The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-06-02
Tho
klamath
Project

Klamath that has been applied to the reclama
FroJect ton OF about 100000 acres Of land now
. under the overflow Of the klamath
Niv"r ano Of Lower Klamath Lake and Tule Lake
and the irrigation Of about 10000 acres of valley
hnd 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 Sslyou and Modoc Coun-
ties, California. total Of 200, COO acres
The Prof jcct embraces the construction Of n very
grcht mileage Of canals, latcras and drainage canals
and will have It's principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake md llOrsciy are reservoir sites
where hood water will be mpOundcd 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 now
plctcd. About 10000 acres of land will be irrigated
from the first unit the nterals 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 in
shgcbrush and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1903. Work the
0nd unit is being done by the Government and EN-.
braces nineteen miles of main canal and twenty-sx
miles OF lacrals to furnish water to about 10000
additional acres of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted as rapidly as possible
Nearly onch half of the area TO be irrigated is now
under water TO depth Of from one TO fifteen feet
aud will be reclaimed by n system of drainage to
lower the level Of the rivers and lakes. large part
OF the swamp land and practically all of the valley
lana III the klaiialh BnSln are hciu III private own.
ership aud some IN very large tracts which must be
sold in tracts Of 100 less under the reguia
tons governing the perfection OF n waterright.
KLhMATHs For its development and pros
GREATEST perty the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
at that. Its great need Ii intell
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 of the sagebrush and making per-
manent and comfortable homes Such men are bound
TO succeed. There is room for thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown
Various ycrimenally throughout the klam
Industries ath Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States DE.
partmcnt of Agriculture from bects grown near
sugar in bccts per cent, 2lI; sugar in juice, per
cent, -. cocflic!cnt of purity, SOL
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as
paragus, 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.
the world the reclaimed marshlands are the best
suited for the highest development OF dairy inter-
ess.
There is no question that this will become a sugar
beet producing section and that number of facto.
rics will be built and opcrs,cd with the development
OF the industry.
All kinds of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive hercappes, peaches pears, cherries, pruncs,
plums, apricots and ncctarincs do WELL and small
fruits bear abundantly and OF excellent quality.
There are n great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adapabllity Of the region
To the profitable production of fruit.
L. l.. Smith, former president of the Oregon State
Board of Horticulture, gives II his opinion that
the foothill lands are specially adapted to apple
growing.
Cultivation of the potato has passed beyond the
experimental stage the sandy loam 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 10 sell their excess holdings, there
Be Sold large area OF good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about $l5 to $50 for unimproved, and SO
10 $50 per acre improved land. Land adjacent
10 the principal towns commands higher prices. The
purchaser pays for the right at cost of about
SlS 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 irrlgators OF klamath Val
ley land they the most prosperous farmcrs) have
already paid out to such companies for water 500 per
acre and wn 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