Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-08
..,reR. TINES BUILDING, 8. 4. CORNER
off MAIN AND TIMES STREETS.
Mr.. HAILEY'S BILL.

~ WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
nat Would Own All the Water In the
Great snake River and Its Tribu.
taries.
lO&cial cepy.l
9TH Congress-1st Session. Printers No., 40l0.
In the House of Representatives.
January 80, 1882. Read twice, re.
ferred to the Committee on the Public
Lands, and ordered to be printed.
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
Irrigation Company has been incor-
porated under the laws of Idaho Ter
litory for the purpose Of digging,
owning, aud maintaining canals and
ditches in the Territory of Idaho, and
Of directing thereto, from living and
natural streams, water courses, and
springs, water, and of selling or other
wise disposing of and utilizing the
SINE 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 re-
claiming 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 canal or
canals, with lateral branches running
therefrom. on both sides of Snake
river, including the streams putting
into said Snake river, also Boise river
and streams putting into said Boise
river, at such points on said Snake
river and Boise river as from the to.
pography of the country may be
deemed most suitable Tor diverting the
waters of said rivers and streams; said
canal to commence at or near the
American Falls, on Snake river, so as
to irrigate all the arid lands lying or
the south side of said Snake rive1
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, to flow
and reclaim all arid lands lying be-
tween 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 taker
out OF said streams and Boise river al
such points as may be practicable tc
lrrlgate and reclaim said arid lands
lying between said Snake and Boise
FLYERS from the American Falls, OF
make river, north to a point on the
Middle Fork of Boise river known as
Atlanta, down said streams and wes1
to the confluence of said Snake ant
Boise rivers; and the said company
shall have the right to locate, con
struct, and maintain lateral or prancf
canals from the main or head cana
wherever water may be needed fo
,rrIgating the desert lands in said val
ieys as above described; and said com
pany shall have the exclusive right tt
appropriate, flow, divert and distribute
the waters Of said rivers and streams
Tor the purpose of irrigating the land
OF said valleys, and to charge and col
'ect from parties using such waite
reasonable tolls; and also the right II
construct and maintain such dams
sa'ces, and locks in said rivers ant
streams, and such aqueducts, tunnel
ana fumes in said canals and latera
branches as may be necessary to flow
"'vert and distribute said waters; an
said company shall have the right t
enter upon aud take from the publ
Mnds any rock, earth, and other ma
'erlal that may be required for tn
construction Of said dams, canal;
"umes, aqueducts, or in the main
teoance thereof; and shall also hav
."e right, wherever the said canals an
ranches pass through the publ
.an"s' to take, occupy and use III
puolic lands as a right of way for sal
canals and branches, not exceelin
'"o hundred feet in width on eithe
sue thereof, and also the like right {
way over and through any lasd
0"ned by individuals; and in case Il,