Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-10
|R. HAILEY'S BILL.
WITCH HE PROPOSED TO GRE.
ATE A GIGANTIC MONOPOLY,
NJ Would Own All the Water In the
breat Snake River and Its Tribu.

n Would Own All the Water In the
treat Snake River and Its Tribu.
aries.
IOmcial cspy.l
conpress-lst Session Printers No., 4o1o.
In the House Of Representatives,
nuary 80, 1882. Read twice, re.
red to the Committee on the Public
Iuds, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Ainslie introduced the follow.
bill:
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
legation Company has been incor.
rated under the laws of Idaho Ter
|ory for the purpose of digging,
Fniug, and maintaining canals and
tches in the Territory Of Idaho, and
directing thereto, from living and
ktural streams, water courses, and
rings, water, and of selling or other
Ese disposing Of and utilizing the
me in the reclamation of arid lands,
ID for such other uses and purposes
may be deemed practicable and ad-
sable, and Of acquiring and re.
aiming waste lands, and improving,
Hing or otherwise disposing of the
|me; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
ouse Of Representatives of the Uni
ID States of America in Congress as
|mbled, That the right is hereby
anted to the said Idaho Land and
|rigation Company to locate, con-
ruct, and forever maintain a canal OF
knals, with lateral branches running
erefrom. on both sides of Snake
ker, including the streams putting
to said Snake river, also Boise river
hd streams putting into said Boise
|ver, at such points on said Snake
yer and Boise river as from the to.
Pgraphy of the country may be
|eemed most suitable Tor diverting the
|aters of said rivers and streams; said
bnal to commence at or near the
american Falls, on Snake river, so as
} irri gaze all the arid lands lying or
be south side of said Snake rive1
rom a point known as American
|alls, on said Snake river, down to the
bouth of Malheur river, below old
FORT Boise; also from living streams
IND springs and Boise river, to flow
ind reclaim all arid lands lying be-
|ween said Snake river and the Middle
Fork of Boise river down to where the
pain Boise river puts into the Snake
fver, bitches and canals to be taker
Fut OF said streams and Boise river al
'uch points as may be practicable tc
rrlgate and reclaim said arid lands
ylng between said Snake and Boise
'lvers from the American Falls, or
Snake river, north to a point on the
Middle Fork of Boise river known a
atlanta, down said streams and wes
TO the confluence Of said Snake ano
Boise rivers; and the said company
shall have the right to locate, con
'truct, and maintain lateral or pranct
'anals from the main or head cana
wherever water may be needed fo
rr'gating the desert lands in said val
eys as above described; and said com
'any shall have the exclusive right tt
appropriate, flow, divert and distribute
ne waters Of said rivers and streams
or !, the purpose of irrigating the land
u said valleys, and to charge and col
ect from parties using such waite
reasonable tolls; and also the right t.
construct and maintain such dams
'Yces, and locks in said rivers ant
''rams, and such aqueducts, tunnel
md fumes in said canals and latera
ranches as may be necessary to flow
hvert and distribute said waters; an
'a'd company shall have the right I
inter upon aud take from the publ
ands any rock, earth, and other ma
er'al that may be required for tn
construction !. of said dams, canals
'umes, aqueducts, or in the main
Ienance thereof; and shall also hav
me right, wherever the said canals an
ranches pass through the publ