The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-16
ANN FOR THE DESERT

last week The News referred to the development of ar adequate waite
supply for the city of Gobdfed, a supply that might be brought to te man'en-
anc IF a population of a half million people.
This week attention is directed to the immense irrigation enterprise being
a,~soa ON hv tho overnment onv1 o miles to the north, where's sufficient land OF
excellent quality is to be brought under ditch, to feed twGea half million people,
and supply them with every necessity and many of the luxuries of life N at a
cost to make every housewife happy.
of limited length; but a few words wl convey SOM ideao or Tn IMMENSELY VI 'e
undertaking.
The cost of the enterprise, when fully completed, will be seooooo' The
amount of land to be reclaimed, $4,000 acres
The portion of the system now completed consists OF a canal thirtyone miles
long to take waterf from the Truckee river at a point ten miles above Wadsw@th
and convey it to the channel of tn Carson river, whre a se0ragef es"Von WIN
a capacity Of 100000 arcefeet will eventually be built
A portion Of the distributing system is also under construction amounting
to something over two hundred miles OF small dtches' Whicn VIII DC ieNas ~
deliver water to about $4,000 acres this spring Two hundred thousand acres Of
land will be irrigated by the works. now under way, about twothirds Of which is
public land.
The coming spring work will be commenced on regulating gates at the outlet
of Lake Tahoe Plans for future work involve the drainage of Carson Lake
which 1t present covers about $4,000 aces of land, IN the OF iaha
in the upper valleys of the Truckee and Carson rivers AS these acres are grad
uany brought under cultivation a greater water supply is required, an nine ID
dtional reservoirs are 80 be constructd, with a complned storage capacity OF
approximately 1,s5oOOo acrefeet. The completed system will have a dependable
annual supply ven in low water seasons, of 100000 acrefeet besides the regular
flow, which will be used in the rrigatng season.
The land to be reclaimed will gro almost anything. Alfalfa has
heretofore been the chief crop of the Carson sink, and will always
receives considerable attention, owing to the large profit to be derived from it as
always yielded crops that proved profitable. Many If the harder fruits are
adapted to this soil and climate, particularly pears plums, prunes and apples;
in this SOIL and the percentage of sacharine matter is very large. A fine quality
Of Irish potato can be produced with large tonnage to the acre.
The government has determined the exact amount Of hrigable soil in each
tract, and the homeshader vii. pay for his water right the sum Of $26 per each
s~ Zach ara tina s i1ipable This sum of money is PAYABLE in ten annual in.
saumens, without interest, insalments commencing December LIST of the year
in which water is first delivered to the consumer in April OF that year. Title %
the land is withheld by the government until the water right is paid. At the
end of five years the hometeadr may, if he 10 DESIRES pay up all the water
right then DUE and receive his patent.
The land to be irrigated and brought under cultivation, lies directly north
of Goldfeld, about $50 miles. 1t is land Immediately tributary to the Southern
Pacific the headquarters of the government survey being It Hazsnt he junction
of the Goldaeld railroad and h main line. Faron, a few miles from Hazn, is
that the factsa above given are mainly derived. Products II tn Carson sk cal
be taken to Hazen at a minimum expense and shipped direct to Godfed and the
southern country, by rail, and he question Of good and cheap farm products, IS
well as that of water will forever be settled and to the tremendous advantage of
Goldhed and Southern Nevada gold camps.