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then passes into the hands Of the land
owners. under laws, however, made
for the purpose which will insure pro-
lection against corporate or individual
greed and fraud.
Drainage and Title.
The drainage IL more important fac
tor than would be commonly supposed,
as Il has been estimated by the United
States agricultural department. chat
one-tenth of the land that has been
irrigated by private or corpors,o,. ~
terprises has been greatly injured, II
not permanently ruined, by toe much
water and too little drainage. Drain
age Is imperative on account of the
heavy alkali deposit, which must be
carried of to insure he good quality
OF the soil. This drainage system has
Increased the cost of the project from
SIS to $40 an acre, but the prosperity OF
the settler depends upon the one about
as much as upon the other.
Title to the public lands is not given
until all payments for water have been
made. Lands held in private ownership
are supplied with water as desiIS~. at
the same price, and upon tn. ...,e
terms as public lands.
The public lands are now open to en-
try under the homestead act but in
tending settlers are strongly advised
not to file upon any of the lands out
side OF the district to be irrigated dur
ing the current year, and not until We
can inform them when the water will
be ready for delivery to such outside
lands for the reason that without water
| they can produce nothing which will
| yield them living.
Important to Settlers.
Following we give specific informa-
ton for the benefit OF intending set
| tiers
The provisions Of the reclamation law
| authorize the secretary of the interior
| to limit the homestead entry to any
| area between 40 and $50 acres, TO fix
the price per acre that shall be charges
for water. which price shall return t.
| the government the cost of the irriga
ton works; to fix the number Of annua
| payments, not exceeding 10, and th'
date when the payments shall begin
and to perform any acts and make al
| rules and regulations necessary to car
ry out the provisions Of the law.
The lands under the Truckee- Carson
project can be entered under the home
stead act only. The United States lane
office. where entries are made, Is a
for the land other than the usual LAM
Office fees. All entries will be limited
to from 40 to l60 acres of land. depend
ing upon location, character Of soil
roughness OF surface and irrigability,
Divided Into Homesteads.
All OF the public land will be divide,
Into homestead or farm tracts, each o
which will embrace enough lrrigabl
land to support family comfortably.
| well ana CAREFULLY uheu unucr Hilssi
ton.
An unmarried person over 81 year
of age. or any head OF a family. VIII
Is, or has declared intention to becom
a citizen Of the United States, who hs
not used his or her homestead right, O
who Is not then owner OF more tina
100 acres Of land In any state, can file o
! any one Of these tracts. Title to Ian
cannot be acquired until all payment
for water have been made. The LAY
REQUIRES a homesteader to see and sc
lect his land personally.
Residence must be established o
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s-Y~ NE passage by Congress OF the
Act Of June II, 1902, provided
Nevada's opportunit. In the
early part Of September less
than three months after the approval
by tho president Of the United Sus
Of the National Irrigation law, the en-
gineers of the u, S, geological survey
were in the field in Nevada making ex-
ploration for. and studying the feasi-
5lllty Of an Irrigation system, which
should utilize the great volume of wa
ter flowing to waste through the rivers
OF the western part of the state for
reoisIming the adjacent deserts.
The first Investigations Of the engi-
neers were directed to the upper por-
ton Of Truckee river. and the valleys
to the north and northeast Of the city
OF Reno. embracing some $4,000 acres
Of rich land,
The Truckce Carson Project.
Exhaustive surveys wete made in
this district during the fall and win
ter and close estimates OF the cost of
the requisite canals were made. 1t
was found however, that the cost OF
construction while not prohIbittve,
would be relatively high. and 1t was
deemed inadyisable 20 initiate work at
a point where the unit cost, or cost per
acre, Of reclamation approached too
closely the value Of the reclaimed land.
A preliminary investigation OF the
possibilities for immigration in the
vicinity OF Wndsworth ana in Carson
Sink Valley was therefore begun in
January, 1903. Before the opening of
spring II had been determined that "A
large acreage--over 100000 acres
could be watered In that region at a
comparatively small expense, and II
was decided TO begin construction at
the earliest practicable date,
The definite location Of what is now
known as the Main Truckee Canal,
designed 10 convey Truckee river wa
ter from a point "a miles east OF Reno,
a distance Of 81 miles to Carson river,
was begun In April, 1908.
Bids for its construction were asked
for In May, Of that year, opened on
July IS, and. on Aug. 2S and Sept, 3.
contracts were executed with f. d, d
a. L. Stone company and c. A. Warren
& Company, respectively. both Of San
Francisco, California, for It's construc-
ton. These were the first construction
contracts awarded under the reclama-
ton law In the United States.
The first named company were sue
cessful bidders on Division One and
Two of the canal; about IS miles In
length, and the latter company on Di-
vision Three, some is miles.
The e. b. & A. l.. Stone company
first broke ground on Sept. II. 1903,
and completed their work on Sept. 30,
1904.
C. A. Warren & Company began
work Oct. 2, 1908. and win finish in
1905.
The Main Canal.
This main canal has a capacity for
the first six miles of It's course for
l.400 cubic feet per second-70, 600
miners inches under 4-inch pressure
and. for the remainder of its course
OF 1900 cubic feet per second. The
depth Of water will be uniformly 10
feet, and the top OF the banks is two
feet above the high-water line. The
width at the top varies from % to 60
feet. the narrow part being lined with
Portland cement concrete, and having
b heavy grade. Nearly two miles of
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able crop than potatoes. Nor Is this
the only profit that could be made on
the acre of ground. The beet tops,
which do not 20 TO the factory, are ex-
cellent feed for dairy cows, hogs, stock
cattle and sheep, and the pulp left from
the beets after passing through the
mill is also excellent fodder. 1t can be
bought at the factory at very low
figure and would lower the cost OF feed
for dairy stock so that greater profit
could be derived by those who FURNISH
ed milk to creameries and cheese fac
tories which would be established In
the wake OF the sugar factory
A beet sugar factory in any commun-
ity opens up a field for other enter
prises. In the first place 1t creates
quite demand for labor. for factory
Of, say $50 or 400 tons capacity, re-
Quires a large number of men TO opor-
ate It; X consumes a large quantity or
lime, and that commodity is plentiful In
Mason valley, or rather, the surround
ing hills. The production OF the Inns
would also require considerable labor.
The question OF fuel, anticipating that
coal would be used, should not be -
expensive In these days, as the railroad
could land Utah or Wyoming coal In
Mason valley at very reasonable rates
with facilities now at hand. Besides,
the mercantile and banking business
throughout the entire section wherein
the factory might be located would
be greatly stimulated.
What it Would Cost.
A beet sugar factory Is an expensive
institution. and plant to handle
400 tons per day during the operating
season, which lasts about 100 days after
the crop Is harvested, would prob
ably necessitate the outlay OF
nearly $500, COO. 20 It Is unnecessary to
state that a factory Will never be built
In Mason valley or any other COM
munity until the company which con-
stders installing one has a guarantee
that a sufficient quantity Of beets Will
be raised in the vicinity to keep it in
full operation. 1t takes but little COM
putation TO learn that 400-ton factory
would require beets from about 1900
acres of land, and as beet raisers do
not go into the business on a scale COM
pared with the raisers OF alfalfa. so far
as acreage Is concerned. the 5000 acres
would be divided into S0-acre and pos
sibly 40-acre farms. Surprising that
the average size of n sugar beet farm
was 60 acres, giving the farmer 40 to 80
acres for beets and 10 to 20 acres for
Other produce and garden stun, there
would be from 30 to so little farms cut
out Of the 5000 acres, and each farmer
would be making an annual net in
come from his 'beots OF anywhere from
$500 to $500. These figures are very
conservative, considering that there
would be many instances In Mason
valley where the sugar beet crop would
run as high as 20 tons to the acre.
Railroads Would Follow.
In all other states where this indus
try has been engaged ln railroad
has found its way from some one of
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Railroads Would Follow.

In all other states where this indus
try has been engaged In. railroad
has found its way from some one of
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in Mason valley. for the difference that
might exist In the price Of production
would be more than made up In the
greater quantity produced here and this
profit on an acre OF ground would far
exceed that now made by farmers who
raise alfalfa, grain and other crops.
Would be More Profitable.
Beets would even be a more profit
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the main lines Of road TO the factory
through the beet growing section, With
a factory in Mason valley the same
thing would happen here, and TIN
would greatly facilitate transportation
for beets as we'll as all other mer'
chandise and produce.
1t would hardly be right TO close the
article without mentioning the water
condition I'm rhis valley. AS crops Of
all kinds depend wholly upon irrlga'
ton. At the present time the rivers
furnish a sufficient amount Of water
for all irrlgating purposes up to about
the middle OF July or the first Of Aug
ust of each year. After that date water
Is liable to be scarce. But there IS an
other way Of securing water for smau
ranches which would probably ba
cheaper than to secure water nom tne
river, pay for the maintenance OF
lengthy ditch. repairs TO II ana t1a
cleaning OF II every spring Mason
valley Is situated in a basin, with
range of hills nearly surrounding IL
and there Is evidently great under
ground lake lying under the entire
valley. What Is termed surface water
can be obtained at depth from -four
to y feet from the surface OF the
ground. With these conditions u small
gasoline engine and centrifugal pump
would furnish plenty of water to lrii-
gate any s0-acre farm IN the valley
and the water would be clear and FREQ
from weed seeds, which would maks
beet cultivation cheaper. At Wabuska'
In the lower end OF the valley, it mas
been demonstrated that artesian water
can be obtained. well has been bored
at that point by the Nevada and can.
fcrnia Railroad company to a depth OF
between 800 and 400 feet and flow OF
water comes to the surface. a pump
Ing plant which draws water from thli
well at the rate OF 50 to 100 gallons per
minute fails to diminish the flow.
pumping plant for an S0-acro farm
could be installed for $500 TO 5000 ana
the owner would be perfectly free thea
from all water entanglements ab}u'
prior rights. etc.
Good Reservoir Sites.
But the conditions Of the shortage
OF water will not maintain for many
years. At the headwaters Of both th'
East and West Walker rivers are mag
nihcent reservoir sites which az 10
distant day viii be used to conserve
the waters which nov go to waste ia
the flood season, and tho water now
being wasted Is sufficient In quantity
when stored. 20 irrigate every FOOT Oh
ground In Mason valley the year toeau'
This work will either be done by Iu-
Gle Sam or SOME private corpoIauO.'
and when II Is accomplished MaSfs
valley will become the garden spot o.
Nevada, where hundreds Of home-seeHN-
ers will locate and build oomfortau,,o.
homes, and then there VIII not on!
be one beet sugar factory but seyeiSe;
and those who are skeptical about w
future Of this great Agricultural ~
ton wonder how the TRANSFORMATION
took place Then, and not until then,
will they see the opportunities o''
have slipped by.
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Lands for Homeseekers.

The number OF acres OF land. ultl-
mately designed to be irrigated, Is from
100000 to 100000 acres OF which 200 900
viii be supplied within the next three
years. OF this acreage, II Is estimated
that about 10000 acres were irrigated
during the present year.
The land Is located In a number OF
valleys along the Truckee and Carson
rivers, extending on each side from the
Central Pacific railroad, the distance
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the canal exclusive OF tunnels. are
lined with concrete
Three Tunnels in All.
There are three tunnsl OF 305. 800
and LOIS feet length. respectively. All
are lined with concrete, u feet wide,
and about 10 feet high. 10 crown Of
arch inside.
The main Truckee canal viii dis
charge its water into Carson river at
the site Of the Lower Carson reservoir.
about nine miles west Of Leetyille In
Churchill county. Thence the water
flows IN a channel Of that stream about
four and one-haIf miles TO the Diver
zion dam at the head OF the distribut-
ing system,
This dam is q concrete structure
built to last for all time. which directs
water into two main distributing cam
ais on either side OF the river. That
on the south has bed width of %
feet, top width Of rs feet, and carries
IL feet Of water the capacity being
1900 cubic feet per second.
The canal on the north side Is 10
feet wide at bottom. 40 feet wide at
top, carries six and one-half depth OF
water and has a capacity OF 400 cubic
feet per second.
Thirty-elght Miles Long.
At present these two canals are
completed for total lenght Of IS
miles. With their main branches. they
will ultimately have total length Of
over 90 miles. while tho laterals and
main bitches to be constructed IN Car
son Sink Valley alone viii aggregate
fully 1900 miles Already. nearly 200
miles OF these have been finished and
before tne end OF Juy, 1905, nearly 800
miles now under construction VIII be
ready TOR use, and will distribute wa
ter to $4,000 acres Of land.
This part OF the irrigation system
comprises the most difficult and eS-
pensive portion OF the initial item OF
the Truckee- Carson project. and when
finished. will have cost about one and
three Quarter million dollars The OK.
tensions OF this, In Carson Sink Valley.
completing the initial Item. and bring.
ing under irrigation not less than 400
900 acres of land. win Increase the to-
tai expense to about 100000 and
consume about two years time.
Further extensions OF the Truckee.
Carson project 10 a total era OF, APP
proximately $4,000 acres OF land, In.
volve the construction Of expensive
storage reservoirs and costly Nighttime
canals. This work has been planned,
however. and as the lands to be I'M
mediately watered are being rapidly
taken by homeseekers, funds for the
completion Of the work will be provid :
ed by the payments to be made on the
water rights therefor.
1t Is estimated that the entire under
taking can thus be completed within
nine years, the total cost being estimate
ed at approximately 100000.
Lands for Homeseekers.
| The number OF acres OF land. utl-
! mately designed to be irrigated, Is from
100000 to 100000 acres, OF which 200, 900
Will be supplied within the next three
years, OF this acreage, It Is estimated
| that about 30 600 acres were Irriga+ed
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progressive men have drifted into our
midst They see the opportunities which
here await capital, and II Is predicted
that within a very short period these
opportunities will be seized. Visitors
from Minnesota Nebraska Utah ana
California have expressed themselves as
astonished that these opportunities
have not been grasped before this, and
as these men come from states where
the sugar beet industry Is carried on
quite extensively, they marvel nj the
fact that Mason valley has not ere this
secured a factory and gone into this
line Of business They have remarked
that this section seems to be an ideal
one for the sugar beet Industry. II Is
an Ideal spot for such an industry. and
there Is no time better than the present
to bring the matter before those who
are seeking opportunities to safely in
vest their money In some profitable en-
terprlse Land can be purchased at a
fairly low ngure In Mason valley now;
I'm five years from now It will double in
value and IN 10 years from now every
acre of ground in Mason valley VIII be
worth 500, possibly more,
Tried j. d. Spreckcls.
In the years 1888 and 1889, Nevada had
about that time an eudeayor was made
TO have J. d, Spreckels locate beet
sugar factory ,n Mason valley. Those
interested In the matter, among whom
was the late Il. p. Loyeioy, did con-
siderable corresponding regarding the
project, but the only result was that
Mr., Spreckels sent a quantity OF seed TO
Mason valley farmers with a view Of
finding out what the land would do
The seed was planted It thrived, but
little care was given TO the cultivation
OF the plants ANA probably the results
were not the best that could have been
obtained. As Il was, We believe that
records can be found In the agricultural
experiment station az Reno which will
show that the land In Mason valley pro-
q duced sugar beets containing from iG TO
| % per cent s1cchaiine matter while
/ the quantity OF beets grown was from
Z IS to - tons TO the acre Tests OF the
| soil IN this valley have SHOWN that in
| almost every locality IN the valley the
| aikalines I'm the land are Of the correct
! proportion 10 grow magnificent crops OF
| these tubers.
A Distinct Industry.
The raising of sugar beets Is an agrl-
| cultural industry peculiar to itself.
| Ihose VINO nave naue business OF
raising alfalfa, wheat and barley would,
no doubt, need considerable instruction
| TO be able 10 raise beets probably. The
ground needs deep and thorough filling
and the crop must be hand hoed weed
ed and thinned so az TO give the beet
the proper space TO develop In, and this
can only be accomplished by expert
! enced hands who are acquainted with
the different soils, the amount Of mois-
ture In the soil and the amount that IL
necessary while the beet s growing q
secure the best results In quality and
quantity. The harvesting OF the beet
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About Mason Valley.

Up 70 the present time Mason valley
mas IN a manner been passed by by the
great throng OF people coming 10 our
state to seek Investments in the mines
but within the past few months a few
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Capt. A. H. Smith, Smyrna's we'll
known fertilizer dealer, met with Sc
we're and painful accident last Friday
morning by falling and dislocating his
right hip. He was at the Alley Mills
farm and slipped on a step covered
with ice. He was brought home and
DIR. E. S. Dwight took his case in
charge. His son, Mr.. A. Homer Smith
of Wayne, Pa, has been home this
week to visit him. Capt. Smith has
many friends who wish for his speedy
recovery.
Capt. Richards, and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richards of Will
mington, Miss Elizabeth Grieves,
of Smyrna; Mr.. Harry Richards of
Middletown, haye been visiting Mr..
aud Mrs. B. F. Richards at ''Maple
Hill'' farm near Smyrna.
Mr.. Frank Wilds, Miss Dora Wilds,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Denney, and
Mr.. Franklin Temple of Dover were
among those from distance who at
tended the funeral of ex-Sheriff Will
liam Wilds yesterday morning.
Mr.. Benton N. Weldon, our popular
druggist, who has been confined to his
home with illness for the past six
weeks, has sufficiently recovered to re-
turn to business.
Mrs. J. Mariner Beckett, of Phila
delphia and Mrs. Theodore Ferguson
have been guests the past week of Miss
Anna Beckett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jones who
were recently married at Greenwood
have rented the "Pittman property
corner Commerce and Delaware street
and will occupy this week.
Mrs. Thomas H. Haynes, who hal
been spending several months with he
SOD Edgar L. Haynes in Wilmington
has returned to Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fl. Jefferson
of Chestertown, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baxter and daughter Miss Helen
of Kennedyville, Md, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hudson, Jr.
Miss Annie Matthews of Camden. il
being entertained by Mrs. HerveY P
Hall.
Mrs. Rachel Collins has returned
from a six weeks visit to her brother
Mr.. James P. Hoffecker.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Charles 4. Green of this town died
yesterday after lingering illness in
his 51st year. He leaves a widow and
seven children: Mrs. Oscar Grant,
Chester Pa; Miss Clara Green, Messrs.
Elmer, Edward, Walter and Norman
Green, and an infant two years old.
Funeral services will take place at his
late residence tomorrow afternoon at
2 O'Clock and interment will be made
at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rev. Albert
Chandler officiating.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22
Wanted!

GOOD MAN, at once, to intro
duce and operate BOX BALL, the
new, popular high-class game,
through Delaware, and Maryland
Good money can be made by any
one. For particulars call at our
operating rooms, Odd Fellows
Hall, Smyrna, Del, or address
JOSEPH GLEN,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Howard, infant son of John R. and
Jennie Robinson of this town died
last Wednesday aged two years. Fun
eral services and interment took place
Saturday at Odd Fellows Cemetery
Rev. DIR. Watt officiating.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22
Closing of Mails.

Going North.-6.55, $50 A. M, $40, 500
7.SO NJ. oor ,,oo On
1902. NJ; o..eoa n a
cir',ton Ut Del. .O5 A. NJ, and 3.2O p. M,
Oia} iTa}ownsend WINS and Centreville r. P. o. and
CLAYTON and Chestertown r, P. o. 6.55 AM.
and 800 p. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22
Nothing More Dangerous

Than Cutting Corns. The Foot-Ease
Sanitary Corn Pad cure by absorption.
Something entirely new. The sanitary
oils and vapors do the work. Sold by
all Druggists 25c. or by mail. Sample
mailed Free. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Cosgriff & Reynolds still have a
good supply of extra quality coal at
bottom prices.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. John Truax, Thurs
day evening the 23rd, at 7.9O o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Grown and bridge work a speciality
DR.. Comegys, dentist, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Oysters by the pint, quart or gallon.
Also, stews, panned or fried. At Stew
Is, Main Street. Milk for sale.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22
Blacksmith Wanted.

A good Horseshoer and an all-round
Blacks NTH. Reference required.
Good position for the right man.
o. r. MASSEY,
e154 Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Joseph Glenn has opened an amuse-
ment called ''Box Ball" in Odd Fellows
Hall storeroom. See ad.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

If YOU want the best inks, fluids,
mucilage, paste, go to j. B. Cooper's
and get Carter's. Also pens, pencils,
psper, etc.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Saturday afternoon, February 18th,
about o'clock, it was discovered that
the Smyrna House, the well-known
hostelry of @. P. Gears, was on fire.
The Citizens Hose Go. was on the
scene, but before the ladders had been
placed, Mr.. Gears and Mr.. David Davis
succeeded in extinguishing the lire by
means OF buckets of water, The fire
originated in the shingle roof, caused
by spark from the chimney.
Smyrna times., 1905-02-22

Mrs. Andrew Cole has purchased
from her mother, Mrs. John r. Jeffer
son, of Salem, N. j., the two-story
frame dwelling house adjoining Coles
store on Main street, recently vacated
by Richard Long, for 81, ,050.00.