The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-30

turc are dependent on such storm or tank
waters. In the history OF the world arte-
sian waters have played n very small part
in irrigation; pump waters much larger
| part; but the tank waters far exceed them
| both i'm quantity.
4. COne now to the great SQUIRE DIVA
| ter for irrigation, as shown 10y the practice
0I the world in agriculture, namely, the use
Of creek and river waters. From such
streams fully twO-thrds Of all the irriga-
ton Of the world il derived. Is there any
| such source Of water for the valley at the
| James
The James river itself will perhaps fur
| nish much more water than the people nt
the valley anticipate. II il true that the
stream, in large part Of itS course, has a
| dry bed in excessively dry seasons, but the
water which flows down the valley during
seasons OF storm is Of great volume. BY
the proper construction Of reservoirs or
storage basins all Of this water, except that
| which cvaporates, can b" utilized iOr agrl-
culture; and careful survey Of the valley
| will doubtless reveal the places where II
can be stored with economy.
| | come now to consider the use OI the wa
tCrs OF the Missouri river. This great river
heads ia the Rocky Mountains, Ultimate
| ly portion OF its waters will he cut on
| from the main river by irrigating works in
| Montana high UP the stream. But when
! all the waters are used ia Montana which
il il possible to use there, there ~SlI Sti1iTs'-
main great volume in the Missouri To he
used lower down in the DnkOtHs II il IL
found possible to take the water Uut ON
these lands Tho valley nf the James
through North and South Dakota lies low
pr than the bed Uf the bed OF the Missouri.
The difference in altitude il entirely sutii-
CIcnt to carry water by gravity irOm the
Missouri channel TO the James valley.
The western slope Of the valley
Of the James is dotted over
with many lake drpressiOns, which some
times hold water, but at other times are
dry. There are al4o known to be many
favorable places where waters can be
stored. II then the Missouri can be taken
out and brought over into the valley ui
the James, it's water can be used during
the season OF irrigation directly by canals
and the waters can bc stored ia artificial
Lakes during he non irrigating season, TO
be- used during the irrgating season.
The one great problem il to dctrrmin"
the praCticabilitv Of divcrting the waters
of the Missouri into the James valley.
This il an engineering problem which has
NOT vet been solved aud for the solution
Of which il tuuographic survey is neCes-
eary, bv which ! mean a survey
to determine the lrvclp The crest Of the
divide between the valley of the Missouri
and the valley Of the James is usually near
or to the Missouri river. Is there any place
where this ridge il sufficiently low and mar
row SO that the water can be carried across
at reasonable expense. This must be
determined by asCcrtaInIngth the grade curves
or At some point above there. It is hoped
that during next season these grade curves
iG",Uu, snrya~ "' mnJpr ri nv rhaTcc AT the
present time IT is not possible to say there
- d ""S ,S' Ent M'I ,nm ,' tho ;n,ormntion we
now have il seems probable. It is hoped
e survey "i inns coming season VIII "o'''
F'nto,.. allow me to express my gratiA.
cation that the peopI" OF the TWO ", Dak3taS .,,t.
T tries Of agriculIpIc by means Of irrigation.
The best os.cnlt nre OF the world Ii is in @ lands
mnmt rros1n,;t y nf The neonle 81 thc Doko.
tas is dependent thereon, and immunity
from periodic disaster |" agriculture can
3nlF oe secured tlGleoS. iia''"g n' %., Trsm "
d ,I and a stJ;nd tbn aroxth 81 g uItWrr in
The far west with great care for more than
two decades have reached the conclusion
that the agriculture of that region is ulti.
matell TO be successful, that the sou th th'
CI,e ie lhms,Iy 4n', InT st,,T" ~ ,Te
tbot thr maat agriruItmral reginn 81 Ameri.
Cd. amIwith respect
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to think fine canal was alI right, but
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