The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-16
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH Project
Tho
Klamath
Project
The klamath Project ID the name
that has been applied to the reclams.
ton OF about 100. 900 acres of land nov

=. iHc hInHhIn IrOJecL II Inc name
nIamath that has been applied to the reclama
rroJect ton OF about 100000 acres Of land now
., under the overflow Of the klamath
RIVER and 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 200, 600 acres
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage OF canals aterals and drainage canals
and will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and Horsely are reservoir sites
where Hood water will be imp0unded 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 loOG and the first unit OF nine miles il now com.
plccd. About 1900 acres Of land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the Iateras 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 il In
sagcbrUsh and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908 Work on the ssc-
ond unit IN being done by the Government and en-.
braces nineteen miles Of main canal and twenty-sx
miles Of laterals TO furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land. Work on this unit will be
prosecuted M rapidly M possible.
Nearly one half Of the area 10 be irrigated il now
under water to depth Of from one to fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by u 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 held in private own.
ershp and some in very large tracts which must b
sold in tracts Of 1GO less under the regua
tons governing the perfection OF q water.right.
KLAMATHs For is development and pros
GREATEST perity the Klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
ut that. 1ts great need u intsll
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who win
buy land not for speculative purposes but with the
idea of clearing OF the sagebrush and making Per.
manent and comfortable homes. Such men are bound
to succeed. There 10 room for Thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex.
Various pcrimentaly throughout the klam
Industries nth 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 beets grown near
sugar in bccts, per cent, 2l7 sugar in juice, per
cent, 2i.l cocfiicicnt OF purity, s3.l.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent
pnragus onions and celery can be grown, the tule
lands being very similar TO those Of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin Valleys Of California, where such
vegetables successfully cultivated. Through
ont the world the reclaimed marshands the best
suited for the highest development Of dairy inter.
csts
There is no question that this will become q sugar
beet producing section and that number OF factO-
res will be built and operated with the development
Of the industry.
All kinds Of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive hcre-aPpes, peaches, pears cherries, prunes,
plnms, apricois and necarincs do well, and small
fruits bear abundanty and OF excellent quality.
There are a great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptablty OF the region
to the profitable production Of fruit.
r. H. Smith former president of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture, gives it 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 mt 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 IL a large area Of good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about $l5 to $35 for unmproved, and $50
TO $50 per acre Tor improved land Land adjacent
10 the principal towns commands higher prices. The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost Of about
$lS per acre to be paid for in ten equal annual in.
stanents without interest This amounts to less
than the ordinary annual rental paid private ditch
companies. Some Of the rrigators Of klamath Val.
ley land they 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
been purchased by the Government and included in
the system.
No public lands will be open for settlement for
Nn,retn Ths INLAND anil IN mainly n rich sandy