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side of Milk River, east of Malta, Montana. The cost will be from $20 

 to $25 per acre. 



Nebraska, — North Platte project is for the reclamation of an unde- 

 termined area of land east of the Wyoming boundary and the building 

 of a canal on the north side of North Platte River. Some of this land 

 is now in private ownership. The cost of reclamation will probably 

 be between $35 and $40 per acre. 



Nevada. — The Truckee project now under construction will re- 

 claim upwards of 150,000 acres at a cost of about $25 per acre. There 

 are a number of ramifications which are yet to be worked out and 

 these may result in a larger development. 



New Mexico. — The Hondo project in the vicinity of Roswell will 

 irrigate about 10,000 acres, a portion of which is in private ownership. 

 The cost will be upward of $25 per acre. Water is to be obtained from 

 flood storage in a reservoir to be constructed on the north side of 

 Hondo River. 



North Dakota. — Fort Buford project is to reclaim 60,000 acres of 

 lands on the west side of Yellowstone River in Montana and North 

 Dakota, at a cost of about $30 per acre. Most of this land is in private 

 ownership. 



Oklahoma. — In this territory investigations have been made of the 

 opportunity of storing water in a number of shallow basins, but as yet 

 the results have not been satisfactory. 



Oregon. — -The Malheur project, on both sides of Malheur River, 

 west of Ontario, will reclaim, by a storage of flood waters of Malheur 

 River, about 90,000 acres at a cost of about $30 per acre. 



South Dakota. — The' Belle Fourche project contemplates the rec- 

 lamation of 60,000 acres of arid land, largely public, situated northerly 

 from the Black Hills. This is to be accomplished by the storage of 

 flood waters of Belle Fourche River. The cost will be about $32 per 

 acre. 



Utah. — The Utah Lake project contemplates the utilization of 

 waters tributary to Utah Lake and the reduction of evaporation losses 

 by drawing down the lake. It is possible that 20,000 acres may be re- 

 claimed at a cost of $35 per acre. 



Washington.- — The Palouse project is for the reclamation of arid 

 lands near Pasco, by storage in Washtucna reservoir. Possibly 100,000 

 acres, mainly in private ownership, can be reclaimed at a cost of $35 

 per acre. 



Wyoming. — The Shoshone project is for the reclamation of 100,000 

 acres of public land in the Big Horn Basin, north of Shoshone River. 

 Water will be stored and diverted at a cost of $25 per acre. 



Most of the systems for irrigating land depend wholly upon the 

 gravity supply of water, but in a number of localities it will be neces- 



