The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-01

years to complete.
THE WHOLE SCHEME IS ABSURD
and vjsionar even if it were ever intended
for reality. The corporation recently
attempted to obtain a lease of the Ameri-
out their attorney, G. w. Marrill, to in
vestigate. His report is to the effect that
it would be an investment without
security. MIR. Marrill is still here. The
facts have been presented to r. z johnson,
j. Austen and John Gray for their opinions
as to the rights the company had to water,
and these gentlemen, who stand at the
head of the bar in southern Idaho, agree
that the New York canal is entitled to no
water whatever. The Jacobs, the
Ellis, the Settlers the Caldwell,
the Ridenba1gh have all prior
claims, and when water is scarce will take
all the river can furnish. There is no law
suit pending nor is there likely to be, but
these facts became developed ON account of
the inquiries made by those of whom
money was s.ught to be borrowed In
speaking OF this enterprise, the Boise
Statesman in leading article that APP
searedin it's columns May II, 1888, said: :
eff the New York company are able to
build their ditch NOBODY will hinder them.
OF course if that ditch was built according
to their surveys and profles, we should
not want any other ditch, but the scheme
fror, its inception has proved delusion
and has evidently retarded the building Of
other bitches projected within the
bounds of reason and within a
limited time" One of the peculiarities at,
tending this wild scheme is that the mouth
Of the ditch, where the 81 200 have been ex-
pended, lies fifteen feet above the bed of
the Boise at its usual stage of water
There it is pretended to be the intention to
build dam. The Boise often changes its
banks. In 1876 it did so at this city. Dur
ing it's floods it is filled with debris and
makes great deposits. The dam would con-
sequently be of no earthly consequence in
answering the purpose for which it was
intended.
THE MORRIS DITCH
was commenced in 1877 and completed in
1878. 1t passed into the hands of w. H.
Ridenbaugh, who made sale, and in 1899
sixty thousand dollars was expended in it's
enlargement. This canal is the largest in
size of any herein mentioned except the
New York, which is yet on paper with the
exception of the small amount of work
done at its mouth at a cost of $1,000. Ac-
cording to the opinions of the attorneys
named the Ridenbaugh canal must be sup
Piled with water first, which with those
having anterior rights, would not leave
drop for the New York scheme for any
purpose. 1t is feared that this enterprise
will give this country 'black eyer so Far
as eastern capital is concerned. No resi-
dent ever had an interest in it. Boise
has many monied men who advance
in freely when they can find
a chance for safe and pay
ing investment, but not one of these
gentlemen is there who would not regard
the man demented who would approach
him with bonds of the New York canal
company at any price. Some months ago
the New York Engineering and Mining
Journal said of this fraud: 1.-THE New
York Irrigating and Mining company's
canal is in trouble. 1t is stated that they
have sold S250,000 of the stock in New York
city on the favorable terms of one-half for
selling and one-half to the company. They
have surveyed their line of ditch to Snake
river. Their plan is practicable and COM
mendable and should be carried through as
it would open up much agricultural land,
beside the rich placers on Snake river. But
it is said that their treasury is empty and
now the unfortunate workmen who have
been with them have difficulty in getting
meals for their time checks. They have
about half mile of ditch completed, which
cost about 81, 200"
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