Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-07-22
SETTLERS COMING TO NEVADA.
More Applicants for Land Than There Are
Acres for Settlers.

ACRES TOR SettteFSs
l.. II. Taylor, engineer in charge of
the Truckee-Carson irrigation pro-
ject, in an interview in Reno few
days ago, reported that at the lower,
or Carson end, of the distributing
system, water has been furnished a
portion of the laterals for more than
month past.
Further, he stated that the gov
ernment has already finished about
three hundred miles of laterals,
though it will require about three
years to complete the 1000 miles of
laterals and drain bitches contem-
plated in the Carson Sink and other
portions of the contemplated system.
Mr.. Taylor said that work would
not begin on the Carson dam until
the area under cultivation begins to
tax the regular flow of the canal.
AS the demand for water becomes
greater additional storage reser-
vcirs will be built in the mountains.
The contract has already been
awarded for the construction of
dam at the head of the Truckee
River at Lake Tahoe to control the
water to limit OF six-foot raise
the same as the old dam.
About 10000 acres of the govern
ment land upon which water can be
turned this fall" said Mr.. Taylor,
"has not yet been filed upon. At the
rate filings are being made, however,
there will be very little land LETT
when the water is ready. The aver
age number of acres thus far filed
upon by settlers has been about 100
acres. This in some instances will
be reduced when the land is allotted"
The government figures an aver
ages OF five persons to each family
who will settle on this reclaimed
land. At this rate the desert district
will have about 1000 settlers within
the next few months. bitches will
be completed within the next month
or six weeks to put water upon
about two-thirds of the land upon
which filings have been made. Mr..
Taylor says that the tendency thus
far has been for applicants to file too
soon. No difficulty is anticipated in
securing settlers; in fact quite a
number are already at work clear
ing their land, preparatory to get
ting it in shape to plant as soon as
water is flowing through the canal.
Water is now running through a
portion OF the canal and delivering
water to the Smith ranch at Derby.
1t will be August before water IS
sent through the canal to the lower
end.
At the point where the waters of
the Truckee will mingle with those
of the Carson there is difference in
elevation of I25 feet. To overcome
this great drop a tlume has now
Deen Dullt. HINNlSH NlllS NhS NNotNA
will be dropped. Under present con-
ditions the great force of the water
would cut out the banks and destroy
the ditch. Until this is completed
the engineers will not attempt to
put the waters through from the
Truckee to the Carson.
From all over the country inquir-
les are pouring in regarding the land
now being reclaimed. About one
week ago party OF FIVE German
settlers from South Dakota arrived
at Hazen. They represent a colony
of fourteen families who are to
follow in the event that the report OF
the advance guard is favorable.
That it will be was evidenced by the
fact that they disregarded advice to
wait and filed upon their land at
once. This colony will be on the
ground by October ready to start
the work of making homes and help
ing in the building up of Nevada.