Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-15
THE BIG CANAL,
GOOD Progress Being Made on the
Main Ditch.

~00o T'o9Fess 6ein9 Made on the
Main Ditch.
The work on the great irrigation
canal is progressing at present in a
manner highly satisfactory, both to
the government and the contractors
who have the work in charge, says the
Wadsworth Dispatch.
At the head of the works. seven
miles west of Wadsworth. Warren &
Co. have sufficient force of men
to handle about sixty head of mules
at work preparing the site for the
great diverting dam that is to span the
Truckee river.
From this point, in an easterly and
southeasterly direction, for eighteen
miles the line of the canal. over the
contracts of both Warren Co.. and
Stone Bros, and their sub-contractors,
Messrs. Monocure & Taylor and Fuller
is plainly visible in a continuous line
dotted every few feet by men and
teams, veritable hive Of industry.
Twenty-three miles southeast Of
Wadsworth the camp of J. w. Beasley
marks the terminus of the system and
Mr.. Beasley's force is working this
way and making splendid progress.
Those who have taken an interest
in the work and noted the excellent
work Of Monocure & Taylor, will be
pleased to learn that these gentlemen
will undoubtedly take a larger con-
tract from Warren & Co.. as soon as
their present sub-contrct is complet-
ed.
Judging by the work so far complet-
ed the contractors are reasonably sure
of having the work completed on con-
tract time, which will be late the COM
ing fall, and from that time on Wads-
worth will experience revival in bu-
siness even though the railroad should
remove it's shops and terminal in the
meantime.
The surveys have been completed
for the main lateral which will leave
the canal two miles from the head and
supply water for thousands of acres
=, ~, hoe, ,,,, ma under the system,
on the fiat northwest of Wadsworth.
This part of the work is now open
for bids, and although no contracts
have as yet been let, there is strong
ohoh hot yCr1. hot ,pls
will be in progress before the present
work is completed.
The lateral bitches willy not all be
completed by the spring of 1905, bat
the water in the main canal will be
through and there will be an abundan
ce of water for the ground that car
be watered directly from that ditch
When the iaterals are completed
those who settle on the land will hav.
very easy task of reclamation com
pared to the old settlers of Churchill
and Wadsworth, who, in many instan
ces had to construct bitches severa
miles in length to put their home
steads under water. The government
lateral bitches will bring the waite
directly to the homestead and upon tn
settler will devolve the leveling ant
fencing of the ground, comparatively
easy task, as the ground, for the mos
part, has already been leveled by ma
ture.
In years past the farmers of Church
i'll have had hard time to get sui
cient men odo their farm work an
harvest their crops. With the comm
influx of new population this difficult
will be overcome. Those who setti
on the ground without sufficient M
their ground is improved and thei
crops harvested can easily secure Ell.
plOyment from the old settlers durin
the busy seasan and put in their tim
improving their own land during tn
idle months. For many years our far
ers have been forced to depen'
~ upon the ir8'-
citiZer- ''7 GNU
--.a for this much needed he
and will be only too glad to give 1t
a settler who has cast his lot amor
them and is doing what he ca
better his own condition, whic-
best evidence of desirable ana :.
worthy citizen.
That those who take I'd hcne No.,
under the canal should be succea ST
in their undo tal,ing is evidenced
the fact tL@t Lhose who have settl
On the land n this vicinity in yea
past, who had their own dams and
rigation systems to construct are
a rule prosperous people with me
bank accounts than mortgages.