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Mr. Douglas White, Industrial Agent, Salt Lake Route, Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Mr. White: On April 18, 1913, by direction of Mr. J, H. Manderfield and at the request of Messrs. Snow and Moody, I went over a large area of land consisting of some twelve to fifteen thousand acres on which' it is proposed to effect a colonization movement. The land inspected lies near Milford, Beaver County, and from the general contour approximate to Milford, it will unquestionably make one of the best colonization movements that is under in­vestigation at this tip in this state. The land has excellent drainage. We had no maps and I am consequently unable to give any information as to sections.. The tract is covered with various forms of growth,- grease-wood, black sage brush, white sage, match-weed and shad scale. Samples of soils from the various portions of the tract were taken and submitted to Dr. Robert Stewart, Chemist of the Utah Experiment Station at Logan, through whose courtesy I am able to give a complete analysis of the alkali content of the soil, and I have not deemed it necessary to enquire into the other features since it is a well recognized fact that these soils are abundantly supplied with the elements of plant food and lacking in Humus and nitrogen content. Sample No.1 represents the soil from 1" to 24" in depth and Sample No.2 the soil from 24B to 42* in depth below