THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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IDAHO 



Engineering parties are now making surveys for the 

 proposed Black Canyon irrigation district near Caldwell. 

 Local capitalists are said to be interested in the develop- 

 ment. Plans for the district will probably be filed at once. 



Yerkes & Armstrong, representatives of the Southern 

 Idaho Reclamation Company, have asked for the segre- 

 gation of 67,000 acres in the Sunnyside district. Water 

 will be secured from Fall and Lime Creeks and the Boise 

 River. 



Col. E. R. Place and associates are investigating a 

 project calculated to reclaim 50,000 acres in Jordan Val- 

 ley. It is understood that preliminary plans locate the 

 dam site on' Jordan Creek. Jordan Valley business men 

 are interested. 



E. P. Coltman, L. A. Hartest, Barzilla Clark and O. 

 A. Johnnesen, of Idaho Falls, have filed on 23,000 acres of 

 land fifteen miles east of Blackfoot. It is proposed to 

 irrigate by artesian water, with which experiments have 

 been made ,to determine the feasibility of the plan. 



Reports from Nampa state that there was much in- 

 terest in the election for the purpose of authorizing bonds 

 to the amount of $80,000 for cementing two miles of the 

 Nampa-Meridian canal. This work is necessary because 

 of breaks which occurred last year and will probably be 

 begun as soon as the bonds are placed. 



The government has restored to entry the following 

 described lands in Idaho: T. 2-3 S., R. 46 E., all Sec. 15; 

 S. E. 54 Sec. 16; E. 54 Sec. 21; all Sec. 22; N. W. 54 Sec. 

 27; all Sees. 28 and 33. T. 24 S., R. 46 E., N. J4 Sec. 4; 

 W. 54 Sec. 5; all Sec. 6 and N'. y 2 Sec. 7. These lands 

 are no longer necessary to the interest of the Payette- 

 Boise project. 



Slick Bros., well known Idaho contractors, have the 

 contract for construction of dams, flumes, ditches and 

 rock work for the Weiser Land & Water Company. The 

 contract calls for a dam in the middle fork of the Weiser 

 River, about eight miles from Council. The company con- 

 templates the reclamation of about 12,000 acres. Con- 

 struction work will cost approximately $300,000. 



Officers of the Kings Hill Extension Irrigation Com- 

 pany, near Glenns Ferry, have made a recent inspection 

 of the stream, and state that water will be available for 

 the season of 1910. Nearly $200,000 has been expended 

 in this work to reclaim 15,000 acres. It is claimed that 

 other work not completed will cost a total of $400,000. 

 C. H. Hammett is president and G. W. Thompson, vice 

 president. 



Surveyors, said to be in the employ of the North 

 Side Twin Falls irrigation project, are now engaged in 

 making surveys of the district planned for reclamation 

 by the Great Western Beet Sugar Company, commonly 

 known as the Mountain Home project, near Pocatello. 

 The latter company has recently gone into the hands of 

 a receiver, and it is said that negotiations with the Twin 

 Falls Company are pending. 



Twin Falls capitalists have filed application for segre- 

 gation under the Carey act of 90,000 acres of land in the 

 Raft River valley. Part of the tract is in Cassia county, 

 about 15 miles south of the Minidoka project and near 

 Goose Creek and Oakley projects. It is proposed to con- 

 struct a dam on the Raft River to supply water to reser- 

 voirs. Eastern capital is said to be preparing to interest 

 itself in the company's favor. 



The Secretary of the Interior has restored to entry 

 the following described lands upon recommendation of 

 the reclamation service, as being no longer necessary to 

 the interests of the Payette-Boise project: T. 2 N., R. 

 3 W., S. W. 54 Sec. 14; S. 54 Sec. 15; S. E. 54 Sec. 16; 

 E. y, Sec. 21; All Sec. 22; W. 54 Sec. 23; W. 54 Sec. 26; 

 All Sees. 27 and 28: N. E. 54 Sec. 29; E. 54 Sec. 33; All 

 Sec. 34; and W. 54 Sec. 35. These lands will become 

 subject to settlement and entry upon such dates and 

 after such notice and publication as the Secretary of the 

 Interior may prescribe. 



It is reported from authoritative sources that the Twin 

 Falls-Bruneau project calling for the reclamation of near 

 650,000 acres of land, mostly in Owyhee county, is now 

 practically assured. The segregation has been approved 

 by the State Land Board and the Minidoka and South- 

 western railroad has planned to extend the Twin Falls 

 branch to Nyssa, traversing this district. F. H. Buhl, of 

 Sharon, Pa., who has taken a prominent part in irrigation 



affairs, is reported to have said that financial matters 

 have been arranged. It is estimated that the cost will 

 approximate $10,000,000. The system of storage reser- 

 voirs extending to the headwaters of the Snake River will 

 supply water. The point of diversion will be at Milner 

 dam. A series of inverted siphons will carry the water 

 from the Salmon River canyon to the Owyhee County 

 canal. It is stated that the construction of this system 

 involves many interesting engineering feats and that sev- 

 eral years will be required before water is supplied. Mr. 

 Buhl recently held a meeting with the state land board 

 to arrange details of the projected work. 



MONTANA 



Farmers in the vicinity of Billings are considering the 

 feasibility of pumping water from wells for irrigation pur- 

 poses. It is said that artesian water can be secured at a 

 maximum depth of 2,000 feet. 



A damage suit of some importance to irrigators has been 

 instituted at MSssoula. Plaintiffs represent that Redmond, 

 Michael & Flynn, owners of an irrigation ditch, have allowed 

 rubbish and debris to accumulate therein. They ask dam- 

 ages of $2,000 and an injunction to prevent further depre- 

 dations of this character. 



The Secretary of the Interior has restored to entry the 

 following described lands in Montana, upon recommendation 

 of the Reclamation Service, as being no longer necessary to 

 the interests of the Milk River project: T. 30 N., R. 37 E., 

 Lots 1, 2, 3 and 6, N. E. 54 of N. W. 54 Sec. 15 and Lot 1 of 

 Sec. 14. This land is embraced in H. E. 920 by Percy Mar- 

 tin, who is a member of the Lower Milk River Water Users' 

 Association. 



Thos. J. White, who constructed a portion of the Bitter 

 Root Valley Irrigation Company's ditch near Hamilton, has 

 recently secured the contract for an extension of this ditch 

 to supply water to about 25,000 acres of land in what is 

 known as the Eight Mile and the Three Mile countries. By 

 the combination of the Como dam this company has an ade- 

 quate supply for the added tract. Flumes and several pipe 

 lines, aggregating 5,000 feet in length, are involved in this 

 contract. 



Alex McKenzie, a well known figure in North Dakota 

 politics, is said to be considering the purchase of a large 

 amount of stock of the Teton Cooperative Reservoir Com- 

 pany, in Teton County. For several years this company has 

 been torn by internal dissensions. Local interests have been 

 at war and the system of canals is not sufficiently completed 

 for use. It is said that 120,000 acres can be irrigated if the 

 system is extended along comprehensive lines. Mr. McKen- 

 zie proposes to expend about $1,000,000. 



NEW MEXICO 



Application from the promoters of the Urton Lake 

 project in the Pecos Valley has been approved by the 

 territorial engineer. The company proposes to irrigate 

 60,000 acres. 



Reports from Deming state that the number of acres 

 to be watered from a central power plant has been 

 increased to 8,000, and that there is prospect of addi- 

 tional territory. 



The Uracca ranch in Colfax County, New Mexico, is 

 now being irrigated by an extensive system, and it is 

 claimed that within the next twelve months nearly 1,000 

 additional acres will be supplied with water. The pres- 

 ent system will be enlarged and extended. 



Reports from Moriarty state that E. A. Fisher, of 

 Albuquerque, is investigating the underground water 

 supply for a corporation which proposes to irrigate sev- 

 eral thousands of acres by a pumping system on the 

 Pecos River. Lands are located in the Estancia Valley. 



Under direction of Engineer A. E. Rose, the Western 

 Construction Company of Wichita, Kan., is now install- 

 ing an irrigation plant at Portales to water about 10,- 

 000 acres. Fourteen inch wells will be driven and it is 

 anticipated that by means of a central power plant these 

 wells will each supply water for 160 acres. 



San Juan County is said to be capable of irriga- 

 tion and it is reported that several capitalists have made 

 investigations. Authoritative reports agree that nearly 

 1,000,000 acres can be brought under water. Reports from 



