Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-13
MR.. HAILEY'S BILL.

Mn. llAluU i ~ DILL.
by WHICH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
That Would Own All the Water In the
Great Suake River and Its Tribn.
taries.
A7th 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 Laud and
Irrigation Company has been incor-
porated under the laws of Idaho Ter
1ritory for the purpose Of di gging,
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 a 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 for diverting the
waters of said rivers and streams; said
canal to commence at or near the
American Falls, on Snake river, SO as
to irriga1e 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
anouth 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
such points as may be practicable tt
irrigate and reclaim said arid land
lying between said Snake and Bols'
rivers from the American Falls, OF
Snake river, north to point on tn
Middle Fork of Boise river known
Atlanta, down said streams and ives
to the confluence Of said Snake an
Boise rivers; and the said compan
shall have the right to locate, cor
struct, and maintain lateral or oranc
canals from the main or head cana
wherever water may be needed &c
irriyating the desert lands IN said va
ieys as above described; and said con
pany shall have the exclusive right
appropriate, flow, divert and distrlbu'
the waters of said rivers and strea"
for the purpose of irrigating the lane
OF said valleys, and to charge and co
lect from parties using such watt
reasonable tolls; aud also the right
construct and maintain such dam
sluices, and locks in said rivers al
streams, and such aqueducts, tunne
and fumes in said canals and later
branches as may be necessary to mo-
divert and distribute said waters; al
said company shall have the right
enter upon aud take from the publ
lands any rock, earth, and other m
terial that may be required tor
construction Of said dams, cana
fumes, aqueducts, or in the maj
tenance thereof; and shall also ha
the right, wherever the said canals a
branches pass through the pub
lands, to take, occupy and use
public lands as right of way tor ST. s.
canals and branches, not exceed,
twn hundred feet in width on eit'
side thereof, and also the like right
way over and through any LAT
owned by individuals; and in case