THE IEKIGATION AGE. 



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J. E. Kincaid, manager of the R. C. Beach Company 

 of Lewiston, has purchased 2,400 acres of land near Pom- 

 eroy. The consideration, according to reports, was $50,- 

 000. Of the total area there are 1,000 acres of plow land, 

 250 acres of irrigated bottom land, and the remainder will 

 be utilized for pasture and grazing purposes. 



State Engineer Lewis has approved the application of 

 W. C. Caviness for the appropriation of water of Cotton- 

 wood creek to irrigate 35,000 acres of land lying near the 

 town of Vale. 



C. II. Paul, constructing engineer in charge of the 

 government reclamation project near .Boise, is authority 

 for the statment that excavation work for the foundation 

 of the Arrowrock dam is progressing rapidly. The pit 

 for the base of the dam is now between 50 and 60 feet 

 deep. The bottom of the pit is within 15 feet of bedrock. 

 The excavation work "will continue to bedrock. Work will 

 be continued throughout the winter months 



The Secretary of the Interior has announced that the 



It is reported that the Horsefly irrigation project, 

 which has been organized under the state irrigation act, 

 will be rushed to completion. The project has been ap- 

 proved by the state engineer and the bonds have been 

 voted, and as soon as they are sold steps will be taken 

 to have construction work begun. The project embraces, 

 about 25,000 acres of land, lying in the eastern part of 

 Klaiiiuth county. 



The government excavator is still at work on the 

 drains on the first unit of the Klamath irrigation project,, 

 and the force at work has been doubled. 



SHOWING THE THRIFTY GROWTH OF APPLE TREES IN NURSERY NEAR TWIN FALLS. 

 Left to right I. B. Perrine, Twin Falls, Idaho; Win. Preston Hunt, A. J. Lester and H. L. Hollister,. Chicago. 



water users under the south side pumping unit of the 

 Minidoka irrigation project who availed themselves of the 

 order of May 13, 1912, by which they agreed to pay 

 $1.20 per acre water rental instead of $1.10 if payment was 

 postponed to December 1, 1912, shall be allowed a dis- 

 count of 5 cents per acre if payment is made on or 

 before November 1, 1912, thus reducing the water rental 

 charge to $1.15 per acre. 



OREGON. 



The dam built by the reclamation service across Lost 

 river to divert the waters of that river into the Klamath 

 river, has been completed. 



The Teel irrigation district, which embraces land 

 lying south and west of Echo, has been iormed and di- 

 rectors elected as follows: A. B. Thompson, O. D. Teel, 

 Frank Sloan, E. E. Fisher and j. Frank Soinning; assess- 

 or, Peter Sheridan; collector, Charles E. Wells, and treas- 

 urer, A. Lon'gwell, all of Echo. 



The farmers of the southern part of Klamath county 

 are agitating forming an irrigation district for lands above 

 the gravity lines of the government canals and renting 

 water from these canals. It is proposed to use electric 

 power for pumping to the higher levels. It is reported' 

 that there are 1,400 acres in one tract, nearly 2,000 in an- 



