The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-14
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH PROJECT


Klamath that has been applied 10 the reclams.
Froject ton Of about 100000 acres Of land now
-, under the overflow Of the klamath
hv"r ana OF Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
ana the irrigation Of about 10000 acres OF valley
land adjacent to the klamath River along the course
OF Lost River and the tributary portion Of the great
plateau lying chiefly In klamath County, Oregon, but
also embracing part Of Siskiyou and Modoc Coun
ties. California. total area Of zoe, 600 acres
The Project embraces the construction Of . very
great mileage Of canals ateras and drainage canals
and will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and Horschy are reservoir sites
where food water will be impounded and utilized for
irrigation Of land included in the upper portion Of
the Project.
Work Oh the main canal was started in the Spring
OF 1906 and the first unit Of nine miles ID now com.
plctcd About IL 600 Of land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the laterals for which are being
constructed under the supervision OF the engineers
having charge Of the Project. By far the largest
proportion OF the land under the first unit 10 now In
sagebrllsh and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908 Work on the ssc.
ond unit IL being done by the Government and em.
braces nineteen miles OF main canal and twentysix
miles OF nterais TO furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted ns rapidly ns possible.
Nearly one half OF the area TO be irrigated Il now
under water to a depth Of from one to fifteen feet
aud will be reclaimed by a system Of drainage 10
lower the level OF the rivers and lakes large part
Of the swamp land and practically all Of the valley
land in the klamath Basin are held In private own.
ership and some in very large tracts which must b
sold in tracts OF 160 less under the regua-
tons governing the perfection OF water.risht.
KLAMATH's For IL development and pros
GREATEST perity the Klamath Basin must have
NEED people. and the right kind Of people
at that. IT. great need d intelt
Of intensified and divsrsihed farming; men who win
buy land not for speculative purposes but with the
idea Of clearing OF the sagebrush and making pr.
mansnt and comfortable homes Such men are bound
to succeed. There q room for thousAnds Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown
Various perimentaliy throughout the Klam.
Industries ath Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, AZ will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture from beets grown near
sugar in beets, per cent 2l7; sugar in juice, per
cent. 2Il coeficient OF purity, S3l.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
paragus, onions and celery can be grown, the tule
lands being very similar to those Of the Sacramento
aud San Joaquin Valleys Of California, where such
vegetables successfully cultivated. Through
out the world the reclaimed marshlands the best
suited for the highest development Of dairy inter-
csts.
There il no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number Of facto.
ries will be built and operated with the development
of the industry.
Al kinds Of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive hcre-apples peaches pears, cherries prunes
plums apricots and ncctarines do well, and small
fruits bear abundantly and of excellent quality.
There are a great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptability Of the region
10 the profitable production Of fruit
f. l.. Smith, former president Of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture gives il as his opinion that
the foothill lands 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 10 alfalfa, the soil
being peculiarly adapted to its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holdings Must 10 sell their excess holdings there
Be Sold IL a large area Of good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about $15 to $35 for unimproved, and go
to $50 per acre TOR improved land. Land adjacent
to the principal towns commands hiaher prices The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost Of about
ls per acre to be paid for in ten equal annual in
stallments without interest This amounts to leas
than the ordinary annual rental paid private ditch
companies Some Of the irrigators Of klamath VAL
lev land they are the most prosperous farmers have
already paid out to such companies for water $50 per
acre and Cwn no water. All Of these companies have
koou curchs s.ed nv the COvernmeNt and included in