The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-18
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH Project
The
klamath
Project
The Klamath Project Is the name
that has been applied to the reclama.
ton OF about 100, 1000 acres Of land now

,x ~ -. Inc hAInAth PROJECT ~ the name
klamath that has been applied to the reclams
rroJect ton Of about 100000 acres Of land now
80 under the overflow Of the klamath
RIVER and OF Lower klamath Lake and Tulc Lake
ana the irrigation OF about 10000 acres Of valley
land adjacent To the klamath River along the course
oi Lost River and the tributary portion Of the great
plateau lying chiefly in klamath County, Oregon but
also embracing part Of Siskiyou and M0doc C0un.
ne"' California. a total area Of zoo, 600 acres.
The Project embraces the construction of very
great mileage OF canals aterals and drainage canals
ana will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and IIorsely are reservoir sites
where Hood water will be impounded 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 lJOG and the first unit Of nine miles il now com.
plctcd About l3 900 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 In now in
sagcbrush and must be cleared and broken in time
Tor crops in the Spring Of 1903 Work on the sec.
ond unit IN being done by the Government and EN-.
braces nineteen miles of main canal and twentysix
miles OF laterals 10 furnish water TO about 10000
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted M rapidly ms possible.
Nearly one.hnlf of the area to be irrigated 10 now
under water TO n depth Of from one 10 fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by 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 nre held in private own.
crship and some in very large tracts which must b.
sold in tracts Of lGO less under the regua.
tons governing the perfection Of water.right.
KLAMATH'S For iu development and pros
GREATEST perity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
at that. In great need II intelli-
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 per.
mancnt and comfortable homes Such men are bound
to succeed. There % room for Thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex.
Various permentally throughout the klam.
Industries ath Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, as will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
partmcnt Of Agriculture from bects grown near
sugar in bccs, per cent, 2l7; sugar in juice, per
cent ?il cocf'cicnt Of purity, s31.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent
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 are so successfully cultivated. Through
out the world the reclaimed marshlands 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.
All kinds Of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive here-apples, peaches pears, cherries prunes
rluns, aprico,s and nectarines do well, and small
fruits bear abundantly and of excellent quality.
There are n great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove " adapability OF the region
TO the profitable production OF fruit
H. L. Smith, former president of the Oregon State
Board of Horticulture, gives it as his opinion that
the foothill lands are 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 is alfalfa, the soil
being peculiarly adapted to its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holdings Must to sell their excess holdings there
Be Sold ia large area Of good land for sale
ut reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about SIS to $35 for unimproved, and $40
10 $50 per acre Tor improved land. Land adjacent
to the principal towns commands higher prices The
purchaser pays for the water at cost OF about
$ls per acre to be paid for in ten equal annual in
stallments without interest. This amounts to less
than the ordinary annual rental paid private ditch
companies Some Of the irrigators OF klamath VAL
Icy land they the most prosperous farmers) have
already paid out to such companies for water 900 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.