The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-03-22
|IRRIGATION'S KINGDOM.
Capital Waking Up To Yaklma's Re.
qulrersnts.
The WIDE HOLLOW WILL Be WATERED.
The Buriinus me Ditch Going night
Along and several other Import
ant Irrigation Projects Cader
way.

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railroad was here to look over some irri-
cation projects which had been mention
ed to him, notably the construction OF a
line from the Natcheez river to cover the
Wide Hollow country. He made favor
able report and Spokane and Helena cap
italists were interested. resulting in the
formation OF the Natcheez & Ahtanum
Canal company, with G. NJ. Mckinney
for president and Edward Whitson for
attorney. Mr.. Walter Gsrsom, of Ger
som, Meade d Co, Spokane, was des-
patched to Yakima to further the enter
prise and, in connection with Mr.. Nc
Kinney, has been arranging preliniinar-
les. securing rights of.way and conierriLg
with land holders regarding contracts. In
case contracts are made the company
stands ready 10 execute a bond Of $780,
600 that the canal will be built in four
months. Whether the contracts are
entered into or not the company proposes
to 20 right ahead with the work and
carry 1t TO speedy completion. Those
who enter into contract now will be
sold a perpetual water right at $25 per
acre, while those who delay until tie
canal is completed will be required to pay
s35 per acre and $l.00 per acre per annum
maintenance. The company is prepared
to receive pay either in land OF mortgages
on the land for 10 years at per cent.
These mortgages are provided with re-
lease clause to take effect when the obi
cation is settled. The canal will have
its head at the river in section 10, town
ship IA, range IS. 1t rises above the Hub
bard ditch on section 10, township -,
range Is. at an elevation on 81 feet, and
covers the entire Mob Hill district, with
the exception OF about 100 acres. 1t will
be carried rs far west and water section
80, township 10, range Is and then empty
into the Antanum ~ miles above the
Ahtanum academy.
That tn country will be watered there
seems but little question, for, in addition
to the higher line of ditch now being built
by Mr.. Burlingame and his associates,
Chester A. Congdon, Of the Ontario Land
Co., is actively engaged in investigating
similar proposition, and it is said that 10
few days he will have everything ar
ranged to make definite proposal to the
land owners looking to the immediate
construction of canal. A Scotch COM
pany has also been preparing maps and
gathering data, and between them there
is little doubt but what this fertile section
of the country, in which the welfare and
prosperity of North Yakima is no closely
linked, will soon be under water and
under cultivation.
E. g. Burlingame returned from Walla
Walla Wednesday, and informs THE HER
ALI that the work on the high line ditch
OF the Tacoma & Yakima Land Co. is pro-
guessing satisfactorily and that he has
had employed from twenty to thirty men
and teams all winter, and that nine miles
of the canal will be completed by the close
Of April. The question Of timber for the
80 miles of fluIning necessary has been
serious matter. owing to the condition OF
the money market, but Mr.. Burlingame
claims that all arrangements have now
been made and work will steadily pro-
gress until the ditch is completed in the
early spring Of '95, when water will be
turned in. The plans now being carried
out were favorably passed upon by Mr..
Anderson, Of the firm of Campbell & An
derson, the most famous Of irrigation en-
gineers, and it is estimated that IA 900
acres can.be irrigated through this source,
1000 acres Of which are owned by the Ia
coma & Yakima Land Co. Mr.. Burln-
game has shown great push and pluck in
carrying on the work in spite Of manifold
discourayeme nts and he is certainly en-
titled to win success.