Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-09-23
GREAT FUTURE FOR
UMATILLA LAND
r,.3 Heath Predicts Wonderful
Future For StanfieId

coe Irrigated Project at Stanfield
IrmatilIa County Oregon, / am hap
Nv 70 state that | found the condi-
inns there in eyeryway ideal for the
raising Of alfalfa and various fruits
for which North Yakima became
famous. having all the benefits OF
be)atter with the added advanta-
ges Of being one to two weeks earl
Ter insuring to the grower the toT
mjces for his products of the early
market.
This tract situated in the fertile
UmatiIla, consists of about 10000
acres having a beautiful slope and
void of any mounds or hills. Water
made accessible to every foot of
land with little labor or expense.
The soil consists of volcanic ash,
varying in depth from 10 to 100
q feet and rich in all the elements for
q the production of fruit for quantity
and quality.
Great skill and much labor has
been employed in the construction
ID 0f the large bitches that s11rrO,1nd
the centre tract and perpetual wa
ternght accompanies the deed for
each and every tract purchased.
Splendid shipping facilities are fur
1Bhed by the 0. R. & N. company
whose road runs through the tract
and a new brick depot is to be erect
ed at Stanfeld in which the greatest
building activity is already started
l|enty-four town lots were sold by
Or, +. =, Ball last Tuesday within
two hours time.
The important matter in this
Whole project, however, is the water
supply. In a dry country like Oregon
you may have rich land, good grad
Sand fine climate and good rail
road service but an insufficient sup
Ply OF water would mean failure to
|ie whole enterprise. With the fact
~ @lnd visited the main dam hav-
asspent the greater part of two
DAYS on the ground.
flrst | was impressed with the |
sgat Of an immense concrete wall |
'HOse 0ase, starting from the bed
wa Il TO be carried to twenty-fveI
l.. ~ , ABOVE the level. the length be-
y S low 4 1eet with gates to regulate
j. Is ny" OF water as need. In addi- /
ssp 10 the construction of this wall |
j -. 4F'lich 90 men are at work, heavy |
- sa'A sAovels are to be used to fill #
w.. ~ ana grade from the highest |
ss.al' mus taking every precaution
iaeSpring. -' O''Di e"N ~
!. u !; you can imagine body of wa
H IN valley twantv e,,o -.
s,, oe closest point and running
nl ,,s '0e valley for length Of two
,,,s NV al'a covering several hundred
tts ;,,S you can form a good idea Of
i h a.. a''lense amount of water stored I
tsslf ' an emergency which is. in
I pIs, Az, 49, q sufficient guarantee for .
IT, s ,au' supply throughout the en-
r. season and for all time to come
Would every ss'. :, prospective buyer I
md He say1 - visit the Yakima
Is van mug River Valleys and there
iaa sSa learn that The price Of t tl,ese
dollars 4 nas up INTO the thousands Of
asa cos pI o., acre, then visit the Fur
sbIe tue ~ = Project you will be better
4 tHa V,l, pseeast the future Of Una
ne e. de sal,eg :. You may however, put out
fl ton that t l. Seenturing the predic-
and propsr ri acre planted into fruit
Years brine ear cared for. will in three
Inn which, sil,'s 1900 t;as, and in five years,
s e,r aere, and l,5s + from ., $1,000 to $4,000
Expense H. s,'u ,,,1 IN the meantime the