The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-08
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH Project
The klamath Project il the name
that has been applied 10 the reclams.
ton OF about 100, 900 acres OF land now


Klamath That has been applied 10 the reclama.
froject ton OF about 100000 acres Of land now
-. under the overflow Of the klamath
hiycr and OF Lower klamath Lake and Tue Lake
nnd The irrigation Of about 10000 acres Of valley
hhd adjacent to the klamath River, along the course
OF Lost River and the tributary portion Of tho great
plateau lying chiefly in klamath County Oregon, but
also embracing part OF Siskiyou and Modoc Coun.
t'S' California, total area Of 200, 600 acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage OF canals, lateras and drainage canals
and will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and IiorscHy are reservoir sites
where Hood water will be imp0unded and utilized for
irrigation Of land included in the upper portion Of
the Project
Work on the main canal was started in the Spring
OF l9OG and the first unit OF nine miles in now com.
plcted. About 1900 acres OF land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the aterals for which being
constructed under the supervision 0f the engineers
having charge Of the Project By far the largest
proportion Of the land under the first unit il now In
sagebrush and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908. Work on the ssc-
ond unit is being done by the Government and en-.
braces nineteen miles OF main canal and twenty six
miles OF laterais TO furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted IN rapidly ns possible.
Nearly one half Of the area TO be irrigated 10 now
under water TO depth Of from one 10 fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by n system Of drainage to
lower the level Of the rivers and lakes A large part
OF the swamp land and practically all OF the valley
land in the Klamath Basin held in private own.
ership and some in very large tracts which must bs
sold in tracts Of 1G0 less under the regus-
tons governing the perfection Of q water.right.
KLAMATHS For its development and pros
GREATEST pcrity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
ut that Its great need u intslli.
gent practical farmers, who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who win
ksIa fn. l.N,, hssAs
idea Of clearing Of the sagebrush and making pr.
manent and comfortable homes. Such men are bound
TO succeed There 10 room for Thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar bects have been grown eI.
Various pcrimentally throughout the Klam.
Industries a,h Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, rs will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
sugar in bccts per cent, 2l7; sugar in juice, per
cent, - cocilicient OF purity, s3.l
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as
paragus onions and celery can be grown, the tule
lands being very similar TO those OF the Sacramento
and San Joaquin Valleys Of California, where such
vegetables are successfully cultivated. Through.
out the world the reclaimed marshlands the best
suited for the highest development Of dairy inter.
ests.
There is no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number Of facto
res will be built and operated with the development
OI
All kinds Of fruit adapted TO the temperate zone
thrive hcrc-appcs, peaches pears, cherries, prunes
plums apricots and nectarines do well, and small
fruits bear abundantly and of excellent quality.
There are a great many small orchards throughout
the bnsin that prove the adaptabity of the region
to the profitable production of fruit.
r. l.. Smith former president Of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture, gives it as his opinion that
the foothill lands are specially adapted to apple
growing.
Cultivation of the potato has passed beyond the
experimental stage, the sandy loan OF the uplands
producing them in great abundance.
Klamath County wheat grown without irrigation,
took the premium at the New Orleans Exposition.
The most important forage crop is alfalfa, the soil
being peculiarly adapted to its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holding Must to sell their excess holdings, there
Be Sold is large area of good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang.
ING from about SIS to $35 for unimproved, and $40
70 $50 pcr acre Tor improved land. Land adjacent
10 the principal towns commands higher prices. The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost OF about
$ls per acre to he paid for in ten equal annual in.