The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-03-18
THE 7. +. WEST
END PROJECT
Work on Dam and Canals Be-
ing Rushed.
10000 ACRES OF IRRIGATED LAND
FOR SETTLERS.
Chas. ]. Perkins, of Des MOines, VIII
Spend Several Weeks Inspecting
West End Project.

At the request of the Times, Chas. J.
Perkins, one of the heaviest holders in
the Twin Falls-West End irrigation
project, consented to give brief re-
sumo of the work completed and the
work contemplated on the project,
which will open up fifty thousand
acres of valuable farm and fruit land
to settlers. Mr.. Perkins arrived in
Twin Falls on Tuesday and will pro-
ceed to Roseworth and take personal
charge of the work. A brief sketch of
work on teh project follows:
"'The West End Twin Falls Irriga-
ton Co. are progressing nicely on
their construction work
1.-THE company has force of 80 men
and teams constructing the road
across Salmon river canyon. This road
will be of vast benefit to residents and
freighters from Roseworth and Three
Creek country. The maximum grade
will be 13l per cent, and that for only
a few hundred feet.
''The scenery at this Castleford cross
| ing is very picturesque. AS soon as the
Salmon river or Castleford road is
finished, the contractors will construct
the Devil Creek grade and bridge over
that stream. e~
| This new crossing will reduce the
distance from Buhl to the West End
| Twia Falls tract about five and halt
miles. The Idaho Construction Co
has the contract for about ten miles
of the main line canal and will begin
work the 1st of April, next The com
! pany are driving a 6SO-foot tunnel al
the Cedar Greek dam site. This tunnel
work has been in progress for the past
three weeks. AS soon as this tunne
! is finished, Cedar Creek will be di.
verted through the tunnel, thus Civ
ing dry ground at the dam site
'The Cedar creek canyon will be
damed to the height of 125 feet. It is
reported that this dam site is one OF
| the most ideal, considering the mar
rowness Of the canyon and solidity OF
the canyon walls, in southern Idaho
This dam will be built of broker
rock. with concrete core and earth
The earth will delivered into the dan
by ground slucing process.
THE company are required to bailo
a flume about 1000 feet in length, tC
carry the irrigation waters out o1
Cedar Creek canyon. The management
has contemplated using Oregon fir in
the flume construction. After a thor
ough investigation of steel fumes ant
finding them the only economical way
to handle flume water, the company
has concluded to install steel flunlt
for the entire distance of 1000 feet
This flume will carr $50 second feet
"The state land board closed a con
tract with the West End company las
month for the construction of the irri
cation works to irrigate nearly $4,000
acres. The price of water rights was
fixed by the land board at $40 PEI
acre, payable under the usual Care.
Act plan of payment, that is, 10 pc
cent each year, for 10 years. Thu
land will be sold by the state at fit.
cents an acre"
The management of the compan.
states that $4,000 acres of the Care.
4 Act lands have been thoroughly cruse'
by the company's engineer, and of tn
whole acreage there is not one pc
cent of the land rocky or undesirable