MEEKER | In March 1935, the people of Meeker sought federal funding to construct a new pool using water from a well in Alkali Flat, east of Meeker. The well in Alkali Flat was not as warm as the one drilled by the Marlan Company in 1925, but it still had an output of 70 degrees. There is no evidence the public endeavor was ever funded.
However, a private enterprise was proposed by Mr. and…