The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-10-08
SHORT CHAPTER ON bitches
Thu Substantial Character Of the Pay.
cite Enterprise.
The Methodist Ditch Below Caldwell
Sold TO BOise SPECTATORS who will
Develop The same.

AT different intervals the past sum-
mer The TRIBUNE has had occasion t.
mention the great ditch enterprise tina
has been building in the Payette valley.
but not until last Saturday did VT
fully realize the magnitude and thor
Oughness of this proposition-and We
had our big eyes and big ears on the
ground for that purpose. A drive OF
sixteen miles over the Caldwell EN-
NETT road brings the traveller to Will
sons Point on the Payette. Here is
the headquarters of Col. G. II. Irwin,
general Uanager of the ditch, and
here also are samples of the work
being done that at once satisfies the
beholder of two things: First, that it
is an enterprise of a character hitherto
unknown in Ada county ditch build
ing; and second, that back of all of
this tearing of dirt, of hurrying teams
and impatient drivers, of rasping saws
and noisy hammers, there is a mind
capable of handling large propositions.
The work being done at this place in
cludes two of the incest as well as
costliest parts Of ditch building, i. e., ex-
cavating and fluming. The cut at this
point is over a quarter of a mile in
length and in order to have width of
eight feet on the bottom at required
grade is eighty-two feet wide on top.
The depth of the cut is twenty eight feet
and was finished last Saturday. At this
point also is over quarter OF a mile of
fiume, made of the best and heaviest
lumber; the seams and cracks are all
calked; the whole is then treated to a
coat of pitch and then relaid with inch
stuff. "a full description of this flume
making was given in this paper two
weeks ago. At Patterns Point near
Falk's Store there is a finished cut of
even larger dimensions than the one
above mentioned. These cuts are both
ON the contract of NJ. b. Gwinn, of this
place. A fume 1900 feet long at Pat
tens Point will be commenced next
week. At headquarters camp every
thing is neat and clean; the men are
supplied with an abundance of whole
some food and are treated as gentle
men in every way. Every obligation
of the company is promptly met when
due and the manager takes great pride
keeping things moving in business
like manner. Mr.. Tom Spear, favora-
bly, known throughout Boise valley, is
the Coils right hand man in handling
the details of the great enterprise.
The work of this company does not
end in the completion of the ditch
they intend the land under it shall be
cultivated--and TO this end have made
arrangements in this line that will be
given to the public in due time.
THE TRIBUNE is in position to |
authoritatively announce today sale of
considerable Importance to the people |
of this sectiOn-that of the Methodist
ditch to Spofford & Hard, a firm of |
Boise spectators. This sale was con-
some four months ago by
the principal owners, DR.. j. b. Wright,
of Caldwell, and Moses Fowler, of Mid
dleton, but for prudential reasons in
the interest of the new purchasers was
not given to the public. The consider
alton is $1,000 and work necessary to
make a paying proposition out of the
ditch will doubtless be finished this
coming winter and spring. The land
covered by the ditch is some 10000
acres of most exsellent quality about
eighteen miles below Caldwell on this
side of the river. The water right is
one of the Oldest on the river and is
for G,O00 inches. 1t is diverted about
two miles below town and is carried
to Dixie slough from which it is taken
again some miles below and
carried along the side hill to
the bench. This property was
constructed some years ago, but
owing to the treacherOus nature of
the hillside formation could not carry
water whole sections of that part of