Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1889-07-25
and ii moisture is all that is required,
we can supply all that is requiN.by

we can supply all that is requiN.by
ARTIFICIAL IRREGATION.
En- Arizona and New Mexico the
farmers are already u: ilizing the water
from small rivers and cseeks artificially
irrigate theiF farms. and as a result
some Of the largest and finest crops are
harvested every year without q failure.
But where there are no rivers and
creeks with which to fill reservoirs,
how shalT we go about itp Why bring
your mountain lakes and streams, and
artesian wells into play.
In the first place it is necessary to-
have funds in order to carry out any
scheme or enterprise and to secure
these funds will necessitate the form
ing of stock company. This having
been accomplished proceed as follows:
First, select the most elevated point
from which n sufficient flow Of water
can be obtained.
Second, secure right of way and con-
struct main channels about twelve feet
wide and FIVE feet deep, running through
the best country, and keep it as much
elevated as possible.
Third, to anyone desiring water, sell
what is known as a water right. This
gives the farmer the right to turn
water into his conducting bitches,
made about two feet wide and one foot
deep. These bitches conduct the water
to the fields which are to be irrigated;
and the irrigating is done through still
smaller bitches or burrows about six
inches wide, two inches deep and two
feet apart, running the entire length of
the field.
Should the farmer wish to act indie.
pendently, he can utilize such water as
he has on his farm. If it be simply an
ordinary well, he can construct wind
mill or use horse power to bring the
water to the surface. into the reservoir
thence to his bitches as above described.
1t does not require nearly as much
water as one might suppose to lrrigate
q hundred acres of land.
Following is the copy of a letter
issued by the department at Washing
| ton.
"The United States senate has ap-
pointed a special committee on irriga-
tion and the reclamation Of arid lands
and charged it with an inquiry into
these subjects. Said committee will
meet at st. Paul August lst, next. and
on that date willgcommence its tour of
field observation. 1t will be accom-
panied by Director Powell, of the Unit.
ed States geological survey and by an
engineer expert assigned to its service.
The committee desire the active CO.
operation of the newspapers published
in the dry area-that is west of the
one-hundredth meridian of west longi-
attention to the Importance of this
great subject. 1t especially asks for
their aid in gathering of data and the
collection of facts. 1t is unnecessary
to recapitulate to you what the facts
are, but the collection will be matter
of essential service in laying the foun-
dation for intelligent operations for
legislative and other action in the
future. Each district and section
should endeavor to secure as full pre-.
sentation of its own condition as may
be practicable.
1t will prove of value to the com.
mittee's work if copies of any publica.
tion you may make are sent to the
committee.
Feeling assured that you will COM
prehend the Importance of this inyes-
tigation, and asking, therefore. your
active aid in such ways as your Judge
ment may determine, the committee
leaves the matter with you.
Communications, papers, reports,
maps, etc., may be addressed to the
United States Committee on irrigation
(care United States geological survey
Washington D. G. Letters of inquiry
may be directed to Richard ]. Hinton
irrigation engineer (care director
I United States geological survey, w ash
ington, d. G.
The special committee consists of the
following senator's: Hon. William NJ
Stewart, Carson, New, (chairman)
Hon. T. b. Plumb, Kan; Hon. William
b. Allison, Dubuque, Iowa; Hon. F
Hiscock. Syracuse, N. T.; Hon. J. X
jones, Washington, Ark; Hon. j. H
Reagan, Palestine. Tex; Hon. A. T
German, Laural. Nd"
Awaken my friends and let us be uI
and doing, the hour for action has ar
rived.
A. r. SHERWOOD.
, The metropolis of Turner county
sends greeting to Hurley's "sixtietf
m.ile-post and has to offer that he here
, after when he may happen to visit ;
ncighboring town on the great ami
versary, and should notice that one O.
| avnap6inOIV nnISN
and obnoxious (he calls it "under tn
> inhuenceD, and that this class of patri
, OTIS had for their leader citizen of hi
own town, he (mile-post) might bette
keep his own council. = Centrevill
Chronicle, 18th.
AS usual, when there is anything
going on, we find the Hurley citizen il
the lead. The Herald admits that tn
! are some citizens in Hurley who in
dGlge in the Glowing blows" but liv
ing as they do in town where 1t i
necessary to procure a doctors pre-
: scription in order to obtain the intox
icating beverage, it may be that a
J opportunity Offering to get their I'll
without any of these preliminaries be
ing required caused the boys to indulg
J. rather freely. Then the quality of tn
) article may haYe had something to
: 1T might have been of the noisy ys
q riety.
: H. G. CLARK & co.
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