The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-12-31
Two Weeks in Colorado.
Through the Heart of the Rockies

miles long, sixty feet vide ut the bottom
and eighty feet at the surface. It will
4 fill the reservoirs In from Slifly to sixty
4 days. The Amity. another great ditch
4 already In use, Is part OF the system
aud feeds l40 miles Of main ditches It
yis estimated that the System when COM
pleted will irrigate 1896 COO acres OF ara
BILE land in Powers county, $4,000 acres
of which are already under cultivation,
and half Of this acreageis given up to
alfalfa. We saw one field which was
seven miles across ii. 1t yields three
tons to tho acre. There are 10000 acres
under this reservoir system In Bent
county adjoining.
The greater part Of the editorial party
were taken out from LaMar 10 inspect
this great irrigation system and it was
well worth the long trip across the
plains. The reservoirs are constructed
upun the same general plan in practice
IN this state i'll connection with arteeian
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the reservoirs at low places, Oh top OF
Whlcl, O team can go for miles. The
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t ~ sa.n as'e. ine season q ga.nerlng
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