Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-14
Mr.. HAILEY'S BILL.
RY WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
That Would Own All the Water In the
Great Snake River and Its Tribn'
fOrieN.

Great Snake River and Its 1rib"'
taries.
lOHacisl copy.l
z7th Congress-1st Session. Printers No., 4o1o.
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
forlhe reclamation of arid lands i'll
Idaho ! erritory.
WHEREAS, The Idaho Land and
Irrigation Company has been incor-
porated under the laws of Idaho Ter
ritory for the purpose of digging,
owning, aud maintaining canals and
bitches 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
me in the reclamation OF arid lands,
and for such other uses and purposes
as NAV be deemcd 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 OH said Snake
river and Boise river As from the to-
biography of the country may bt
deemed most suitable tor dlvertlng the
waters of said rivers and streams; sale
canal to commence at or near th'
American Falls, on Snake river, SO al
to irrigate all the arid lands lying OF
the south side of said Snake rive
from a point known as Amer'ca'
Falls. on said Snake river, down to tn
mouth of Malheur river, below OIL
Fort Boise; also from living stream
and sorings and Boise river, to 1'o'
and reclaim all arid lands lying DC
tween said Snake river and the Mlddi
Fork of Boise river down to where tn
main Boise river puts into the Snak
river. bitches and canals to be take
cut of said streams and Boise tlver
such points as may be practlcable
irrigate and reclaim said arid lane
lying between said Snake and bol'
rivers from the American Falls, {
Snake river, north to point on II
Middle Fork of Boise river known
Atlanta, down said streams and we
to the confluence of said Snake al
Boise rivers; and the said compa'
shall have the right to locate co
struct. and maintain lateral or BRAN
canals from the main or head can
wherever water may be needed
irrigating the desert lands IN sala VI
aeys as above described; and said CO..
pany shall have the exclusive rlgnt
appropriate, flow, divert and dlstrlb'
the waters of said rivers and strea
for the purpose Of irrigati"g the Ian
of said valleys, and to charge and c
lect from parties using such wa
reasonable tolls; and also the r'gh'
construct and maintain such da'
.sluices, and locks in said rivers
streams, and such aqueducts' tun''
and fumes in said canals and late
branches as may be recessary to II
divert and distribute said waters;
said company shall have the r'gh,
enter upon aud take from the po
lands any rock, earth, and other
terial that may be required for
construction Of said dams, can
fumes, aqueducts, or in the m
tenance thereof; and shall also
the right, wherever the said canals
branches pass through the pu