The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-22

the Reclamation Service for Idaho,
Supervisor Fem, officials of the For-
est Service and the General Land
office, succeeded in having a part of
the land withdrawn for forest plant
ing, since at that time portion of
the tract was open to homestead en-
try under the reclamation withdraw
al. +:
Location of the Proposed Park.
The tract under consideration is
located six miles south of the town
of Caldwell and six miles west of the
town of Nampa, in Canyon County,
Idaho. The towns of Caldwell and
Nampa are both located on the main
line of the Oregon Short Line Rail-
road Nampa Is the present termi-
nus of the Boise branch of the Ore
gon Short Line, and Pacific and Ida
no Northern Railroad from the town
of Emmett, and the Boise, Nampa
and Owyhee Railroad.
| Tribune-Galley Is
The citizens of Caldwell have re-
Gently raised large subscription,
with which they have secured anoth-
| err railroad for the town, the pro-
| posed San Francisco, Idaho and
| Montana Railroad. which is to be
built from Winnemucca, New, to
Butte, Mont. An electric line. the
Interurban, is now under construc-
| ton, which will connect Caldwell
| with the lower dam at the reclama-
ton reservoir site at Deer Flat
| Cars are running over the line at
present, steam being used for mo-
tive power, but an electric power
line ID now under way and electricity
is to be substituted for steam within
very short time.
Probable Size of Proposed Park.
The total area under considera-
ton that has been withdrawn in one
way or another, covers six entire
sections, as follows: 16, %, 26, 81,
"a and 35, Township N, Range 3
W., Boise Meridian, and parts of the
| following SecuOnS:
8, 10, Is and 23, Township NJ,
Range W., Boise Meridian. OF
the above the following sections or
parts of sections will be covered by
the Deer Flat Reservoir:
1872 forties in section "a
131 -2 forties in section 35.
6 forties in section %.
A forties in section 81.
2 forties in section 16.
The NE. IA of Section 10 and
the E. 1-2 of Section % are not in
tended to be permanently included
The total area included within
both forms of Withdrawals is 6,40C
acres. From this must be deducted
2,O4O acres that will be under wa
ter, and also the sections or parts
, of sections that are to be selected
, by the state for an experiment sta
, tion and test farm. The final acre
J age of the proposed park, it II
, thought, will not exceed $500 acres
Importance of the Park to the Sur
rounding Region.
: The proposed park will be stu
ated within a region which is des
i. tined in few years TO be in higl
+ state of cultivation, supporting
4 large number of settlers, who will
: need and also appreciated such
2 park. The park will be easily &C
{ cessble to the people of the entir
!, region between the city of Boise an
e the Snake River with the develop
}. ment of the electric lines, one O
r which has already been starte
h (Boise to CaldwelD. Such an are
: will combine the pleasures of pub
t lie park and also serve as mode
|. TO the settlers within the surround
ling reclamation project and stimt
Il late planting of trees on homestead
l. proximity of the Deer Flat Resel
d voir, which covers an area of som
l. 5000 acres, this park, properly e'
d tablished, could be made of usefu
| ness 10 the people Vi Inc eniic u
gion between the Payette River O
the north and the Snake River O
the SOUTH
The Boise-Payette reclamatio
project, which surrounds this trac
has been approved in. its entirety /
- the Reclamation Service. and pr
vides for the reclamation of 1872, OF
g acres, mostly situated in the Boil
Valley. Water will he taken fro
'e the Payette and Boise rivers al
~ storage systems will be constructs
50 on the headwaters of these stream
~ The works for the first part of tn
~ project are now being constructe
u These include masonry dam in q
'o Boise River and a main canal son
forty miles in length from the Boi
River to the Deer Flat Reseryo
and also two reservoir embankment
a.