Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-09
MIR. HAILEY'S BILL.
By WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY.
That Would Own All the Water In the
Great Snake River and Its Tribu.
taries.

Great Snake River and Its Tribu.
taries.
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47th Congress-lst 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
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.
ritory for the purpose of digging,
owning, and 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
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 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-
biography 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 on
the south side of said Snake river
from a 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 taken
'out of said streams and Boise river at
such points as may be practicable to
lrrigate and reclaim said arid lands
lying between said Snake and Boise
rivers from the American Falls, on
Snake river, north to point on the
Middle Fork of Boise river known as
Atlanta, down said streams and west
to the confluence of said Snake and
Boise rivers; and the said company
shall have the right to locate, con-
struct, and maintain lateral or branch
canals from the main or head canal
wherever water may be needed for
irrigating the desert lands in said val
leys as above described; and said com.
pany shall have the exclusive right to
appropriate. fow, divert and distribute
che waters of said rivers and streams
for the purpose Of tirrigating the lands
OF said valleys, and to charge and COL
lect from parties using such water
reasonable tolls; and also the right to
construct and maintain such dams,
sluices, and locks in said rivers and
streams, and such aqueducts, tunnels
and fumes in said canals and lateral
branches as may he necessary to flow,
divert and distribute said waters; and
said company shall have the right to
enter upon aud take from the public
lands any rock, earth, and other ma
ter'ai that may be required for the
construction of said dams, canals,
dumes, aqueducts, or ia the main
tenance thereof; and shall also have
the right, wherever the said canals and
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