The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27
Carey Act Projects.

The Beaver Irrigation Land & Power
company was the first company to file
on lands in Utah under the provisions
of the Carey act. The application was
made on July s. 1907. and during the COM
ing spring the company will throw open
a third of the completed work. The ap-
plication was for the segregation of 49,
226 acres of land in Beaver county, to
be reclaimed by diversions from the natu-
raj flow of the Beaver river, supple
mented by storage reservoirs on that
stream Two of these reservoirs, Known
as the Minersville and Rocky Ford reser-
voirs, will be located in the canyon be-
tween Minersville and Beaver City, and
two others will take in the Blue and Puff
fer lakes.
Besides the 1925 acres of land segre-
gated, the company secured a right of
way grant for its reservoir and canals
of 1.920 acres, and acquired by purchase
200 acres. Some private lands will be
served by the project. which. altogether,
will irrigate 5000 acres, all of which is
in one tract, and all in Beaver county.
Force of Men at Work.
This is one of the most importan under
takings set on foot in the state as well es
being the first 10 take advantage of the
Carey act The company has pretty well
finished the preliminary work and has
spent about $4,000. A force of men is
kept at work which force will be greatly
increased with favorable weather, and the
H.
The four reservoirs will have a storage
capacity of Isl. 800 acre feet. and the canals
will be forty-five miles In extent The
entire cost of the work will be over mil
lion dollars.
The district TO be opened by this great
work will furnish homes for 5000 people.
1t is bounded on the west by the San Pc
dro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad for
its entire length. The townsites will be
served by this road, and will be in direct
touch with the markets.
The climate of the district is about the
same as that of the Salt Lake valley, and
with water will produce about the same
kinds of crops. The soil is g sandy loan,
and is exceedingly fertile 1t is well
adapted for all grains and for sugar beets.
All the contracts in connection with the
project have been let, and the company
| is now in a position to go ahead and conf
plete the work
BURNER Irrigated Lands.
Another big project under the Carey act
/ is that of the BURNER Irrigated Lands
company, which began its existence under
the name of the Oasis Land & Irrigation
company. The new city of BURNER, on the
| line of the San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroad. is a tribute to the enter
prise of this company.
| Though the second to file under the Ca
reg act in Utah, the company is the first
tanned from the government Il ,119 acres OF
\ land, of which 1t has been able to irri-
gate all but three thousand acres. The
water for the project was obtained by
yier Bridge reservoir, wnere the company
conserves $1,000 acre feet of the flood wa
ter of the Sewer river. This reservoir
has the largest dam in the state, being Sc
| feet high and 200 feet long on the crest
with a spiIway 100 feet wide cut in solid
rock The discharge tunnel is also through
solid rock and is feet high, Is feet wide
and 40 feet long. The water needed for
| irrigation purposes is discharged through
this tunnel into the main channel of the
Sewer river. and conveyed to the point of
| side where there has been constructed a
6iverting dam 36 feet high and 500 feet
4 long on the crest
Five Towns Are Born.
Under this system the company has the
! nighttime canals of the valley, and is re-
| claiming the high lands. There are 10000
| acres adjacent to the lands being re-
claimed which are already occupied and
five thriving towns already in the valley.
| All of the companys land is in Millard
county along the line of the Salt Lake
Route With the structures completed al
ready, the complete system of iaterals will
be in operation before the end of the pres
ent year. so that another year will see
81 square miles of virgin desert pass into
| the uses of agriculture.
During the past month the company has
made sales of $500 acres and at this rate
will soon populate this district The new
and building of homes is going on there
| "a pfdly. Few districts offer better pros
poets The soil is rich and varies little In
Quality. Shipping facilities are good. The
new city is but 1S5 miles from Salt Late,
and market is assured
Another Big Enterprise.
Another application under the Carey ACT
l was filed In August 1908. by the Willard
Land & Irrigation company to withdraw
| for reclamation an area of 125S& acres Of
land IN Willard county Two storage res