ALKALI A.\l) WATER LOGGED LANDS 15 



Salt Lake City, Utah, 



January 2nd, 1914. 

 Mr. W. C. Alexander, 



Chairman Lands Committee Commercial Club, 

 Salt Lake City, Utah. 



DEAR SIR: 



Complying with your instructions, I ran levels on the Salt Lake 

 Meridian from Salt Lake City to Great Salt Lake, connecting with the 

 guage of the United States Weather Bureau at Saltair. When running 

 these levels, I took the elevation of certain lands lying adjacent to the 

 Meridian which are indicated on map of Salt Lake County, herewith. 



The levels taken disclose the following facts : 



(1) The elevation of the present level (January 1st, 1914) of 

 Great Salt Lake is 4229 feet above sea level. 



(2) The elevation of the highest land (near Ewing Station) 

 covered by these levels is 4256. 



(3) The elevation of the lowest land surveyed (near the works 

 of the Inland Crystal Salt Co.) is 4238. 



(4) The average elevation of land covered by these levels is 

 4244 feet above sea level. (All elevations refer to Salt Lake City 

 datum.) 



Therefore, the greater portion of the land surveyed is susceptible 

 of gravity drainage with outlet into Great Salt Lake with tile placed 

 at a depth of five feet under ground, so long as the water level of 

 the Lake remains below a reading of thirteen (13') feet on the guage 

 of the United States Weather Bureau at Saltair. 



Should the water level of the Lake arise above this level, a gravity 

 system of drainage would fail and a pumping system would be re- 

 quired. 



In order that some opinion may be formed as to the possibility 

 of the Lake attaining to that height, I am submitting herewith a dia- 

 gram showing the fluctuations of the Lake from the year 1862 to date. 

 On this diagram are indicated the elevation of the Lucin Cut Off of the/ 

 Southern Pacific Railroad across the Lake and the pier at Saltair, also 

 the elevations of the land surveyed. 



Yours very respectfully, 



L. C. STUBBINS, C. E. 

 Chief Engineer Richlands Irrigation Co. 



