490 NATIONAL RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS. 



bottoms. Practically all the uplands, which include the greater part 

 of the project, are held in private ownership, a large part l)eing in 

 large holdings, which, under the terms of the reclamation act, must 

 be subdivided into tracts not to exceed IGO acres, as this is the max- 

 imum area for which water can be furnished to individual owners 

 under the law. The public lands under the project, which include a 

 large portion of the lake and swamp areas, are at present withdrawn 

 from entry. When these lands are restored to entry, homesteaders 

 may file applications for available public lands. The lands in Cali- 

 fornia are under the jurisdiction of the Susanville and Redding land 

 offices and those in Oregon under the jurisdiction of the Lakeview 

 land office. Land can be acquired at the present time only by private 

 purchase. 



The project is naturally divided in two parts, which have been 

 commonly called the " upper " and " loAver." The " upper project," 

 which takes its water supply from the Lost River, with Clear Lake as 

 a storage reservoir, includes Langell's, Yonna, and the upper Poe 

 valleys. The lower project includes the lands in Klamath and lower 

 Poe valleys and the Lower Klamath and Tule lakes. The source of 

 water supply for the " lower project " is Upper Klamath Lake. 



Construction work on the first 9 miles of the main canal and the 

 laterals thereunder was begun in March, 1906, and it is expected this 

 unit will be completed in 1907. From the first unit of the main canal 

 and the little Klamath water ditch, commonly known as the Adams 

 canal, which has recently been purchased by the United States, water 

 can be delivered to from 12,000 to 15,000 acres during the irrigation 

 season of 1907. The lands under the project are of good quality. 

 The principal crops grown are alfalfa, wheat, oats, barley, rye, veg- 

 etables, and some deciduous fruits. A few experiments in sugar- 

 beet culture show that it is probable that this crop can be successfully 

 grown. 



The principal town of the valley is Klamath Falls, located on Link 

 River, about 1 mile below the lower end of Upper Klamath Lake. 

 Other towns in the valley are Merrill, situated near Tule Lake, and 

 Bonanza, situated on Lost River, within the so-called " upper project." 

 The California and Northeastern Railway is now under construction 

 to Klamath Falls. 



OREGON. 



Umatilla froiect. — The Umatilla project embraces 20,000 acres 

 immediately south of Columbia River and east of Umatilla River. 

 About 10 per cent of these lands are in public ownership. The engi- 

 neering works in connection with this project consist of a feed canal 

 from LTmatilla River to the Cold Springs reservoir and a distributing- 

 system. The works are of simple character and capable of being- 

 constructed in a short time. The irrigable area under this jDroject 



