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lies below 500 feet in altitude, is rolling in character, and the lands 

 are of high fertility. The climate is warm and the soil adapted to 

 orchards, small fruits, and vegetables. Transportation facilities are 

 excellent, the lands being within 200 miles of Portland, Oreg., or 

 Spokane, "Wash., on the main lines of the Oregon Railroad and 

 Navigation Company. 



UTAH. 



Strawberry YaUey project. — This project provides for the irriga- 

 tion of about G0,000 acres of land in central Utah, situated from 5 to 

 15 miles south of Provo and on the eastern shore of Utah Lake. 

 Water supply will be received from a storage reservoir to be built 

 on Strawberry River, about 30 miles east of the irrigable area. By 

 means of a tunnel 1 miles long stored water will be carried under the 

 divide and emptied into Spanish Fork, from which a canal from 18 

 to 20 miles long will convey it to the irrigable area. The lands 

 have a mean elevation of 4.500 feet. 



IDAHO. 



Payette-Boise project. — The Payette-Boise project ultimately will 

 reclaim about 350.000 acres of land in the valleys of the Payette, 

 Boise, and Snake rivers in southwestern Idaho. Of this area about 

 five-sixths are without present facilities for irrigation. The valleys 

 are tributary to the Oregon Short Line, the Boise, Xampa and 

 Owyhee, and the Idaho Xorthern railroads. 



The complete plans propose the utilization of both the Payette and 

 Boise rivers, and include the construction of extensive storage works 

 at the headwaters of each stream. The lands are in Ada, Canyon, 

 and Owyhee counties and are smooth, with gentle slopes. The work 

 of construction has been taken up by units, and several years will 

 elapse before the whole project is completed. Several contracts have 

 been let and work is well under way. 



WASHINGTON. 



Okanogan project. — This project is designed to supply water to 

 8,650 acres of land in Okanogan Valley in northern Washington. 

 The water supply is estimated to be sufficient for the proper irriga- 

 tion of 10,000 acres, 1,350 of which are now supplied. The farm unit, 

 on account of the possibilities for high development in this section, 

 will be 40 acres. Lumber for building purposes and fuel supplies 

 are practically unlimited. The lands are tributary to the Great 

 Xorthern Railroad. 



Yahima Valley. — Yakima Valley contains an area of approxi- 

 mately 500,000 acres; with storage it is estimated the water suj^ply 

 is sufficient for 340,000 acres. This acreage includes approximately 

 100,000 acres in the Yakima Indian Reservation, which can be brought 



