The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
To OPEN FIFTY
THOUSAND ACRES
Sewer River Land and Water
Company Has Big Project
on Hand.
TRACT OF LAND IN
CENTRAL UTAH VALLEY
Opening Will Be April Eleventh
and Great Opportunities Are
Presented.

One OF the big western projects of
the wear will be that of the Sewer
River Land and Water company, which
some time ago purchased from the state
of Utah $4,000 acres of land in Millard
county. the Sewer river valley, which
will be opened to purchase April IL.
This tract Of land is in the famous val
ley of central Utah where some notable
successes have been achieved in irriga
ton. This tract. however. is the largest
that has been planned to be covered by
one system of irrigating canals, and lat
erals. Up to date $250,000 has boon
expended in the purchase of preliminary
water rights, surveys and the construc-
tion Of ditcbes and canals.
The tract is situated south of Lean
ington, a greater portion lying east of
the Sewer river. The station, Lynn
Junction. is on the main line of the
Salt Lake Route, lis miles south Of
Salt Lake and will become the new
townsite, and will be known as Lynndyl.
The Water Supply.
The water supply for this tract is
a short diversion canal, and will be
stored in extensive reservoirs for which
plans have been made and partially
executed. The reservoirs will always
be in the process of filing. while the
canals leading TO the farm will draw
continually upon this storage supply in
the irrigating season. The main canal
will be about thirty.si miles long The
plans of the company provide that wa
ter shall be delivered to each forty
acres, thus doing away with any expense
to the settler outside the boundaries
of his own farm. After few pay
ments have been made the entire canal
system will be turned over to the peo- |
pie, who will own and operate the sys-
TEN for all time.
Drawing for Land.
The drawing for the land will begin
ut clock a. M. Monday. April IL |
and Will be conducted under the rules |
and regulations of the Carey act Each |
person desiring to enter the drawing |
VIII deposit certified check TO the |
amount OF IS per acre. the limit being |
lo0 acres to one purchaser. The first |
number drawn will entitle that person |
to have first choice of land, Naturally |
the first one Will locate as near as pos
slole to the new town, but the entire |
tract is so favorably situated as to rail |
road transportation, that even the re. |
motest farm will be desirable posses |
SION. The price of the land is placed |
at $50 per acre with an Immediate paw
mcut of $500 The balance. after the
lust payment, is divided into ten en- nm. m.
1Eal payments. Interest at s per cent
WI! he paid annually on the deferred
n9yments
The climate in this region is not nm
Ike that of Salt Lake, but the winters
re much warmer The total precipita-
Ton averages about 10 inches per an
rum; sunshine averages more than 900
DAYS a year. The altitude of the tract
IS 400 feet, which is sufficiently high
% insure cool nights in summer and a
Dry climate the year through. Almost
the entire tract is made up of bench
land of sandy loan of great depth. The
soll Is responsive to cultivation and irri.
CATION.
Range Of Crops.
The range of crops on the lands is rs
great as may be found in any part of
Utah, or in fact, any part of the north.
west In the vicinity of the lands
are some old settlements where nearly
every crop has had the test of wears
to prove its adaDtability 10 this re-
glon. Alfalfa has yielded seven and
eight tons to the acre for years. and
IN many cases much larger amount.
Utah has always been short in its
Z . '"Fi'L,' anu tiAo ploduct mas
been imported from other states The
opening of the new tract viii furnish
an attractive opportunity for porato
growers. especially those who are care
full in the selection OF seed and aim 10
produce high grade product. At Oak
City, bennington, Gunnison and other
points in the Sewer River valley, ex-
cellent results have followed the plant
ing of asparagus, which seems TO have
found Derfcct soil and perfect condi-
tions. Onions is another crop of
great value. the product going rs hicl
as 500 bushels TO the acre. Onion seed
growing furnishes an opportunity foi
the specialist.
The Sewer valley is also famous for
IFS fruits The peaches grown BY Simeon