The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-24
Each Farm Is approximately
40 Acres and in the
Yuma Reservation.
THE LAND Is IN CALIFORNIA
AND LOCATED ALONG THE COL.
oRADo RIvER-ThE TERMS Of
VERY REASONABLE.
American News Se,vice)

Washington. Jan. 24-At 9 a. m.
March l, 1910. the secretary OF the
interior will open to entry in the To-
cal land office at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. 173 farms approximately of 40
acres each in the Yuma reclamation
project. Arizona California The lands
available for homestead entry in this
unit are a part of the Yuma Indian
reservation, and are located on the
California side Of the Colorado river
near Yuma.
Under the terms of the public notice
just issued. the charges which shall
be made per acre of irrigable land are
in three parts as follows:
The Charges Per Acre.
(a) The value of the lands before
reclamation, $40 per acre for the total
area in each entry as required by sec
ton % of said Act of April 81, 1904.
payable in not more than IS annual in
stallments, the first of which shall be
81 per acre and the remaining install
ments at the rate of 81 per acre per
annum until fully paid.
CD The building of the irrigation
system $50 per acre of irrigable land.
payable in not more than 10 annual in.
stallments, the first of which shall be
$3.50 per acre and the remaining in
stallments at the rate of $3.50 or some
multiple thereof per acre. Full pay
ment may be made at any time of any
balance of the building charge re-
naming due after certification by the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee that fully and satisfactory COM
pliance has been shown with all the
requirements of the law as to resi-
dence. cultivation and reclamation.
(c) For operation and maintenance
for the irrigation season OF 1910, and
annually thereafter until further no
tice 81 per acre of irrigable land,
whether water is used thereon or not.
AS soon as the data are available. the
operation and maintenance charge
will be fixed in proportion to the
amount of water used with a minimum
charge per acre of irrigable land
whether water is used thereon or not
| All entries must be accompanied by
| application for water right in due
form, and by the first instalment OF
the charges for the Indian lands and
| for building, operation and mainten'
ance. not less than $3.50 per acre for
irrigable land, plus 81 per acre for the
non-irrigable land. II any, included
within the entry. A second installment
will become due on December l. 1910
and subsequent installments on De
cember ] of each year thereafter un
til fully paid.
Very Much Like Egypt.
The lower Colorado river valley. il
climate, soil and products. resemble
the famous valley of Egypt, and this
stream has often been called the Nile
of America. With growing season
Of approximately 365 days in the year
crops are brought on the market wher
the prices are best. and several crops
4 year are produced on the same land
On the we'll cultivated ranches in thi:
valley crop returns in 1909 showed ar
average above $50 per acre in Ger
calls and forage. Lands in truck anC
fruits gave returns of $3.50 to $500 pei
| acre.
Transportation facilities in this val
ley are excellent. A branch line of the
Southern Pacific extends through tn,
! reservation, connecting with the mair
line at Yuma. The principal market:
will be Southern California points ant
the mining camps on the Colorado
River.