Arizona republican., 1903-09-23
FOR COLONIZATION
New Canal Project for the
Lower ella Valley
Relocation OF South ella Dam Site.
Canals Will Be Constructed on Both
Sides Of the River.

r. L. McGann of Newport. Kentucky
yesterday filed in the office of the
county recorder notice of location of a.
dam site on the Gila river about ten
miles north of Sentinel, together with
10000 miners inches of water. This is
a relocation of the site once held by the
South Gila Canal company. whose
rights have lapsed.
The present filing has nothing what
ever to do with the South Gila company
and is the beginning OF a new enter
prise and Cne that may mean a great
deal to this county and territory as
well as to the men interested. Mr. Nc
Gam is a member OF a Kentucky cor
poration of great financial resources
and his location is made in its interest.
He does not care at this time to men
ton the name of the company for the
reason that this investment is but one
of many investments in which the COR
poratiOn is Interested, and Il new COM
pany will be organized, composed of the
stockholders of the larger corporation,
to carry On this work which is a legi-
innate irrigation and colonization
scheme. In due time the name of the
company will be announced and Mr..
McGann leaves on this mornings train
for the east to be present and partici-
pate in its organization.
1t is proposed to build a dam twenty
feet above the present water level for
the purpose of diverting water into
canals to be taken out on both sides
of the river and designed to carry irri-
eating water to cover vacant govern
10,
10, II. u and Is in township 5, range 9
west, and also in townships and )
south, range west.
Asked if the company or its members
had filed on an extended acreage of
government land in furtherance of its
plans, Mr.. Mccain said it had not. He
said it was no land grabbing scheme
as himself and his associates were op-
posed to such proceedings. He said it
was the company's expectation pri-
marily when the canals are built to
colonize the lands by actual settlers
from the east so far as possible build
ing up a new community OF people who
are seeking homes in the west.
Asked regarding the financing of the
company and the probable beginning of
operations, Mr.. McGann said the gen.
tlemen associated with him represented
money enough to carry out several
such enterprises and there would be no
outside capital sought. He expects to
return here early in January and hopes
to he able at that time to begin con-
struction operations, though there is
some necessary preliminary work yet
to be done.
Mr.. McGann has not entered upon
this enterprise without deliberate in
vestigation and a thorough canvassing
of the situation. He came to Arizona
first about seven years ago. and has
visited Phoenix frequently though
much of the time spent in the territory
has been on the lower ella. He came
here originally for his health, having
suffered severely from rheumatism.
After short residence he went to Cali
fOrnia and got sick again, then came
back, and today does not have the ap-
pearance of a man who ever suffered
pain. He has Travelled back and forth
sufficiently to satisfy himself that Ari-
zona is the finest country i'll the world
for one suffering from rheuma tism and
has been the means of bringing quite u
number of people here already. When
he came last, d. few weeks ago, he
brought along several people who were
intending to go to other parts but
yielded to his arguments to give Ari-
IONA a trial. He knows this is the place
he ought to live in and he has no hesi-
fancy in recommending it to others.