Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

WOrK 10 GATE.
| Areas. acres. Cost
Minidoka, Idaho. $4,000 $1,780, 800
Garden City, Kansas 1866 355.000
Huntley, Montana $4,000 $4,000
Sun River, Montana. 10000 488.00O
| Carlsbad, New Mex. 10000 $4,000
| Hondo. New Mexico 10000 10000
Leasburg, New Mex. 10000 10000
Butord-Trenton, N. D.12.500 316,000
Williston, N. Dakota. $4,000 474,000
| The following enterprises are very
nearly completed:
North Platte, Neb.. $4,000 $3,940,000
Tuckee Carson. Nev.100.000 3.951. 900
Lower Yellowstone. $4,000 2.570.00O
Umatilla, Oregon :. 20.440 1,065. 900
Okanogan, WASH. 5000 455,000
The following enterprises are par.
tally completed:
Area. Estimated
acres. cost.
Salt River, Arizona. 100000 $4,000
Yuma, Arizona CAL. 92,150 $3.50. 900
orland, California. 10000 1900. 900
klamath. Oregon ..165,000 $3.50, 900
Grand Valley, Colo. $4,000 2.500,0
Uncompahgre, Colo $4,000 5.500,000
Minidoka, Idaho -. $4,000 100000
Payette-Boise. Ida. $4,000 4.765, 900
Milk River. Mont. 100000 6,25O.0O0
Nesson, N. Dakota. 18,500 100000
Rio Grande, N. NJ 10000 100000
Belle Fourche, s. 100000 100000
Strawberry ". Utah 10000 2,3SU, 900
Gunnyside. Wash... $4,000 2,253,000
Tieton, Washington. 10000 10000
Wapato. Wash. -. 100000 3.600.000
Shoshone, Wyo. 10000 7,660,000
1t is difficult for the human mind
TO comprehend the magnitude or ap-
preciate the significance of these en-.
| terprises. The only other instance Of
government paternalism that compares
with II in cost or In the extent of the
benefits is the work being done by
the British government In Ireland In
buying the great estates OF the alb
sentee landlords and others and break
ing them up into small farms for the
benefit OF the tenants who are now
cultivating the soil. The difference,
however. is that the funds for the
Irish projects are obtained by issuing
bonds, while those for the irrigation
projects in the United States are de-
rived entirely from the sale of public
lands.
Some Of these enterprises are very
Interesting. That at Minidoka, Idaho,
diverts water from the Snake river on
both banks, and when the pumping
works are completed about $4,000
acres. now covered with sage brush,
on either side can be brought under
cultivation.
The PayetteB Boise projects, which
is about half completed, provides for
the storage Of water upon both the
Fayette and Boise rivers for the irri.
CATION of 10000 acres. at cost of
nearly $5,000.000. Already y2,25O, 900
has been expended. There are several
large private irrigation enterprises In
this locality. and the arid lands Of
Idaho are thus being rapidly redeem
ed.
The Salt River project In Arizona,
which is intended to irrigate about
100000 acres of very fertile land in
the vicinity Of Phoenix, is In many
respects the most interesting Of all
the government enterprises. A large
storage dam is being built on Upper
Salt river, at the town Of Roosevelt,
which will catch and hold the flood
In the rainy season and the melting
SHOWS In the spring and release them
as they are needed upon the farms
around In the dry season. The area
to be irrigated is far In excess OF the |
water supply. and the engineers are
now exercising their ingenuity to Be-
cure more water. There has been a |
great deal of trouble because Of a |
series of unusual floods. which have
washed out the masonry. carried away
the dam and injured the canals, but
the contractor has gone back to his
task brayely and the dam has now
reached the height of seventy feet,
which is above the danger line. and
It Is believed that there will be no
further damage. The project ~ q
whole 10 about rs per cent eomplstsd,