The Boise citizen., 1910-08-26
How 1t Is Worked
Thimblerigging BY Which Price of
Water Rights Are Increased S25
An Acre to Settlers

~ nroval Of the Twin Oakley Land Water CornDanvs
irrigation enterprise commonly known as the Goose Greek project
H. Which it is plain how land that should have been watere
$40 per acre. take the companys estimate finally put
on the market at S65 per acre
The Dpication the segregation the duly pre-
ed to the land board June 15 1905 with the that
M second feet of of Goose Creek had been duly appropriated
Goose Creek given the source OF water supply and the state
nt made that proposed to mpound its waters by construction
- dam 1876 feet high section 12 township Is SOUTH p
m making of approximately FIVE miles length hold
49, 80 600 acre feet The natural channel of the creek
to be used conveying the water from the reservoir the
o Of diversion from which and canal will be
p to maps presented Lateral canals be constructed also
n accordance with said maps The estimated OF the works is
5000 600 and petitioner proposes sell perpetual water rights
s on the land be reclaimed the price of $40 per
one cash and balance in five equal annual mStaments with
interest at the of per cent said perpetual rights are to en-
brace poporonabe interest in the canals and irrigation works to-
geh with all the rights and franchises attached thereto
APPROVED ENGINEER.
On une 16 1908 State Engineer James Stephenson r
nored as follows on above project
The lands for which segregation sought in the above men
toned proposal are arid character and comprise approximately
$4,000 acres lying townships 2 10 and "A south within ranges
20 81 % and Of Boise base and Meridian on either side OF
Goose Greek.
he water supply be taken from Goose Creek Cassa
County the proposer holding permit from this office to divert ooo
cubic per second of time from that stream together with storm
and Aod flows Goose creek the mpondng reservoir has
sufficient drainage to fill the proposed reservoir extends into the
mountains where heavy falls OF snow occur each yeaT
WATERS AVAILABLE FOR THIS system ARE MOS5 IN N
OUESTIONABI,Y ADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSE IN
HAND AND THE RIGHT OF THE PROPOSER IS NOSl EA-
CEILENT ,
dam canals and atera necessary deliver water to WITHIN
mile OF each 100 acre tract lands be irrigated Inc Gam
be located across the natural channel OF Goose Oeek III
l2 township Is south range p east The dam Is 10 DC 10 III III b
h and will hack IN the water causing reservoir which VIII De
approximately five miles long and Will nnoouhd lol "
approximately 62 600 feet OF water ooooo de
"The estimated cost which has been fixed at S9ooooo az"
qate for the complete construction of the DAM canals ana
sufficient to properly rrigae the tract and to denver Wa
meal lie of each 100 SUBDIVISION \ chal ol pr
for rights under this project would believe De
the expense incurred in transporting mater W
site which about miles from the nearest railroad pom ~ e
IN conclusion | would say that am OF the oEl rl;c
proposed works are feasible that the proposed diversion OF l
would be beneficial the public interests that ule - 81
mappopriated water in the of supply Tor the
the bv th nan nronosed that permit has been approved g
for the diversion of the water for the irrigation OF te a
question; that the proposed works is adequate ule o ~ h mans
ton reasonable that lands desert IN character anu the
are in accordance with the regulations OF t'e
Interior,
1ANns SEGREGATED
naccordance With the above request and report lands aggs
ing 693 Sc acres were segregated through an Co.
INTO by Governor Gooding in behalf OF the state @ aG | recon
leay of the Interior Garfield on November lo ~ i
made in this list increased the acreage to t'''''
AMENDED PROPOSAL 1909
An amended PROPOSAL was filed under date OF feet
hS proposal stated that additional water g U.s. 70 aupren the
rom various creeks had been secured Whc G teTnrise and
Goose Greek supply greatly increasing the COST 600 and the
an estimate of the being hXed al P rs Nothing
petitioner asks that water rights be placed at ' r. ed pro
appears 10 bay Leen done in lis matter and second an d
sal under date of June 21 1909 was presence m reservoir
board This proposal changes the location OF ' [o the total
makes still further increase in the water supply D tv TO
Up 1000 second feet and increasing the reeo which is
$1,000 feet all of which greatly increased m ei that the
Semated at S1,f5O000 and the requeSl S 's
wafer right be fixed at S65 per acre
ENGINEERS REPORT ou. briefly.
State Engineer Stephenson reports this proposal very
saying -. - tre dam
BY the amendment change is made in the location %
and in the estimated cost and price Of water lg'' '''
aOr supply is provided for , ,o the situation and
my original report Of Ine 6 1905 stand d. Pe,es
project as outlined under the Amended FroP'S" '
]me p, 1907
PROVISIONS OF CONTRACT tro,non en-
Upon August 18th 1909, the state land y, d Water Com
eTed into a contract with the said Oakley land '''0