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Several artesian wells are being sunk in Cochise 

 county, Arizona. A well near Benson found water at 

 a depth of 275 feet. The residents in the eastern part 

 of Pmal county along the San Pedro are watching 

 the experiments with interest, for the same conditions 

 are likely to prevail throughout the entire length of 

 the valley. 



The California method of developing and utilizing 

 the artesian flow will doubtless be adopted on the San 

 Pedro. By that method a series of six and eight inch 

 wells is sunk along an artesian belt. The wells are 

 capped and their flow piped to a penstock. Thence 

 the water is conducted by pipes or open ditches to 

 points of distribution. Frequently water companies 

 are organized, purchase land in an artesian belt, de- 

 velop a number of thousand inches of water, which 

 are sold to land owners, at great profit to those in- 

 vesting in the company. Again, an owner of land in 

 an artesian belt, by boring a few wells, finds himself 

 completely independent of canal and water compa- 

 nies. 



An automatic electric indicator is to be used to re- 

 cord the flow of water in the north fork of the river 

 at Fort Collins, Colorado, and a daily report will be 

 posted at the post-office for the information of those 

 interested. 



The extension of the Pecos Valley railroad from 

 Eddy, New Mexico, to Roswell, eighty miles away, is 

 being pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and is 

 destined in time to become an important feeder of 

 the road leading from the Pecos region, which, under 

 irrigation, is becoming a very important agricultural 

 district. 



The Southern Pacific railroad is sinking an artesian 

 well at Gila Bend. It is now 500 feet deep and ar- 

 rangements have been made to go 1,300 feet, if neces- 

 sary, to obtain a good flow of water. A supply of 

 pure water will be a great help to the town. 



NEW COMPANIES. 



The Kearney (Nebraska) Hub says: "If we live 

 here we must irrigate." Nearly all of Arid America 

 is now fully alive to the importance of irrigation, and 

 they are wondering how they ever existed so long 

 without it. 



The Bear River Canal Company of Utah is oper- 

 ating a steam plow that turns over twenty-five acres 

 per day near Corinne. This company will put 5,000 

 acres into alfalfa, timothy and fruit this fall. 



Denver Congress. The headquarters will be 

 located in the Brown Palace Hotel, and the sessions 

 will be held in the Broadway Theatre. 



ADVERTISER WANTS POSITION OF TRUST 



with Irrigation company which requires a competent 

 superintendent with long experience in handling 

 water, also in vine and tree growing and general irri- 

 gation farming. Experience gained in California 

 and New Mexico. Best references as to capability 

 and character. Address, IRRIGATION AGE. 



Utah. Weston The West Cache Canal Company organized 

 with Peter Mickleson, president, and P. J. Sandberg, secretary 



and treasurer Salt Lake City Articles of incorporation of 



the Richards Irrigation Company have been filed. The object 

 of the company is to construct and maintain reservoirs, water 

 ditches, etc., particularly for Little Cottonwood waters and oth- 

 ers in that vicinity. The stockholders all reside at Union Fort, 

 and that will be the principal place of business. The property 

 of the company consists of the waters of Little Cottonwood 

 creek, now running through the Richords ditch, and the ditch 

 itself. The officers of the company are Peter Van Valkenberg, 

 president; Charles B. Baker, vice-president;, De Morand Griffin, 

 Jr , secretary; William A. Goggess, treasurer; and these, to- 

 gether with Ben A. Griffin, form the board of directors. Capital 

 stock, $12,500. 



Colorado. Denver The Beaver Brook Reservoir and Canal 

 Co. has amended its charter, changing location of reservoirs Nos. 

 1 and 2 The Barton County Irrigation and Farmers' Insti- 

 tute has been organized by the election of W. W. Sowards, presi- 

 dent; L. Baldwin, vice-president; M. B. Fitts, secretary; W. B. 

 Cornel], treasurer. Steps will be taken at once to interest every 



man in the county in the work of organization Colorado 



Springs The Roswell Land and Water Co., incorporated. Cap- 

 ital stock, .S500.000 Pueblo The Traders' Land Co., incor- 

 porated. Capital stock, $5,000 Fort Collins The Laurel 



Street Lateral Ditch Co., incorporated, improving Laurel street 

 lateral ditch. Capital stock, $1,000. 



Nebraska. Elm Creek A local irrigation company has 

 been organized here Culbertson Riverside Canal and Irri- 

 gation Co., incorporated. Capital stock, $10,000 Fremont 



Fremont Canal and Power Co., incorporated. Capital stock, $1,- 



500,000 Oneal The Elkhorn Irrigation Co, have let contracts 



for the construction of ditch south of Elkhorn river. Work will 

 begin at once. 



Texas. Corsicana The Corsicana Water Development Co. 

 has been incorporated with a capital stock of $30,000. The com- 

 pany is sinking an artesian well, which has now reached a depth . 



of SOOfeet San Angelo Veck Irrigating Co., incorporated. 



Capital stock, $10,000. 



New Mexico. Las Vegas Las Vegas Water Co., incorpo- 

 rated, supplying water for irrigating, etc. Capital stock, $500,000. 



South Dakota. Deadwood The Black Hill Canal and 

 Water Co. is inviting bids for the construction and building of a 

 650-foot tunnel at the head of Sawpit Gulch, through the ridge to 

 Sheeptail Gulch. Tunnel to be five feet wide and six feet high. 



Oregon. Lake View Windy Spring Irrigation Co., incorpo- 

 rated. Capital stock, $2,000. 



California. Bakersfield The Lowell Land and Improve- 

 ment Co , incorporated by Wilmot Lowell, Herman Hirshfield, 

 H. A. Blodgett, A. C. Mande and T. E. Harding. Capital stock, 



$100,000 Monterey Monterey Power Co., incorporated by 



P. P. Oyer and others. Capital stock, $100,000. 



Washington. Walla Walla The Headley Irrigation Co., 

 incorporated by C. P. Headley, P. P. Pearson, Willis Riser, to 

 acquire, build and sell irrigation ditches, flumes and reservoirs. 



Capital, $600, in 600 shares of $1 each Ellensburgh Address 



James G. Boyle, secretary board of directors of the Middle Kitti- 

 tas Irrigation District concerning the sale of $200,000 worth of 



bonds for construction of canal North Yakima North Ya- 



kima Canal Co., incorporated. Capital stock, $60,000 



