The Falls City tribune., 1909-05-07

eating canal passing through SCOTS
Bluff county i, furnishing water to
$1,000 acres. This canal i, many
miles in length, and Is regarded a, one
Of the prominent i%rrigating systems
Of the United States. The Pathfinder
idau. erected in a narrow canyon Of
the Platte, II 2l5 feet nigh and will
create an enormous reservoir with "A
storage capacity OF LOS, 900 acres a
foot deep. The gorernn cut has al
ready constructed a canal nearly 81
miles long through eastern Wyoming
and western Nebraska. Owing to the
rough condition along the canal route
several large concrete a%queducts were
constructed and for several miles the
canal is lined with cement
The Tristdte canal. Il, it Is now
known, e~mbodying both the Farmers
and Columbian canals, i, n of the
most extensive private irrigation en-
terpriscs in the United States and
equal, in size and Importance some of
the largest government undertakings
The canal will irrigate about 40, 600
acres. About 80 miles Of the main
canal have been completed, covering
upwards of 10000 acres Of the choicest
land. The first few mile, of this canal
is 30 feet wide on the bottom. The
balance will average 10 feet in width,
with a depth Of 10 feet. At various
points where the highway crosses the
eanaletcel bridges have been erected.
Five are already completed and are
now building, at a cost of 81, loo each.
The main course of this channel, which
heads on The North bank of the North
Platte river Just east of the Wyoming
line, is ~eou,heasterly along the north
ern part of what is known as the sec
ond bench land laying about hall way
between the government interstate
canal on the north and the Platte
river on the south,
Besides the government canal and
the Tristatc canal, which pass entire
" through SCOTS BluT county, there
are 9 other smaller irrigation bitches
that are : to % miles in length. The
Mitchell ditch irrigates 10000 acres;
Gering, l.. 00O. acres; Minatare, 1900
acres. Bayard, 1000 acres; Winter
creek, $500 acres; Enterprise, 1900
acres; Central, 1000 acres; Ram,born,
5000 acres;C astlcroek and Steamboat,
5000 acres. These many irrigation
systems have made 1t possible To lrri-
gate a strip oil land through SCOTS
Bun county about l. miles wide at
the eentero OF the county.
one matter of more than ordinary
Importance /, the splendid character
of the soil for the sugar beet industry.
/ Beet sugar manufacturing has GROWN
To the utmost Importance in certain
irrigation district, of the western
country. The sugar beet thrives to
perfection in the North Platte valley.
/ Here is found the rieh soil 50 neee>-
sary for its growth and the abundant
NllIlNIlllt 'ualI itlI Ills AIt SUI dr. ne
/ beet growers of SCOTS Blum county
will GROW 5000 acres Of sugar heetS
the present season. The seed for
planting thu, immense crop came
from Germany and consisted of
sol sacks al 40 poond, each. The
/ farmer, of this county preW 1000
acres of sugar heets in 1905.
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