Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
Boysen the Pioneer.

and made filings In the office of the state
engineer for similar plant in the big
Popo Agile canyon. about six miles above
Lander, and intends to begin the work of
construction as soon as the wires are
strung and the other plant has begun the
sale and delivery of power. While Boy
ton Of the many thousands of horsepower
now going to waste in the Lander valley.
g. number OF other companies have made
filings, and 1t will only be short time
until this valuable asset will bring in va
advantage Of the cheap power.
1.-THE Enterprise Irrigation and Power
Company, an association Of ranchmen
owning about 5000 acres OF farm lands
ditch to convey the water to their lands.
and when all their acres are put under
cultivation their charter will enable them
to utilize the same water to generate
power for q beet sugar mill and other fac
tories that may be needed. They will also
furnish light. power and. possibly as new
appliances are invented. heat, also to sup
ply their homes and barns in winter. 1t
will undoubtedly enable them within
I few years to organize one OF the richest
model farming communities in the world
and there are hundreds of similar oppor-
tunities to. utilize natures resources all
over this section Of Wyoming"
Plunkett Was Ranchman.
| Sir Horace Plunkett, the most useful
public man In Ireland. got his American
education on the "E. K" horse ranch on
the Powder river. north Of Woolton station.
near Buffalo. Wyo. He came over here q
tenderfoot. just out Of the university-the
firm was Plunkett & Roche. He lived
here seven years until he became q
thorough American, full Of the right sort
OF spirit and practical ideas. which he
carried back to the old country and has
been making most excellent use of as
minister Of agriculture. as president Of the
Irish Agricultural Organization Society, in
improving the methods of farming. stock
raising and dairy management, in or
ganizing cooperative societies for market
Ing farm products and purchasing farm
supplies. Sir Horace has also served as
| q member of the congested districts board.
which Is spending millions of pounds OF
British gold to buy farms. build cottages
ana improve the condition of the peasants
upon the rocky western coast OF Ireland
He sold his ranch to stock company
several years ago and has no interests In
this part Of Wyoming now, but he is a
partner of ex-senator Carey In several
enterprises, owns considerable real estate
in Cheyenne and business block and the
Chapham apartment house in Omaha. He
comes over here every year and thus
pie. He is we'll known In Washington
also, where he makes an annual visit
Near Woolton. also. Is the ranch OF j.
A. Delfelder. president of the Wyoming
Wool Growers Association, and one Of
the largest. II not the largest. sheep
sol, 600 last year and this year 1t will
bring him over $125,OOO He sheared
zaO 600 sheep this spring. Like many other
ranchmen. Mr.. Delfelder has q compare
lively small area Of land In his own right
but that is very valuable. 1t lies along
the streams on the government ranges
| on the slopes Of the Big Horn mountain
He got this land by buying scrip and
locating upon the rivers and creeks. which
gives him control OF the adjoining pas
lures.
Water Rights Mighty Valuable.
The man who owns the water rights
in a country like this can get all the
pasture he needs for nothing. because
no one will locate on a tract Of land
unless he can have access to water,
and, therefore. it is likely to remain un-
occupied indefinitely.
Tim Kinney is another big sheep man,