Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-12-03
Brief Story of the Tremendous Work Being Done by This
Company Whose System will Soon be Watering
Nearly 100000 Acres of Choice Soil
SOME OF THE CROPS GROWN THIS YEAR
In Lincoln County Show the Wonderful Possibilities Irrigated
Southern Idaho When the Carey Act Projects Deve
oped and Intensive Farming Methods Followed

Since the work undertaken by the
Idaho Irrigation Co., is so nearly ac-
complshed it may be well to recount
some of its salient features.
The main work of course is the re-
clamation OF nearly 200, 900 acres of
sage brush land by comprehensive
and elaborate system of irrigation that
is designed to stand for all time.
These lands are being sold to actual
settlers in 40 acre units, with limit of
100 acres to any individual. Payments
are made in ten annual installments.
The price is $685. per acre on three
segregations and $50 so on the Dietrich
tract.
Like all Carey Act projects the set
tiers will own both land and water
when they have met all of their pay
ments to the holding Company. The
entire irrigatlng system will be theirs
in fee simple, each acre representing a
share in the system.
There are four separate and distinct
segregations in this vast project each
having its own canals and laterals, but
all using the same water supply. The
source of supply is the Big Wood river
with a supplemental supply from the
Little Wood river.
The impounding dam is located over
the line in Blaine county and it will
make a reservoir lake several miles
wide and nearly twelve miles long with
capacity of 205, 600 acre feet. The
flood waters of the two rivers will be
sufficient to irrigate the lands of the
system during the early spring.
j. G. White & Co., of New York City
are the constructing company with un-
limited experience and millions of back
ing. The works of the entire system
are under the supervision of the State
Engineer.
Work on the Magic dam is progress
ing day and night. BY spring the re-
servoir capacity will be more than
ample to irrigate every acre needed for
The main canals are practically com
oleted and many of the laterals are
finished. Work will go on till every
hing is completed.
Besides adding greatly to the popula-
ion of Shoshone and Gooding. the
company are directly concerned IN
building tive new towns, Richfield and
Dietrich. The former is already a
ire town with modern hotel, water |
works, cement walks, new school build |
ng, fine depot and business houses that
would be credit to large city. At
Dietrich a fine three story hotel is
nearly finished and furniture will be
at once. A system of water /
works is about ready for use and busl-
Tess houses are planned for the spring.
1t present it is mostly city of tents
What the land sales department is
oiug is well told by C. A. Elmer in
ecent interview in the Boise States
nan:
''The sales department OF the Idaho
irrigation company, with headquarters
t Shoshone, Idaho. is just closing a
-ery successful campaign, was the
tatement made yesterday by c. A.
Inner, enc the company's statesmen,
rho has been spending Thanksgiving
Teek with his family IN Boise. The
lose of the fall campaign, however,
[r. Elmer continued. lis only preli-
linary to the commencement of another
hich Mr r. H. Kipp, the sales mana
er, is confident win be even more pro-
1ctive of results. Since the first of
ctober there has been sold water
ghts for something over 13, 003 acres
Carey act lands in the immediate
ci nifty of Shoshone. Gooding, Rich
cid and Dietrich
''These sales have been made largely
persons who have been engaged III
or general farming in