THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



Fountain Valley Land and 

 Irrigation Company 



An Attractive Project Near Colorado ^Springs, Colo. 



Lying in a country that is already famed throughout 

 the nation as a health resort, and to which benevolent and 

 fraternal organizations send their stricken and suffering 

 members for rejuvenation and recreation, the Fountain 

 valley district of Colorado promises brimming health to 

 every purchaser of land within its sheltered precincts. 



Fertility of the land under irrigation is unquestioned. 

 Proofs have been and are given by reports of fruit and 

 grain crops each year. It is a place where health is a 

 heritage, wealth may be easily accumulated, and enjoy- 

 ment is but the natural product of right life. 



Land immediately tributary to the Fountain river has 

 been cultivated under irrigation for many years ; in fact, some 

 of the smaller ditches and water-rights along the Fountain in 

 this vicinity were installed and in operation many years be- 

 fore larger projects, which have recently become so well 

 known, were thought of. 



A Colorado Onion Crop. 



The soil in this valley is rich, deep, well drained, has a 

 good sub-soil and is free from stones and alkali. Another 

 feature of importance is that there is no heavy brush to clear 

 from it. It is easily plowed and cultivated, and the surface 

 is smooth and can be irrigated with very little effort. 



Some years ago the Fountain Valley Land & Irrigation 

 Company was organized to water lands higher up than the 

 main stream level, which would take in extensive reaches of 

 productive land lying on mesas and hillsides at and near the 

 town of Fountain. 



Construction work was carried on, reservoirs built, and all 

 of this work has been duly accepted by the state engineer of 

 Colorado, and the engineering features, including water rights 

 and water supply have been certified by one of the leading 

 engineering concerns in the world, Arnold & Co., of Chicago. 



Water in abundance is stored in these reservoirs at flood 

 time of the stream, and recent reports from there state that it 

 has been found necessary to cut the water off from the main 

 reservoir, as it was then so full that there was fear of 

 injury being done to the dam. This is mentioned merely to 

 illustrate that there is sufficient water to supply for the total 

 acreage of something like 24,000 acres. . 



The seasonableness and adaptability to crops and fruits 

 have been certified to by such authorities as Hon. W. S. Co- 

 burn, President of the Colorado State Board of Horticulture, 

 who personally visited this land early in 1909. 



Products from the Fountain Valley find ready market at 

 high prices throughout the state. It is said that Fountain Val- 

 ley alfalfa brings nearly double the price to be secured in any 



other irrigated district, due to the strong local demand for 

 feed in the mining country adjacent. 



Six large railways enter Colorado Springs, and all of the 

 lines between Denver and Pueblo pass through or adjoin the 

 Fountain Valley lands. It is said that there are one hundred 

 passenger trains which run through Fountain, in either direc- 

 tion, every twenty-four hours. 



The climatic and scenic features of this particular section 

 are world renowned, being in close proximity, some of the 

 land lying as close as three miles from the limits of Colorado 

 Springs, and the majority of it lying within ten miles of that 



An Alfalfa Field near Fountain, Colorado, June 9, 1909. 



delightful health resort indicates what may be expected in 

 the way of climate. The air is particularly pure, with reports 

 to show that there are over 300 days of sunshine in each year. 

 It is probable that more people have been benefited by the 

 wholesome atmosphere in and around Colorado Springs than 

 in any similar area in the United States. 



The schools and social features are unexcelled. At Colo- 

 rado Springs, near by, may be found colleges, while the high 

 school at Fountain is one of the best in the west. 



When one examines the reservoirs on the Fountain Valley 



The two views on the left show Main Supply Canal; view on the 

 right, Water Flowing into Reservoir No. 2, Fountain, Colorado. 



lands, stored with water from the great Pikes Peak water 

 shed, he does not question the fact that there is sufficient 

 water to supply all the needs of this tract for all time to 

 come. The quality of the water rights, the sufficiency of the 

 supply, the construction of the system and of engineering fea- 

 tures have been favorably passed on by one of the most cele- 

 brated engineering concerns in the world, the Arnold Company, 

 as above stated. 



President Coburn has gone on record concerning the soil 

 of this section and the location in the following words : 



