The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-30
THEIR PLAN TO rRRIoATR.
Plenty Of Water to supply spokane
Valley Parma
TIE SURVEYS ARE ALL COMPLETED.

TIE SURVEYS ARE ALL COMPLETED.
LseAi Corporation Plans 70 CeastFust Big
bitches Nsxt Year.
The Spokane Valley Irrigation com
pany. corporation composed of local
capitalists, has. by expensive survey.
determined that it 10 possible TO put
water for irrigation purposes on nearly
10000 acres Of land IN the Spokane
valley. This year 1t completed aud has
Ia operation one Of Its sub systems OF
irrigating bitches. Next year 1t Is
planned TO complete the main ditch,
from which iaterals will carry the water
to all parts of the broad valley. Officers
OF the company say that the surveys
have determined beyond question that
u sufficient supply of water can be Sc
cured. just what particular parts OF
the valley are to llrst receive the bene-
fits Of irrigation viii largely depend
upon the owners OF property and their
desire TO cooperate with the company
The company proposes TO secure its
water supply from Fish. Hayden, Suck.
er aud Ceur d'AIeue lakes In Idaho,
from Liberty, Newman and Saltese
lakes In Washington and from the Spo-
kane river. The Spokane valley il from
six TO Is miles wide, will be irrigated
from q point east OF Rathdrum as far
west as this city.
Engineering parties have made thor,
ough surveys during the year. There
have been from one 70 three parties In
the tield all the time since early spring.
The reports from these engineers have
convinced the members OF the company
that the irrigation enterprise is entirely
feasible, and this year work viii begin
Ia earnest on construction OF the big
bitches aud probably Of some Of the lat
erals.
In addition to the surveys, the com.
pany has secured during the year a
large number OF rights OF way and ID
securing more from time to time. The
officers report that as a general thing
the property owners are showing dis
position to assist the corporation In al
possible ways. recognizing the impor
lance Of the improvement. Condemna.
ton suits for right OF way viii b
brought only where necessary. Many
Of the property owners are Offering
bonuses to the company 10 induce the
early completion Of the lines TO theiI
particular lands.
The main ditch will extend southeFiy
from Fish lake. which will be the sOurcs
Of supply OF greatest elevation. Two
plans are being considered for the route
OF this ditch. one Of a high, the other a
low elevation. The former plan con.
templates carrying the water across the
RAthdrum prairie in an immense steel
pipe and landing it on top Of the table
land southeast OF that prairie. In case
this plan is adopted a pipe about sir
feet In diameter will be the conduit
The tableiand has an elevation Of about
80 feet above the prairie and is Of about
the same elevation Of The lake surface,
A dam near the outlet OF the lake will be
put In TO make the necessary fall.
The low level plan eontemplates the
construction Of the ordinary ditch. II
adopted the line OF the ditch will be Of
more than double the length Of the pips
line aud will take its devious coursG
through = much greater extent Ct coun
try.
From whichever Of these lines that Il
adopted the laterals will carry the
waters down into the valley below
, Surveys have shown that it is possible
TO reach practically all portions OF the
valley from either OF the main ditche.
and from subsidiary bitches from othei
sources VI supply.
These subsidiary sources are Lake
Ceur d'Aiene, Newman lake, HaydtI
lake, Sucker lake, Liberty lake and tn,
Spokane river. From these sources
bitches will carry the waters to neigh
boring lands aud by a series of ditchei
will also be diverted to reach lower ele
vations.
One of the subsidiary bitches has beef
constructed during the past year, tina
from Liberty lake. II was completet
late 90 that water was carried through
1t too late TO be OF much value to tn
lands served for this years crop, bu
considerable land will be irrigated b!
this ditch the coming year.
This completed ditch extends westerl,
from the northwest corner Of Libert,
lake and has total length Of about 81.
and one half miles. II forks about tw,
miles west OF the lake to serve a large
section. This ditch has width at tn
bottom of about eight feet aud acros
the top Of about twenty feet.
Officers Of the company say that tn
purpose Of the corporation Is purely t
engage Ia the business OF Furnishing
water for irrigating purposes. 1t wi
not handle real estate other than tina
1t acquires rs bonus for the eonstruC
lion Of its bitches.
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