The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-20
SKETCH OF
LAKE IDAHO

A long time ago. before Theodore Roosevelt started the ball
rolling to give to every man . square deal" before there were any
trusts. OF insurance Investigations, or Tom Lawsons, or Amalgated Cop
pei, or Standard OIL before Columbus sailed the seas and before there
was any Rachel at the well" before there wa. any flooding Of wheat
in Egypt or Dynasies in China. before the hair ever cuhed on your
head or mine, there was a Lake Idaho.
1t was not called Idaho" except, perhaps by the Creator, who
caused its boundaries to encompass all the great basin from the present
Snake River conyon below Weiser, to the hill tops above Poca.elo,
the table lands above Ross Fork and Blackfoo. and norhward to
where the shore-hne formed the famous "Egin Bench"
The water stood 5000 feet deep on the site Of Boise, more than
that at Weiser and less than that at Twin Falls and Shoshone, and less
than 1000 at American Falls and Blackfoot.
During the years that apsed before the walls were cut through on
the west, and the basin was drained through the canyon along western
Idaho, the sediment in the water was settling in vast quantities, and
forming what now constitutes the rich soil Of the great plains which are
now being irrigated at WeSer, Payette, Twin Falls, Mnidoka and
American Falls.
The American Falls tract we refer to is shown in The accompany
ing map, and lies between American Falls and BIackoot, occupying
the west side o. the nver, ready to be waered by the seventy foot
cana. whose course you may trace on the map for a distance Of sixty
miles. This canal has been in course Of construction for ten years, and
receives its water from the Snake river, with storage facilities being pre-
pared at Jackson Lake a. the head of the river.
This system reclams $4,000 acres Of land under the Carey Act
and sales of land will begin at the office of the American Falls Canal
& Power Company, at Blackfoot Idaho, on the 18th of April, 1906,
at 9 o'clock Z. m. The tract contains some Of the very finest lands
obtanabe in the state. It's all surveyed and the boundaries are de-
fined by posts and marks, so that by taking the accompanying map, and
referring to the description Of the land being offered for sale as descnb-
ed in The accompanying notice Of sale, each piece Of land can be found
and examined.
ANY Of these lands can be reached within a days drive from
Blackfoot, from which point the company operates in the work Of canal
construction.
From Pocateno, one line Of railroad extends westward to the coast,
and another nothward to Montana, with a branch extending from Idaho
Falls to a point near the Yellowstone National Park, and another from
Blackfoot to Mackay on Big Lost River, a territory but little developed,
and teemng with mineral wealth. These mining districts constitute
some Of the best markets in the United States for farm products, and
present railroad communications furnish outlets In every direction from
these lands. A company is now being formed to project a railroad
from Blackfoot to American Falls, 70 lowing near the line Of this canal
and passing through the lands offered 70 sale.
The water Of the nngadng canal will be used to generate electric
light and power for domestic purposes on the lands now being offered
for sale.
Inquiries are pouring in from all parts of the United States, from
homeseekers who want to get TIM on this new empire Of grains, fruits and
flowers.
The terms Of the sale {. perpetual water rights are 50 per acre in
cash, 81 per acre in one year and $3.50 per acre each year until the |
total price Of $25 per acre is paid. The state requires an advance Of
Is cents an acre on the land at time Of entry, and the balance of Is !
cents at time Of making proof.