Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-01
[NELL PLEASED WITH
WAHA announcement
projects OF the Lewiston Waha Company In
Their Development Mean Great Things
for Lewiston Country

3 >. Hurlbut president Of the Com
.srcial Trust company. that work will
.ooa be started on the irrigation pro-
..ct of the Lewiston Waha Land q
bower company and that the building
I, the electric line from Lewiston to
arsuseville and Nee Perce win be well
under way. within four months. has
been received with much enthusiasm
n all quarters Of the city and the
country to be served by the big pro-
jects.
The magnitude Of the two projects
reUresentlng the expenditure Of ap-
uroxlmately 100000 in labor and
equipment In the immediate vicinity Of
4 the city Is suggestive Of the great BEN
ehts to be secured.
d The announcement Of Mr.. Hurlbut
was to the effect that work on the
. irrigation project would commence a.
. early in the fall as labor conditions
4 would warrant the opening Of camps
4 for irrigation construction and that by
the time for next years planting sew
sral thousand acres Of the rich land
between Lewiston and waha would be
placed under irrigation and ready for
the market.
The company has already expended
1 large sums Of money in the purchase
Of land, and rights OF way for the pipe
line system, surveys and actual con-
struction.
One of the most important accom-
4 pllshments is the development Of the
Waha spring from a hillside seepage
b & gushing system with q concen-
trated fiow of 16,5OO.000 gallons of wa
ter each day, sufficient to irrigate TO-
900 acres Of land without utilizing the
vast reserve held by the. system of
reservoirs created by the development
Of the lakes.
The complete plans of the irrigation
company provide for the Improvement
Of the lakes until the water has been
raised more than double the present
holding capacity and a system OF tun-
nels will be constructed by which the
flow will be under perfect control. The
completed plans will provide sufficient
water for the irrigation OF approx
mately $4,000 acres and the installation
OF several power plants at points
where drops in the pipe line are made
where light and power will be supplied
to all parts Of the irrigated district.
The electric line with its power
plant to be located on Salmon river
will represent an expenditure of ap-
proximately ss,ooo.00o and it is the an
nouncement Of Mr.. Hurlbut that work
on this great project win be commen-
ced before December / with a large
force.
The electric company mas already
expended $125,000 in the purchase of
flgnt OF way, surveys and actual con-
struction. Nine miles Of the line are
graded and ready for the steel. The
surveys are completed and the right OF
way practically secured.
IN cases where the right of way has
not been secured the company has
'axen definite steps to secure the same
eltner by purchase or condemnation
proceedings.
The road completed into Nez Percs
ana Grangeville will be 100 miles n
..nstn' passing through the center OF
ne Dig irrigation project above refer
seu 70 and serving the rich section o,
eta'g mountain and Camas prairie.
me power plant will be located or
salmon river, eight miles from tn.
nam line and by tunneling through
ue mountain where a bow in the rive
made development of 10000 hors
V0"er can be secured. The develop
'nt OF this power and the cost o
.ue necessary electrical equipment TO
transmission is estimated to an
Oroximate s2.5o0, 900.
Under favorable labor conditions /
expected the road to Neg Perce an
ahseviie can be completed within
sear rom the time the construction /
menced' but from the experienc
e Northern Pacific in its Culde-
orangeville construction and tn
n & N. company in the Riparia
"iSton line. the people Of the Lewis
~. .sn wiz not be disappointed II a longs
= 'nan one year is found necessar
SOmplete the construction.
The Northern pan,ac h..l 49,. :.
,S y engaged in the constipation !
- culdesac-G GrahgeviIIe line. for /.
~. 'oc Of is months ana at.4his TIN
a. - rails are Iaid TO 4 pointtnlne mii.
culdesae and under the mo.