Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-28
WHAT Is DOING ON THE DITCHES
NOW UNDER WAY
GETTING CANALS READY
IL Is u Large Enterprise and Prom
ises to BE Successful in Every
Particular

Those responsible for ditch con-
struction have been keeping early
and late hours the past week and the
result has been that much has been
accomplished. The work on the
200-foot contour is practically COM
pleted between Tenth street and
Jones creek and a flume has been
built on the w. B. Sherman prop
erty. A strong force is at work east
Of Jones creek and will very soon
have the ditch finished to the intake
above the dam. The pipe connected
with the big pump is nearly in place
so that the water can soon be sent
down this canal, which will supply
a considerable territory between the
dam and a point not far from the
county home. This will be good
news to farmers, fruit growers and
gardeners along the line of this
popular ditch. AS to just the time
when the water will be turned in,
neither Mr.. Gilkey, Mr., Garner or
Mr.. Kinney care to guess at this
time, all that any of them will say
is lit will take few days yet. The
350-foot Fruitdale canal has been
completed four and one-half miles;
this brings it to point on the Kin
caid farm which now belongs to
Henry Huck. This line has been
built without coming in contact with
much bedrock or many boulders and
since construction commenced every
days work has been done with tell
ing effect. The farmers under this
ditch are much encouraged and real
| ly there is nothing of great import
ance to be done except the building
of the fumes and the erection of the
pipe across the river from the pump
to the intake on the mountain side.
This will be one of the finest bitches
in the state when It Is completed and
when the water is turned in there
will be great rejoicing among the re-
sldents Of this popular interurban
settlement. The big gravity ditch
is not going along as fast as the
others but the men working on the
rock reefs and boulder section are
getting along as fast as could be ex
pected in the material which has
been encountered. From time tt
time during the next few days add
tional men from other bitches will bC
sent to this point, also number o
teams, until a big force is at worl
on this line, and then it will be push
ed down to and through the city a
the rate OF mile a day. More rocI
has been encountered on the grayit
, than was expected and when a poin
had been reached beyond where tn
hydraulic could be used the wor
was necessarily slow, but the moder
rock man with his explosives force
his way through foot by foot unit
ne has reached section where di'
ficulties are OF less magnitude. Ther
n are many water user anxious for tn
completion OF the gravity line and
\ Is 10 be hoped that It will reach the
in time to save their crops. Dry wet
4 ther came on a month earlier tn
season than usual which has give
fruit growers and farmers much NJ
y easIness. however, there is conslde
n able rain due us yet and 1t may
that II will come in the next two
three days. At this writing there
/ certainly every indication OF 1t.
T. The large amount OF lumber q
dered for flume and other work
the various canals has all arriy
\ and is being distributed to the plac
where II will be needed There a
pears TO be nothing now In the W
y Of the early completion Of the irrll
L tlon work. as far as contemplated,
4 belp out this seasons crops. 7
\ work. however, will 60 on as fast
n money Is paid in as there are ma
II miles yet to be built.
4 This ditch has been a wonder
II undertaking for those who have f
to furnish the money and do
work II has only been few mon