The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-16

mated that not over 15oaa acres Of
government Land under this project re
mains subject To entry. Practically all
these lands AR" located along the edge
of the PROBE; and will he watered from
canals Vet T. be constructed Owing
tn the present state Of the reclamation
fund. IL Is not likely that sufficiently
large aliotmentS can be made tn the
project tor the immediate COMPLETION
of the entir" distribution system for
these puhltH lands.
The secretary If the interior has
authorized tn. rp~',,,,atfn,, service 10
construct. by force account work. an
outlet tanned in the Shoshone dam
which is under construction In north
ern Wyoming. This tunnel will have
Il cross section nj so to 100 square feet
and Il length nj 500 feet. II is tn be
constructed through the rock around
the right end of the dam about loo
feet ahnVe the lower channel. and its
purpose will he to supplement the
present facItleS Tor controlling I'll"
I"N'' 81 water III the reservoir III case
"t unusual 1l""1S' Inc cost OF III"
work Is estimated between $lo'""o and
$-"'"oo'
The proposed opening Of lands on
the Yuma Indian reservation in south
eastern california under the Yuma ir
rigation project. which is expected to
take place soon has aroused the activ-
tiles of a band of swindlers who seem
to be GENERATING principally in the
southwest These sharperS have Sc
Icctcd as their victims prospective
homcscekers who are attracted by the
opportunities for securing desirable
tracts of the fast diminishing public
lands.
r., means or advertisements cIeverlv
worried tha,, claim In In abt. +, To-
cate settlers-ror considaratfan-on
choic. tracts of the reservation. and TO
furnish apn1jration blanks and fnfor-
nation concerning the details of the
opentnr,
In5yino fran, connlaints received ut
the reclamation hureau these swlndIers
are roaming u rich harvest
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nnmhnr of fields ,yhar. ,ba ,tra no
+rean tho ar. o,a trrf.,,,a ,,r,i, Il;
plainIv marked nv tho later rin.,ine
and better Filling of tho ;rrigataa
grain One field near sidney was
s,o,,l,. frrioa,nd ,r,r,, ars STA, =, tho
o,ho, with , email ,,ia,o ,ho, ,,,a, ,,a,
y,t.raa AZ all rba b.igbt and ,.;.ld
Of the grain is graded in tn, order
that ii received water That which
was first waternd win probably pro-
duce twice as much as that receiving
the natural rain only
The settlers on the Lower Yellow
stone irrigation project are assured of
excellent transportation facilities In
the line which the Northern Pacific
Railroad company is building down
the valley from Glendiye the entire
length of the irrfgablc tract The
work of grading is progressing rapid
~ and ii is expected that most Of the
lighter work will be completed this
fall.
The Northern Pacific railway lands
ander the project are now listed Tor
sale by the Northwestern Improve
ment company at 81 per acre, and
provide that purchasers shall join the
Lower Yellowstone Water Users as
sociation and make application for
water to the proper local land office
within 90 days. These lands are be
ing rapidly sold. and the new settlers
will prepare to farm their farms next