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about 20 miles, where it will be used for construction pur- 

 poses. 



the Weber canyon dam and reservoir will approximate 

 $500,000. 



The Secretary of the Interior has authorized the 

 Reclamation Service to proceed with the construction of 

 the pumping plant, distribution system, and transmission 

 line for the West extension of the Minidoka irrigation 

 project. The extension will cover an area of 2,200 acres 

 of high land lying about six miles northwest of Burley. 

 Water for irrigation will be pumped by power generated 

 at Minidoka dam and transmitted electrically down the 

 valley. The estimated cost of the work is $72,500. 



It is reported that the Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irriga- 

 tion Company of Downey will undertake the placing of 

 30,000 acres of bench lands under irrigation. It is said 

 that by raising the water in the present storage dam ten 

 feet higher practically all of the dry farm lands lying on 

 the benches surrounding Marsh Valley can be irrigated. 

 No definite statements have yet been made by the com- 

 pany as to this undertaking. 



OREGON. 



C. W. Allen of Salem has made application to the 

 state engineer for the appropriation of the waters of 

 Metolius river for the irrigation of 50,000 acres of land 

 lying west of the Deschutes river south of Warm Springs. 

 The plans submitted in the application call for the appro- 

 priation of 400 second feet, the construction of a canal 

 seven miles in length and a tunnel through the divide 2^2 

 miles long. Metolius river rises at the foot of Black 

 Butte, a dead volcano standing 300 feet high. 



Development of 2,596 acres of fertile land lying in 

 the eastern part of the state is assured as a result of the 

 award of contract for construction of a new pumping 

 plant across the Snake river, three miles south of Weiser, 

 Idaho, on Dead Ox flat. Pipe lines aggregating 15,200 

 feet in length will be installed and electric motors of 450 

 horse-power will be used. 



Contracts have been let by the Deschutes Irrigation 

 and Power Company for the construction of a dam and 

 canal on its property in Crook county, to cost $116,000. 

 H. D. Turney, of Columbus, Ohio, who is one of the di- 

 rectors of the company, states that the contract calls for 

 the completion of tjie work in 120 days. The dam will be 

 300 feet long and 33 feet high, and the canal will be \ l /i 

 miles lone. The contract for this work was awarded to L. 

 Gerdetz, of Portland, Oregon. 



The Goose Lake Irrigation Company of southern 

 Oregon has executed a mortgage to Thorpe Bros., Min- 

 neapolis, Minn., to protect a $2",000,000 bond issue for im- 

 provement work. The company's holdings embrace 70,- 

 000 acres of land. Expense of the work completed and 

 under way will be about $1,000,000 and prospective im- 

 provements will consume the other half of the bond issue. 



UTAH. 



The White Ditch Irrigation Company of Wilford has 

 filed articles of incorporation. The capital stock of the 

 company is $19,600,' in $100 shares. Edward White, Sr., 

 is president; Theo. Tobiason, vice-president, and M. W. 

 White, secretary and treasurer. 



The Spring Creek Irrigation Company of Holliday 

 will make extensive improvements during the present 

 summer. It is estimated that these improvements will 

 cost approximately $18,000. 



Although prominent Ogden men, interested in the 

 Utah Conservation Company, declare that sufficient prog- 

 ress has not been made to warrant the making public of 

 p'ans at this time, it is rumored that active construction 

 work will be begun on its southern project in the very 

 near future. Their plans involve the construction of a 

 large reservoir in Weber canyon and the reclamation of 

 about 30,000 acres of land in Weber and Davis counties. 

 Water will be taken from the Weber and Provo rivers 

 for irrigation purposes. It is estimated that the cost of 



The Parish Creek Irrigation Company of Centerville 

 has filed articles of incorporation, with a capital stock of 

 82,030, divided into $10 shares. S. J. Parish is president 

 of the company, W. E. Cheney, vice-president, and W. E. 

 Duncan, secretary and treasurer. 



The largest irrigation pump ever made has been pur- 

 chased by the Associated Canal companies for their plant 

 at the head of Jordan river and will be used to pump 

 water out of Utah lake into Jordan river to supply the 

 canals that irrigate the farms of Salt Lake county. The 

 pump weighs 27 tons. Its capacity will be over 250 cubic 

 feet of water per second, which means an ample supply to 

 irrigate over 2,500 acres of land. Reduced to gallons, this 

 means over 100,000 gallons per minute. 



The Land Development Company of Salt Lake City 

 has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of 

 state; paid up capital stock, $100,000. The company has 

 purchased 15,400 acres of valuable land in Lander county, 

 Xevada, near Battle Mountain. The land lies in the Ar- 

 tesian belt and within its boundaries are at least six flow- 

 ing wells. 



The Secretary of the Interior has accepted a bid of 

 the Midwest Engineering Company of Omaha, Nebraska, 

 m the sum of $16,380.30 for the construction of drop, chute 

 and bridge abutments on the Indian creek and Trail Hol- 

 low diversion canals of the Strawberry Valley irrigation 

 project. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Contracts entailing an expenditure of $1.000,000 for 

 the completion of its mammoth irrigation system, near 

 Laramie, Wyoming, upon which $1,250,000 has already 

 been spent, have been let by the Laramie Water Com- 

 pany, whose main offices are located in Denver. Colorado 

 and eastern capitalists are behind the project which, 

 when completed, will irrigate 150,000 acres of land on all 

 sides of Laramie, Wyoming. Water for irrigation pur- 

 poses will be taken from the Big and Little Laramie 



The Secretary of the Interior has awarded a contract 

 to Bartlett & Kling of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose bid of 

 $361,378 was the lowest received, for the construction of 

 an earth dam and auxiliary works on the North Platte 

 irrigation project in Nebraska. The work involves the 

 handling of 840,000 cubic yards of material and the plac- 

 ing of '250,000 pounds of reinforcing steel. The contract 

 calls for completion of the work within two years after 

 signing. 



The contract for a reservoir dam 96 feet high and 663 

 feet long across the Tallulah river, near Mathis, Georgia, 

 has been let to the Ambrusen Hydraulic Construction 

 Company of Boston, Mass. The spillway is 288 feet long 

 and will be controlled. by automatic flashboards. This dam 

 creates a storage primarily for the benefit of the main de- 

 velopment at Tallulah Falls, but it also contains a small 

 power house for utilizing the discharge at peak load 

 periods. 



The Tieton unit of the Yakima irrigation district, in 

 Washington, was opened for entry on May 25. Forty-one 

 farms of 21 to 80 acres each are to be had, the consider- 

 ation being $93 per acre plus the filing fee. The federal 

 government has already spent $6,000,000 on this project 

 and expects to spend $3.000.000 more. 



The San Benito Irrigation Company has incorporated 

 to construct canals for the irrigation of 21,685 acres of 

 land, which will be sold in 40-acre tracts. The capital 

 stock of the company is $100.000; principal office is located 

 at San Benito, Texas. 



The Georgia Overhead Irrigation Company, whose 

 principal office is at Rome, Georgia, has filed articles of 

 incorporation. The purpose of the company is to con- 



