The daily sentinel., 1909-01-09


piled to the land.
THE HIGH LINE CANAL, TO BE
CONSTRUCTED BY THE UNITED
STATES RECLAMATION SERVICE.
WILL IRRIGATE 5000 ACRES BY
GRAVITY AND ENABLE THE REC
LAMATION OF AN ADDITIONAL
5000 ACRES BY PUMPING FROM
THE CANAL AT A COMPARATIVE
LY LOW LIFT.
THE land to be irrigated lies north
and west of Grand Junction, Fruita.
Iona and Mack. About 40 per cent
of it is private land and the remain
, der is public land. part of which has
been filed upon under the provisions
of the reclamation act
I'm 1902. Immediately after the
president had signed the reclamation
act. the government sent a corps of
engineers into this valley to investi-
gate this project. In the spring of
1908 a favorable report was made to
Washington regarding the feasibility
of the project. During the summer
Of 1903 an accurate topographic ma p
Of the valley was prepared and the
necessary locations, plans and esti-
mates have been completed so that
construction will be begun early in
the year 1909.
about s miles above Palisade. At the
point of diversion the river will be
raised 20 feet by means of a dam over
100 feet long. The canal will be
taken out on the right hand or west
side of the river. 1t will follow along
the right of way of the Denver & Rio
Irande railroad for about u miles
From Cameo to Palisade the line will
| be largely in tunnel. THIS FIRST
MILES OF LINE WILL INVOLVE o.
800 FEET OF FLUME AND OVER
5000 FEET OF TUNNELS. ALL
BUILT IN THE MOST SUBSTAN-
rIAL MANNER. From Palisade the
canal will run in a general north
westerly direction and end at a point
near mile post No. of the Uintah
railroad
1T is ESTIMATED THAT THE
PROJECT WILL COST FROM 2h
TO 3 MILLION DOLLARS. AND THE
COST PER ACRE WILL PROBABLY
BE ABOUT $50.
The public lands must be entered
under the provisions of the home
stead and reclamation acts. The size
of a farm unit which IA man may en-
ter varies from 10 to $50 acres. de
pending upon the quality of the land.
At the present time these lands can
not be entered but. when the time
arrives that family may live on the
lands and comply with the law. the
lands win again be restored to entry
The time will be announced by the
secretary OF the interior sufficiently in
advance to ena..e settlers 20 be pres
ent and select their entries.
Part of the private lands to be
| benefited are on the market, and
4 there will be no residence require
ments until the water has been pro-
/ vided. Persons wishing information
/ regarding prices of private lands
should address the Grand Junction or
| Fruita Chamber of Commerce.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS
PROJECT WILL BE CONSUMMAT-
ED WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY. IT
I WILL INCREASE THE WEALTH OF
/ THIS COMMUNITY BY 30 MILLION
! DOLLARS IN THE NEXT l , YEARS
/ 1T WILL GIVE FARMERS WATER
UNDER THE MOST FAVORABLE
| TERMS. 1T WILL SUPPLY LABOR
! TO HUNDREDS OF MEN. 1t will
increase the markets of not only our
LEGAL merchants but of the entire
state. Our equipment. cement, steel
and lumber. will be largely Colorado
products. The railroads into the val
ley will have their local busines.
more than doubled when this addi,
tional territory has been developed
and it is estimated that the popula,
tion of the valley will be increased
$4,000 to 100000.
THE lands to be benefited ar,
close to the hills and include n larg,
per cent of sandy mesas, which are
the best fruit lands known. THIS
PROJECT is LOOKED UPON AS ONE
OF THE MOST PROMISING OF ANY
J UNDERTAKEN BY THE RECLAMA.
| TION SERVICE