Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-27
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT TAKING
 DEFINITE SHAPE.
Agua Fria Water and Land Company to Start Work Upon Project fer Erri-
 gating the Northern Valley.
Phenix Republican

Few of our people are aware of the existence of one of the most important enterprises in Central Arizona. That old pioneer, Wm. A. Hancock, assisted by L.. H Ofme. J. D. MonihOn and N. o. Mur- phy. in 1888. organized the Agua Fria Water and Land Company. with a capi- tai stock of $3000,000, for the purpose of storing in reservoirs the water of the Agua Fria River, in order that it might be used for irrigating the large body of land that lies on the both sides of that river, that on the east side reaching down to the line of the Arizona Canal, within ten miles of the city of Phenix.
 The lower reservoir site is Ut Frog Tanks, and with dam 100 feet high, will store eight billion cubic feet of water. The upper site, ten miles further up the river, with dam 150 feet high will store thirty billion cubic feet of water.
 The water shed of the river, and it's trib- utaries. above the lower dam, contains 150,000 square miles, and with an annual rainfall of 15 inches, 1t will afford fifty billion cubic feet. or m ample sup ply of water for irrigation of 150000 | acres.
 The main canal will be 45 feet wide on the bottom and 5 feet at the surface of the water. six feet from the bottom. The grade will be two feet per mile. At the Calderwood Butte. twelve miles below the dum, the water for tho land on the west side of the river will be carried across the river in large pipes, supported by a sus- pension bridge, with fall of % feet in crossing the stream. The construction of the dams and canals, including forty miles of latsrals, will involve the expend- it1re of probably one million four hun dred thousand dollars.
 Dr J. N. Evans. well and favorably known as a man Of sound business judg- ment, has undertaken to raise the money required to complete both the canals and the dams, upon the bonds of the company, secured by mortgage upon the whole property, to be furnished in time that the work may be commenced by the first of May next, and be finished within three years.
 The surveys, estimates and plats have been made by Captain Hancock, assisted by H. R. Leonard. It Is understood that Chief Engineer Hancock will again take the field to finish some of the details of the preliminary work not yet completed, in few days. MT Leonard is engaged upon map that will show not only the dam sites and canals, with the land to be | irrigated, but the extent of the water sheds.
 The addition of 150000 acres to the arabic lands in this country, will be of i immense benefits to this city and its sur i roundings, especially when the accom- 1 plishment of the work will involve the ex- penditure of nearly million and a half of money. The settlers that will be at ] tracted to the country when it IS known that there Is 150,000 acres Of fine land as any to be found on the face of the earth that w3ll soon be supplied with an abund- anoe of water, and open to location at Sl.- 9 per acre, will add very materially to the wealth of the county. It safe to say that within five years the development of this land will add S5,000,000 to the wealth of this county.
 Dr. Evans assures the company that he