Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-06
Mr.. AINSLIE'S BILL.
BY WHICH HE PROPOSES TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
That viii Own all the Water In the
Great Snake River and its Tributa.
ries.

tOficial copy.
47th Congress-lst Session. Printers No., 4Olo.
In the House of Representatives,
January 80, 1882. Read twice, re-
ferred to the Committee on the Pub
lie Lands, and ordered to be print.
ed.
Mr.. Ainslie introduced the follow
ing bill:
A bill relating to the Idaho Land and
Irrigation Company, and providing
for the reclamation of arid lands in
Idaho Territory.
Whereas, the Idaho Land and Irri.
cation 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 direct
ing thereto, from living and natural
streams, water-courses, and springs,
water, and of selling or otherwise dis
posing of and utilizing the same in
the reclamation of arid lands, and for
such other uses and purposes as may
be deemed practicable and advisable,
and Of acquiring and reclaiming
waste lands, and improving, selling 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 as
sembled, That the right is hereby
granted to the said Idaho Land and
Irrigation Company to locate, con-
struct, and forever maintain a 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 riv-
er atsuch points on said Snake river and
Boise river as from the topography Of
the country may be deemed most
suitable for diverting the waters OF
said rivers and streams; said canal tc
commence at or near the American
Falls, on Snake river, SO as to irrigate
all the arid lands lying on the soutl
side of said Snake river from a poin,
known as American Falls, on sale
Snake river down to the mouth OF
Malheur river, below old Fort Boise
also from living streams and springs
and Boise river, to flow and reclaim
all arid land lying between said Snake
river and the Middle Fork Of Boise
river down to where the main Boise
river puts into the Snake river
bitches and canals to be taken out OF
said streams and Boise river at such
points AS may be practicable to irri
gate and reclaim said arid lands lying
between said Snake and Boise river.
from the American Falls on Snake
river, north to a point on the Middle
Fork of Boise river known as Allan
ia, down said streams and west to the
confluence of the said Snake anC
Boise rivers; and the said compan,
shall have the right to locate, con
struct, and maintain lateral or brancl
canals from the main or head cana
wherever water may be needed for ir
rigating the desert lands in said val
leys as above described; and said com
pany shall have the exclusive right t.
appropriate, flow, divert, and distrib
ute the waters of said rivers ant
streams for the purpose Of irrigatins
the lands Of said valleys, and to charge
and collect from parties using sucl
water reasonable tolls; and also tn
right to construct and maintain sucl
dams, sluices, and locks in said river
and streams, and such aqueducts, tun
nels, and fumes in said canals an,
lateral branches as may be necessar.
to flow, divert and distribute said wa
ters; and said company shall hav'
the right to enter upon ant
take from the public lands any rock
earth, and other material that may b.
required for the construction of sal,
dams, canals, fumes, aqueducts, or il
the maintenance thereof; and shal
also have the right, wherever the sai'
canals and branches pass through tn
public lands, to take, occupy and US
the public lands as a right of way TO
said canals and branches, not exceed
ing two hundred feet in width OF
either side thereof, and also the lik
right of way over and through an
lands owned by individuals; and il
case the owners of such individual 0
private lands and the said compan,
shall not be able to agree upon tn
value of the land so taken, then tn
said company may condemn sucl
lands according to the provisions an
requirements of the act of Congress
approved July 2, 1864, entitled "a
act to amend an act entitled AN &C
to aid in the construction of a rail