Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-19
PUMPS FOR
IRRIGATION
SENATOR PITT MAKES SOME
Suggestions
0rmshy County Offers a Good
Field

Inc Appeal has from time to time
| stated that the arid lands of this sec
tlon could be Irrigated with pumps. as
tnere is an unlimited water supply a
rev feet below the surface in this val
| ley. Ateslan water can be found at
less than one hundrd feet and this,
IN combination with the surface wat
er. would irrigate many an acre Of
g-o., w 'na' Is no" considered use
less. .
s;noss no, a,d A.. 'rmer of experience
o onnfr l," 10; CO., th.onn. few days ago
in speaking Of this subject, Ia =,
There is no reason Why this va-
ley cannot be irrigated with pumps
At my home ranch near Lovelock.
am pumping all tn water that is
needed for the stock in the dry sea
son and winter months. | use a ga
soline engine and it will pump in
! few hours ali the water that is need
ed. OUT my way the water supply IS
limited and one has - 20 10 cOnsid-
cradle depth to get enough to pump
from. Had | a supply such as there
lis iii this valley, it would be possible
to tiCCti many acres Of ground. Il can
| nc tbt4S anu SILT iit,i &c uDu6. some
man with a long head will come into
this valley some day and make you
people ashamed when he begins to
irrigata with pumps,
, take the average farmer and be
viii spend a small fortune en- law
suits to establish water rights. If his
water right cost 50 }nuch. why ism t
it a good business proposition 10 nut
fol
; earth where there is no dispute. and
, at less expense than half Of the water
rights farmrs go to. With the shall
: low wells that can be procured in this
, valley and cheap electric power to
] pump with. there is no reason Why
| it cannot be made to pay. Every ounce
Of produce that is raised IN this val
t ley is in a ready market; it don't have
f to be taken from your city TO get re
r turns, and that Is more than can be
Y said OF many water right farms il
+ many districts Of this State. ana yet
: they are making money. in fact. most
. f them are more tbaI. comfortably
/ fixed.
5 I believe that ii is a good prcposit
Y ion ana am surprised that ii is no
y given q more Though try-out. If wat
l u I-til u IItiilti Ill iiIltp4i 1tSL anu az
1 tesian in small flows al one hundred
I there Is TO reason why flood pump
G would not irrigate many acres know
G what it costs TO pump with gas0lint
5 and il electricity can he secured an,
S cheaper then that is the power TO use
1t IS even better than the gasOlin
:, engine, as there are no bucks and n
d oil TO feed, Irrigation is only WanIa
d a few months and the small Cutla
e CT installing an electric pumping plan
would be a good investment for III
money. ! would like to see the PA
tried. as | believe that it Nill pay tn
first man who goes into it in the -isi
way"
Mr., Pitts sur"~s-,sa should he gi'
II en- black SAND t;E cut here. III
j" water Is within easy reach. the Ian
n cheap anu the electric power Deop
e. ready to 90 business, All that
II wanted is enterprise and some CT
re should come forward with that. Oh
III farm operated on this plan would sta
=" others and in short period what
IS now useless should be making llFlr
- fer some citizen.