The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-07-21
MONEY FOR THE
BRUNEAU PROJECT
That Town Wants Owvhee Coun..
ty Divided.

~ Divided.
fhe following from the Evening Cap
ital News, will be of interest to Owyhee
county readers:
The Bruneau Land & Irrigation COM
pany has placed bonds, through the
Colonial Security company Of ST.
Louis, to the amount of several hun
dred Thousand dollars, the money to
be expended under the control and di-
rection of the local board for actual
construction purposes only.
Water will be ready in ample time
for next seasons crop. Unless salts
factory arrangements are made with
local contractors, it is now proposed
by the company to make contract
with one of the largest eastern con-
struction companies. the parties who
built the main portion of the Chicago
drainage canal, connecting with the
Mississippi. This will be determined
within the next ten days.
The company is desirous of makirg
local contracts, but the work planned
is SO extensive that itw will require ex-
pensive machinery, aud of the most
modern kind, to construct the works.
The cement foundation for the dam
at Jacks creek reservoir, designed to
cut off he underground flow, is now
being constructed
The Bruneau Land & Irrigation com
pany has made payment of all It's obli-
cations, is out of debt and now has
ample funds to complete all of its res
eryoirs and canals as heretofore
| planned
/ Parties in the east are negotiating
with the company to place colonies
upon the lands. 1t was the desire OF
the company to secure settlers more
familiar with irrigation, but experts III
the distribution and application OF
water will be furnished these colonisls
upon their making settlement, SO they
may not work to disadvantage.
The settlement of this valley, viii b
apparently will be made within the
next year, will necessitate the forma-
ton of a new county, as it will have ali.
the constitutional requirements OF
such. The county seat will undoubl-
edly be at Bruneau. At present it re-
lquires an overland trip of So miles to
reach the county seat. The propo-ed
new county will he distinctly an agri-
culture and stock county. The only
mineral lands embraced within its pro
posed lines are the Snake river placers.
Within 35 miles of the town of Bru-
neau lies large tract of juniper aud
mountain mahogany, which undoubt-
edly will be drawn upon for the full
supply of the valley and for posts and
material for fencing for many years TO
come At distance Of so miles there
lies large body Of fir timber that will
make excellent building material
The question of transportation as it
settled in few days. Captain E W..
Baughman spent last Sunday On Snake
river making a second and final exam
ination of the stream. The captain has
decided upon the size and style Of
steamboat required for the successful
navigation of Snake river from con-
nection with the Oregon short Line
to point near Bruneau The steam
boat will be $50 feet long and have a
carrying capacity of 100 tons of freight
and wia carry 100 passengers. AS soon
as some preliminary matters have been
arranged, the work of constructing the
boat will be begun. 1t will enable the
farmers to market their produce by a
short haul to the river and will lessen
the cost on all commodities that are
shipped in.