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Federal Reclamation In Utah To 1974, Glen Shagren
Federal Reclamation In Utah To 1974, Glen Shagren
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The Colorado River Basin of Utah covers approximately 49 percent of the state. A sizable snowfall, particularly in the Uintah Mountains, makes Utah's major contribution to the water flow of the Colorado River. During the spring runoff the melting snow finds its way to the Colorado River, which eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico. In large measure this water has held, and still holds, the key to Utah's development.
Because Utah lies in an arid region, water is an extremely important resource. Upon arrival to the Great Basin in 1847, the Mormon pioneers immediately set about solving the problem …
The Coal Conflict: Utah's Fight With The Union Pacific Railroad, Michael Guy Bishop
The Coal Conflict: Utah's Fight With The Union Pacific Railroad, Michael Guy Bishop
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The problem of an adequate fuel supply plagued the people of the Salt Lake Valley from the Mormons' earliest occupation of the region. The first type of fuel used in the area was timber from the surrounding mountains, but this proved to be insufficient to meet the demands of growing population. With the rapid increase in the number of homes and businesses in the Salt Lake area, a new source of fuel was needed. A universal feeling existed in the community that coal was the answer to its needs.
In the autumn of 1859 coal was discovered near the present-day …