The daily tribune., 1908-02-29
CONTINUE
DEVELOPING
The LAND

Announcement is made by the
Beaver Land and Irrigation company
that the effects Of the financial panic
will not deter the company from pro-
ceeding with their irrigation project
as planned about a year ago. About
8, 900 acres Of land have been sold In
the 1000 acres which have been set
aside for sale and as soon as the re-
mainder is sold, which ia expected to
be accomplished about the first Of
April, the company will proceed to
bring more land under water.
Another reservoir is to be built.
bitches and laterals dug and about
1000 acres more gotten ready for
water for next year 3 planting. With
the completion Of this part Of the
plans. eight thousand acres will be
watered and then the reclamation Of
land will be continued westward until
the Eight Mile section is reached.
There will be no delays occasioned
whatever, and the company will push
land development for the next two
or three years.
As far as can be stated now the
Eight Mile sec tion will be develop
ed next year The next reservoir will
be started within the mex. six months
and water turned onto another tract
next spring. And while this 4 900
acres is being sold by the company.
men will be working on the Eight
Mile reservoir and will have 1t ready
for 1910 planting. With the compile
tion of the Eight Mile reservoir the
company will be prepared to put
water on all it's land, $4,000 acres.
and about IA, 900 acres of land which
a total Of $4,000 But the company
itself, is not through buying land yet.
and expects to acquire several other
large tracts in this locality.
The Eight Mile dam will back
7 water for a distance of one and seven
eighth miles, north and south and
one and one half miles. east and west
The laterals will be so arranged
that water can be run onto any part
Of the l6, 600 acres from the Eight
Mile reservoir, but the original 900
acres which is now ready for the
planters, will be watered by direct ir-
rigation from Beaver creek stream for
the next two or three years. The
next 4. 900 acre tract which will be
reclaimed lies east, west and south Of
the initial 4, 900 acres.
The water will be turned QUITO the
land tomorrow, instead Of today. a.
announced yesterday. and it is expect.
ed that large number Of people from
the towns of the county will be pres
ent. When the water Is turned OIL
tomorrow it will be permanent
thing. Water has been standing ir
the forty two inch pipe line since the
early part Of the week and til,
wooden pipe has been given a thor
ough soaking. The slaves have beer
drawn together so that there is nj
- leakage whatever
There was a little leakage in on
of the bitches owing to the broker
condition OF the formation. bu
this part of the ditch has been concret
ed on the sides and bottom since tn
n try-out WAS made last Monday and tn
water now runs through without an.
seepage or evaporation. The syster
>" Is now Rbou. perfect AZ far ~ the de
's. livery Of water to the land is concern
as ed and 1t can be truthfully said tina
n the irrigation system has been launch
nd ed successfully.
ng Since the company began sellin
land several months ago nearly $500
of 900 worth have changed hands Th
do land sold at an average Of si35 ps
ey acre. There are some few place
*. which have not been sold, but III
to company expects that after the oour
In try Ia settled up that the sale Of thu
land will be an easy matter to effec
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