The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26

placing temporary bench marks. This
line. consisting OF twenty miles. was
checked later In the year by G II. Ken
dali, lcvelman, who established six pcrura-
nent bench marks in connection with IT..
+. Il. Joy, United States Surveyor sur
"eyed the boundary OF the Pocatello re-
serve and marked II with iron posts. This
boundary comprises forty-elght miles and
In connection with its survey one mile OF
public lands WAS run
Occur d'Alene Mapping Continued.
The geologic mapping OF the Occur
dAlcnc mining district was continued.
The study OF the stratlgraphy and struc-
ture Of that region was undertaken by
F. G. CallSns. under the direction of +.
J.. Ransoms. Mr.. RanSomc himself de-
voted his attention chiefly TO the study
OF the deposits OF lead-sivcr ore, which
give to the district its chief Importance
and Interest a study OF Trassic strait
graphy In southeastern Idaho was made
by Prof. James Perrin Smith and resulted
In the finding of three distinct faunal
hcriZons in the Lower Triassic. Gaging
stations for the measurement Of streams
were maintained at Dlngle, Preston. Fish
Haven. Presto. Boise, Highland, Fremont.
Chilly station. Mackay, Priest River
Nnldoka, Ora, Lyon, Homedalc, St. An
thony. Weiscr. Prospect. Gimlet station.
Carey and Occur dAlene.
Reclamation of Arid Land.
There arc in this State n number OF pro-
JcCtS Tor Iuc reclamation OF arid land in
both public and private ownership. The
most important OF these i5 the so-called
Mlnldoka project on Snake river below
American Falls, and the Payettc- Boise
project in the southwestern part OF the
State. The lands may be reclaimed by
storage and control of the waters OF the
Payette and Boise rivers a third project
Is In tho southeastern part Of the State
near the leadwnters of the Snake river
where vast extent of desert public land
can be reclaimed by storage of flood wa
tors n suitable reservoirs can be found
The Mlndoka project is located on Snake
river IN the southern part OF Idaho. Wa
ter is 10 DC taken from Snake river. the
Gam being located about forty miles be-
low American Falls and six miles south
OF Minidoka station. Construction on the
cam and spinway began November. 1904
Pnyette-Boise Project.
The Payette-Bolse project contcmplates
the reclamation OF land In the Boise and
Payette valleys, I'm the southwestern part
of Idaho. Surveys Of the main canal lines
OF this proposed system were completed
In August. 1894, and planc-table parties
were organized 10 prepare line topography
on a scale OF 100 feet to one Inch with
contour intervals OF five feet, of dam sites,
points Of diversion, and locations where
work Is likely TO be somewhat dfncult
In greater detail.
Investigations were made OF the storage
possibilities on Boise river and on Payette
drainage. They Indicated that il viii bc.
feasible TO utilize Big Payette lake for
storage purposes and 10 obtain e storage
capacity Of 10000 to 10000 aCre-feet CON
aiderably more than VIII be required on
P2.cttc rive.
Dubois Project OF Snake River.
The Dubois project Is located in the up-
FER portion Of Snake River valley south-
west OF Dubois IN Blaine and Fremont
counties. IL Is proposed To reclaim desert
l9pd belonging to the United States by
means of large canal heading on South
fork of Snnke river. near ST. Anthony
IL VIII 1DD1rpItlX be fpngihlG
Lewis and Shoshonc lakes iTto a reservoir
and TO construct canal from point a
short distance below the South fork into
The North fork drainage. Withdrawals Of
| the different sites suitable for reservoir
purposes have been made from time to
time.
J. OBERNDORFER, STOCK BRO