The Greeley tribune., 1909-03-17
REQUIREMENTS \
OF RECLAMATION
OF IMPORTANCE TO sETTlERs
, LATE Bulletin From tho 6ecrrtar!
of the Interior.

The secretary of the InterRr has
issued the following regulauons
which are of Importance to tuiers
M the reclamation service prP Piec's'
i. Reclamation of lands entered
snbiect to the provisions Of o. re-
,Iamatiou act. To establish COM
pliance with the clause Of tn re-
clomatiou act that requires reClama-
tion of at least one-half of thu irri-
ratable area OF an entry mad sub
iect TO the provisions Of the 4 en-
trymen will be required to make
proof showing that the land has been
cleared OF sagebrush or other feum-
brauce and levelled, that sufficient
laterals have been construct TO
provide for the irrigation Of the re-
guired area, that the land has been
nut in proper condition and has been
watered and cultivated. and that at
least one satisfactory crop has been
raised thereon.
., Reclamation OF lands IL pri-
vate ownership.-The express pur-
pose OF the reclamation act u to Sc
cure the reclamation OF arid or semi
arid lands and to render them pro-
ductive, and section s declares that
the right to the use of water acquired
under this act shall be appurtenant
to the land irrigated and that bene-
fetal use shall be the basis. the mea-
sure aud the limit of the right. There
can be no beneficial use of water ior
irrigation until it is actually applied
to reclamation of the land. The final
and only conclusive test of reclama-
ton is production. This does not
necessarily mean the maturing OF
a crop, but does mean the securing
OF actual growth of crop. Tho re-
quirement as to reclamation Imposed
on lands under homestead entries
shall therefore be imposed likewi e
upon lands in private ownership.
that the land owner shall
reclaim at least one-haii of the total
irrigable area of his land for asricLl-
tural purposes. and no right to the
use of water for such lands shall
permanently attach until such re-
clamation has been shown.
3. Delinquency.-Under section 5
of the reclamation act:
"A failure to make any two pay-
ments when due shall render the en-
try subject to cancellation utth the
forfeiture of all rights under this
act, as well as of any moneys already
paid thereon"
This provision evidently states tho
rule to govern all who receive water
under any project. and accordingly
failure on the part of any water
right applicant to make any two pay.
ments when due shall render his w..
ter right application subject to can.
celation with the forfeiture of all
rights under the reclamation act, as
we'll as of any moneys already paid
to or for the use of the United States
upon any water right sought to be
acquired under said act. In the case
Of one who has made homestead en-
try subject to the terms of the re-
clamation act the entry shall be sub
ject to the cancellation in case of such
delinquency in payment, whether ol
not water right application has beer
made by him.
4. Operation of sub-laterals.-
The control OF operation OF all sub
leterals constructed or acquired IL
connection with projects under tn,
reclamation act is retained by the ne
retary Of the interior to such exten
as may be considered necessary o.
reasonable to assure to the watel
users served therefrom the full US,
Of the water to which they are en-
titled.