Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-14
MR.. AINSLIE'S BILL.
BY WHICH HE PROPOSES TO GRE
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
That Will Own all the Water in the
Great Snake River and Its Tributa-
ries,
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47th Congress--lst Session. Printers No., 4010.
In the House Of Representatives, JAN
lary 80, 1882. Read twice, referred to
the Committee on the Public Lands, and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Ainslie introduced the following
bill:
A bill relating to the Idaho Land
and Irrigation Company, and pro-
viding for the reclamation of arid
lands in Idaho Territory.
Whereas, the Idaho Land and IT.
rigation Company has been incorpora-
ted under the laws Of Idaho Territory
for the purpose of digging, owning,
and maintaining canals and bitches
in the Territory of Idaho, and of di-
recting thereto, from living and natur-
al streams, water-courses, and springs,
water, and Of selling or otherwise
disposing Of and utilizing the same
in the reclamation of arid lands, and
for such other uses and purposes as
may be deemed practicable and ad-
visable, and of acquiring and reclaim
ing waste lands, and improving, SELL
ing or otherwise disposing Of the same:
Therefore,
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress
assembled, That the right is hereby
granted to the said Idaho Land and lr-
rigation Company to locate, con.
, struct, and forever maintain canal
or canals, with lateral branches run
ming therefrom, on both sides Of
Snake river, including the streams
+, jutting into said Snake river, also
Boise river and streams jutting into
said Boise river, at such points on said
Snake river and Boise river as from
the topography of the country may
be deemed most suitable for divert
ing the waters of said rivers and
streams; said canal to commence at
or near the American Falls, on Snake
|, river, SO as to irrigatc all the arid
lands lying on the south side of said
Snake river from point known as
= American Falls, on said Snake river
]. down to the mouth of Malheur river
below old Fort Boise; also from living
streams and springs and Boise river
n. to flow and reclaim all arid land ly
of ing between said Snake river and
ef the Middle Fork of Boise river dowr
to where the main Boise river puts
y. into the Snake river, bitches anc
canals to be taken out OF said stream:
and Boise river at such points a:
may be practicable to irrigate ane
> reclaim said arid lands lying betwee'
said Snake and Boise rivers from thu
= American Falls, on Snake river
north to a point on the Middle Forl
of Boise river known as Atlanta
down said streams and ives
to the confluence of the said Snak
and Boise rivers; and the said com
= pany shall have the right to locate
construct, and maintain lateral O
branch canals from the main or hea
canal wherever water may be need
ed for irrigating the desert lands
10 said valleys as above described; an
= said company shall have the excll
sive right to appropriate, flow, q
vert, and distribute the waters
W, said rivers and streams for the pu
pose of irrigating the lands of sal
valleys, and to charge and collie
= from parties using such water re
n sonable tolls; and also the right
construct and maintain such dam
sluices, and locks in said rivers ar
streams, and such aqueducts, tn
10 nels, and fumes in said canals al
= lateral branches, as may be nece
sary to flow, divert and distribu
said waters; and said company sh;
have the right to enter upon al
take from the public lands any roc
earth, and other material that m
be required for the construction
= said dams, canals, fumes, aqueduc
or in the maintenance thereof; a
shall also have the right, where,
the said canals and branches pa
oho through the public lands, to take, {
cupy and use the public lands as
nv right of way for said canals a
= branches, not exceeding two hi
dred feet in width on either 81
thereof, and also the like right of "
over and through any lands own
by individuals; and in case the oN
ers of such individual or priv,
lands and the said company shall !
,rp be able to agree upon the value
'' the land so taken, then the said co
pany may condemn such lands
cording to the provisions and
auirements of the act of Congr
ano approved July 2, 1864, entitled ..
law act to amend an act entitled An
to aid in the construction Of a +,
road and telegraph line from
Missouri river to the Pacific oce
and to secure to the government
blic, use of the same for postal, militia
and other PURPOSES approved Jl