The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-13
STATE LANDS NOW
READY TO MARKET
Carey Projects to Reclaim
Nearly One Million Acres
of Desert.
REVIEW OF STATES WORK
SECRETARY OF LAND BOARD
MAKES INTERESTING REPORT

MAKES INTERESTING REPORT
Large Carey act land projects in Utah,
which seek to reclaim approximately 927,
lS4 acres of land at an estimated expen-
diture of s5.S74O00, now in the course
Of construction or pending the COM
pletion of papers between the government
and the state, are described I'm a com
pilation by VIII II. Farnsworth, sscTe-
Jary of the state board of land commits
slOners, with a statement of the two pro-
Jects financed and completed by the land
board itself.
This land is taken in only eight con-
Germs, two OF which are now waiting for
the completion of their papers. IC dis
cussing the method of obtaining lands
under the Carey act Mr.. tarnsworth
saws:
What is known as the Carey act is
an act OF congress which authorizes the
secretary of the interior with the ap-
prOval OF the President ID contract and
agree to patent TO the states of Wash
ington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Ida
no, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado Norm
Dakota. South Dakota and Utah, free Of
cost for survey or price of such desert
lands. not TO exceed one million acres
in each state, as the state may cause to
be irrigated, reclaimed and occupied, and
not less than twenty acres Of each 100
act tract must be cultivated by actual
settlers. The state of Utah accepted this
grant and provided for its operation as
follows:
Method of Procedure.
An individual or a company makes APP
pliCdTiOn TO the state to secure from
the general government the segregation
of certain tracts of desert land and files
the necessary maps Of surveys, field
notes, source of water supply and evil
dence of water rights acquired or being
acquired and other information to en-
able the state board of land commits
siOners to Judge of the praCticability Of
the scheme. The board must also be sat
isfied of the financial ability of the APP
plicant to construct the irrigation sys-
TEN.
IF the project is approved by the land
board and the department of the interior,
the state enters into contract with the
applicant in which the maximum price at
which the applicant may sell water rights
IS fixed and the state agrees TO sell the
land at 80 cents an acre to the purchasers
OF water rights. No entryman may pur-
chase more than 100 acres. The land and
water is paid for i'm installments.
Upon proof of reclamation Of the
tracts a citizen has entered, the govern
ment will issue patent to the state, and
the state will patent to the entryman.
THE first Carey act project i'm the
state of Utah was the Lake Bonneville
project under which 12lO00 acres were
segregated I'm 1897 French capital became
afraid at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war and nothing was done if
land is not reclaimed within ten years
after segregation il is restored 10 public
domain.
List of Projects.
Beaver Land, Irrigation q Power COM
pany. Carey act project, Salt Lake City
IS, 22674 acres Of Carey act lands, 1900
acres of the cOmpany's private holdings
and 5000 acres of state land. situated in
Beaver county, near Milford on the Salt
Lake Route. Source of water supply is
the Beaver river Two reservoirs to hold
St, 900 acre-feet. Cost of reservoirs and
canals. $1100C50 (estimated). Approved b.
the state and department of the interior.
Construction being pushed Opening OF
1000 acres contemplated before spring OF
1910. Land and water TO be purchased on
Carey act project. Salt Lake City, Utah;
43 119.S3 acres, in Willard county, 100 miles
south of Salt Lake, near Lynn Junction
on the Salt Lake Route. Approved by
the state and department of interior. Con-
structiOn partially completed and water
available for part of the land. State sells
this land at 50 cents an acre TO persons
who purchase water rights from the com
pany. Source of water supply is the Sc
Vier river. Cost of dam and canals Sl54,-
coo testimateD. Has sold 10000 acres.
+. Warren Stees Carey act project II,
w Shelley, Salt Lake; 495915 acres OF
land in Emery county; elevation, AoD
feet; near WOodside on the Denver x
Rio GTande railway, 100 miles from salt
Lake. Approved by the state and when
approved by the department of the in
terror construction viii begin. Estimated
cost. S44O00 Source of water is the Price
river.
In Emery County.
'.Buckhorn Irrigation company Carey act
project; George A. Snow, trustee, Salt
Lake; 29,S79.S9 acres in Emery county near
Price on the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road. Source of water supply is Hunt
ington creek, with storage reservoirs OF
@ eco acra-feet. Estimated cost, 100000
Approved by the state and upon approval
of department Of interior construction
Lott. smith. Jones & Smart Carey act
project; Il. W. Senior Salt AXE City;
g. 600 acres south of former Jintah Indian
reservation in approximately township
south, range n east. Salt Lake meridian,
I'm Wasatch and Umtah counties. Source
of water is the Ducnesne river near the
projected MOffat road from Denver TO
Salt Lake. Estimated cost, SLOU1'UJ. AZ
proved by the state and when approved
by the department of interior construc-
ton will begin. BY this canal certain
lands within former reservation which are
only open to homestead entries viii ne
supplied with water.
Other Projects Pending.
Green River Valley Land & Water
sCmpany Carey act project, Salt Lake;
about 100000 acres in Emery county west
Of Green river, near Green River on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad Source
OF water is the San Rafael river. Ap-
proved by the state and upon completion
Of papers will be filed at the United states
land office and forwarded to Washing
ton for approval by department Of IN
terror Estimated cost $4,000.
Sewer River Land & Water company
Carey act project, Salt Lake. l5OOU acres
IN Willard county. near Lynn Junction on
the Salt Lake Route. Part of this tract
has been purchased from the state and
the remainder applied for under the Carey
act. Source of water is Sewer river and
estimated cost is 100000. Approved by
the state and upon completion of papers
will be filed at -he United States land /
office TO be forwarded to the department .
Of the interior for approval, when con-
structiol will begin
Under the Carey act projects C. IL |
zen of the United States or one having
declared intention buys the land at 80
cents an acre from the state and bays
water rights from the Carey act COM I
Dany. Price may be paid I'm fun or in [
Estallments. Proof must be made That I
is cultivated before patent VII I
issue.
Hatehtown Project.
''The state has two reclamation projects /
under the management of the state board I
IF land commissioners and the direction F.
Of the state engineer. One of these, called /