The Greeley tribune., 1910-02-10
Henrylyn Contract Ratified

The contract for the construction
of the Henrylyn irrigation system
by the Camfield Construction COM
pany was Saturday ratified by an
election of the stockholders of the
water project.
The directors made the contract
January 4. and the election Satur-
day resulted in the unanimous ap-
proval of their action.
An election for a like purpose
will be held February 5 in the Gold
en-Littleton district. which forms a
1.-THE voters of this district reject the
proposition, the 10000 acre-feet of
water allotted to them will revert to
the Henrylyn district, which will be
corespondingly enlarged to utilize
the water.
In addition to ratifying the con-
tract, the electors also unanimously
voted the increased bond issue neces-
lsary to complete the system. This
is an increase from $3.000,o00 to
$4,421. 800.
The vote OF Saturday was the last
of the legal requirements for the
consummation of one of the largest
irrigation enterprises in the west
involving the irrigation OF 10000
acres.
II will cost the Henrylyn land
owners s39.59 per acre for the COM
pleted water system, with more than
n foot and half of water per acre,
according to the estimates of the
chief engineer. A. j. McCune.
The Henrylyn district is munich
pal corporation, organized under the
laws of Colorado. There is no pri-
vate company connected with it in
any manner by which any proht
may be made by the sale OF either
the land or water.
The water rights consist OF lOO,-
600 acre-feet from Williams river,
1000 acre-feet of hoodwaters In
1.-THE Platte river. besides the waters
of Horse creek Jim creek. SAND
creek and Box Elder creek. These
various appropriations have a capa-
city for furnishing twelve lnches OF
water for 1877 900 acres.
The main source of supply Will he
from Williams river on the western
slope.
The tunnel through the range VIII
he located about twelve miles west
of Empire. and will be l4.725 feet
long. 1t will have width OF Ten
feet and height OF eight feet.
The main ditch will be 1O7 miles
long. For the first forty-four miles
II will be sixty-four feet wide on top
thirty-two feet wide on bottom ana
eleven feet deep.
The storage system comprises i've
large reservoirs. as follows:
Hudson reservoir. capacity 'i''-
100000 cubic feet.
Bootleg reservoir, capacity 26'''
SlO,64O cubic feet.
Horse creek reservoir. capacity
l.27S,747,36O cubic feet.
SchafYer enlargement 'apa'''s
3SO,S97.5 cubic feet.
Sand creek. capacity 's,h92'' ''e'
cubic feet.
These reservoirs are all eNcei,
llently and conveniently located ana
can be constructed at IA minimum o'
cost as compared with capacity.
The cost of the various di''siohs
OF the enterprise is as follows:
Fourteen thousand seven nun
dred and twenty-five foot tunne'
with collecting bitches, sl'sa"'o"'
Canal system. s965,ooo'
Reservoirs, Sl,146,Ooo
The remainder of the bona iss".
will be used in acquiring rishts o'
way. final payment on water rish'S
etc.
The bonds have already been con
tracted for by two of the leaaihs
bond houses of Chicago, ana 'ne
money is available at once
In anticipation of the ia'o'"p''
result. the work of building an eN
tension OF the road from Eihp're "
the tunnel portal has been IN p,o,
gress for several weeks ana VI.
heavy machinery will be instal'eo az