East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-18

Ontario has been very much in the
limelght this week. According to
the Argus. the hotel corridors and
streets indicating something was go
ing on every minute.
The city was full of notables ani
conferences were held from morning
until midnight. When the smoke Of
/ battle cleared ana the situation could
be sized up it developed that great
| headway had been made in getting
| the representatives Of the High Line
/ irrigation project and the affected
: land owners together
| Colonel c. f. 5. Wood and VIM.
Mckenzie represented the road grants
land and the local committee looked
after the interests Of the smaller
holders
The Trowbrdge-Niver company
was represented by Mr.. Speer and his
/ engineers.
! Mn Speer was prepared with full
| data. maps. plats and drawings Show
| ing their plans in detail, the land
having been surveyed and the topo-
graphy of the district mapped out
for the inspection of those interested.
All the detail of elevations. reser-
voirs. fumes. headgates. canals. lat
erals. in fact everything connected
with the system except the drainage
and it was explained that the drafts
men were busy working out that fea-
ture Of the system.
pap papitH of fba main reservoir
is to be 100000 acre feet and so con-
structed that 1t can be increased to
500. 900 acre feet. this is to be located
on the Owyhee at a point near the
Duncan ferry. The impounding dam
is an earth face, paved with rock or
concrete.
The division dam is to be located
at the lower end of the hole in the
ground" Height OF dam $50 feet,
with poss, ,biIity of twenty foot raise.
, The dam is to be 500 feet wide at the
base and $50 feet at the apex to he
! rock filled. with concrete face on wa
ter side.
The rock canal from the diversion
dam will be fifteen miles long, most
. Iy through solid rock. but concrete
The main canal in the canyon will
have a carrying capacity of 1900
second feet All headgates to he oi
concrete and all fumes Of steel con-
struction.
Main contour canal to be at ar
I elevation of 245O feet at point oppos-
= 4 itc Malheur butte.
The Owyhee river watershed GOV
ers ninety thousand square miles anC
the flow of the stream is suffic,en
\ to water $4,000 acres, about doubl,
4 the acreage covered by the system
There has been an expense of 800,
u 600 and the work is just being go
into shape.
Il 1t was also shown that the plan
could be completed in time for tn
season OF 1911, If the company wa
assured in some tangible form that
;. majority Of the land owners were IA
y vorable to the proposition.
II was also brought out that Nj
y Speer favors the water users havin
an engineer, and he the state engi
. neer and the company engineer t
= work together for the best interest
W Of ALL
II Colonel Wood and Mr. McKenzl
~ went into the subject as a shrewd al
torney and successful business MAJ
10 and several minor matters were a.
u tered to the satisfaction of all. Th
10 impression gained from these me
s. was that their opposition to the pla
'e had been overcome and at an earl
r date the contracts would be signe
vi up.
Fl From the sentiments expressed
Is the interested people Mr.. Speer fee
" confident that there will be no furthe
er hitch and that contracts in the nea
10 future will be signed up and the wor
r started Much stress is laid on tn
al necessity of Immediate action as
Is means water in 1911, while della
of a few months will mean no wate
s. until 1912. This saving of a year
al time to the people means many do
Id lars in their pockets and a realizs
K ton Of this has stirred up all intel
1s ested.
es The committee appointed to negt
j. tiate with the TrowbridgeNiv pee
TX pie are ready to report to the Ian
Is. owners and will be pleased to ha,
them call at the Commercial clu
room at once.
A meeting was held in Nyssa O
" Thursday and much enthusiasm mar
70 ifested The people are signing u
10 and boosting the project along.