroad 

 has been given careful consideration. 

 As a result of a study of the evidence 

 presented and of the arguments of- 

 fered by the railroad, the Secretary of 

 the Interior has concluded that it is 

 his duty to protect the irrigation in- 

 terests and has referred the matter to 

 the Department of Justice. 



Colorado River Overflow below Yuma, Arizona 



in that there is a very large storage ca- 

 pacity combined with economy of con- 

 struction of the dam and a large vol- 

 ume of water available for storage. 



The study of the entire drainage 

 basin of Colorado River shows that it 

 will be necessary to utilize the Krem- 

 mling reservoir site in the develop- 

 'ment of arid lands in Colorado and 

 further down along the stream. The 

 flow of Grand River at Grand Junc- 

 tion drops in summer to an amount 

 below the needs of the irrigable lands 

 in the vicinity, and the construction 

 of the reservoir will be of great bene- 



An analysis of the facts presented 

 leads to the belief that a suitable rail- 

 road location can be found without de- 

 stroying the Kremmling reservoir. If 

 the reservoir were, already built there 

 is no question but that the railroad 

 would find a way around it and would 

 not contend that the existence of the 

 reservoir blocked railroad develop- 

 ment. 



In short, the following contentions 

 are believed to be susceptible of proof 

 when the proper time arrives : 



First That a feasible route for the 

 railroad exists avoiding the reservoir 



