The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
PROGRESS OF IRR1a,.

PROGRESS OF RRIslnn
thousands of Acre.
Made Fra,ss.s-n g nsssss -
Now II r,s sss wssA
VIA the developnsn, :
49, american dexert,, :. ss<& 4.
800 ssoSt api'ies . fast eers,.'-o ar yeuess
s.1.s state. while conssasrsa,ss : nssA
SSsA Lace IN the last Az. pforssS'
- eissy aeSun. and bn. : sslS 81
smah portion OF the 49, sorpassess.
oe irrigated AZ ressassn.. sra - =.
yet reclaimed. eest h -
ne arid belt Il In ne os....,
tne state. principally n =. p'.sia
nsetltss. Yakima. FfanS,,s rcesona !,
-e''@i'is and Il has heen -. asasssas al
mere are In this bals s.nN a ssa 81
el'e iafas. one-taira Of MIA -esss q u
ssssa economically. INs osr.s ~ = d.
81 iAe Cascades ara 1854 ssssai saes,
ranges furnish an ah,,sss nosSn'
80 - wasef supply sufncisns !. IVA
a.,, . ,s srfo lands Of tho s,a.e nal
wss.r .', an . the cost It rs. - y
lands Under Irrie.u,
Irritation Ia shls stat.
, ,lis oeve.opmeni in ne Yss'a
.sy. Wners thsrs are ahcus ~ - n
noW under constructed cans,s - Eai|
eipai canals In this distrsof =. 4 va
eaton are briefly described !. =, - "
NE Sannnysids canal n. s' ss
me state, diycrts water frau =. II
river AT a point near NortA yss,atksl
extends thence eastward an - sit
side OF the river, comma nss.- ~ nFst8
" ae1es q me land lying bessrs u. u
Yakima and Mabton. There ~ - -. W.
pietea about forty-thrse milss y 81
canal and about 20 miles q S,.sssa -
bitches. s11ssn<st
Inc Prosser Falls rrrigasio~ -.
uuh1es water power developed !, q
ser talls to pump water in -. u
covering s.cso sorss OF va.usele 49,, !, a<s
adjacent to the town OF Pross~r = -
The Yakima Irrisasiax and rs~
ment Company dfverss water 49,
Yakima river below Klona. ana 49,. n
In canal thirty mlles .ous. 49, : Y
tributes II over 1900 acres a. lsrs II =
cent to Kennswick.
The Elens0urg Water Compsr,
built a canal eighteen mi,es lar~ Z.
sng 1900 acres IN Kitfi,aa caan:v ~
cent TO Ellansbarg, nearly evsrr =. -.
when Is In successful cult,vatsos ~
ditch was huils by communssy 4 80 Is
ers. and Is one of the earliest aisesss T..
In the Yakima valley. -
The West Kittitas D4tch cenn.~ :.
a community ditch from che Yahin. i !.
covering 1000 acres in Kittitae yauss I,
OF which Is in successful cultlvets,a
The Selah Valley Land Cemnary ]. ],
Is IA miles long. divsrsins vu,w -
the Matches river. and commaadinx ~.
5000 acres OF valuable lando nssr ~
Yakima.
The Mckee ditch waters aAsst kmo ss,
In Mckee valley. nearly I'll q which 4 !
Il high state OF cultivation aad 4 ava
by the Mckee Land Company.
The Yakima Valley Canal Colhpasy IL
year constructed canal divertinf VA,
from the Matches river at 1 polnt IN,
five miles from North Yakima ana xa,s,
ing about $500 acres o. valuable aaa i
Jacent to that town.
The Matches and Coweoha Ditch On
pany has a canal about four miles ~
water from the Matches rive y
watering about s.0t0 acres Of lant 81
west OF North Yakima THIS ditch d IN
owned by community OF farmers IA
was built early In the settlement u b
Yakima valley.
dams. has just finished the constructs
OF an extensive irrigation system ws.s
Ing a part or the allotted lands o. ii
Yakima reservation. This canal. ska
was built entirely by the Indians. uia
its water from the Yakima river Il
point about eight miles below Norsa Ia
ma and commands about M,oQo aefM 1
land.
Limited areas are irrigated along n
wonatchee. the Ensiatqua. the okaaxsa
the Palouse. the Walla Walla. Grab eFssl
and from every other stream where ra'a
can be had by the expenditure q hAs
alone, or with the investment Of o.
means as the ranchers can command
Messrs. Rogers and Howe. Of Wais
vile, have built and are suceeata'
operating canal from the EnsAlss
river. which commands sons vzlgaaA
fruit lands along The Columbia
The waters of Crab creek are nov hA
in irrigatlng lands In the vis.z's
or Adrian, and considerable sFsa
land will soon be brought undss isFif'
ton from this source. several lakes De-
used as reservoirs for storing the n
waters, whence they are distributes ~
ing the dry season.
Many OF the valuable fruit lahai
walla Wnlla county are wasersd % o.
bitches owned by individual Farmers Y
take their supply from the Toicnx y
Wana walla rivers and their tlsaaA7
streams. There are numerous smsa va
or orchard lands along the snake sns y
iumbia rivers which are wsteFtd ~ ~
Ing water from those streams Dy nc
OF current wheels, which drivs paS'
or other water elevators.
Arfesian Water.
The only artesian basin from wfica z
ter Is derived for irrigation purposes
this state IL in the Mckee valley. mi
tributary OF the Yakima valley sltss.A
few miles east OF North Yakima ~
are nine flowing wells IN mis- valiss. 4
charging quantities varying from
cubic feet OF water per second. y.
Clark is irrigatlng about 60 acres o. =
from two OF these wella. h0wsng Tsp
tivalv ~ ana 2ia cubic feet Of rasx Z
second.
Canals Under Constructisss
A large canal has bean partisiay !.
structed by the farmere, who oFssa'.
an irrigation district under the s'sls : - !
for the purpose Of Irrrigaiins aooM -
acres OF their lands. Tbese iahas
Immediately adjacent 10 Ellenspnfs
probably the best district In the s'a's
the dairy industry. This canal AAs -.
wafer from the Yakima river ~ e's-'. =.
and when completed VIII Dc aeeM !.
miles long. Abou; s70pc1 has siresas :
IN its construction. az 4
hat the Wright Irrigation hw. o5 80 =.
the law OF thls state Ia rnodsisd, nAs 4.
by the United states 49,
court. there viii probably BE no a,'''. =,
In selling the district bonds ana &
pieI!ng the work. -
A high Inns canal has lonf essn a
10 water about Jug -
the Klttitaa valley, lying higher ~. ~.
yond the reach Of the district cana - :
mentioned. Thls canal would aver !.
ter from the Yakima river AZ t7s.'s - !.