Reclamation Projects in Montana. 



Area for 



Estimated Which Irriga- Area Total Expenditures Estimate! 



Total tion Works Have Irrigated to Total 



PROJECT Irrigable Been Com- S?ason June 30 Cost of 



Area pleted 1918 1918 Project 



Acres Acres Acres 



Huntley 32,979 31,607 19,000 $ 1,683,516 $ 1,899,994 



Lower Yellowstone .... 60,116 42,232 12,430 3,372,017 4,239,460 



•Milk River 200,000 61,000 14,000 5,625,318 9,307,948 



Sun River 173,795 16,095 7,200 3,424,313 8,402,350 



Totals 466,890 150,934 52,630 $14,105,164 $23,849,752 



•Includes St. Mary's Storage Unit. 



Indian Service Projects in Montana. 



Blackfeet 122,500 48,240 2,488 1,012,644 3,500,000 



Flathead 134,500 84,300 20,000 3,055,000 6,623,463 



Port Peck 152,000 16,620 1,100 638,209 5,220,000 



Totals 409,000 149,160 23,588 $ 4,705,853 $15,343,463 



Land Under Carey Act. 



In addition to the Federal Government reclamation projects, there are six Carey 

 Land Act projects in Montana, having an aggregate acreage of 173,257. The lands 

 are disposed of by the state and the projects are built and land reclaimed under 

 the supervision of the state Carey Land Act Board. 



Immediately upon the approval of the state's application by the Secretary of 

 the Interior of the segregation, under the Carey Act, the state enters into a con- 

 tract with the promoting company for the reclamation and settlement of the 

 lands. Plans and specifications regarding the construction of the irrigation system 

 must be submitted to the State Engineer and Carey Land Act Board for their 

 approval. The contractor gives a bond for the faithful performance of the con- 

 tract, which specifies the price, terms and conditions under which water rights, 

 and eventually the canal system, will be turned over to settlers. 



Every citizen of the United States is entitled to file upon Carey Act land to 

 the extent of 160 acres, regardless of whether or not he has exhausted his rights 

 under the general land laws. The settler must enter into a contract with the 

 contracting company for his water rights at the time he makes his application 

 for the land, and his application and contract are then submitted to the Carey 

 Land Act Board for approval. If the application is allowed, the state issues him 

 a certificate of location which serves him in lieu of title until final proof is made 

 and patent received from the state. The water rights are paid for in installments 

 covering a period of 10 to 14 years and the unpaid installments are a lien against 

 the land. The settlers also has the privilege of making deferred payments before 

 their due date, with a proper rebate of interest, or of paying the entire purchase 

 price of shares in cash at the time of purchase. 



Valier Fine Project. 



The largest of the projects is the Valier and includes about 88,000 acres, of 

 which about 47,000 have been sold or filed upon. Practically all or this is sus- 

 ceptible of irrigation. There remain about 36,000 acres of land open to entry. 

 The project is located in Teton county. The altitude is between 2400 and 3900 feet 

 above sea-level. The land lies in a gently rolling prairie country, clear of brush 

 and trees and the soil varies from a deep sandy loam to a light sandy loam, 



