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into Tule Lake, situated partially in 

 Oregon but chiefly in California. 

 Clear Lake has an elevation of 4,533 

 feet. Its waters will be utilized in 

 irrigating about 60,000 acres of land 

 in Langells, Yonna, and Poe Valeys. 

 Lost River, upon leaving Poe Valley, 

 debouches upon the Klamath plateau 

 and from this point its waters will be 

 diverted, through a drainage channel 

 into Klamath River, thus depriving 



undertaken. Tbe government is ready 

 to advertise for bids for the initial 

 work and construction will probably 

 begin this year. 



There will be no public land under 

 the project subject to entry for several 

 years. The government holdings are 

 practically confined to the water- 

 covered lake lands and will not be 

 thrown open to entry until fully re- 

 claimed and readv for cultivation. As 



Sage Brush Lands in Klamath Basin, Oregon and California ; to be Reclaimed 



by the Klamath Project. 



Tule Lake of its source of supply. It 

 is expected that by evaporating 50,000 

 acres now covered by the waters of 

 Tule Lake which has no surface out- 

 let, will be reclaimed. 



The estimated cost of the reclama- 

 tion system is $4,500,000, or an aver- 

 age cost of $18 per acre, the smallest 

 c< >st per acre of any project whose con- 

 struction the government has yet 



the government will not sell a water 

 right for more than 160 acres to any 

 one person, a considerable acreage of 

 the private holdings is upon the market 

 at prices ranging from $10 to $50 per 

 acre, depending upon the amount of 

 improvements, state of cultivation, 

 quality of soil and nearness to market. 

 For particular information relative to 

 land the officials of the Reclamation 



