Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-07
r ,e kEV NOTE.
Irrigation by Pumping 10 Advocated in
Owens Valley.

Irrigation by Pumping is Advocated in
Owens Valley.
The Bishop Register, published at
Bishop Creek, Inyo county, has the fol-
lowing which fits the conditions Of
Eagle Valley to a nicely. One of the
peculiar features is that the depth of
wells and the amounts of water devel-
oped are almost identical to this val
ley, and, it like Eagle Valley, is with
out the application of the plan
Sooner or later some enterprising
farmer who is short on water supply
will try the plan Of digging or boring
wells and pumping water for irrigati-
on. Where electricity is available It
may be utilized for power; where it is
not, small investment in gasoline eu-
gines and pumps may prove to be wise
and the real salvation of more than
one good body Of land. The San Joa-
Quin valley plains are being perforated
Al uoAy PAoSCS AOA tAlS Pul POoC, 0AO
with almost uniformly good results.
Reports of successful wells are fire.
Quent; one of the latest is from the
Porterville Enterprise. One firm there
bored three wells from 81 to lat feet
deep, giving about sixty inches of wa
ter This being insufficient, two more
wells were put down and added fifty
inches to the supply. They figure over
there that 200 inches Of water is emo
ugh for 500 acres. TO reach this total,
[ the men will continue to bore wells
until the required amount is secured.
On many such farms there is no arte-
sian flow whatever, and gasoline en-
gines or electric motors are installed.
Some land owners who irrigate in this
way say that when their engines are
properly set up and run, the machinery
requires practically no work beyond
a visit once or twice day. 1t may not
be so in all cases, but without question
where this work has been undertaken
very satisfactory results have been OBJ
| tanned in a majority of instances
Now to apply this to Owens Valley:
To find the water at comparatively lit
tie depth is easy; if it is not artesian
water, at least practically inexhausti
BILE pumping supply can be found. I'm
der some Of the land there is VERT
able river, which at certain seasons
of the year rises to within very few
feet of the surface. A pumping plan,
would cost some hundreds of dollars
/ to install in the first place probably
and would cost a little something
though but a trifle-to keep in operat
ion. Yet the first cost would not be
greater than ditching operations o.
company stock. and the cost Of main
tenance would not more than equa
the assessments which have a fashio,
Of coming along with considerable re
gularity Given a we'll. or a connected
series OF wells, from which can b.
pumped a sufficient supply of waite
at any season, the owner is independ
ent of any break in bitches, free fron
any neighborly interference with hi
supply, and Independent of everybod
on the water question.
There is disposition to scott at thi
plan as being chimerical and unsuite
to this country. The facts show TO
themselves, nevertheless, if any on
will take the time to look into tn
subject little Many parts Of Califo
MIA where an underground water SUI
ply is harder to get than it is mower
Valley are now getting along We.
comfortably on what water is Obtaine
in this way We venture the predictic
that whenever one feels justified
making the test, and goes ahead
the right way, his success will be SUI
as to speedily bring about lot mo
Of the same kind of work.