The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-05
PAYETTE CANAL A GO
An Elaborate Scheme to Water a Large
Tract Of Land
EMMETT MILLS TO START
Death Of Mrs. w. p. Carter-Enter.
tainment for the Benefit Of the Col.
lege-Other Items Of Interest.

tainment for the Benefit Of the Col.
lege-Other Items Of Interest.
The Central Lumber Co. is having a
large and comfortable office built on
their property on Front street.
Patrick McMaon, an old and highly
respected citizen of Silver City, died at
his home in that place last Friday Of
miners consumption.
The NJ. E. Ministerial association for
this district, will hold a three days
meeting in Caldwell May 4th, 9th and
9Th. The programme will be given in
due time.
The Middleton mill ditch will be
extended and carried on grade across
Willow crock and down as far as there
is any land to irrigate this spring. The
extension will be made large enough to
carry the full head. Work will COM
mence as soon as the or ound is in
shape for grading. This ditch is one of
the finest properties in the county, the
only drawback being that the amount
of land under it is limited.
In about ten days the big wheel of
the Central Lumber Co.'S mill will begin
to roll at Emmett and another season
of activity in the charming town at
the Butte inaugurated. The company
are now completing some very extern
sive improvements in the mill and
yards at that place, among which is a
new water power wheel which will
increase the capacity to 900 or 10000
feet per day. The have also by sys-
tenn of riprapping and filling IN with
sawdust, reclaimed four or five acres of
land from the river front. The main
mill, tramways and tracks have also
been remodeled and put in good shape
to speedily convert the 100000 feet
of logs now at the mill into lumber.
The company now have 100000 feet
of logs on the Upper Payette which
will be floated down as soon as the
stage of water will permit.
The Payette valley will be the scene
OF some pretty lively dirt throwing this
season. From parties who are perfect
ly reliable it is learned that a large
canal will be taken out on this side of
the river near Emmett and water con-
veyed on to the immense body of rich
agricultural land lying between Falk's
Store and Washoe bottom. Conserva-
tive estimates place the number Of
acres in the tract at $4,000 Denver,
New York and German capitalists are
back of the scheme and the work of
cross-sectioning has already begun. Mr..
j. II. Richards, of Payette, the repre-
sentative and promoter of the enter
prise, was in town few days recently
and in company with Mr.. Anderson, of
Denver, consulting engineer, went over
to Emmett to arrange for the head
gates, etc. 1t is understood that the
company are negotiating with the own
ers of several local bitches for start
ing point. 1t is not contemplated to
cover much land between Emmett and
Emmett and Falk's store. The ditch
will be twenty-five feet on the bottom,
thirty on top and five feet deep, and be
made as straight as possible, It being
the Intention Of the company to float
logs through the same for milling pur-
poses on the Short Line. The plans Of
the company include complete and
thorough system Of ditch management.
1t will be fenced the entire length and
and stations for water masters will be
located every six miles, connected by
II telephone service. Our informant
says that the canal will be completed
by August LIST of this year. The com.
plction Of this enterprise means great
deal for Western Idaho. Thousands
of acres Of the best agricultural and
fruit land in the west will be placed in
cultivation by means Of water from the
never-failing Payette upon whose vol
ume, even in the state Of lowest water,
the irrigator has scarcely as yet made
Nh impression.