The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-11-29
Its Construction Now Assured and
Contract Soon to Be Let.
WILL EMPLOY A HUNDRED MEN
The Company Spends Between $1,000 and
$4,000 for School Lands. and the Es-
timated Cost Of the Canal Is From
$4,000 to 100000.


tie Chamber of Commerce, who secured
the money for construction purposes
during his recent visit in the east. bid in
| 760 acres of school land under the pro-
posed canal at $40 an acre, the mini
mum price. The land is in sections l6
and 80, township ID, range 10, and upon
securing this at the upset price largely
depended the building of the canal, and
particularly the price to be charged for
water. 1t was feared that the specuat-
ors would run the price up, but when
the depending conditions were made
known they wisely refrained from inter-
fering, and Auditor Kelso knocked the
land down to Mr.. elise, who was the
only bidder, and who represented the
Selah 4 Mckee Canal Company, which
is an incorporated body. The officers of
the company are George S. Rankin,
president; Edward Whitson, vice presi-
dent; J. d. Cornett, treasurer, and w.
T. Clark, secretary.
The canal will be 26 miles long, and
the estimated cost is between $50, 900
and $1,000. The intake is at the Yak
ina river, one and half miles above
Selah station. There will be miles OF
fiuming and % miles OF excavating.
The most difficult part OF the engineer
ing work, from the intake to section SO,
is now practically completed. The bal
ance of the work is comparatively easy.
1t has been conducted by Engineer J. NJ.
Hall, with seven or eight assistants, who
have given the best of satisfaction to the
projectors of the enterprise. In the
neighborhood of 5000 acres of land will
be reclaimed from its arid state and con-
tracts for the sale of water are now be-
ing made on the basis of $25 an acre.
The canal will carry 20 cubic feet Of
water per second and its average width
along the Mckee is 20 feet. In the sale
of water the company will allow the
same amount for 100 acres that other ir-
rigation corporations have fixed for 160
acres.
The company has agreed to deliver
water by MAY l, 1901, and in order to
do this large force of men will be re-
quired in the prosecution of the work of
construction, the lowest estimate being
100 laborers. 1t is expected that the
contract will be let next week, and
Messrs. Nelson Rich, +. G. Burlingame
and James Mckivor have signitied their
intentions OF being among the bidders.
Statuary in natural colors at Schinde-
ler's. AZ
For fine meerschaum or briar pipe,
suitable for Christmas present, call at
| The Elite, Second street. AZ
On Tuesday 7. J. Lynch sold lis bales
of hops to the Horst, Lachmund Com
pany for 10 cents per pound.
| The basket ball teams of Woodcock
Academy will play an exhibition game
on the Central school grounds OF this
city Saturday afternoon. The game will
be called at o'clock.
]. w. elise, President of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, and his brother,
Attorney H. r. elise, of Seattle, were
in the city on Saturday last confering
with their Yakima associates regarding
the Selah and Mckee Canal Company's
high line ditch.
Jacob Weatherwax, 32nd degree
Mason, delivered lecture at the opera
house Friday evening on Masonry, and
urged that steps be taken in Yakima to
secure the location of the state Masonic
home. Ten thousand dollars will be
required, OF which 81 800 has already
been subscribed. Should Yakima donate
site and make liberal subscription
there is probability of securing this
institution.
The revival meetings at the Christian
Church continue with increasing inter-
est. Evangelist Wallis sermon on the
"Seal of the Holy Spirit" was plain
Bible teaching. There have been eleven
conversions, and persons going forward
at almost every meeting. Singing
Evangelist Eshelman is still doing good
work. His solo, "Can boy forget his
mother" has been repeated by request
several times. All are invited to attend
and give candid and unbiased hearing.