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Show " \ \ \, !' . __ , . rl-'/ ;>" \.:" As In c o ns t ruc t Lng the dam of 1691, a new principle W5 VS6C_. into tLr:;: out river the from be s ou found fc:r north Ld a. i.de ae c solid rock f cu nda t Lo n on which to 'build, a crib was 1::uilt 'cf .t imbe r-s fastened together a nd' to the s e cu re Ly and t.h t s rock e wit: tone s:o fil:ed and of tbt mai n rme end d tr,e crib, gravel, n;.rth dam r.r ou nd which the waters of the river were to flow (JV.c a na tu raf stone table, or "spi11way"--,-the sp i Ltwe y be i ng sur r t c i e nt.Ly ,VIi tL some low construction work in places, to t.u r n t ne v«: tel' high, into the h e ad of t.r.e Lr r i.ga t i cn caned. fOtnd.ption; . fored .. . This de m .. September 18, by the de c ay f'au Lt in the Lncd bn use until tr.e extremely higl: t'Lo cu cf when it-gav€: way. The lC6s, 11CW€Ve..t:', W5.S c au s e d of timbers o r Lg I na Ll.y used, r a t h e r- t ha n th r cugh e.ny construction of the: dam r-erra 1923, i. The, d am now in use "is "built. on the s sme site as the ro rme r o ne , and is built in very' much the same way---concrete, hcwe.ve r , being used instead of the ear-liE.r stone and wc o d facings to wi th s t a nd +11e t i me j elements, a nd ',th{; heavy pressure a nd wear of food.' This_ 18.st:) dam, the sixteenth; not c ou n t i n the 10V/€;1", or .e e.co nda.ry de..D1 built t'a r th e r down t.o.e river, was constructed" follow ravages wat e r s of , the', loss O['·the fermer o ne' wi th Ii ttl'€: or no appreciable lOi;;s of crop'S. i The \iam. no t+be i ng wash e.d away until t.}i€; mid.ca€ of' Sept.E'r£.ber when C:J.;or6 fo r t.he ye a r were p rac t i ca.Hy "made',,_._V'I(.t_S r e c o ns tru c t ed li -du r i ne; the winter to such an ext.e nt, that the wa t e r was back::lnto the i' r riga t i 0 ca rial by' 'the Is t .of th t:;: f 0 Ll.ow i ng rch. {The ns e of this. l(Ht( Idem' was 'of' course" c ompa ra ti ve Ly he avy ; iJu:. thc' se tt Ie r s , now fairly well--e s t.ab La ehe d , were in (:;. much 'be t t e r condi t i on r o.- mere rapid and effective work. i ng 6xp'e . .: In is t -_ . ,-- . .:._ ... looking oV'r the history of tr;e development of 'Jceph' .-Gi ty, impressed w1th :'he grc;.t degree .of Lnc ep e nde nc e ',Of t.h es e At no time,. aside from the ODe r ns ta nc e of the .Lmpo r-t a t Lc n people. of a few t.hcu aa nde of pounds of flour e.b cv e me rrt i c ne d arid a Ii t t Le general &..ss.istanc€ given alltbe s et t Leme nt s by tnt; M.o.r'IDcn chu rch in_: the wa-;/ c f f'u r m shf ng mills, e t c , d o I find a ny r-e c o r-d of any ciL!''': one , ect a.i.d from outsid.e t o x within two years flcu.r· mentioned was Q...f;id receipt. St6ck.r'.i8ing and da i ry i ng we.f:., taken up As e=i r'Ly outset, and sre r« fairly successful. asl8?9, JOSEph City, conjointly with the tw6 ,settlereents farttcr down th e river, engaged in da i ryf ng at PllSasa.nt Ve.Ll e y now cEllcd , Monnon Lake. Ls.t e in 1::76) a saw-mill 'NO.8 sent tJ'- i.?le' chu r ch -t'!''Cm Mt. 11::':"U1nbull, s outr.we s t of Kanab, utah, for the use of the" c o Lo nt e.t s; a nd tr.:.is was set up a fev: m i Le a e as t cf Mermen Lake and t nt c r-i;rnmediclte op e r-a t t c n, so that by NO'embe.r of t.h c.t year) Lumb e r was A grist mill ws put in cperaticn big delivered in the coloniEs. a.t hE. z e t t.Leme rrt s ne c.r WinslOW early in 18'7c; ana a t s.nnery fce-, l. red by the two e cc Le e i.ee t i cal c t.a ke s in no.r t ne aa t e r n Ar i z c r.a was , r' put into operation' a.t the saw mill settlement in 1:,7. ".' the of from the c o its Lo ni e s ; s.nd the . pdt well Ili 'Y.' Anothf"r Z.S ? ,1/ . ,.. no ti ce abj,e fee. t.u r e of eE:rly 1i1'0 at .Joseph Ci ty j &.5 Via,s tLE:;ir co:rrmnistic s.'tem of -"he othe.r eettl€.IUE;nts, the 5t:rr.t.n1€r of 1876, tr.:,t: people of .Joseph City at€; to.;;. ci.i ci a1 cO r not. nsi de thi s plo.n l!'ge table, tr.ough they Fo!' psvcra.i yt.c_ r:=., however, <3.:id. not follow it le.ttl'. '1stic eys it:m of. lo.bo r W£.fl f ·11ov·6d·some be- i ng K.eSa ,J . - I |
