The Arizona sentinel., 1890-02-08
GOOD VIEWS FRcm riakL COUNTY
the Flcrcace Canal -Fifty-t'ss sijss Of fsair
Canal Exclusive OF Several ta'sf@is--
Water in kbR1aaEce for Ever Land egsa,
EIsng lis Course.
EIeng lis Course

hIeng It's Course.
The COMPLETION Of the Florenc.
anal 10 the futhermCst limit contrnli,
:atcd at the present time, is matte
f great Importance to the people g
bis valley and particularly to thos
who have taken up government Ian,
Under it.
From the hnadgate near the Butte.
% the end of the several brancie;
long the Southern Pacific railway
he total length is fifty-two miles, be-
sides which there are many miles q
small laterals reaching out to lands
several miles distant from the canal,
and the water now flows through its
entire length.
From the headgate to the storagr
reservoir now under construction he
tween Florence and the railroad, tn.
canal has Il uniform width of TWEEN V
five feet on the bottom and has CT
pacity equal to a flow of 40 cubic fec'
upr second, aud is so constructed thai
it can he easily enlarged and is ca
paclty increased.
Near the point where it crosses thu
railroad, six miles east Of Casa Grandc,
trancb has been constructed paral-
lei with the track toward Casa
Grande a distance Of nearly three
miles, with a width Of Nv, I've feet on
the bottom, gradually decreasing to
ten feet. From this branch an eight
foot lateral is built north for three
miles to carry off he waste water and
20 supply lands in that vicinity, The
branch crossing the railroad is con-
ductrd a distance Of two miles, where
its waters are divided, a portion flow
ing nearly two miles in q northwest
erly direction towards Casa Grande
and the remainder continuing in r
westerly course nearly five miles.
Near The point of separation the water
has thirteen.foot drop o. fall.
All the land taken up along th'
railroad from the point of tie canal
crossing to Casa Grande can now re
ceive plenty OF water Tor irrigation
and it's owners can begin their in.
| provcnents al oncr. liz fact all thu
entries made under the canal can now
ne supplied with water aad ha made
20 produce crops the rrts"nt year
HIRE and there parties are at wcri;
CLEARING or planting their lands anc
laying the foundation for Il faipr
competence. and the whole face Of ti;t
country is rapidly undergoing chang
FROM barren desert to a blooming
garden. AS the water supply is no"
ample for every one owning land, th'
activity in this respect Will nov
doubtless be greater during thu sprin.
| md SrtnIncv nlootha
The Florence canal company have
accomplished a great work and an ex
pensive Que, and in establishing 70
itseit very profitable business it i
accomplishing a great deal of good 20
the whole valley Oyer one hundred
thousand acr.s of land Will soon u
brought under cultivation through il
influence, every acre of which is equa
to the richest and most fertile por
lions of the western country. 1t wi.
produce anything adapted to he ten
pirate zone and many of the semi
tropical productions. 1t is particu
arly adapted to h" growth Of raisir
grapes, figs, oranges, lemons, lime.
dates, prunrs, apric"ts, peaches, piuIns
almonds and all kinds Of nuts as wei
as the farm production usual to IT,,
northern and eastern states. The,
all malnre several weeks in advanc,
of Southern California and can com
mand the earliest and best mal krt
both east and west.
The completion of this great caua
is a matter Of congratula'ion to th'
p"ople Of this valley and insures tn
perpetual prosperity Of every one 81
fortunate AS to own property along it
course. Enterprise.