The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-06
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH PROJECT
Tho
klamath
Project
The Klamath Project 10 the name
that has been applied TO the reclama.
ton Of about 10O,OO0 acres Of land now

hIF"r ana Oi Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
nnn 10" irrigation OF about 10000 acres Of valley
n'd adjacent TO the klamath River along the course
'i Lost River and the tributary portion Of the great
phtchn lying chiefly in klamath County, Oregon, but
also embracing part Of Sskiyou and Modoo Coun.
t''", California. total area Of 200. 900 acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
grcnt mileage OF canals, laterals and drainage canals
ana wii have its principal source in Upper klamsth
Lake Clear Lake and llorsefy are reservoir sites
where Hood water will be mp0unded 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 1906 aud the first unit Of nine miles 10 now com.
pletcd. About 1900 OF land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the lateras 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
sngcbrnsh and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops IN the Spring Of 1903 Work on the sse
ond unit IN being done by the Government and en-
braces nineteen miles Of main canal and twenty.six
miles Of laternls 70 furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land. Work this unit will bs
prosecuted as rapidly as possible.
Nearly half Of the area 10 be irrigated u now
under water TO a depth of from one to fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by q system Of drainage to
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.
crship and in very large tracts which must b
sold in tracts of lG0 less under the reguls.
tionS governing the perfection Of . wster.right.
KLAMATHs For iu development and pros
GREATEST pcrity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
at that. IL great need d intslN-
gent, practical farmers, who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who VIII
buy land not for speculative purposes but with The
idea Of clearing OF the sagebrush and making pN.
manent and comfortable homes Such men ars bound
to succeed. There d room for thousands oS them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown q.
Various pcrmentally throughout the Klam.
Industries nh Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, ns will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
parimcnt Of Agriculture from beets grown near
sugar in bects, per cent 2l7; sugar in juice, per
cent, 2il cocnicient Of purity, s3.l
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as-
rarar,lS. onions and celery can be grown, the tue
lands being very similar 10 those OF the Sacramento
aud San joaquin Valleys Of California, where such
vegetables are so successfully cultivated Through.
ont the world the reclaimed marshlands are the best
suited for the highest development OF dairy inter-
csts.
There is 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 here apples peaches pears, cherries prunes,
lms, aprco,s and nectarines do we'll and small
irilts bear ubunuantly ana Of excellent Qudnty.
There are great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptability Of the region
10 the profitable production Of fruit.
T. L. Smith former, r,iresident Of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture gives il AZ his opinion that
the foo,h 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 to sell their excess holdings. there
Be Sold Is large OF good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang.
ing from about SIS to $35 for unimproved, and go
TO $50 per acre for improved land Land adjacent
TO the principal towns commands hisher prices The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost OF about
Sls per acre to be paid for in ten equal annual in.
stalments without interest. This amounts to less
than the ordinary annual rental paid private ditch
companies. Some Of the irrgators OF klamath Val.
ley land they the most prosperous farmers) have
already paid to such companies for water $50 per
acre and Cwn no water All Of these companies have
been purchased by the Government and included in
the system.
No public lands will be open for settlement for
several years.
Climate The upland soil ID mainly rich sandy
and loan Of great uniformity and composed
Soil largely of disntegrated and eroded lava
with an admixture Of volcanic ash and