Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-03-03
NOTES
On Irrigation Work in the Car
son Sink Project Of
Interest.
Additional Contracts Will Soon Be
Let and Work Pushed.

constructing various enterprises that
form part OF the mammoth Carson
Sink irrigation project, compared to
which the hey dey times OF 1909 will
seem insignificant. Corrobatory of
this assertion, the word has been sent
forth that at least 100000 acres of adj
ditional land must he ready for the
settler by the opening OF the farming
season of 1907, which means that many
new departures must be taken UP and
disposed of with record-breaking rapid
ty, lor the putting Of water on 10000
acres OF lands, when done with the
thoroughncss that eharacteri2es the
Carson Sink work will mean Il task of
no small proportions. Scarcely twelve
months interVenes between then and
now, and the biggest hustle of the ir-
rigation age viii soon be under way.
Among the various pieces OF work to
be set in progress during the coming
seasoe will be the building of the Ta-
hoe dam, the Alkali Flat dam near
Dayton, and probably also, the drain
my of the Carson Lake bed, of its
shallow layer Of water, which at the
present time renders some $4,000 acres
OF rich soil unit Tor tiling.
The Carson Lake enterprise has been
| the subject OF invest LEGATIONS, conducted
/ for two months past under the imme-
I liate direction of W. A. keddie, and he
now has ready three plans which will
1 be put before Il board of consulting en-
gineers sometime within the next sixty
days. The plan which seems most
/ likely to meet with approval entails
| the moving OF some three-quarters of
million of cubic yards of dirt great
deal OF which now lies under water,
To successfully conduct this work, it
will be necessary, in ease the project il
approved, 10 put number of dredgers
on Carse II Lake. EXcavating by this
process Is great deal more expensive
than by the regular method but the
accrued cost will not be saddled upon
the settlers who in the future take the
lands that now form part of the lake
bed, but will be figured in with the
cost ot the Carson project as whole.
1t is announced that many contracts
for ditch work will be let within the
next sixty days, involving the sections
east, west and south Of this place.
WATER Is pLENLrFUL.
Water is going down IS" line To
supply all farms under that ditch and
down the ~ line souta OF town As far
rs timber structures have been com
pleted. Quite number OF the old
ranches have been irrigating the past
week and some Of the new homestcads
are busy getting land ready for water
South Fork has been carving sup
ply for the farms along its banks and
plenty OF water is reported ON the Is
land Ranch,
Water has been supplied to part OF
the lands around saltwater and more
is being sent down by way of still
water slough and the Kent Sifford
ditch.
\ camp OF Fresnos are working above
the power honse ON that section of the
maih canal which has been causing
trouble by leaks. The work 50 far has
been very successful and it is hoped
all further trouble from this source will
be obviated.
X. W. Hawley has been transferred
to the Maintenance and Operation
Departments and after March LIST will
act as engineer on this work. Mr..
Hawlpv Is IL graduate Of the Colorado
Agricultural College at st. Collins as
Irrigation Engineer He has been con-
nected with irrigation surveys and
management Of canals since 1897 Since
1901 he has been with the geological sur
vev and has carried on work in Colora-
10. Arizona, California, Washington and
Nevada lie brings large amount OF
valuable experience to his new work.
Redman's camp has moved to Fern
lev near Wadsworth and will at once
commence surveys Tor lateral systems
under the Truckee canal. There are
Il number OF settlers waiting for water
there.
The total expenditures for work in
this project, including the estimated
expenditures for the quarter ending
this month, is s2,Sl7,37l.o6. This sum
includes the amounts disbursed i'll all
departments, since the commencement
Of the first field surveys.
The plans all direct that the water
OF the lake shall be conducted to the
Carson Sinks lowest depression, some
miles to the north oi Carson Lake,