, 1885-05-30
Johnson COUNTY.
lack Dow Gives Some Information
in Regard
To That County. Irrigation, Land,
bitches, Etc.

Jack Dow, n of the prominent citi.
zens of johnson county. arrived in the
city a few days ago direct from that por.
ton of the territory. Mr.. Dow is a civil
engineer, and has been kept busy the
past two years locating bitches in that
county, and has seen the prairies there
blossom like the rose.
A reporter Of The LEADER met Mr..
Dow at the Inter Ocean hotel last even
ing, and at ono entered into a conversa-
ton in regard to the improvements being
made in johnson county.
Tell us something about the bitches,
land and irrigating system in your sec
ton
We'll, said Mr.. Dow, I'VE have as
line land as can be found in any country.
and all it needs to make it one of the most
productive agricultural sections in the
west is irrigation. bitches are being rap
idly constructed and completed, and
many thousands of acres of land brought
under cultivation. Our system of irriRa-
ton is the same as that of Colorado, and
the bitches are constructed upon the
same plan. We have a fine country in
every particular.
Can you give the names Of some of
the irrigating canals, what they will cost,
and the number Of acres they will water?"
asked the reporter.
Yes, | think | n There is the
Tyler ditch, which receives its water from
Little Goose creek, which has Just been
completed at a cost of $4,000. This
canal will irrigate eighteen sections of
land, or II, 620 acres"
Then the Fort Collins Land and I'm
provement conpany's ditch, when com
pleted, will place under water ~thirty-four
sections, or 81, 76O acres. The estimated
cost of the canal is $40, 00O."
Another one is the Holland. Manken
& Mathews canal, which will irrigate
about $1,000 acres, and will cost in the
n~eighborhood of $4,000. 1t will receive
its water from Rock creek
The Grinnell Live Stock company are
also constructing a canal at a cost of
$1,000, which will cover about 1000 acres.
This ditch will receive water from Wolf
and Soldier creeks"
Then the Wyoming Land and Cattle
company have about completed their
ditch, which will water 1000 acres, and
cost about SO, 900. Water will be fur
nished this canal from Clear creek"
Pratt and Ferris have let a contract
for the construction of a large ditch,
which will head on Clear creek and will
irrigate a large amount Of land"
John Tisdel is also constructing a
large canal, which will receive its water
supply from Willow creek, and will irri-
gate a large number of acres"
James Labban is building one which
will water 5000 acres of land at a large
expenditure. 1t will head on the dry fork
of the Crazy Woman"
Grub & Zweck are also at work on a
ditch which heads on Crazy Woman creek
which will irrigatc 5000 acres"
The Powder River Live Stock com
pany have constructed a ditch, near old
Fort Reno, at a cost of about 81, 500.
This one will irrigate about 5000 acres of
land
Steve George and Marshall Swain are
building a ditch ten miles long which will
irrigate 6,0O0 acres, at a cost Of 5000"
William Davis has also let a contract
for a canal on Powder river, at a cost of
$4,000, which will irrigate 50, 900 acres.
IAN irrigating ditch is also being con
structed by Fred G. s.. Hesse which will
irrigate 5000 acres, at a cost of 1900.
Besides these there are numerous Others
which / cannot recall at this time. There
is no more available land now in that Sec
ton, and it is useless for persons to go
there with the idea of locating land, as
the only way they can obtain it is to pur-
chase"