The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-15
BIC IRRIGATION
PLAN ENDORSED
FARMERS VOTE TO BOND HENRY.
LYN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
FOR 100000.
INCLUDES RAILROAD
PROJECT INCLUDES THREE-MiLE
TUNNEL UNDER CONTlNEN.
tai DIVIDE.

Denyer.-By the action of the resi-
dents of the Henrylyn Irrigation dis
trict in voting 100000 OF district
bonds to provide funds for the con-
struction of the Inter-Mountain tunnel
through the Continental divide, west
of Empire. Saturday, the irrigation Of
100000 acres of land in this district was
assured. The bonds were voted to the
Inter-Mountain Water Company, which
has large projects. IL proposes TO
unite with a new district now being
organized, TO be known as the Little
ton-Golden district. The project in its
entirety contemblates the expendi
ture of $4,000, 900 in Improvements
and the irrigation of 10000 acres Of
land. The Henrylyn Irrigation dis
trict, located near Hudson in eastern
Weld county, voted on issuing bonds
in the sum of s., 900 900 to provide ir-
rigation for from 100000 to 10000
acres of land in the district.
The bond tax will not exceed $27
an acre. The Hudson locality has
been about the only available range
for cattle in Weld county for the last
1--WE ne ieSlutHlS AtN
made their living on small ranches.
Most Of the stockmen have sold their
cattle during the last year and are an
ticipating becoming farmers.
The district is TO have a new rail
road running through it also, to be
called the Burlington Interurban. This
line is supposed to be financed by the
Burlington railroad, and will run from
Denver through Hudson, Greeley, ker-
sey and Fort Collins. 1t already has
a right-of-way through the tract and
construction will commence as soon
as contracts can be let.
The land all lies from twenty-five
to forty miles from Denver, most Of
the land lying along the Burlington
line.
The Henrylyn district was organ.
lied principally through the efforts of
C. NJ Ireland, president of the district
board; ]. n. Boyles and F. A. Hens
ley, the other members, and c. F. Tew.
an attorney of Greeley, who has been
interested in the organization of four
districts.
Patented land which could have been
bought anywhere within the district
boundaries at from $3.50 to So per
acre, is now selling at SIS to $50 per
acre. All this land is of the finest
quality and will have an abundant sup
ply of water.
The Littleton- Golden district, in
process of organization. will include
the lands lying between Littleton and
Golden and the city of Denver, now
under the Agricultural. Golden and the
Welch bitches. This district will also
vote bonds to cooperate with the
Henrylyn district in the construction
of the Inter Mountain tunne, collect
ing bitches, distributing canals and
reservoirs required to supply the lands
in both districts with water from Viii
liams Fork river.
Henry Lee and Charles A. johnson,
directors Of the Agricultural and Col.
den ditch, and Frank n Bancroft. di-
rector of the WEIGH ditch, have been
the leading spirits in the organization
of the Littleton-Golden district.
Appropriations of water from the
bitches named have been insufficient
and the supply has been almost annu-
ally cut off early in the summer. By
the application Of water from the In
ter-Mountain tunnel crops will be as
sured and the land, some of which
lies within the city limits, will be in
creased in value many fold.
The Inter-Mountain tunnel project
was conceived several years ago by
Hiram G. Wolff, an "old-timer," and
one of the best known irrigationists OF
the state. The Inter Mountain Water
Company has a decreed right to 700
cubic feet of water per second of time
from the Williams Fork river, on the
eastern slope, dating from May Is,
1909, to be taken through tunnel of
about three miles in length, the east
ern portal of which is eleven miles
west of Empire, and turned into Clear
Creek near the mouth of the tunnel.
From Clear Creek the water will be
taken this side of Golden into the
Henrylyn and Littleton- Golden district
distributing canals.
The directors Of the er-Mountain
Water Company are Hiram G. Wolff,
president; Michael Finerty, vice pres
ident; J. Frank Church, secretary;
Adolph J. Fang, treasurer; David C.
Dodge, Charles A. Johnson, Henry Lee,
Frank N Bancroft, ]. B. Church, ]. NJ.
Copeland, J. j. Crippen, Charles Boett.
cher and Theodore H. Thomas.
Surveys and estimates on tunnel,
bitches and water supply have been
made by several of the most promi-
nent engineers OF the state, including
F. A. Maxwell. L. r. Hope. Field Eel
lows and Hindsilider Mr. Fellows
has been in the field the past four
weeks with force of fifteen men
making final survey of tunnel and col
lecting bitches for cross sectioning. on
behalf of the Henrylyn district. This
survey alone will cost $1,000 or more