The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-11-04
BIG MOUNTAIN HOME PROJECT

DBO MUM i AIN
The prospect of eastern capital
lists rumored as those behind the
Twin Falls projects, taking over the
Garrett irrigation project, or the in
terests of the Great Western Sugar
Beet company, as we'll as land in the
Sunnyside tract, for which it was
announced some time ago they are
surveying, and also additional sur
rounding land, making in all a tract
of 100000 acres, means that if the
segregation is granted, the water will
be secured from the water shed of
the south fork of the Boise river.
Competent engineers claim this can
be done by the driving of tunnel
through the mountains a distance of
from six to seven miles, diverting
the water onto the tract 1t would
be the longest irrigation tunnel in
the world
If constructed, as now proposed
and for distance of seven miles,
the tunnel will be one mile longer
than that of the famous Gunnison
tunnel used to divert water from the
Gunnison river in Colorado and car
ried through mountain to the I'm
compahgre valley, irrigating 150,-
600 acres of land. The water was
turned into the Gunnison tunnel last
month by President William H. Taft
after he had started on his western
trip. This project is being built by
the reclamation service at a cost of
95,000,000.
Settlers Active.
That the settlers on both the
Mountain Home and Sunnyside prof.
ects are aware that there seem to be T
-wo companies bidding for the irri-
CATION of their land, is now consid-
cred vertain, judging from informa-
ton received today They have also (
heard rumors with reference to the I
of this long tunnel and (
realize that should it be considered
advisable to secure the water for the
land in this manner thousands of
lollars will have to be expended, not
,nly in driving the tunnel but in the
across the south fork of the Boise
liver so that the water could be di-
-erted into the tunnel and then car
led on through the beautiful valley
# what is considered the finest land
n the state surrounding Mountain
Home, the metropolis of Elmore Co.
nd Sunnyside
To Hold Meeting.
The settlers of Sunnyside will hold
meeting at that place Monday af
ernoon at which time the PROPOSE
ion or stipulation of agreement with {
that is known as the Southern Ida S
o Reclamation company will be ;
lade. This company is financed by t
cattle capitalists. number of whom t
ere interested in the Mountainhome |
roject and took over the interests 8
John Garrett. The company is re- S
uted to have capital stock of
800, 900 and c.. b. Smith is named
S the president and treasurer; V. c
Deb, vice president; Benjamin e
Ioyes, secretary, and S. G. Yerkes, t
anager. The company some time t
go proposed to take over their
Oldings and deliver water to them p
n $40 an acre, the payments to run c
'er a period of 10 to / years. In W
turn the company was to make APP Il
ication for the segregation of 67, c
90 acres of land in and around
lnnyside and the settlers are to p
linquish their rights to them on the is
lderstanding that they receive back fl
nviding the segregation is granted j ii
e same land they now hold. The Il
ttlers are to meet Monday after b.
,on and discuss the terms of this m
opposition submitted to them. About it