The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-12-01

company building the canal. The
settler, and he must be bona ode
one. Will pay 10 this instance =
cents per acre upon making ,applica-
tion To the state and s5 an acre for
water the first two seasons. The
second payment Of % cents FOR the
land may be paid at any time during
the next three years upon acquiring
title, and the balance q! the SIS for
water viii be paid In annual Install
ments OF from 81 To ~ per acre.
This Is the largest irrigation pro-
position yet promoted by a private
corporation. and embraces more than
go, 600 acres Ia Cassia cot nty, lying
on the south side of the Snake river.
The system includes 5o-foot dam
aud more than 20 miles of huge canal.
The total cost Is estimated at q, 800,
go.
lin the same locality with the
Twiu Falls project Is the government
Minidoka proposition, which Is also
being considerably confused With the
Wyoming scheme ON account OF Its
being enormously spoken OF as the
| 'Shosbone. The Minidoka project
will include at least 40, 90 acres on
both sides OF the Snake river. and
under the provisions of the national
irrigation Law is open TO actual set
tiers only, who must reside upon
their tract for i've consecutive years
before acquiring absolute title to tbs
same.
1.-THE great Shoshone project o
Wyoming has now been appropriated
Tor 81, 500, 600, and is destined .,
prove one OF the most gigantic
schemes yet contemplated by the rec
J iamation service. The Sboshone riv
, er named In Indian language stink
, ing river. so named on account OF IL
: sulphurous origin among the yellow
! stone springs, rises near the boundar
OF Yellowstone National park, u
D northwestern Wyoming, and now
7 eastward through canyon cut deep
ly through solid granite.
: "It is 10 this canyon that Tn
0 great dam will be built IL will be
: wonderful piece OF cement and ston
G mason y, Joining the PERCEPTION
: sides OF the canyon like huge trl
r angle, 40 feet long on top and th
5 point OF the triangle extendin
| downward 100 feet and disappearin
J into the river. An immense lake {
reservoir will thus be formed, While
IS will cover b 900 acres of land, an
r, will store ,ooo, Coz, 900 cubic ieet I
), water.
!. 1.-THE Shoshone river has flo
Ie which is highly variable, carrying
II time of fiood Us much as lo,0oo cub
+ feet per second, and during the d
1f season diopping to as low as ESQ Zee
l. Hence the scheme will be strictly
storage one, the water Of which vi
IS be led from.the reservoir. down on
ly the lands TO be cultivated, through
1t system OF tunnels and canals SOC
is four miles IN length.
Of "A great power plant Will he
OF stalled at the dam, and contcmpls
% ed 5,0oo horse power generated fro
n the waters OF Eagle Nest creek, Il
far distant. This power will
a used, as In other propositions,
a pumping water onto several thousa
ay acres more which are too high to
he covered 10y the gravity system.
&C. Those who have an idea OF inv
M tigating the project with view
Fir taking up homestead should b.
lat In mind that all government land
re- been withdrawn under the proyisie
OF the irrigation Law and nothl
ed but actual tive-year residence v
his suffice. The cost OF constructing
phi dam and canals will be charged
ed. to the settlers, and must be ~
Ing back to the government In 10 ann
tic installments. No interest Is cbarg
rue however, and the homesteader I
vas easily make his payments OF II
Im- the proceeds OF hts land. Those v
the take up their tracts before the WI
no Is ready for use will be able TO sec
lph employment on the works. With
ood doubt. In fact, the government
lm- sires In this way TO keep the mo
did at home By employing The X
orr farmers Ia the valley, that they !
also become thoroughly familiar v
en- the system and thereby he able
OBJ care for the same when II Is I'm
re- turned over to the management
am local water users association.
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