The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-03-31
6KeA1 ERRIGATNG
SCHEME is STARTED
Belle Fourche Canal Viii! Be a
Magnificent Utility for
Farmers.
THROUGH RICH LANDS
over 10000 Acres of Grazing Land. Fa
nous for Its Growth of Grass,
Will Sc Turned Into Cult
waited Corn Ground.
THROUGH RICH LANDS

Belle Fourche. 5. u. March @5.-EN-
cry doubt as TO the construction of the
gigantic Irritating scheme in this vi
ciuity is NOW at an end. The Belle
Fourche Valley Mater Users associa-
tion. composed of the owners of the
LAND embraced in this scheme. has met
and voted u enter into the final CON
tract With the government for the work.
Within II few days a surveying party
from Denver viii arrive he'e to lock
after the preliminary work incident 10
the letting of the FIRST contract for
construction on April 10. The survey
ing party will be in oharae of II T..
Green, OF Denver.
Is of Great Magnitude.
Not many people comprehend the
magnitude of this Belle i'ourche iri-
eating scheme. not even here in the
Black Hills. The project will cost
over S2.00o.000, and an appropriation has
been rlaie. Ii Will reclaim about 10000
of which is government land subject
to location. This land is not arid"
but has been famouS ever ince the first
settlers for its excellent gazing. h
land To be watered lies on each side
of the Belle G'ourche river. n dam
VIZ ne bulil 1t Iiiii' VII al III Gu
this city for the purpose of diverting
the water from the Belle Fourche and
Redwater rivers to the mammoth res
ervoir on Dry creek, six and one-half
way The inlet canal will be forty
feet vice at the bottom and sixty feet
wide at high waterlinc. carrying water
ten feet deep with Il capacity of 1855
.ubtc feet per second.
The Mammoth Dam.
,Jl,, Jar, ...;Ij tNn I,,il, :,
half mile from the mouth of Dry creek.
which will cover about 1000 acres Of
land when full, with a maximum depth
of ninety feet and Il capacity of 15O,-
600 acre feet of water. or enough water
to cover seventy-tive acres of land two
feet deep. From the reservoir two
main distributing canals will be built.
one to the north. on indian creek fiat
land. thence to Willow Creek divide.
crossing Owl, Indian and Horse creeks.
This cana will be sixty miles long.
The other canal will be run on the west
side of Owl creek and will irrigate the
land along the river and the body Of
land west of the mouth of Owl creek.
and will water the LAND on the south
side of the Belle Fourche liver in the
vicinity of Butte. Vale and Empire.
Canal Thirty Miles Long.
This canal will be thirty miles long.
|: is probable also that Il reservoir viii
be built at the Wilson lake basin which
will cover 1880 acres with ii maximum
depth of thirti feet. and Il water apa
city Of %, 900 acre feet This reservoir
will water land along the lower Belle
Fourchc river and it will also be sup
piled with the food water from Indian.
Owl and Horse creeks. The structures
are TO be of a permanent character and
all laterals are to be complete, and the
water to be delivered to each farm.
Each nprSnn nNrninp 1oll win ha nriN-
LEGGED to receive Water for 100 acres
and no more. The government land
will probably be settled in so or 10
acre tracts.
Soil Unusually Rich.
The soil in this district is especially
well adapted to the growing of small
fruits. a number of the largest land
oN aers nave had considerable corre-
spondence with capitalists of Michigan
in respect to the building of beet sugar
factories. Tests made three years ago
at the agricultural college at Brook
ings fo1 III purpose of determining
the percentage of uga in beets grown
which is the highest percentage of all
the counties in the state. 1t is esti-
mated that there are something like
100000 acres of grazing land adja-
cent to this irrigated tract.
It Is Great for Alfalfa.
One of the staple products that will
be grown will be alfalfa for winter
feed for the range stock. 1t is esti-
mated that the annual income from
the irrigated crops will be $500. 900.
and the government land now valued
at 50 to $40 an acre will be increased
to $I5 and 500, making an increased
valuation of the irrigated ground of
many millions of dollars.
The proposed new line to the coast
by the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway company will tap this
irrigated district from the east to the
west side. The district thus irrigated
will cover over 200 square miles.
INTERESTED IN lNTERURBAN.