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dians — an act of justice long postponed, 

 for the tribe was beggared by the rob- 

 bery of their water supply by white men. 



ORIvAND PROJECT, CALIFORNIA 



This project involves the reclamation 

 of 12,000 acres of land lying about 90 

 miles north of Sacramento, in Glenn and 

 Tehama counties. The only town within 

 the territory to be irrigated is Orland, 

 on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The 

 lands are exceedingly fertile, and for 

 many years have been cultivated and 

 utilized for wheat growing. With irri- 

 gation and the prevailing climatic con- 

 ditions, however, it has been demon- 

 strated that the land is unequaled for 

 the production of alfalfa, nuts, and both 

 citrus and deciduous fruits. Preliminary 

 work on this project is practically com- 

 pleted, and advertisement for bids for 

 building the East Park dam and spill- 

 way will be made in the near future. 

 Many of the farmers are pledged to dis- 

 pose of their holdings in excess of 160 

 acres to those who wish to take them 

 under the reclamation project. 



GARDEN CITY PROJECT, KANSAS 



This project consists of a pumping 

 system for the recovery of underground 

 waters, which are delivered into a con- 

 duit leading to an old distributing canal, 

 known as the Farmers' Ditch. The 

 plant consists of twenty-three pumping 

 stations, each driven electrically from a 

 central power station. There are 10,656 

 acres of irrigable land in the project, 

 lying in the vicinity of Garden City, on 

 the north side of Arkansas River, town- 

 ships 22 to 24 south, ranges 32 to 35 

 west, sixth principal meridian, Finney 

 County. 



The lands are all in private ownership, 

 but there are some excess holdings for 

 sale. The soil is a rich prairie loam, 

 capable of the highest cultivation, and» 

 well adapted to the raising of grain, 

 sugar beets, cantaloupes, alfalfa, and 

 other crops of the plains region. The 

 average elevation of the area under this 

 project is 2,925 feet above sea level, and 

 the temperature ranges from 20 0 below 



to 105 0 above zero. The Atchison, To- 

 peka, and Santa Fe Railway furnishes 

 transportation for the products to the 

 local markets and to Chicago and Kan- 

 sas City. The water-right charge is $35 

 per acre of irrigable land, and the farm- 

 ers are also required to pay an annual 

 maintenance and operation fee, which at 

 present amounts to $2.75 per acre. 



NORTH PEATTE PROJECT, NEBRASKA- 

 WYOMING 



This project is located about 100 mile* 

 north of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and ex- 

 tends along the North Platte River. 

 About 60,000 acres of land, practically 

 all of which has been filed upon, will be 

 supplied with water in 1909. The land 

 is tributary to the Chicago and North- 

 western, Burlington and Missouri River, 

 and Union Pacific railroads. The aver- 

 age elevation is 4,100 feet above sea-» 

 level, and the temperature ranges from 

 25 0 below to ioo° above zero. The 

 average annual rainfall on the irrigable 

 area is about 15 inches. 



The soil is a fertile, sandy loam, quite 

 free from alkali, and requiring 2^ acre- 

 feet of water per acre per annum. Al- 

 falfa is the principal crop, but cereals, 

 sugar beets, and potatoes are success- 

 fully grown. Excellent range country 

 borders the irrigable lands in Wyoming. 



The farm unit has been fixed at 80 

 acres, and the building charge is $45 per 

 acre. There is also an annual charge 

 for operation and maintenance, which is 

 40 cents per acre at present. The water- 

 shed area is 12,000 square miles, and 

 the estimated annual run-off of water- 

 shed at Pathfinder dam is 1,500,000 

 acre-feet. 



TRUCKEE-C ARSON PROJECT, NEVADA 



This project is located in western Ne- 

 vada, in Churchill, Lyon, and Storey 

 counties, townships 16 to 24 north, ranges 

 21 to 31 east, Mount Diablo meridian. 

 The first unit of the project was opened 

 in 1907, and lands are now subject to 

 homestead entry. In addition to the 

 land-office filing fee, each settler is re- 

 quired to pay $3 per acre annually for 



