The Delta independent., 1900-07-06
WATER FOR GARNET nESA.
Reservoir sttes Located - Store Abundance
Of Water Agaiast Times Of Need.

Re0erv0@F Mites Located - Store Abundance
Of Water Against Tines Of Need.
In the Uncompahgre valley the stor-
ing of the spring flow OF water in
reservoirs for use during the later
absolute necessity to the successful
carrying on of agricultural pursuits.
TIE Uncompabgre is yielding less water
yearly owing To- the greater usa OF it in
the mountains around the hsa1waters
OF the river and the cutting away of the
timber on the mountain slopes an in
gulche:. allowing the SHOWS OF the win
ter to melt off So much faster in the
spring than formerly. 1t has become
very evident that the farmer must do
something toward impounding the flood
o. May and June for use in July. Au
gust and September. 1t il almo' t worse
than utel as to TAX OF tan ilg the
Gunnison to brings its waters into the
valley OF the Uncompahgre. as the cost
OF such an enterprise is away beyond
the means OF the people to be benefited.
Some Of the Garnet mesa people have
been especially active OF late in looking
for reservoir sites AMI have had several
in view, one in particular in what is
known rs Hammond gulch about mile
above their beadgste in the Uncompah-
gre river. Last week a party took
County Surveyor John A. Curtis up to
the site and made the proper survey
for locating storage reservoir. The
results show il to be one OF the We y
b6s- sites in the w'ole valley. allowing
reservoir to bc made over seven eighths
o mile long by a quarter Of mile
wide. covering in reality l6S acres of
land vi h water seven feet deep on the
average. or rcarly 1900 acre feet Of
water 1t is calculated that an acre
foot OF water will irriga'e an acre OF
md for the season. and it is plain that
ice this reservoir is full OF water there
is enough to supply the entire Garnet
mesa now under cultivation with all
the moisture re.essary, and practically
settles the water question on that mesa
a, fully as the Fruit Growers reservoir
has on the Surface creek mesa.
The new Garnet mesa reservor will
have capacity OF ever fifty million
cubic feet. and the locatcrs expect to be
able to fill it twice during the year. in
the winter for early spring irrigation and
during the floods Of May and June for
irrigation during the next three months.
The dam will be built OF earth, go
feet long and 20 feet high, and will re.
qriro about l2.OOO cubic yards in its
c instruction.
The location is situated about three
miles from the Uncompahgre river. from
whence one Of the bitches can be en-,
larged sufficiently to fil the reservoir.
1t will be also reserved by the locators
as a fish lake and for bunting purposes.
The site is not over eight miles from the
town OF Delta. Just inside the Montrose
county line.
The company has also located second
re. ervoir site about a qua: ter Of mile
east OF the first. by which they expect
to impound 200 acre feet Of water.
This second reservoir will p. .obably he
used in irrigating the lands nov under
the Rustler ditch, the site being just
above where that ditch crosses Ham.
mond gulch.
The locators are l. W. Sweitzer. W.
Z. Obert. w. NJ. Hastings, A. r. King.
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