The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-06
FINAL STAGE Of
CANAL WORK BEGUN
Work Commenced on Sub
LateraIs on the Mini.
dOka Tract.
LOT APPRAISERS REPORTS
SENT TO WASHINGTON
People Specializing as to Valua-
tiOns, and Getting Ready
to Buy.
Special to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
RUPERT. Ida, Aug. 6.-Work on the
165 miles of sub-laterals which Will con-
vey water to every farm Unit on the
MInidoka tract was commenced Wednes-
day. when ]. NJ Stoddard established
camp at the Hardesty ranch, east of
Rupert. Mr. Stoddard Will be the fore
man OF this camp and will employ all
of the men and distribute all Of the sup
plies. His forces will confne their op-
erations TO a radius of mile to mile
and a half Of camp. when it will be
taken up by other camps Another camp
will be established at Scherrer as soon
as the we'll at that place ha3 been re-
paired Other camps will be established
as fast as outfits can be 5ecured.
The construction work Is under the
general supervision OF A, c. DeMary,
while Engineer King Will have the en-
gineerng supervision.
1t has been ascertained that the con-
struction of these sub-laterals will cost
at the rate of SPIT per acre for every
acre Of land reclaimed This includes
the grading and lumber for the head
gates, bridges and turn-outs. The lum-
Der alone Will cost $4,000.
Appraisements Sent In.
The lot appraisers have completed their
field work and adjourned to the Boise
Office of the reclamation service, where
they Will close up their reports. Mr..
Lowell assisted Mr.. Matthes in the work
at Rupert last Monday.
The Hepburn appraisements were COM
pleted Monday and taken by Mr.. Lowell
to the Boise Office. where they were
typewriter and forwarded to Washing
yaIr nniShp6
up the field work at Rupert on Tuesday
and Immediately left for Boise. The
Rupert appralsements were forwarded to
Washington Friday.
No information has been given out
concerning the valuations, except the
statement by one member OF the board
that they would be very reasonable. 1t
seems TO be the general impression that
the highest priced business lot will not
be valued higher than $3.50, The lot
sales will be conducted by officials sent
out by the Land Department,
At the meeting of the village trustees
Monday evening 1t decided TO pre-
pare for beautifylng the town by order
ing a supply of shade trees. The Street
and Park committee was instructed TO
place an order for a sufficient number
of trees 10 cover the square and the
park the trees to be delivered in the
spring.
Dispute Over Island.
controversy has arisen over the
possession Of Custer island, located a
couple of miles below Hepburn. The
Schodde brothers located the island
as q placer claim and later Thomas +
Thorn made homestead filing on the
land claiming that the Schoddes had not
protected their mining rights Thorn
took possession Of house built by the
Schoddes and the latter forcibly took II
away from Thorn and moved 1t. 1t Is
not known whether the island Is In Lin
coin or Cassia county, as the river Is
the dividing line.
Nickerson & Slater have finished the
we'll for John Chrlsten. west OF town,
They went through forty three feet
OF rock and struck second layer OF
lava They Will now sink a well at the
NiCkersOn place.
A. w. Shillington and F. R, Ran
dolph brought a well drilling OUTFIT from
Trapper Creek recently. and Will finish
Mr. Shilllngtons we'll. after which they
will bore one at the Randolph place.
They Want Lot.
The Snake River Implement company
will have Il representative at Rupert
when the lots are sold for the purpose
of purchasing site for the big ware
house that IL proposes TO erect here
Bruce Hodgman has returned from
HALEY and is looking after his home
stead claim, He states that Burr has
located a homestead near Tikura, which
he expects to commute.
w. T.. Palmer has received letter
from Kansas. saying that twenty home
seekers from that place Will arrive
at Rupert on August 10.
Contractor George E. Kelley will build
the new school house In Pioneer district
and will commence work at once
Charles Reed of Mountain Home has
accepted the position of warehouseman az
the Rupert depot.