THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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Reclamation Notes 



COLORADO. 



In the Syloam and Boggs flats country near Florence 

 farmers are irrigating by pumping with success. 



The Henrylyn irrigation district has begun condemna- 

 tion proceedings against the Western Land Company to 

 obtain title for its west reservoir of canal No. 2. 



The Greeley-Ppudre irrigation district has recently let 

 the contract to Kingsbury Bros, for the construction of 

 the March reservoir in the center of the district, 12 miles 

 east of Ault. 



Farmers in the Hardscrabble country have organized 

 an irrigation district composed of 20 000 acres. Filings 

 have been made on water of Hardscrabble creek and reser- 

 voir sites have been surveyed. 



Announcement is made that the immense project in 

 Routt county in which La Fayette Hughes, son of Senator 

 Charles J. Hughes, is interested, has been financed and 

 that contracts will be let shortly for construction work. 



The Denver Reservoir Irrigation Company has re- 

 cently purchased 20,000 acres in southwestern Weld 

 county. With its auxiliaries this company now controls 

 125,000 acres and has rights to 400,000 acre feet of water. 



Colorado Springs capitalists are interested in a project 

 for the reclamation of 30,000 acres near Breed, six miles 

 north of Colorado Springs. Reservoirs will be constructed 

 on Cottonwood creek. H. B. Neff of Colorado Springs is 

 interested. 



The entire bond issue of the Laramie Poudre Reser- 

 voir & Irrigation Company, amounting to $5,100,000, is said 

 to have been sold to Parson, Son & Co., of Chicago. E. 

 A. Camfield recently stated that contracts were to be let 

 and actual work begun at once. 



Farmers owning 50,000 acres in the district to be 

 watered by the Purgatoire Irrigation Development Com- 

 pany's system have approved the plans for organization 

 and construction. State Treasurer A. E. Bent is inter- 

 esting himself in this project. 



Contracts for extending the Sunnyside canal for a dis- 

 tance of eighteen miles east of Hudson have been let at a 

 cost of $500,000. It is claimed that the total amount re- 

 quired for construction purposes and purchase of land as 

 now outlined by the company will aggregate $2,500,000. 



Canon City fruit growers have interested Colorado 

 Springs capitalists in a proposition to reclaim 1,400 acres 

 of land by the use of hot water from the natural springs. 

 It is claimed that this hot water will not only prevent 

 frosts but will supply moisture for crops. Two reservoirs 

 will be constructed. Thomas C. Pease of Denver is fiscal 

 agent. 



The Kiowa Valley Reservoir and Irrigation Company 

 has recentlj' filed maps of 20,000 acres in Arapahoe and 

 Elbert counties, twenty miles from Denver, which it is 

 proposed to irrigate at a cost of $500,000. Lee A. Rey- 

 nolds has promoted the company and A. E. Jackson is gen- 

 eral manager. C. D. Griffith, H. S. Coovey, Arthur Keenan 

 and others are interested. Four reservoirs will be con- 

 structed. 



J. A. Tuttman of Montrose is interested in an irriga- 

 tion project in Custer county, plans for which have re- 

 cently been made public. It is proposed to irrigate 12,000 

 acres in the southwest end of Wet Mountain valley by 

 water from San creek, one of the strong flowing streams 

 in the Sangrede Cristo range. A dam will be constructed 

 at the head of the creek and water will be carried down 

 the east slope of the mountain. The project is said to be 

 financed. 



The Bear River Irrigation and Construction Company, 

 with a capital of $500,000, has been incorporated. It is 

 proposed to construct an irrigation system in Routt county 

 to reclaim 60000 acres lying south of Hayden. Water 

 will be taken from Bear creek below Steamboat Springs, 



also from Trout and Grassy creeks. George Bancroft is 

 the engineer in charge. The cost of the project is esti- 

 mated at $1,000,000. Incorporates are T. E. Garrett R 

 G. Bardwell and Wm. Jameson, all of Denver. 



In connection with the contract as let by the Henrylyn 

 district for the construction of its system at a cost of about 

 $4,500,000 to the Camfield Development Company, it is 

 stated that there is a controversy between the Henrylyn 

 Company and the Denver Irrigation Company over the 

 control of land in the Henrylyn district. Stockholders in 

 the Henrylyn company charge that the Denver Reservoir 

 & Irrigation Company is trying to defeat its plans. Stock- 

 nolders in the Henrylyn district will be called upon to vote 

 bonds for the construction work as contracted for with 

 the Camfield Development Company. 



The Colorado Construction Company has recently re- 

 ceived from its engineer, Herbert Badger, a complete set 

 of maps for the "Narrows" project on the Platte river. 

 By these plans it is proposed to construct a reservoir at 

 the Narrows and to conduct water through ditches to sev- 

 eral smaller supply basins. Land in Morgan, Phillips and 

 Logan counties, 1 aggregating nearly 1,000,000 acres, may be 

 watered by extension of this system. It is claimed that 

 construction work will cost $11,000.000. One obstacle that 

 must be overcome is the changing of the route of the 

 Union Pacific railroad through Weldon valley. 



CAUrOBXTXA. 



The California Irrigated Lands Company has recently 

 purchased 10.000 acres adjoining the Sunset colony, near 

 Gridley. 



At the annual meeting of the Azuza Irrigation Com- 

 pany. W. R. Powell was elected president and W. W. 

 Heth, vice-president. 



J. S. & W. S. Kuhn of Pittsburg have offered for sale 

 $2,000,000 in bonds of the Sacramento Valley Irrigation 

 Company. This company controls about 100,000 acres in 

 the Sacramento valley. 



At the annual election of the Covina irrigation dis- 

 trict the following directors were chosen: A P. Kerck- 

 hoff, J. R. Elliott, J. H. Coolman, E. H. Lehee, J. H. 

 Houser, G. D. Jennings, J. B. Coulson and J. G. Am- 

 brose. 



Late in December the Turlock Garden Land Company, 

 with capital stock of $32,000, was incorporated with head- 

 quarters at San Mateo. It is said that the company 

 owns about 6,000 acres under irrigation. E. E. Fitzpatrick 

 is president; E. A. Husing is secretary. 



Both ends of East Park dam, Orland irrigation project, 

 are completed to an elevation of 32 feet above the bed of 

 the stream. Between these portions there is a gap through 

 which the ordinary floods will pass. A storm from Decem- 

 ber 4 to December 8, with its subsequent floods, delayed 

 operations for ten day's. 



Reports from Los Angeles regarding the Santa Anna 

 Valley Irrigation Company state that it is proposed to 

 revise the by-laws and increase the capital stock from 

 $100,000 to $250,000. Land owners in this district will vote 

 upon the proposition. It is proposed to use the additional 

 funds for development work. 



By an almost unanimous vote the stockholders of the 

 South San Joaquin district have authorized their directors 

 to issue bonds in the amount of $1,875,000 for the purpose 

 of reclaiming approximately 70,000 acres. A complete sys- 

 tem of reservoirs and canals is to be constructed in the 

 southern end of San Joaquin county. 



It is reported that the California Corporation of Sac- 

 ramento has recently paid $200,000 for a controlling inter- 

 est in the Mokelumne Canal Company. This concern 

 holds properties in San Joaquin with about 100 miles of 

 laterals. The project was begun in 1891. H. H. Hender- 

 son has, until the present time, owned the majority of 

 stock. 



Engineer W. G. Hunter has submitted a report to the 

 board of supervisors at Stockton in regard to the "Bellota 

 Flood Problem." He recommends the construction of a 

 reservoir in Calaveras county for the storage of waters and 

 to control the freshets of the river. This reservoir, accord- 



