THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Drainage Canal, Yakima Indian Reservation; 44 miles of this canal takes care of surplus water from 120,000 acres under the Wapata project. 
THE YAKIMA INDIAN RESERVATION 
By GEO. M. ALLEN, Toppenish, Wash. 
The Yakima Indian Reservation is located in the south 
central portion of the state of Washington and almost mid¬ 
way between the large cities of Spokane and Seattle. When 
contemplated railway plans are completed, it will enjoy direct 
access by rail to the city of Portland, the growing metropolis 
of Oregon. The reservation includes more than 1,000,000 
acres of land within its border, of which approximately 
120,000 of highly fertile agricultural lands constitute the 
Wapato unit of the general Yakima irrigation project now in 
process of development by the United States Reclamation 
Service. 
This particular section of the reservation is traversed by 
the main line of the Northern Pacific railway, as also by two 
branches of the same system. The transportation facilities 
thus provided bring the district within easy reach of the coast 
markets and also those of the interior. 
Budding Crew in Peach Block, July, Washington Nursery Co. 
