by the
gauge
at
the fort this
morring.
Rev.
Ashoe,
of
the
Moravian
Chuareh
Frederiksted,
will speak
in the
Lutheran
Church
of this
town
this
evening.
All
are
cordially ipvited.
Another
mail
for
St. Thomas
will be
closed
here
at
4 p.
m. todav.
REPORT
AND
ESTIMATE
ON
IRRI-
GATION POSSIBILITIES
ON
ISLAND
OF
81.
CROIX,
VIRGIN
ISLANDS,
1L 5 A
By C.
C. FISHER,
Engireer,
Department
of Interinor,
Burean
of
Re-
clamation.
(Continued
from yzs'erdiy’s Avis.)
13.
The evaporation
from
an
exposed
standarc
land
pan
on
the
Island
is
78
inches
per
annum.
The
evaporation
from
a reservoit
is estimated
as
756%
of
this,
or 58 inches.
This
is not excessive,
14.
Reservoir
secpage
losses
are
esti-
mated
at 36 inches
in depth
per
annum,
15.
Fouor possible projects
were
found
on
the
Island that
(ere sufficient
in
mag-
nitnde
to justiiy consideration;
namely,
the Jolly Hill, River, Mavwning Bay,
and
Salt River,
projects.
16.
The Jolly Hillproj~et wili reclaim
1250 acres
by the construction
of a
2,000
acre
foot reservoir,
The
project
is
es-
timated
to cost
s4'6
00
per
acre.
This
isa little below
the
estimated
value
of
irrigation, and it therefore
appears
finan-
eially feasible.
17.
The
River
vroject
will
reclaim
1250
acres
by
the
.counstruction
of
a
2200
acre
foot reservoir,
This project’is
estimated
to cost
$295.00
por acre,
which
1s well within
the
feasible
limmit
and
it
therefore
appears
feasible,
18,
The Manning Bay is
an
alternate
project
to
the
River.
Its
engineering
feasibility
is
qu~stioned
on
accoont
of
uncertain
dam
foundation
conditions,
and the preference
to
the
River
projoct
is therefore
advised.
No
estimate
has
been
prepared
on
the Manning
Bay
pro-
ect.
’
19.
The
Salt
River project
will
re-
claim 650
acres
by the
construction
of
a
2.000 acre foot reservoir.
Itis
a
pumno-
ing scheme.
Its estimated
cost
is $135,00
per
acre.
which is a little
above
the
es-
timated
value of irrigation.
On
account
of its high eost,
and
alsn because
it
is
a
pumping
project,
it
is
not
advised
as
feasinle.
It is
recommended,
how.
wver,
that runoff records
be
se_ured
from
this
basin
as, in case
the estimat
d runoff
1s
too conservative,
the project
may be found
feasible.
20.
The estimites
in this
report
are
of a very prel minary nature
oxing to the
meager
« ata
on
which
they
are
based
and their reliability should
be
gaged
ae-
cordingly.
21.
ln case subsequent
rinoff records
that
may be secured
on the Jseveral
pro-
> Lyl r
2y
jects
appear
to justify further
action,
it
ie
advised
that
s
resident
engineer
be
sceured
who has
hai some
irrigation- ex-
perience
and tha'
he make
dotail
surveys
of reservoirs,
dam si'es,
including found-
ation
testing,
canal
surveys,
ete..
and
that
he
prepare
detail
plans
and
es-
timates,
and
that such
data
thern
be
sub-
mitted
to
an
irvigation eagineer
of
re-
cognized
standing,
or
to
the
U.
3.
Bu
reau of Reelamation,
for tiaal
ernsidera-
ti :n.
‘
23.
The
*wo apparently
feasible
pro-
jects,
namely,
the
Jol'v
Hill
and
the
River,
will waier
the
lands
onlv
of
the
La Grange
and
the
West
India
Snpar
Companies
respectively,
and
in
either
case
the entire
loca! holdings of the
com-
pany
could be made
available
as
security
for the raising of the
necessary
consirue-
tion funds.
In such
ecase,
on
condition
that jcaticfactory
legal provisions
could
be made
as
to priority
of
lien,
no
diffi-
culty should
be
experienced
in securing
the
money,
GEOLOGY AND GROUND WATER
SUPPLY,
-
23.
Three
geological
reports
on
the
Island
of
St.
Croix
have
been
studied
fcr
this: report,
namely,
the
extended
report
of John
T. Quin
of
England,
en-
titled
*'The Makiong of an Island,”
dated
1907;
the
report
of
Thomas
Wayland
Vaughn,
Geologist
and Chief
of
Section
oi
Coastal
Plain
Investigations
of
the
U. 8. Geological Survey,
dated
1919;
and
the report
of James
F.
Kemp,
Professor
of Geology at Columbia
Univeisity,
dat
ed
March 25,
1923,
24.
From
these
reports
it is seen
the
Island
is
composed
of
two
distinet
geo-
logical
formations,
namely,
the
older
rock,
which forms
the
east
portion,
and
the mourtains
¢f
the
north-west
portion
of the Island;
and
the
newer formation
which
overlies
the
older
in
the central
ard
southern
portions
of the
Jsland.
The
older
rock
is
of .voleanic origin but
Laus
been subsequently
deposited
into the
sea
and formed into sedimentary
rocks.
Mr.
Quin calls
the older
rocks
‘‘blue beach’’,
and
he
st:tes
that
below
the
‘'rotten
rock’’
near
the
surface
they
are
hard
and
crystalline
and
that
in
some
cases
they
are
so
chaneed
by
heat
that
the
stratifieation
disappears
and
that
it
is
then
known
as
igneous
rock.
Dr,
Vaughn states
that
these older
rocks
are
metomorphosed
sediments,
eonsisting
of
sandstone,
shale
or
mudstone
and
lime-
stone,
and
that
ail
of
these
rocks
are
dense.
Profess.r
Kemp
calls
the older
rocks
the
“*Mount Eagle
Serie¢s,”” and
lie
states
that
they
are
compacted
and
hardened
to'a
very dense
rcck.
These
sediments
after having been
deposited
in
the
sea
were
snbjected
to
an upheaval
and
a folding pressure
that
has left them
at
1
steeply
tilted
angle, ranging
from
45°
to vertiez].
5.
The
iater
formation,
called
the
“KinghillSeries’’
by
Professor
Kemp,
corsists
of limestone,
chalky
beds
and
marle.
It i 3 generally
cost and
contains
sea
fossils
and corals.
It generally lies
at
a flat angle
10°
to
15"
from
the
horiz .-
tal, and
its
greatest
depth
1s
estimated
at 600 feet.
Dr. Vzuchn
states
that
the
newer
rocks
are
moreor
{ess porous
and
can absorb
considerable
gquantities
of
wa-
ter, thongh Profesa r Kemp
states
thev
are
not
very permeable
to w:uter,
(10 be continued.)
TELEGRAMS.
SI. CRUOIX
STATION
London,
June
8:h
- A new ajrservice
(o
be
opened
between
London
and
Stoek
holm during the coni
g
Sunmer,
It
i
proposed
to
operate
three
airships
capa
ble of earrying 23 passengers
cach.
T
ships
will leave
both
capitals
daily.
Paris,
June
sth
—Switzerland
qualilie
!
for the finals of the Olympic Soccer
Com
petition
today by
defeating
Sweden
the score
of 2 to
1.
The
game
was replero
with
sen:ations
and
the
outeome
one
o1
the
greacest
surprises
of
the
tournu-
ment.
Stanford-Hill,
Eng.
June
sHth--M.s
Molla
Mallory
was
defeated
today
|
Miss
Bransfield
in
the
fourth
round
o
the
North
London
ternis championship,
6-%,
3-6.
6-3.
London.
June
Hth The
polling
in it
Oxford City bye election,
held
today,
re
sulted
as follows:
Pourne
Conservative)
10,079,
Fry
(Liberal)
8,
237,
Lindsay
(Labour) 2,769
Washington,
June
6th,
—A
treaty
de-
signed
to
suppress
smuggling
of ligun
and
narcoties
across
the
Canadian
boundary
was
signed
here
today
by
representatives
of
the
Canadian
and
United
States
Governments.
Mr,
Er-
nest Lapointe repres:nted
Canada.
Seere-
tary
of State
Hughes
signed
for the
llni-
ted
States.
The
conventionis
to
take
effect
ten
days after the exchanoe
of ra
tifications
and
to
remain
in foree for or¢
year,
with termiuation
‘hereafter on thir
ty days
notice.
Kach
Governmont is to
furnish information
to officials
of the oth
er regarding
cleara
ce of vessels,
or
the
transportation
of eargoes,
shipments,
«
Inads of articles
across
the
international
boundary,
when
the
importation
of
the
articles
transported
by
land
is
subjeet
to
the
payvment
of
duties.
In-
formation
also
ils
to
be-exehanged
re-
garding clearance
ol vessels
to any
ports
when
there
is ground
to suspect
that
the
owners of the cargo plan
to smuggle
1.
into territories of
the other Government.
Clearance
to be denied
to ships
carrying
cargo consisting
of commodities,
the iy
-
portation of which
1s forbidden
by cithe .
country.
whenever
it is evident fiom tie
tonnage,
or other
characteristiss
of th.
vessel,
that the
ship would be unable
~
carry the cargo
to the destination
propo-
-
ed in the application for ¢learance.
Berlin,
June 6th— Reichstag
today
ap-
proved,
by a vote of 247 to
133, the po: i-
tion
of
the
Government
of chanecellor
Marx in favour
of the
Reparations
Ex-
perts reports.
_