Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-11
Mr.. HAILEY'S BILL.
~ WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,

~ WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
NAT Would Own All the Water In the
Great Snake River and Its Tribu.
tarics.
lOficial copy.l
Nh Cougress-1st Session. Printers No., 401O.
In the House of Representatives:
January 80, 1882. Read twice, re.
ferred to the Committee on the Public
Iauds, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Ainslie introduced the follow
ing bill:
IA 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
me in the reclamation of arid lands,
and for such other uses and purposes
as NAV 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 takel
out of said streams and Boise river al
such points as may be practicable te
irri gate and reclaim said arid lands
lying between said Snake and Boise
rivers from the American Falls, OF
Snake river, north to point on thu
Middle Fork of Boise river known a:
Atlanta, down said streams and ives
to the confluence of said Snake ant
Boise rivers; and the said compan.
shall have the right to locate, con
struct, and maintain lateral or Drancl
canals from the main or head cana
wherever water may be needed TO
irrigating the desert lands in said val
leys as above described; and said com
pany shall have the exclusive right t.
appropriate, flow, divert and distribut
the waters of said rivers and stream
for the purpose Of irrigating the land
of said valleys, and to charge and col
lect from parties using such waite
reasonable tolls; and also the right t
construct and maintain such dams
sluices, and locks in said rivers an
streams, and such aqueducts, tunnel
and fumes in said canals and later'
branches as may be necessary to flow
divert and distribute said waters; an
said company shall have the right
enter upon and take from the publ
lands any rock, earth, and other ma
terial that may be required for tt
construction of said dams, canal
Humes, aqueducts, or in the malI
tenance thereof; and shall also ha'
the right, wherever the said canals an
branches pass through the publ
lands. to take, occupy and use =
public lands as right of way for sa
canals and branches, not excee'lir
two hundred feet in width on elth
side thereof, and also the like right
way over and through any Ian.
owned hv individuals. and in case Il