Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-26
SETTLERS, HERE'S
ANOTHER CHANCE
Seventy Thousand Acres to be
Thrown Open Around
G0odlng. Nov. IA.
LAND is IDEALLY LOCATED.
Excellent Water Advantages: Fertile
Soil aud splendid Climate Unite
To Make Oncrlng Attractive.

No little interest is being taken
throughout the west Boz The opening of
tho remaining 10000 acres of Carey act
lands under the big wood River reser-
vcir and canal system to be held AT
foodiug. Ida. Nov a. The Oregon
snort Line announces reduced rates for
me opening. The 10000 acres TO be-
lhroMn open for entry ON the 18th are "a
p'iupu on total tract 81 10000 acres
located in Blaine aud Lincoln counties.
Idaho. constituting the holdings of the
Idaho Irrigation company.
on MAIN LINE.
This opening is particularly import-
5nt as the land Is So rayorably located
ior the houe-scckcr Goodiug Is "a
nustiing city on the main line of the
oregon short Line railroad and the
iu,OVD acres surround &c. Thus railroad
transportation is offered in its easiest
and most convenient form. The land
lies on the northern side of the richest
part OF the Snake River valley OF SOUTH
crn Idaho and forms a bench with "a
gentle southern slope Adjacent TO ID
on the north are foothills affording ox-
celient pasture during spring months
and still lfu7ther To- the north are
the forest reserves of the United States
where horses, cattle and sheep can feed
Wood river runs through the tract and
splendid opportunities are offered for
electric power for manufacturing and
other purposes.
IRRIGATION POSSIBILITIES.
Big Wood river and Do. M8lad drain
the highest mountains Of Idaho and
as the snow piles mp to "a depth Of from
TO 10 feet on thelcvcl 8n uusurpa ssed
water supply is insured the year
around The United states government
forest reserves cover AN area of T. $50
square miles and include the watershed
Of both rivers Timber ana forage
grasses are under the protection of the
forest service. A reservoir. impouud-
ing 100000 cubic feet OF water IS in-
cludod in the plans of the Irrigation
company
SOIL VERY FERTILE
Experts who have examined and tesi-
ed the soil are lavish iu their praise OF
its richness and fertility n is Charac-
terized as "a sandy loan. partly Of vol
canic origin and partly OF wash from
the nearby limestone ana granite
mountains. II is from Co 900 feet deep
and contains no alkah whatever. Ii is
especially adapted 20 the raising of
wheat barley. rye, oats alfalfa. sugar
heets. vegetables and fruits Don this
connection 10 is pointed out that Payetto
valley land yields as much as 800 tons Of
rN@NI NNHNH To AlAN tfIff IaIIN NN NAIN
north or The Idaho Irrigation Company's
holdings the Big Wood river project
yields 100 bushels OF oats. Weighing 46
pounds 10 the bushcl and "a farm on
the Big Wood district yields 90 bushels
of barley 20 the acre Iislds OF from 40
90 SIS bushels OF wheat per acre are re-
ported to be common.
COST MADE REASONABLE.
I'm regard to the probable cost or
clearing the land 10 Is explained a fire
started by a rauCher an some thick
sagebrush cleared $1,000 acres of the
tract and the remainder can be cleared
al a cost Of almost S. per acre. The
climate rs said TO be ideal The alti-
tude ranges from 3 500 90 1900 feet and
by boring wells 10 depths varying from
g. 90 $50 feet excellent drinking water
h. said TO be obtained The Idaho lrri-
CATION company Is under heavy bonds
to the state OF Idaho t1 complete the
work and az the government has trans
fcrred absolute title 20 the state Of
Idaho the settler gets absolute title
from the state. Easy payments have
been arranged 10 encourage thrifty
settlers of moderate means 90 take up
this land aud add 10 their own prospect
IS as we'll as that OF Idaho. Any resi-
dent Of the United states with the eX-
cepti0n OF married women can file on
any number OF acres up To- l60