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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



November 



tion of the project will furnish work 

 to a considerable number of people, 

 parties contemplating a livelihood in 

 this way are advised to go upon the 

 ground in person and to investigate 

 the conditions before incurring the ex- 

 pense of moving. 



"Attention is also called to the cir- 

 cular of a general character, approved 

 by the Secretary of the Interior, under 

 date of March 31, 1904." 



The circular referred to may be had 

 upon application to the office of the 

 Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., 

 or to any of the local offices, and ap- 

 plies to all lands withdrawn under the 

 terms of the Reclamation Act. 



Owens Valley, California. 



T" 1 HE engineers of the Reclamation 

 Service in California have made 

 varied and thorough examinations of 

 the land and water conditions in Ow- 

 ens Valley, in that State, and the re- 

 ports to the Chief Engineer seem to 

 indicate that this valley has particular 



merits to favor it as an advantageous 

 location for an irrigation project. 

 Among these are mentioned an abun- 

 dance of water power, fertile soil, con- 

 genial climate, nearby markets for all 

 agricultural projects in Tonopah and 

 Gold Field, and a possible outlet to 

 Los Angeles in the future. 



The total area of the valley is rough- 

 ly estimated at 280,000 acres, of which 

 75,000 acres are first-class land, 50,000 

 acres second-class, 80,000 third-class, 

 and 75,000 acres fourth-class land. 

 First and second-class land is all of 

 value as soon as water is applied. 

 Third-class land will need drainage 

 and washing and will require consid- 

 erable work to bring into shape, and 

 fourth-class land is too rough for irri- 

 gation or is waste from some other 

 cause. 



This estimate would seem to indi- 

 cate that there is more land than water 

 for irrigation, and the problem will 

 therefore be to select the most desir- 

 able land. Little difficulty should be 

 experienced in such selection, however, 



Making a Road to Cement Plant, Salt River Project. 



