, 1891-05-08

will be thirty feet on the bottom, forty
feet on the top, five feet deep and forty
five miles long.
A. j. Boutwell, is surveying for a ditch
out OF Brush Greek in Carbon county and
for a second one out of the Medicine Bow.
The dimensions OF both will be twenty
hive feet on the bottom aud thirty-five feet
on the top. The first will be twelve miles
long and the second thirty-ive miles.
Surveying is also in progress for the
Black Fork canal at Fort Bridger, which
will be twenty miles long and fifty fee:
wide on the top.
PRESENT DEVELOPMENT.
The present development of Wyoming's
agricultural is different from
that of almost every other state. It's
popularity is apparent upon a glance
at the official state irrigation map. Its
large bitches, some of which we're com
pleted at great cost several years ago, have
been scarcely utilized, owing to the back
wardness Of settlement. Its crops are
raised almost entirely on the many small
bitches constructed by the settlers them
selves at slight expense, and the greatest
prosperity has been realized in the ex-
treme northern part of the state-the
counties of Sheridan and Johnson-Which
lie upon the borders OF Montana, $50
miles away from the nearest railroad.
There are about 5000 bitches in Wyo-
ming, aud most of them are of the char
acter which the map portrays as c~linging
to the narrow valleys along the head
waters OF small streams. The prosperity
OF the small farms which cluster along
these bitches fully demonstrates the sue
cess of agriculture in Wyoming, but their
remoteness from railroads handicaps
them from a commercial point of view.
The best opportunity for speedy settle
meut is offered by the large canals already
completed, which are generally well stu.
ated as to railroad facilities.
wYoMNG's LAW.
y most important consideration to in
vestors and water-takers is the irrigation
law in the state where they contemplate
putting their capital or homes. The
new law OF Wyoming, which was
signed in December last, is one OF
the very best ever enacted by any state.
It, great merit is ITS simplicity, its impair
TALLY and the provisions for avoiding lit
igation as far as possible, and carrying it
rapidly through the ourts when it arises.
1t furnishes ditch builders with every
facility and encouragement, provides for
justice and prom ptness in administering
the law, and renders impossible the vex-
atious delays in the settlement of suits
which might work temporary ruin to
growing crops.
Among the new works of irrigation I'M
dertaken since the passage of the new
Law, and not otherwise described in this
article, are the following:
The Laramie aud SCOTS Bluff ranal,
which uses the waters of che North
Platte, will be over 100 miles long and of
large dimensions otherwise, and cost in
the neighborhood of 81 ,000. 600.
The Douglas and Table Mountain Ditch
company, which will tap La Prelle creek,
will be eleven to twenty miles long and
cost 800, 600.
The Moss Agate Ditch company, La
Prelle creek. two bitches, fifteen and
twenty miles long, respectively.
The Green River canal, fifteen miles
long; cost. 80. 900.
The Apron AlkalI Gulf ditch will be
one and a half miles long and cost $3.50.
The Calf Greek ditch No. 3, tapping
that stream, will be one and a half miles
long and cost $3.50.
The Bright and Sutherland ditch, Lar
mic river, one and a half miles long.
cost. 81, $50.
Morton ditch, No. s, two miles long,
Grey Bull river.
Grimes bitches. No. ! and ., west
branch of Box Elder creek, two and a
half miles long. $1,000.
Ayers ditch, No. ?, three miles long,
$500.
Littly Supply ditch, Deer creek, three
miles long, cost $3.50.
Gaylor and Warnock ditch. five miles,
81, 500.
Stone bitches, No. | and ., Hat creek,
four and three miles long, cost 800 and
$3.50.
Brush creek canal, both sides of Brush
creek, twelve miles, $55. 900.
Medicine Bow canal, Medicine Bow
river, thirty-five miles, SOS, 900.
Ross ditch, No. / and ., one half mile
each, 800.
Sundance ditch, three and one half
miles, Silver Spring creek, 5000.
Hanover ditch, six miles, 5000.
Allen bitches Nos. ! and .. Cotton
wood creek, three miles, $500.
Blacktork canal, Blackfork creek.
twenty miles long, $25. 600.
Stoekwell ditch, Pass creek, three
miles, $500.
Smiths Fork canal, one and one half
miles. $1,000.
Grove County ditch, one half mile,
5000.
Hawkeye Ranch ditch, six miles, Big
Laramie river. 5000.
O'Brien. Wallace and Elder ditch, La
Prelle creek, three miles, s 1000.
Benton and Avery ditch, Sand creek,
three and one-halt miles, $500.
IT'S Dry AIR ana Hard Water that
Makes many skins rough and tender.