Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-23
THE RIO VERDE CONTRACT.
Details of the Plan of Coustruc-
ton.
The Immense Undertaking 70 60 He
Finished Before the Year 1895.

The Minneapolis Journal has the fol-
lowing to say concerning the Rio Verde
canal contract the details of which were
not giveu in the Associated Press dis
patch announcing the letter of the con-
tract:
The contract with Langdon, Linton
& Co. call for the building of about
100 miles OF main canal. Of a carrying
capacity of about 1000 cubic feet CT
water per second, extending from the
head of the canal, which is about one
mile above Camp creek, and on the head
Verde river. to the southwestern angle
or slope OF the White Tank mountains.
west OF the Fris river: and also the con-
struction of q diversion dam, spillwsy
and headgates at the head of the canal
and the completion of the Horse shoe
storage reservoir on the Verde river
above the canal head. This storage
reservoir will cover an area of 3.4O2
| and will store 8, 929, 100000 cubic feet Of
| water.
The contract contemplates the com.
| pletion of this work OH or before De-.
cembsr 81. 1895. The expenditure in
vOlved under the present contract will
be about 81, 100000. The contract now
| entered into does not provide for tha
construction of laterals aud subsidiary
| canals, which will be constructed by Tia
| company and will involve an additional
| expense. The work to be constructed
under this contrct will reclaim an area
| OF about 10000 acres Of frst-class fruit
and farm lands and will be first taken
| up and cultivated. The remainder are
/ good lands but better ada ted to fruit
cultivation than to ordinary farming
| uses.
When initial construction as provided
| for under the present contract shall
have been completed, the main trunk
canal will be enlarged and extended to
the westward so that wren tie system
is completed the company will furnish
an adequate water supply to irriRats
over 100000 acres of land. The COM
paDy controls the surplus or food waters
OF the Verde and New rivers, the full
| quantity OF $500 cubic feet per second
| OF How, which, il it could be all i'm
pounded, stored and used, would be
sufficient TO irriyate more than half q
million acres of land. The total amount
to be expended on the system will ex-
| coed 100000. In addition to the
Horseshoe reservoir on the Verde river
tue company owns three other storage
locations, which will be subsequently,
utilized.
OF the land covered by initial con-
! struct'oD, about 10000 acres have al.
ready been taken up or entered, under
the desert land law, and the company
has already sold Its perpetual water
| rights calling for the service of water
on $3.50 acres, OF the entered lands.
| The country to be irrigated by these
works is near Phoenix, the capital Of
Arizona, and adjacent to tie present
settled and developed portion Of the
Salt River valley. The altitude, lssi-
tude and climate of these lands are
similar In all respects to these of San
Bernardino and Ri erside, 10 southern
California and the lands Is well adapted
to the production of the high priced
ssml-tropical deciduous and citrus
fruits
The firm of Lsngdon, Linton & Co.,
at the suggestion Of rhs canal company,
lately sent a represe ntatIve to Phoenix,
and through him made a thorough and
exhaustive examination of the enter
prise 10 all its details. Having become
| satisfied oftbe entire pracricabiiity Of
the enterprise. tbs Minneapolis frn
eDssl. into tbs ccutracG. D0aHld n.
Campbell, OF The sDgioseriag dru cs
eau PbeIt-sE AadsrsoD, OF Denver, C5lc.,
is consulting engineer -. be csnsl COM
pany, and the works to be constructed
have been planned and located under
his direction. Mr.. Campbell has been
IN the city for the past ten days pre-
pairing plans and specifications for the
construction OF the enterprise, and aid
ing in making the contract fer consrruc-
ion