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water their home gardens, and town residents having access to 

 hydrants use water on their gardens and lawns, thus raising good gar- 

 dens, trees, and shrubbery much more successfully than without the 

 water. 



BRULE COUNTY. 



During the years from 1891 to 1895 Brule County entered quite 

 extensively into the sinking of wells and the construction of ditches, 

 the county and townships undertaking the work with a view to renting 

 water. The wells were not utilized to any extent, and, the seasons 

 having been more propitious, they are now used merely to supply 

 lakes and furnish water for stock. 



W. A. Carpenter, on his ranch at Pukwana, began irrigating in 

 1894—95, using water on small grain; but the price being low and the 

 seasons being favorable he found that under the method of hiring his 

 work done he could not conduct the business on the large scale he 

 had planned without financial loss, so he abandoned operations. 



J. M. Green and II. L. Wilrodt, living 12 miles south of Pukwana, 

 have also ceased to use their water except for trees and gardens. 



R. F. Jones, on section 5, township 105 north, range 07 west, has a 

 3-inch well about 600 feet deep, furnishing about 50 gallons per min- 

 ute. He stores his surplus in a reservoir and irrigates alfalfa, receiv- 

 ing a large yield each season. 



BEADLE COUNTY. 



Beadle County was one of the few in which townships undertook 

 the sinking of wells, Bonilla and Richland townships each having 

 sunk them with the intention of using them for irrigation. The Rich- 

 land township well, located on section 29, township 110 north, range 

 60 west, 4 miles south of Cavour, is a 6-inch well 930 feet deep, and 

 the official test at the time of its acceptance by the township authori- 

 ties showed a flow of 876 gallons per minute. The well is admirably 

 located upon a high j)oint, and water can be carried in all directions. 

 A large ditch runs south for 1^ miles, and another running north 

 about the same distance has been contemplated but is not yet con- 

 structed. 



Part of this ditch is 20 feet wide and is inte^ided for storage pur- 

 poses in lieu of a reservoir. The method of disposing of water from 

 this well was to contract with different individuals for the whole flow 

 for one day each week throughout the season. The charge foi the 

 most successful season was $35. The next year each of the seven days 

 was contracted for at $50 for the season, but dissatisfaction on the 

 part of some who wanted water at a lower price than those who gave 

 $50 created dissension, the personnel of the township board was 

 changed, and many of those who contracted did not use the water. 

 This was in 1896; nothing has been done since. The water now runs 



