The Ordway new era., 1907-05-31
BLOOM
am, FLOOD $4,000 ACRES IN
NORTHERN COLORADO.
1000, 900, 900 CUBIC FEET
The Spirit Of "oreater Colorado "
Spreading and Thousands OF Acres
o, Arid Land VIII Become Fertile

., Arid Land viii Become Fers'e
Farms.
Fort Collins, Colo.-The most impoF
| ,,,t r,aI estate deal ever closed In Lar
inner county was consummated wheh
+ C. CRADLE sold 4SO acres nine miles
northeast Of this city TO the Cobb LAKE
Reservoir Company for $4,000. The
size Of the tract and the price paid are
commonplace events, but the accept
apse Of $4,000 by Cradle for lana
worth double that figure rather than
delay the construction OF reservoir
that will hold 2.OO0,0OO.0OO cubic ieet
Of water, sufficient amount TO hood
rs GOO acres OF raw prairie land TWO
feet deep, reveals greater ColoTaI"
spirit that marks :he beginning OF
new era in the state.
The construction OF n dam that VIII
make Cobb lake useful AS a reservoir
is received by the people here with
about the same degree OF enthusiasm
that most towns welcome the building
Of a new railroad or sugar factory.
This reservoir. when completed, VIII
be the greatest in the state in point ot
canacity and at the same time Il will
cost less to construct II than many
holding 4 quarter that amount. II Is
located nine miles northeast OF Fort
Collins and covers l.l00 acres. The
natural capacity OF Cobb lake before
any work is done upon Il, is 100000.
OGO feet. he remarkable character OF
the land surrounding the proposed res
orvoir makes II possible TO double its
capacity by the construction OF 500
foot dam.
The water stored in Cobb lake will
be used largely in this capacity
through the exchange system. The
North Poudre Irrigation Company
owns forty-one per cent. OF the water
and the Mountain Supply Ditch Com
pauy OF this city owns One-twentieth.
The remainder OF the water probably
will be sent down past Ault to the
Crow Greek country. where large
area Is to be under ditch.
Construction work has begun on the
Halligan reservoir twenty miles north
west OF this city. the total cost being
estimated at 100000. The reservoir
VIII have 4 dam 200 feet wide at the
will be ll0 feet above the base. The
dam. when completed, will back water
for mile and half. The site OF what
is now known as Jack Bells resort Will
have ten feet OF water over it. This
will be the greatest flood reservoir In
the state, as IL is located in the edge
OF the mountains and drains ansarea
20 and beyond the Wyoming
line. a region where heavy rain storms
are frequent
Commissioner Armstrong stated that
there is an abundance of water to I'LL
the projected reservoirs and that
though Cobb lake will hold 1000. 600.
300 feet It will be possible to more
than fill II with the regular flow from
the river three years out OF four at
the least calculation. With the add.
tional water that is to be brought over
from the Grand and Laramie rivers
there will Je more than enough to fill
all the projected reservoirs.
The exchange of water. system OF
reservoir management peculiar TO this
section OF the state. under which
farmer may store water hundred feet
lower than his farm and yet avail him.
self OF its benefit by taking water from
some reservoir located above his land,
not only makes II possible to get the
greatest benefit out of every drop OF
water that comes down the Poudre
river. but IT also enables the farmers
here to turn the recent storm that de.
stroyed millions upon millions of dol
lars worth OF fruit from coast to coast.
into dividend-payer of the gold mine
class.