Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-08
IRRIGATION OF DAKOTA LANDS.
The Senate Subcommittee Looking
up Facts in Jamestown.

The senate subcommittee on arid
lands did not reach here yesterday morn
ing as announced IN The Alert, but ar
rived in the evening at 6:3O. They We're
detained at Aberdeen most OF the day
yesterday and spent the time lnyestlga'
ting the artesian flow in that city. The
committee travels in special car anc;
has every requisite to get thoroughly
posted. All persons appearing before
the committee officially Or to impart In
formation have heir exact language
taken down by d stenographer and the
whole record Of the trip is to be thus Sc
cured and afterwards compiled and pub
lished.
Senator Stewart is direct from the Ne
vada mining population IS practical in
everything. but enthusiastic over posi-
bilities of irrigation. He believes in the
government taking the lead in this, and
there is no doubt but what this sub-com
mittee will report so strongly in favor of
large appropriation for commencing
operations that such will be had. The
congressional delegates from the Dakotas
will of course be looked to, to help in the
matter and the two Dakotas can conf
IDENTIFY expect to get their share.
Geologist Upham appeared before the
gentlemen yesterday evening and gave
them the attitudes desired Of several
places, and much other scientific lnfor-
nation he has gathered while working
for the government in Dakota IN tie
p asst four or five years. His notes and
data as to rainfall, the shore lines OF
lakes, etc, we're taken by the committee,
promising to have them copied for publ
cation IN The Alert.
On the trip north Senator Stewart
spoke from the car to crowds OF visitors
at Redtield and Huron, favoring l1riga.
ton experiments in Dakota by the gov.
eminent.
Much OF the information the commit
tee has secured on the existing situation
! in Dakota has been furnished by Mr.. l.
r. Casey of jamestown, who, in 'mpany
withWaldo M. Potter Of LaMoure,ap
ed before them at St. Paul. and present
ed an exhaustive statement about the ar
teslan we'll supply in North Dakota es
pecially; also many facts concerning ram
fall crops, climate, etc. His remarks
were taken verbatim by stenograpers, ,ant
! 1t is understood the senators. and Major
Powell and Hinton We're strongly and ia
vorahly impressed with the case mad'
out for North Dakota by Mr.. Casey HI
accompanied the party to Bismarck TIM
morning. NO better qualified or NOR
public spirited citizen could have beer
assigned this task than Mr.. Casey
President Fancher came to jamestown
to invite the senators to address tie con
yent1on today, which invitation was a
once accepted.
During the evening Alderman Eage
turned the water from the mains into ;
length of hose and gave the visitors al
opportunity OF noting the pressure ant
efficiency Of the we'll. The stream wen
over the roof the large Winslow block
and the force and excellence Of the waite
agreeably surprised the senators.
The Texas senator wore shirt cola
yesterday that had lost its original white
ness.
Major Powell, director OF the geo
logical survey, arrived this morning. hav
ling left the party at St. Paul.