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The controversy Over the mi'n'ing of coal is awakening people 10
the importance o‘f harnessing our rivers and streams. It is not stii'
prising that Oreat Britain and tlre United States Iiave been laggards
in this respect, with limitless supplies of coal in their nrines. How-
ever, in some other eountries, the coal situalion has reached aM
acute stage.
Suður-Ameríka, eiiikinn Chile, og Japan eru í óða önn að nola
rafmagn til ftutninga segir sama blað, og ennfremur segir það:
Development of the Colorado River. Development of the Col°'
rado River for hydro-etectric power and other purposes, is oiie
the most fascinating problems facing Amerícan civil engineers to-da.V-
This river drains aboirt 244,000 square miles, including large
areas of heavy snowfall. In electrical developement it is capable
3,000,000 horsc-power, fully three-fourths of which may be (tcvelopctl'
Aríhur P. Davis, Director of the United States Reclamation Sei'
vice, declares that a dani can be built in the graiiits gorge of '*lic
Boulder Canyon tliat will interrtept practically aN the dr'ainage ab°ve
tlit Qila, and fomi a reservoir of any desired regimen of dtscharg6-
Aside from its electrical possibilities, such a resei'voir would c°lM'
pletdy elimitiate tlre flood nrenace of the river; also iirigate ls|-Sc
areás in Califomia and Arizona.
Tlrere are now aböut 1,526,000 acres of laiid irrigated in tl(C
upper basin. There is a possibility of bringing this developenicirt nl’
to 4,000,000 acres. The lower basin, exclusive of the Oila b*15'11’
now irrigates about 10,000 acnes. Tliis caii be increased to ab°11
1,250,000 aeres. ,
Beggja vegna hafsins er fólk faríð að vakna til hins nýa h'fs í,f
eymdar-dvala síntim. Ætli Island fari ekki bráðum að riimskast?
Enn sitja Þryins þirrsar að stimbli og segja Mjötni fólgin'1 p
rastir fyrir jörð ncðan! En Guð Ijóss og lífs mun senn givða s‘8
iiTeging-jtVrðuni og heimta hamar sinn. Sannterkans Ouð sigrar. l,e'
svC'ftir hans eru ekki sælketar rré sérgæðingar, fyllrsvín rré
tieldnr harðtrentir starfsmcnn og vinir vfsinda og l’Ista.
Aknreyri, 20. Júní 1023.
F. B. Amgrimsson.