Arizona republican., 1901-10-13

srn,orte1 Inv other members of the connanv Work was imm 7diately com inenced. and the progress made during the past year and q half has been mos. r. ularkable-nothing like it being O. record in the irrigation history of this country. A few of the advance steps may be noted as follows;
 First.-The public domain in that country has been resurveyed. as most of the old stakes and land marks ni the government survey had be oblic- erated
 second.-The imperial canal has been constructed so that water has now been introduced into the Imperial Set dement's from the Colorado River ih quantities in excess of the demaHi
 made by the men who have taken oVzF 1OO. 900 acres of land from the govern ment.
 Third.-The work of constructing the distributing systems of canals and ditctes is progressing rapidly and will be completed as rapidly as they may be needed for distributing water to the land owners who may need it. Fourth-Although water for irriga- ton purposes did not reach the lm- perial Settlements unti, the middle of
 June of this year. over two sections Of ! land have b=en planted to crops-most- | ly sorghum and millet for feed-an" l these crops have grown beyond the ' most sanel1ine expectations of all | parties inter sted. some or the sorghum having been already harvested ani i yielding ten tons of cured feed to the acre
 Fifth-A school district has beer : esta blished. and d school is now in operation with a competent teacher { and over twenty scholars under tenn
 porary brush shade supported by nine posts. This temporary structure was made because the law required the
 school to be open by q certain date
 and there was not time to build q school house.
 Sixth.-A large number of families
 are now moving into the settlements.
 taking in teams to work on the canal
 system for while. afterwards to
 used in putting in c!cps and improving
 the lands of the settlers.
 Seventh-A railroad is to be next
 on the program. The LOS ANGELES,
 IMPERIAL AND ARIZONA RAIL
 WAY Company iS. being incorporate
 to build a standard gauge railroad
 from Yuma through the Imperial Set
 dement's in a northwerterly direction
 to Los Angeles. or to q connection wiin
 some other line of railroad that will give entrance to Los Angeles under Ia
 vorable conditions. On this line "i railroad are located the towns of lni- ] perial Parinea and CaleXico. TA4- . company also proposes to construct q branch line from the town Of Imperi1 in a northerly direction through th , town of Ranchita to a connection wit the Southern Pacific: also. a bran line from the town of Calexico In a , southerIy direction to the h ad of tn Gulf of California; also branch lin from the town of Ranchita dow: . through the Eastside Settlement on th' east side of Carter River through tn towns Of Eastside and Gang $. to | ] connection with the main line at I'm perial. or some point on the main lin
 south of that town. Work of gradinl the line from the Southern Pacific in ;
 southerIy direction through the town z of Ranchita. Imperial and PlrinSa tf 70 Cale1sico will be commenced in a fer .dayz. and this portion of the road wi - be pushed to completion as soon as pos - siblc.
 F,i,-hth.-From the best informatiYI
 obtainaole. there-will he 10000 acres Q - land under the Imperial Canal Syst@H
 put under cultivation during the coz: ] inS season.
 Ninth.-The towns of Calexico aa - Imperial are already platted and th < lots in these towns are now on tn
 market. The towns Of Ranchita an Q Paringa will soon be plated and tn s brilding operations therein commence | another season will probably see Eazt
 side and GangCs commenced P. This is a summary of work thus fa n done In r5clai7Hing the Colorado Deli l and in developing the largest and wh promises to be the most fourishin % irrigation settlement for general farm Y irg and stock raising to be found in th Q United States.
 What of the products? Ii is def Y niteIy known that alfalfa. barley an