Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-07-13
SETTLERS GOING IN
More Applicants for Land Than Acre
age for Settlers.

More Applicants for Land Than Acre.
age for Settlers.
L. H. Taylor. engineer in charge of
the Truckee-Carson project, came ~
from Carson yesterday, enroute for
Hazen. Mr.. Taylor reported that at
the lower or Carson end of the dis
tributing system water has been fur.
nished portion of the latterals for
about q month.
The government has already finish
ed about three hundred miles Of las-
erals, though it will require about
three years to complete the 1000 miles
o. latterals and drain bitches contem-
plated in the Carson sink and other
portions of the completed 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, ad-
ditional storage reservoirs will be
built in the mountains The contract
has already been awarded for the con-
struction OF dam at the head of the
Truckee river at Lake Tahoe to con-
troll the water to a limit of a six-foo.
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 left when the
water is ready. The average number
of acres thus far filed upon by set.
tiers has been about 100 acres. This
in some instances will be reduced
when the land is allotted"
The government figures an averages
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
and put water upon about two thirds
of the land upon which filings have
ben made. MIR. Taylor says that the
| tendency thus far has been for appli
cants to file too soon. No difficulty
is anticipated ip securing settlers; in
! fact quite a number are already at
work clearing their land, preparatory
to getting it in shape to plant as soOr
as water is flowing through the canal
Water is now running through a por
ton of the canal and delivering watel
to the Smith ranch at Derby. 1t wi
be August before water is sen
through the canal to the lower end.
At the point where the waters Q
the Truckee will mingle with thOs'
of the Carson there is a difference il
elevation of 125 feet. To OvercOm
this great drop a flume has now bee'
built. Through this the water will
be dropped. Under present condi
tions the great force of the waite
would cut out the banks and destro
the ditch. Until this is completes
the engineers will not attempt to pu
the waters through from the Trucke
to the Carson
From all over the country inQu'
les are pouring in regarding the Ian
, now being reclaimed. About on
, week ago a party of Ave German Sc
tiers from South Dakota arrived
, Hazen. They represent a colony {
fourteen families who are to folio
, in the event that the report of tn
advance guard is favorable. That
will be was evidenced by the fact TIL
they disregarded advice to wait al
filed upon their land at once. Tn
colony will be on the 'gre und J
October ready to start the work
making homes and helping in Il
building up of Nevada.