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may be stored on the north fork of Red River, and it is believed that 

 further exph:)ration will show tliat there are lands which can be profit- 

 ably irrigated \)\ this stored water, at a cost of not to exceed $20 per 

 acre. 



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

 Avest of Ontario, will reclaim, by storage of flood waters of Malheur 

 River, about 00,000 acres, at a cost of about $30 per acre. 



/Soi/fh I)aIiot((. — The Bellefourche project contemplates the recla- 

 mation of 00.000 acres of arid land, largely public, situated nortlierl}' 

 from the Black Hills, by the storage of flood waters of Bellefourche 

 River. The cost will be about $30 per acre. 



Uta/i. — 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 possil^le that ()0,000 acres 

 may be reclaimed, at a cost of $35 per acre. 



Wa.sh'nigto)i. — The Palouse project is for the redemption 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 $30 per acre. 



Wyoming. — The Shoshone project is designed to reclaim 100,000 

 acres of public land in the Bighorn basin, north of Shoshone River. 

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



