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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



SHASTA VALLEY. 



During the fall, summer and winter of 1904, peti- 

 tions signed by practically all the resident land owners 

 of Shasta Valley, California, were presented to the en- 

 gineers of the Reclamation Service, asking that a survey 

 be made to determine the feasibility of irrigating that 

 valley from the Klamath River. A field party was 

 accordingly assigned to the work and during August 

 and September of 1905 a reconnaissance of the valley 

 was made. 



Shasta Valley is located in northern California 

 and contains the largest body of farming land in Siski- 

 you county. It is from two to six miles in width, about 

 twenty-four miles long, and lies at an elevation of from 

 2,400 to 3,000 feet. It is traveled throughout its entire 

 length by the Southern Pacific Railway, which affords 

 excellent transportation facilities to the markets of San 

 Francisco and Portland. The climate is mild, the tem- 

 perature ranging from 110 above to 5 below zero. 

 The springs are rather late and frosty. For the last 

 ten years there has been an average rainfall of 17.6 

 inches, but as not more than half an inch of this 

 comes during July, August and September, irrigation 

 is necessary for successful farming. 



There are approximately 100,000 acres of agri- 

 cultural land in Shasta valley, held for the most part 

 in private ownership. Of this amount about 58,100 

 acres are irrigable from Klamath River from gravity 

 flow, and it is believed possible to irrigate 10,000 acres 

 more by pumping. A lift of 200 feet would be re- 

 quired, and power could be developed for this purpose, 

 although the cost would probably be excessive. From 

 Little Shasta River and various springs there are now 

 perhaps 10,000 acres under an imperfect system of 

 irrigation. 



About sixteen miles below Keno, Ore., the waters 

 of Klamath River can be diverted by an eight-foot weir 

 and carried along the east bank of the river into Shasta 

 Valley, and there applied for irrigation upon 58,100 

 acres of land. Because of the precipitous canyons the 

 water must be carried for a distance of twenty miles 

 either by a series of long tunnels, or by short tunnels 

 and cement lined canals. The former could be main- 

 tained with much less expense when once constructed, 

 but the first cost would be so great that a line contem- 

 plating three short tunnels, two siphons and cement 

 lined' canals was surveyed. 



The total estimated cost of the system as outlined 

 is approximately $3,784,238, or at the rate of $65.13 per 

 acre for the construction of works to irrigate 58,100 

 acres. There are about 5,000 people in the valley, de- 

 pending upon lumbering, mining, stock-raising and 

 farming for a livelihood. Wheat, oats, barley, vege- 

 tables, wild hay, alfalfa and fruits are grown. 



With the enthusiasm and enterprise so character- 

 istic of the farmers of California, the land owners have 

 expressed a desire to organize a water users' association 

 and to co-operate in every way possible with the Govern- 

 ment if the project is undertaken. In view of the large 

 acreage cost and the present state of the reclamation 

 fund, however, the engineers of the Reclamation Serv- 

 ice do not deem it wise to recommend consideration of 

 the project until the Klamath project is beginning to 

 return revenue at least. There are many opportunities 

 for reclamation work in the Sacramento Valley, and in 



case a small economical project develops it would be 

 manifestly unfair to the State to begin work which for 

 lack of funds might not be <o p,ei .*>, many year* 

 when other work could be taken up and completed, 

 quickly. 



MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN BOISE, THE 

 BEAUTIFUL. 



Boise, the beautiful Capital of Idaho, is a city with 

 a great future, and one of the safest places for real 

 estate investments in the world. 



The population has increased from 9,000 to 20,000- 

 in the past three years. With the great Boise-Payette- 

 irrigation scheme trebling the irrigated land at its- 

 doors, and the many other irrigation systems building 

 in southern Idaho, it can not fail to double again in 

 the next five years. This means a tremendous increase 

 in the price of Boise real estate. 



We are offering lots in our Londoner, South Boise- 

 and Denver additions at prices ranging from $125 four 

 blocks from car line to $300 on car line. These lots 

 are being purchased and built on freely by our home- 

 people; having increased in value from 25 to 50 per cent 

 in the past year, and we believe they will double in less 

 than five years, probably in three. 



The terms on the lots valued at $175 or less are- 

 $2.50 per month; on those of a higher valuation, $5.00 

 per month; 8 per cent interest on deferred payments. 

 You can pay out as fast as you like, and interest ceases 

 on payments as they are made. WTiy not buy four of 

 these cheaper lots or two of the higher priced ones. It 

 is the greatest savings bank proposition you ever saw. 



You will save up $10.00 a month you would other- 

 wise spend, and when your lots are paid for you will 

 find you have a nice little stake. 



If you will write to the Capital State Bank or the 

 Idaho Trust and Savings Bank, we think they will tell 

 you you can trust us to make as good a selection for you-, 

 as you could make for yourself. 



Should be glad to write you further. 



W. T. BOOTH, 

 211 N. Eighth street, Boise, Idaho. 



Every owner of a dog should have a copy of 

 "American Homoeopathic Dog Remedies." It is a 

 compact treatise on the most frequent diseases of the 

 dog, and gives a brief description of the common dis- 

 eases. The booklet is published by the American 

 Homoeopathic Dog Remedy Company, 28 Cherry place, 

 Chicago, and will be mailed free. 



NEW ENGINE AND BOILER CATALOGUE. 



The James Leffel & Co., Springfield, Ohio, have 

 issued a very handsome and complete new 52-page cata- 

 logue, illustrating and describing their line of steam 

 engines and boilers: The details of construction are 

 plainly shown and fully explained, and the catalogue 

 is one that should be in the hands of any prospective 

 purchaser of work in the steam power line. A copy 

 will be furnished free to prospective buyers, stating 

 their wants and addressing the company as above. In 

 writing for this catalogue please request Catalogue "0.**" 



