, 1891-06-13
BIG DOUGLAS bitches.
The Outlook for Them Becoming More
Favorable Daily.
More Water in the Platte Than in Any
other State Stream.
Irrigation Prospects More FIattsring Than
Ever Before Known.


Douglas Budget
state Engineer hea1 relurneu Ilom
" NJ Pi.it. liver and was much snr.
rised at the volume Of water. He es-
Inmates hat from 10000 to ll,OOO cubic
ieet oil water passed Gown me H'et PEI
80. !, Wrom;
Ada ar,,eo5s d,v ,bous,nds-ves
minions-oF dollars If ,opeou. wealth
mass Tho ya,os of our city The Platte.
v;,b i,s never falling vo,ume NJ wafer IA
mine or f,brlous richness which when
dsyelo,ed will ,r,,sIorm Csntrol Wvo
ming into the most wealthy and nrosnor-
one ...,i,, ~ ,b. s,.,.
Tbo pl,,,e river a, this min, IA m
common mountain rivulet .s VS. shown
nv the measurement taken nv State En-
u,oor Nd ., wod,os5., I,s, ,ss;s,od
by pror U,v or Tho sgr;cpItur,l do
n,r,mon, Messrs U,miItor Harvey
Wilson and others Tho v;dtb NJ the
stream At The wagon bridve west Of the
c;tv wss Cound 10 he 5o4 feet with an
.ver,ge dsntb NJ sir feet The measure
ne,ts os m the voIums of wafer were
made bv means of tuned aost. and sopnd
inc. and are unopestionablv accurate
Ten tbons,nd cpbic foe, If water nor
second w.s tho o,,,,i,v ro,rd i, ,be
.i,or-sr#oion, ~ r-ool.in al III, l.
-. n nno .o.o Ia Tbo
a.m,Yama., = - 49, =, ,;n,o
- = an..h.5 nouho,a ro.,hoJ ~
a~nm nanau- -,
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pr. So 200 II -
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u.a.ro 20 .aTa.
p,oT Nj On Tbnrsdan mon, -, ,Lo
- go ,Lanraao.oJ LaaImtaai
,ha MI. ALL Earan,a ~o..zJ
= ~ " -
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"A'er h'e'AiS Ru'"k ~ Nas'e 10 urIEate
lo,Ooo acres OF hhd- Inc Lafrele Is
lined with irrigated farms and ranches
and with these bitches all hlled with water
above. there still remained a surplus suih-
Gent to irrlEate 10000 acres ot land.
The Douglns ditch, according TO fro'.
Mead, Is an assured success aud a most
profitable investment Tor capitalists. AT
a rough estimate, $4,000 acres Of choice
sage brush land can be irrigated at from
81 to s. per acre. Irrigation enterprise,
elsewhere, Tor which there was no lack OF
capital have cost two and three times
that amount per acre, and even though 1t
were necessary to eXpend that much on
this ditch 1t would still be a paying invest
ment. 1t is believed, however, that it
can he constructed for not To exceed a.
A-e...N. M..l,aa... -.
A''nE upou vi 'ie"'9 '"sEo''ou' mas
been decided TO changethe route somewhat.
As originally laid out, the ditch passed
throuyb th, had lands living north of the
- -, .,, "a
wy Wy =, "S eu ,
expensive numeS' inns was a waste OF
money! great expense ana no land
covered. In consequence it IL now pro
posed to cross the river near FettCrmAn,
covering the big fat" on that side and
.ro;dinn,h hl,Hs o,d ~ IL II
80 '"N MUS "E'
o'o'' O"NA W Nv east SLUG again near the.
railroad bridge, with a branch which will
cover all the land lying across the river
opposte the town. At first glance one
.-.nu L.. a.. al. A.. -.
"''' ue'' " "u VI " ''e'
an expensive ana troublesome under
taking, but according to Prot. Meade it is
neither. Modern irrigation has improved
,oon tho exneps;ve and lealv man
-
uumeS anu cosby supers'ruc.ures ano
t~restles OF the early days. a large pipe,
say four feet in diBmcter, will receive the