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ii, with ceremonies, in which Secre- coming in every day. Many new build- 



tary Atkinson, lately acting governor, ings have been erected and others are 



took part. The ditch at present runs in process of construction. Land for 



fourteen miles, of which nine are which there was very little sale at any 



mountain tunneling, and it will even- price is now selling at $25 and up- 



tually be seventy miles long and will ward an acre, 

 supply 70,000,000 gallons of water per 



day to numerous plantations and to Progress The Huntley irrigation 

 large areas of land which are now tin- ^" k untlejr project on the ceded 

 cultivated through the lack of water. portion of the Crow In- 

 The ditch as far as at present con- dian Reservation, Mont., is attracting 

 structed cost $500,000. In the course a great deal of attention just now by 

 of his address at the opening of the reason of the opening of the reserva- 

 ditch, Secretary Atkinson quoted a tlon to settlement under the general 

 letter from President Roosevelt, in land laws on August 15. 

 which the latter pledges his support to Although no definite arrangements 

 efforts to secure immigrants who will have been made as to the method of 

 settle on the lands of Hawaii. The opening the land under the irrigation 

 President in his letter, which was ad- project, it is probable that some simi- 

 dressed to Mr. Atkinson while the lat- i ar form of drawing will be adopted 

 ter was acting governor, says that he as heretofore used in connection with 

 will do all in his power to assist in the the opening of other lands. Contracts 

 matter, have been awarded and construction 

 Lower Public interest in na- is bein g rapidly pushed on all the work 

 Yellowstone tional irrigation has been of th , e Huntley project. It is ex- 

 Ject heightened by the pro- P ected that the land under the irri- 

 gress of the work on the Lower Yel- atlon s y stem will be opened to set- 

 lowstone reclamation project. This tlement wlthin a f ew months, 

 project in eastern Montana and west- This project, which embraces ap- 

 ern North Dakota contemplates the proximately 50,000 acres, has a maxi- 

 reclamation of 67,000 acres of land, mum length of thirty miles and ex- 

 two-thirds of which is in Montana, tends along the right bank of the Yel- 

 The canal takes its supply from the lowstone River, excepting at a point 

 Lower Yellowstone River at a point twelve miles east of Billings. It is 

 about seventeen miles below Glendive, traversed throughout its entire length 

 and extends down the left or west side by the Northern Pacific Railroad, and 

 of the river at total length of 80 miles. is crossed by the Chicago, Burlington 

 Contracts have been awarded and and Quincy. Both of these railroads 

 construction is now proceeding on all are arranging to establish stations 

 but one of the divisions of this work, every five miles, which will give the 

 Bids were recently opened for con- settlers under this project exception- 

 structing the main diverting dam ally good railroad and shipping facili- 

 across the river. This will be a tim- ties. Arrangements are also being 

 ber crib and rock structure 600 feet perfected by the Reclamation Service 

 long and 12 feet in height. It will for availing of the benefits of the re- 

 serve to divert the low flow of the cent town site bill passed by Congress 

 Yellowstone River into the main canal. whereby a small tract of land con- 

 The canal when completed will have veniently located and surrounding the 

 a capacity of 1,700 acre-feet of water railway stations can be subdivided and 

 every twenty-four hours. sold to settlers and others. By this 

 The initiation of the work has start- arrangement each farm unit will have 

 ed a boom in real estate all over the stores, post-office, schools, and 

 valley. A great many new settlers churches within an average of less 

 have already arrived and others are than two miles, 



