The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-23
AM AT M|N|DOKA
! ALMOST FINISHED
Hire Flow of Snake River
Now Going Through
the Gates.
AIN CANAL COMPLETED
BY MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER
tive Construction Work to
Begin at Once on the
Sub-Laterals.
o The Tribune.

s.as -, TEecial TO The Tribune.
i. RUPERT, Idaho, July 22.-Engineer
eersA ~ c2rtin. who was down from the dam
snrsa sc Tuesday, reports that the river has
: Lssus ZEN holding its own for number Of
p......ys. The measurements show that there
nt Ge over 5000 second feet of water, a
sry remarkable flow for this season,
CseA. id there will be no shortage was
a Experienced last year. Mr.. Martin stated
-. at all of the seepage through the dam
sISf I'd been stopped and the entire flow
D, y, now going through the gates. The
IA. will be completed about September
nbsn and the main canal will be finished
! p..i .siiIacut the middle OF September
at The sage brush Is being cleared from
PAHe right or way of the sub laterals and
>ngineer Hedden is looking for instruc-
nm, pms any day 10 commence the grading.
'Vhlhe frsi work will be done on the A
anch near Scherrer.
IHubbard e. Carlson have shipped out
Heir last car load of stock and equip
ent. Their work has all been finished
n Ncepted by the government and is ready
the water, with the exception OF two
lbs. who will finish this month,
Monarch & Porter and their sub con-
actors are finding it difficult to hold
-, cir forces together during the heated
-ANsell.~ "A large number OF men and teams
'runtve quit during the week and de-
"-,,.ease in the working force is noticeable
I'D along the line Many-of the farmers
-.'"ho; need work are holding back until
,d ne government starts the sub-laterals
~ Six more cars OF bridge timbers have
EsTlved. three at Mindoka and three at
Wu'herrers and the balance of the half
!, - hlfon feet will be coming along now
= ~ = regular intervals
Y;; Pumping Water.
a &c. II Burger; Oregon Short Line agent
We Rupert. has an irrigation plant In
ilnccessfui- operation on his claim north
"A reHt OF town. He has field of between
IH And seven acres of potatoes, which he
..f firrigating from his well. The pump
ssrows three-inch stream OF water,
a ftyen by six horse power engine, and
;,,,tses 1900 gallons OF water per hour.
= 7ing in operation day and night Mr.. !
T3rger expects to raise a fine crop of
y tuds. The great amount of water raised |
ON the well indicates an abundant un-
.sstrground flow.
~. l. Gray. who has been In the sheep
;'sstsiness at Alberta, Canada, has sold
\ ft his interests there and come 10
! ,lpert to locate. He states that the
!. Iberia country is fake. so far as it's
= is impossible to raise crops without
w figation aud there is insufficient water
7tn which TO irrigate. Hundreds Of
lNmilies there re Aranded and unable
on, get away,
n The Minidoka project is to be repre-
united In the national irrigation con-
pT7'ess, which will meet at oise in son
timber. The county commissioners 81
ITpelr last meeting appointed A. S. Alb
n3tt OF Rupert as one OF the delegates
Tlom this county, the other delegates
ninng Fred w Gooding of Shoshone. D
y E. Lane OF Pagari a. II. -Kinsey of.
y urns and c. n. Dilatush OF Hagerman.
Selling the Town Lots,
:. The work OF appraising he town lots
r. the government townsltes, which was
- have been commenced at Heyburn
:, Be Monday, was postponed until Thurs
LAY, owing to the inability OF the ap-
falsers 10 arrive on time. An Associ-
pied Press dispatch from Washineron
e'ys that yesterday, July 81, the actInp
.3mmissioncr Of the general land Office
pounced that there would be a public
.le OF the town lots In the government
STnsites OF Hepburn and Rupert. begin
ing at Hepburn on August 90. and al
ipert on August 27. and that the lots
~ ~ De soid 10 the highest bidder for
ssh by the register and receiver AT the
~wnsite In which the lots are located.
N Appointed Committeeman,
Il. G. Haynes has received notice that
= mas been appointed Democratic com
uteeman Tor Rupert precinct, and he |
vs. accepted the task OF rounding I'D the
terrified In this vicinity. He has is
/ed call for primary, 10 be held
5l The Commercial club rooms to-mor-
l|E afternoon. commencing at o'clock |