The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-06-15
FACTS ABOUT.KLAMATH Project

The The Klamath Project is the name
klamath that has been applied to the rcclama.
Fro)ect ton OF about 100000 acres Of land
under the overflow Of the klamath
River and Of Lower Klamath Lake and Tule Lake
and the irrigation OF about 10000 acres Of valley
land adjacent TO the Klamath River along the course
OF Lost River and tho 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 100000 acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage Of canals lateras and drainage canals
and will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and Horsefy are reservoir site%
where food 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 1906 and the first unit OF nine miles is CON-
plcted. About $4,000 acres Of land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the laterals for which 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 now in
sagcbrush and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908. Work on the Sec
ond unit IL being done by the Government and elm.
braces nineteen miles OF main canal and twentysix
miles OF laterals to furnish water to about 2OO0O
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted M rapidly M possible.
Nearly one half Of the to be irrigated 10 now
under water to II depth Of from one TO 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 are held in private own
ershp and some in very large tracts which must be
sold in tracts OF lGO less under the reguia
tons governing the perfection OF water right.
KLAMATHs For its development and pros
GREATEST perity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
ut that. Is great need u intelli-
gent practical farmers who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who will
buy land not for speculative purposes but with the
idea Of clearing Oh the sagsbrush and making per.
manent and comfortable homes Such men are bound
10 succeed. There 10 room for thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex-
Various perimentally 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.
partment of Agriculture from beets grown near
sugar in beets, per cent, 2l7; sugar in juice per
cent, 2i.l coefiicient Of purity, s3.l
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
paragis 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 are 30 successfully cultivated. Through.
out the world the reclaimed marshlands the best
suited for the highest development Of dairy inter-
ests
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-appes peaches pears, cherries prunes,
plums, apricots and nectarnes 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
TO the profitable production OF fruit
T. l.. Smith, former president of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture, gives it 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 upands
producing them in great abundance.
Klamath County wheat, grown without irrigation,
took the premium at the New Orleans Exposition.
The most important forage crop ID 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 area Of good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about SIS to $35 for unimproved, and $40
TO $50 per acre improved land. Land adjacent
TO 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
stallments 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 500 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.