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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-19
CONCENTRATES.

Judge Armstrong yesterday entered
Judgment in favor OF John w. Nor
rison for S2,05l.Z2 and against the Tim
tic Copper King Mining company
George f Gum has retired from the
office OF director on the executive
board OF the Cumberland Ely Copper
company and John n. Steele has been
elected In his place.
Thomas 1 Hogan OF the Key Gold
Mining company declares that In a ZOO
foot level OF the Death Valley COM
pany's SHAFT az Green Water fine
body 81 copper ore has been struck
which is causing considerable excite
ment in that district.
letter from the superintendent Of
the kinsley Development company e
property al klusley. New, TO General
Manager y. A. Dunyon. declares that
the tunnel opened up for about $50 feet
body OF ore averaging fully 3 feet
wide which gives average values Of $50
To $50 "a ton in copper. gold, silver and
lead
Al a recent meeting OF the directors
OF the Bullfrog Mining Syndicate IN
Boston, the following officers were UNI
auimOusly elected Carroll Dempsey
president; Thomas W. Hough. vice
president; Henry N. Corliss, secretary
lite. New, mining engineer. The syn
dictate will negotiate the leasing Of its
property and development work will
be carried on by this means.
The following officers were elected by
the Emerald Mining company yester-
day at the annual meeting. ". T.
Earls. president a. c. Hoffman. vice
president; j. p OElesby secretary and
treasurer; j. l.. Yuudt, general mana
ger The officers with f. Fl. Hoffman
form the directorate The company is
pushing the work on the lower levels Of
IFS mine at Tintic
A new ore body. with the new fea-
ture of carrying strong gold values I'm
addition to silver and lead, has been
encountered I'm the workings OF the
Lyon Hin Consolidated Mining conn
pany at Ophir Assay returns from
three samples taken across the three
foot vein, the samples having bsen
brought In Wednesday by Manager
George St. Clair gave these values:
Silver S49.8 ounces; gold, $3.50; lead.
10 per cent Silver. 2045 ounces; gold
$40, lead 10 per cent Silver. SSl
ounces; gold. $3.50: lead. 10 per cent.
The party Of United states Smelling.
Refining and Mining company officials
which has been inspecting it's Utah
holdings for the past week left yes
terday for the west The party con-
sisted OF William G. Sharp. president
of the company, A. r. Holden, manag-
ing director; Frederick Lyon, assistant
managing director: J. ]. Storrow.
Sidney q. Winslow, Charles c. Rice
and b. Preston Clark, the members Of
the executive committee r. ID. Evans
was the only member OF the commit
toe absent The Tintic and Bingham
mines were visited during the trip as
was the quarry at Toplift and the
smelter at Bingham Junction Con-
trary 10 expectations the party did not
visit the knight anelter during the
trip To Tintic
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BRIGHT OUTLOOK
F0RCHAFEY MINES
Mil at Camp viii be Finished
Within Next Thirty
Days.
MANY STRIKES BEING MADE,
Bawhidc Men Interested in District,
Have Started Extensive
Operations.

The camp ls in better ply steal con-
diuon than it ever was before i'm its
existence" declared D. S. Chafey iu
speaking Of the camp at Chafoy this
morning "a number Of strikes have
been reported in the vicinity aud salt
Lake people are coming boz FOR their
share. ] have not heard the details
of q number OF the good strikes made,
but 10 they are anything like those Of
the past they are certainly excellent
Mr. Chafey declared that on one Of
DIS own properties which ls am eX-
tension of the lease being worked by
q. E. Taylor and associates in Barber
canyon some rich milling ore has been
struck TO Dee exact The property is in
Block five. A shaft has been sent down
through the wash and uncovered "a
good vein. The extent of it has not
boon made known.
The new mill that is being erected
by salt Lake people at the camp
known as the Chafey Reduction COM
pHny BE- now being rushed through in
record style. Within the next So DAYS
30 ls declared this mill viii be ready
To- receive custom ore from the mines.
Amoug the latest additions 90 the
camp is Grutt, Dunning q Lane. who
of Eawhide. This companyg success
loo the latter camp speaks Well OF what
they intend to do Boa the Chafey dis
ulct Under the name OF the Grutt
Davis Mining company they are work
ing two groups of claims The Poor
Man group ou the east side and the
Davis group on the west side ON the
latter property the company has
showing which leads to the belief that
they too have something good. The
property is but short distance from
the Black Hole. Chafey's big mine.
OTHER STRIKES MADE.
The Edwards and Quigley lease ON
the Golden Bell property in Barber
canyon recently made a strike OF cou-
siderable Importance and another
strike has been reported from the vii
iis lease IN the canyon.
A shipment was recently made from
the rululah mine and more viii boz
reidy shortly
on account Of the deep SHOWS and
the condition OF the roads shipments
from the camp have been irregular It
is said that there is "a large amount
Of ore now ready for shipment. and
that 81 viii be hauled as soon as the
weather win permit.
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PEARL DISTRICT
MAY Be DEVELOPED
Visit of Eastern Engineer Means
Much to That Section
or Idaho.
CAPITALISTS TAKE OPTIONS.
Erection Of Smcitcr and Working oil
Big Coal Property az Horseshoe
Bend Probable.


Developments that may max. '"e
Pearl mining district. about 2j miles
..t......., .l.I.. .r. of trr most
........
"ctNc camps h 'N' "''' '''
tive OF great values iu gold 1nl HlN'I
oro aro expcrted soon as the result OF
.,..,.t ,.-.i, o., tb,t s.rti,r of am
eastern mining engineer marry
NcalL who Inspected uoarl properties
ir tho interest of phUadpIuhi8 capital
Not only VIII N''l Ni7'l i'e"i' ''
opening several properties that are
known Co bc valuable. 90 is stated, but
81 is said viii eventually eliminate DOB
the beginning of coal mining In-
dustry at Horseshoe Bend that VIII
be the means of opening up the cn1l
fields 600 that vicinity tn supply this
entire section with fuel 40 much Tess
cost than coal cam now bee purchased
Another probable result of the visit
1t ,. ~ .-.,ita, ,.f tEa
most modern character of from 100 Co
$50 tons daily capacity.
,trrr Dr,yt.t gp,ff,-.r yvoux
Although talking very little after his
visit Go Pearl and upon his return to
Boise to go east. Nelu MADE state
mcuts that have lel several FOB believe
great development boz the Pearl camp
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LIVESTOCK.


Chicago Feb Seattle Receipts es-
timated at l5Uo; market steady. Beeves,
& Hd6 20. Texas steers, f.4n5.o, west
ern steers. flOng.S0i slockets ana leed-
ers. 8.8 SO, cows and heifers. 1850
B. "a. calves, 5000 500.
Hog Receipts. estimated at 5000;
market shade higher Lights, 6.O0u .
mixed. @ .0Ou6 90. heavy. bo6ub q; rough.
6.OCa6 %; good Co choice heavy b.0p
6.s5; pigs. 5loa6.00; bulk of sales. 500
sheep-Receipts. estimated at 5ooo:
market steady. Native, 25u1. 80, vest
ern 5000 %; yearlings. boQ 6pi lambs,
native, 5.Ba1.60, western, 5.l5n7.G.
OMAHA
south Omaha. Feb 1a.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1900. market steady 20 strong.
Native steers i.0Ou6.01; cows and heif-
ers. 3.O0Q6.pO; western steers, 3.5OQ6 40,
Texas steers, 5000. 81, range COWS and
heifers % 60a4.5J. Gamers. e.00a9 20.
stOCkers and feeders. 9. % "a 5. q; calves,
3.O0uT as, bulls and stays, 2 1Od4 g.
Hogs Receipts, $500; market l0c low
er. Heavy 5.596 -, mixed, 5.Pqs 100;
lights. 5.l0Q600, pigs, 4.5oQ5.5o bulk or
sheep~Receipts. LOO: market steady.
Nearliugs. 5.10u $40; wcthers AIbW5.8
ewes +O0N4 75 lambs 6.5Om7 70.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas CITY. Feb. l9-Cattle-Recelpt
ZOO; market strong Native steers. 4oQ
go, do, cows and heifers z a 4 - ~ ;
stOckers and feeders, 1ao.5o, bulls,
0Oqa s.; calves. 3.Z5af 90 western
steers 4.5og6.2oi western cows 1900
Hogs-Recelpts. 1000: market steady.
Bulk OF sales 5.SJQ6.2O; heavy 6ON
6.S5; packers and butchers. 6o0a6.@;
lights $4,000, pigs, b65u6.O5.
Sheep-Receipts. 900, market steady.
range wethers. 4o096.5i fed ewes. 1909
g.. 1O
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li. ronopah Belmont NH@, Touopah
north Star llui West nnd Sons. ID
b.d. RESCUE bid. Jim Butler, i5ul6
uULLFHOO
Mout Bullfrog asked. National
Uluk. bold. Amethyst hlds
Gold UaU asked Bonnie clara.
asked May lower Cons. l'a io,
lO. Victor ! bid
MANHATTAN
Muuh Cons. 3 asked Is Humphrey, .
askcd. DeKJer @ bids Mustang. 2 bid
huuto. d askcdi Mineral ull. a ASKED
standard. 4 asked.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
Nevada Hills LOO asked. plusburg
-iI leak. 81 ASKED. Eagles Nest. DID
Round Mountain, b. biui kawhide Queen,
ao bid. haWniuc queen kcEgnL I'D asked,
hawhIde Coalition Sd bad.
GOLDFlELD.
sandstorm. D. asked. Col Mt, l8all.
fenusylvaula. ASKED. Kendall 10 asAed.
hootn 40 Diui Blue Bull won. Adams.
lH2, silver lIck. Nu1u. Nevada boy, luz.
bluck Butte ENt. LOG. Blue Bell. Su4,
Dixie, lu-, Guldueld Columbia. b assoc,
hlpernia. 8 ASKED. DonQuerOr. luo; Black
Hock. la2. Lone star. 4u6. q. Wonder
lul, louatch, B asked, ono. lOu--. hen-
call hNt., log, Atlanta. l2u lJi a. Bend
70 Dds olmmerUne. lWl, Empire, log,
hed TOP ENt. asked; Florence, 2.iJH
5 Sd, Dueld b. -. Cons sue. Goldnoiu
DAISY, ol asked. Comb. Fraction. lava
Liza ca bcud Ext, 30 9, a. Bend All
mex, 3u4. Midtown. 3 bid. IS. b. Bouan-
"a 10 q kcWUuos, llt -ti Portland.
bid. kcd HIS. luuu; 4. Dillon, Zu3, Y.
Tiger ltul9. Grandma. 3 bid. Goldncld
a.. o. ID. l1aiA. Florence Ext, $40. Gold
Bar m asked
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ore deposits has been absolutely de-
termlned boy this strike az the $50 t0ot
level The ore body below ls OF an
entirely different formation from that
above. lt rs a sulphide. and carries n
UtOc more than half its value in gold.
The now vein was practically prov ei
nap by o crosscut from the main work
ing SHAFT at o. depth of 800 feet but we
found only rs inches of the ore at TINS
point. Shercas. at $50 feet the ore body
has ,yidcncd out 20 three feet At this
time we are doing mo- stopping ana all
ore extracted is during the course OF
Uevc loDuant work "
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RICm oRE N GoLD MEDNL.
Good Strike Reported from Property
Near Elk GU in the Gem state.


sites. Idaho, Feb. 1o-C Il. Sem-
pie and wife arrived DOB sites ou Mon
day evenings stage from Fix city en-
route 10 Spokane on business connected
with his mining operations Don the Elk
city district MI. Semplo is one OF
the oldest steamboat captains on the
Pend Oreiue river in Washington and
became interested in the Elk CITY dis
trlct last year. where be located the
Gold Medal group of 10 claims four
miles from Elk city, between Dead
wood aud big Campbell creeks
He has had five men working DOB
tunnel crorscuttiug the ledge and says
that they have just broken through a
body of free milling ore 90 feet IN
width out OF 90 assays thC ore ran
from $50 Co Sl5S ton. A mill test
of "a feet of the ledge made by Conn
best 81 Hyc Of Elk averages $40 % ton.
Tho ledge carries some silver great
deal OF brown identities and ln PAM
ming a string of hundreds of colors
shows up. There are many rich string
crs running through the biz ore body
that assays up into the thousands OF
dollars tom There are other sur
face groupings that indicate that this
is not the only body OF ore crossing the
claims and the crosscut tunnel viii bc
pushed ahead. This property is situ-
ated I'M the heart of the old placer dig
gings where thousands aud thousands
of dollars were taken out ion the early
days and the placer gold evidently
came from these big dykes that are
now being opened up an through the
district This IS said 60 be one Of the
best strikes made in the camp.
Mr. Scmple is owner of the Buckhorn
on Fourmile. They have also been
prosecuting FOR the ledge there. The
ledge is from ne 90 20 feet wide, aver
aging s3f a ton. Assays made n Spo-
kane I'm November showed &7O41f a ton.
and rich vein Of 10 20 II inches on
tho footwall runs up into the thOus-
ands
MT Semplo says there arc many other
properties iu the district that are max
ing good. Tie expects TO put a large
force ON both the Gold Medal and Buck
horn within "a short time.
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PRODUCE.



Chicago. Feb l9-Coarse grain prices
continued their upward flight today. and
new high record marks for the May de
livery or corn and oats were establish
cd. Trade in wheat was dun Opening
quotations were Is lower 10 isd "a high
er with May lat 1.lS7s 20 1.1fit. on mod
crate realizing the price dropped to l.l3B
an .l3A. The market was bearishly af-
fected by wheat shipemnts Of $4,000
bushels during the week from Argen-
tina, This factor. however. was nearly
Offset by unofficial figures on the weeks
movement from Australia. which made
the total exports nearly i.100Oo bushels
less than had been estimated yesterday
Corn was strong on continued untaVor-
able weather May opened az CO.'S TO
81 v ~ Cos and sold on 10 Gsis.
Activity and strength marked early
trading in oats Opening quotations
We're unchanged TO AuA higher May
was al SOS 20 A35a and sold on 90 55is.
The scarcity OF contract oats ln store
was again the chief bulllsh influence.
Trade iu provisions was quiet. Prices
az the start were unchanged 10 2hu6c.
Close wheat-May. LEY. July IW:
torn-Feb, e2s May 6H a8; July
.oats9May S.. July. ,,7. sept. nsa
Pork-May 1915. July II@.
LArd-May, 96'4i July 9G0H9.s2,
Rbs-May se2t. July 90b.
Rye-cash, ~ mN. May 0's0so
Barley-Cash. "a uGs
Timothy March. $780,
Glover March, Dos
Toward the middle Of the day wheat
market broke from its hearIsh moorings
and The May delivery quickly jumped 10
1874 on buying by influential bulls In
the hual half-hour May sold al 1851.
The close was strong with MAY up iis
0t at 116ia
selling fQr short account caused May
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TODAY'S MONEY MARKET.

New York. Feb. 19.-Close. Prime
merchanule paper 3ia at per cent:
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business In bankerf bills at S4.S5.O5
az 10 for go day bills and az &AS725
for demand
Commercial bills. 4S4# at Is.
Bar silver 500 e..
Mexican dollars, 4ic.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds irregular.
Money on call easier "a al 20 per
cont; ruling rate, ., closing bid IN
offered az o. Time loans slightly
easier go days. 2l7 20 p per cent,
so days, Pa 90 o. six months. 3.
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WORKING on CONSOLIDATION.
Many stockton Properties in Deal to
Take Over Big Mineral Area.

Considerable activity win undoubted-
N be shown in the Stockton district
this spring and especially so should the
big consolidation that is now being
formed turn out az expected. For
some time there has been considerable
talk of merging many OF the larger
properties of the district and taking
On "a vast mineral area. Besides this
the H0ngriue Extension Is demOustrat-
ing that there is plenty OF good ore
IN the district
A car load OF ore taken from the
tunnel az the H0neriue Extension has
been shipped and win be sold on the
open market Some samples from this
ore this morning showed 1874 silver,
% per cent lead and go cents iu gold.
A stiN better product than this is
at present being taken out 10 is said.
This body ls opening out ln fine shape.
Last December the Honeriue EXten-
sion extended the tunnel of the Hone-
rinC on thg 600 foot level into the EX-
tension property. There "a good quail
ity of lead silver ore was encountered
and the tunnel continued on through
the shoot f0r more than 40 feet Re
Gently tue vein VAS lost and "a drift
WAS sent north and south 90 catch
this The dr'ft to tho north had gone
but four feet whom the ore body was
again found and the DRIFT is now BOO
"a fuu breast of ore. Tho walls have
thus Tan not been found The change
Boo the position of the vein was due
tl fault
The consolidation of the various
stockton properties contemplate take
InF n tle ioner.ne which is now own
Dd br tlD Euhl Kimberly corporation
fhe HaunrIue Extension. the Gelena
King and "a number of others loo the
district
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SNAP

n taken az once. House and cor
ner lot In eastern part Of city. fine
location convenient 10 schools and
street cars. Two story and basement
pressed brick seven rooms Reception
hall. complete plumbing. mantel fur
mace. etc A bargain for some one
For particulars call ON SALT LAKE
SECURITY g. TRUST 60. No 30 Up.
Main ST.
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STRIKE AT NEVADA m.I.s.


Fuir,iew Property Is Coming to Its
Own, Says Davis.
BY far the most important develop
ment In the property OF the Nevada
HIS at F'airview is the fact that about
three feet of ore that Will run in the
ueghbOrhood Of so TO the ton clear
across, has been encountered. says the
Goldheld Tribune Some picked pieces
soar into fancy values In view OF the
new strike, work Ia the Crosscut at the
35O-foot level was ordered discontinued.
This crosscut was ln only about 10 feet,
and was in a uortherly direction from
the main shaft The intention of the
management at this time is TO continue
90 the 400 foot level. whcre &c is expect
ed that the footwall OF the big vein
will be struck
II am sanRulnc that the Nevada HIS
is az last coming into its own said
James r. Davis yesterday. referring
60 the new strike. "A new vein paIal-
telling the old one has been encounter
ca. ID was from the old vein that most
OF our production has been made TIM.
uncoyerng of this new ore body viii
give us o. big producing capacity. Iu
my opinion. the pcrmanCncy of the
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Fircmen 10 Cclcbrate-The Veteran
Firemen will meet IN their hall Mon
day az 3 D. M. In red shirt and belts,
90 celebrate the day. which win also
De observed in specially agreeable
way az D. M, with a good, substan-
tial dinner "Then good digestion walt
on appetite, and health on both"
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EXCURSIONS TO CHEYENNE
IebrunrN 2It and 22nh.

Via oregon Short Line and Union Pact
no for DRY FARMING CONGRESS
Limit February 2sth See agents Tor
rates and further particulars.
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WOOL.

ST. LOUIS
ST. Louis. Feb lg-WOol, firm Terri
tory and western mediums. 180&; fine
Mediums, lbal1. fine. l2QlA
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'DoIPH" WHITNEY. Stock Broker.
Member q. l. stock and Mining Ex
l32 Atlas. you Hay-l do.' BELL. luf.
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FORENOON SALES

Bullock. Q 900 al SM: 1000 at sA
Colorado, 100 at 310.
Crown Point 5000 at 23is 1000 at
g. buyer $50.
Dragon. 800 az 37ia
East Grown Point 500 al 5i5 buyer
60
East Tnuc Con. 1000 az ga 1000 at
9la. buyer 90. 900 al ga. seller 90.
East T.utic Dew 900 az 20, buyer so;
800 at ~. 1900 at lSh l,50O at 10,
buyer 60
non Blossom 100 at 825: 200 at
327is. 200 az $3.50: 1000 at 3.32iA, seller
go. $500 at 332h.
Iron King 800 al u.s.
Keystone, 1000 at 90.
Little Chief 4G5 al 50. 21Os at IS.
Mountain Lake. 200 az 20.
Ohio Copper. 200 az $50.
Plutus, 1000 al -
Seven Troughs. 1000 at u.
Sioux CON. 200 at l27ia 400 at 1.25.
South Iron Blossom. 1000 at 81;
Swansea Con, 500 az 2s.
Tlntlc Central $500 at 1871 1000 at
20 buyer CO.
Tiutic comb. 1000 az IA
Uncle Sam. 500 al g.; 100 40 S.
Utah Con. 1000 at 2l1a 500 at 22A
Yankee, 200 at 2s
OPEN BOARD.
Big Hill 900 al 6
Beck Tunnel. 100 at "a.
Black Jack 1900 at So, 1000 at 3d.
buyer GO
Colorado 400 at $40.
Carlsa 400 al 49,
Grown Point 900 at 23tz.
East Tiutc Dew. 200 at u.s.
Iron Blossom 2.200 at 800
East Crown Point. 1000 az 5il, buyer
Co. 1000 al ga.
Iron kiug 500 at rs. SELLER no.
King William, 200 at f0
Indian Queen 1900 at ga. $500 at
9i. buyer GO.
pIutus. 1000 at 49,
silver King 100 at 3S2ia
Seven Troughs 900 at lS
Sioux Con. ESQ at 1919.
Tuuc CeuioraI. 100 at l9 1900 az
1914. 1000 at 1873. seller $50.
Utah CON- 600 at %, buyer go. 900
at "1a
Victor con. 1000 al 1873, buyer 90,
1000 at d.
shares Amount
Regular Board .......49g1 S2r9Sl 10
open Board ..........-9.l5O l51l115
Totals Recommendation Sl3.Os2 36
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-26

mighty Mississippi. Several days ago
il received a sugge stinn from tho Gem
mittee at New orleans which viii en-
terrain the president, that the gov
crnmeat engage one Of the luxurioesly
accommodated steamers of the United
Fruit company which plies between
tile gulf ports and South American
countries. Thu presidents party WILL
number about IL. iRcluding his secre-
taries, cabinet officers and few per-
s"naiiy invited quests. and one heat
Will he sufficient for them. The com
nitiee limited that there was not an
American boat available IL the vicinity
and that the fine steamers OF the for
eisn lines touching at the gulf ports
would be the proper thing to house
him. Assistant Secretary of the De-
pdrtment McHarg withheld his consent
In such proposal being reluctant to
believe that nj the principal gulf port
American shipping mad SD asinated
that the president would be compelled
In cruise on the greatest American
river under foreign flag. The de-
rartment is anxious to have an Amer
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exported I'D 1auauas MEXICO, anu tht
Nest Indies,
Supervising Engineer |. W. McCon-
nell whose district embraces the
North Platte irrigation project. Ne
braska- Wyoming. has been iii Wash
ington few days on business con-
nectcd With his territory. He states
that the interstate canal which is
now % miles long. this year carried al
most its maximum capacity. The flow
was f.iau second feet, and furnished an
ample Irrigation supply To 10000 acres
on the Carey segregation In Wyoming.
and about $4,000 acres in Nebraska.
The operation af the canal for the
first time under such "A large head
has required an unceasing vigilance
and fairly heavy expenditures, but the
work has been carried on without in
terruption Of any consequence. and the
farmers have haa an ample supply of
water throughout the season The
crops are good. In view of the fact
that this il the second year of opera
lion thu amount Of land under cult
walton is regarded AS large. 1t is an
tieipated that In the season OF 1910.
with certain extensions that are
planned for the winter and spring. the
interstate canal viii irrigate upwards
OF 10000 acres Of land af which prob
ably Is per cent are in cultivation.
In the upper districts the improve
ments in the farms are very marked.
The settlers are building good houses
and barns and are setting out trees,
drilling wells ana in ether ways adding
Ia the attractiyeness of their homes.
The Pathfinder reservoir held maxi
mann of over 700 900 acre-feet of water
this season. The North Platte river
discharged probably the greatest run
off of its history during 1909. the run
off during the month of June having
been greater than the average yearly
run-off. In June the contractors tin
tshea the Pathfinder dam, which il sl5
feet high, and is one of the finest cx-
amples Of masonry in the west.
During the coming season the Path
finder dixie. which is required to close
n low gap at the south end of the
dam. will be built So that for the irri-
cation season of 1910 and thereafter
the Pathfinder reservoir will have a
capacity nf over Loon. 600 acre-feet.
which makes it one Of the largest artI-
nclal lakes i'm the world. The cost per
acre-fndt of stored water will be very
low and viii make il one OF the most
attractive reservoirs i'm existence from
the standpoint af cost. The capacity
of the reservoir is large enough to
guarantee reliable water supply for
all the Irrigable lands in the North
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which can be reached BY gravity
Vauats.
acres Of land under the Belle Fnurchs
project in South Dakota We're irrigated
this year. The storage reservoir has
not Yet reached Il stage where it can
be utilized The Belle Fourche dam
which will be the largest earthen dam