The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-11
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Gen. R. s. Dryenforth, who conducted
b recent government rain experiments,
saws they were successful beyond ques-
ton in bringing rain.
The most extensive system OF irriga-
ting canals in this country is in the
Pecos valley, New Mexico. 1t contains
about three hundred miles of main
canals and irrigates over two hundred
thousand acres.
Small fish are thrown out OF the arte-
sion wells in Aberdeen.
It ls said that a good contractor can
bore a thousand foot well in twenty
days.
Woonsocket has all artesian we'll which
furnishes power to run q FIGURING mill
with a capacity OF about one hundred
barrels per day.
Madison and Beresford are putting
down artesian wells.
Five farmers in Brown county have
recently contracted to have artesian
wells put down for ~irrigating purposes.
Artesian wells cannot be assessed for
taxes.
Idaho has 1,40o, 900 acres under cul-
tivation by irrigation.
Utah has 5000 miles OF man canals
and 5000 miles OF lateral which cost
$5,OOO,OOO and thev are enabled 20 ir-
rigate 100000 acres OF land.
A contract has been let in Idaho to
oo-.v $3.50 l,-lnJ o-J EfA,,
miles long. capable of irrlgating over half
a million acres.
Already over two thousand miles Of
%irrigating canals have been constructed
in Montana at a cost OF S1,62O,O
1875 artesian wells in the Sahara
Desert by which over 100000 acres
are irrigated.
The government experimental irriga-
ton farm is located hear Huron and is
under the supervision OF Hon. B. S. La
Grange, OF Colorado.
Huron's electric light plant will be
operated by artesian power.
The irrigated land in the valley OF the
Pc is estimated at 100000 acres and
the increased rent by irrigation is ST.
10000.
The cultivation OF rice requires an
abundant supply OF water and Irrigation
is largely resorted to in Asia, where rice
is the principle crop.
Congress thus far has made no appro-
priations for the purpose OF putting
down test wells. Appropriations have
been made, but their expenditure has
been restricted to examination only.
A systematic experiment OF farming
by artesian irrigation has been made on
the Hitchcock farm near Hitchcock. IN
Beadle county. The farm is owned by
the Dakota Farm Mortgage company
and all werk is hired done. Irrigated
wheat cost twenty-five cents per bushe1
and was worth eighty-fiye cents. Wheat
raised on the same ground with similar
culture without irrigation cost S1.56
per bushol and was worth when thresheC
only fifty cents per bushel.~
Two more arteslan wells are being put
down at Yankton.
"Wealth is power, and practical exper
often used to Cypress and degrade thu
daily laborer. Year after year the cap
~ itaI of the couuUry becomes moro ant
more concentrated in the hands OF {
few, and, in proportion as the wealth o
the country becomes centralized, it
,ou,o - ,,nl tha 10 ln,i,u olo ccn
are impoverished. 1t, therefore, be
comes us, as men who have to baltl
with the stern realities Of lie, to lool
this matter fair i'll the face, there is N
lodging the question; let every man Civ
it a fair, full and candid consideration
and then act according to his homes
convictions.-W, H. Sylvis.
The Hill and Cleveland men had alive
" fist fight at a political caucus at Os
wego, N. Y, Aug. II, a sequel to whicI
was that the mayor and several OF hi
friends, Cleveland men, were arrested OF
the charge OF riot. Such news came in
small newspaper dispatch, unaccom
panied by editorial comment. If sim
liar fight had occurred at a meeting c
laboring people, what a text it woul'
have been for a sermon on law an
order, and the undevelopedness OF th
masses!-Twentieth Century.
The difference between the labormove
ment as we know it and similar aglta
lions Of the past is simply this: In OIL
times the %workingman knew that he wa
poor while others were rich. Now h
knows that he is poor because other
are rich. Then he thought that socia
inequalities were due to chance or tn
mysterious ways OF providence. NoN
he knows that they are caused by rot
berry and injustice.-Toronto Labor At
YOcate.
A. j. Thompson, a carpenter we
knownin this city was recently arrested
Deadwood charged with assault with il
tent to kill. He was discharged, the e,
animation showing that while engage
IN q drunken brawl he was assailed b
the complainant.
The project to build an inter-cont
mental railway connecting Central an
South America with the United States
has lately received fresh impetus an
is liable to become an assured fact.
Reports indicate the remarkable SUI
cess OF Emin Pasha's expedition to A
RIGA. He has r%e-captured and garrisone
all the old stations in the Eqnatorif
Provinces.
The knights OF Labor will hold
social gathering at their hall next Fr
dax evening. The entertainment wi