Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-18
IRRIGATION DIRECTORS MET ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON
COMPANY PROMISES WATER
Interview with Receiver Sanders Of
the Golden Drift Regarding the
Furnishing of Water.

and Power company held an adjourn
ed meeting at the First National
Bank parlors on Tuesday afternoon
to hear the report of special COM
mittee which had been appointed to
make thorough investigation of the
opportunities to secure water for
the coming season. The committee
reported that after going over the
matter in detail there was, in their
judgment, probability of securing
water for all the land that would be
ready for irrigation this season.
They had talked with Mr.. Sanders,
the receiver for the Golden Drift
Mining company, and he had made
the statement that water would be
furnished in time for the crop sea-
son this year. They further report
ed that they had investigated the
plan Of pumping water from another
source and they were fully convinced
that this could be done, but thought
1t would be more practical to get It
from the Golden Drift dam than from
any other source, providing the re-
pairs on the dam could be made In
time.
After lengthy discussion the con-
clusion was arrived at that every ef-
fort would be made to secure the
needed water and that the only prac-
tical thing to do at this time 10 10
extend the gravity ditch along the
bottom on the north side to all the
water users who may be prepared
to irrigate their land this season.
The statement was made that the
Fruitdale ditch can be placed in con-
'dition to carry water to all the farms
under 1t in 80 days from the time
of commencing the work. It was de-
"cided to extend the 20O-foot contour
ditch on the north side considerable
distance, but possibly not farther
than Gilbert creek, making carrier
of this creek bed to convey water to
certain points on the bottom where
a dam could be thrown across the
creek and the water run into bitches
for the present season.
A full report OF the condition Of
the company will be made to the
stockholders at the regular annual
meeting, which Is to take place on
Monday, February 81, 1910. at 2 p.
m, In the rooms OF the Commercial
Club, in Grants Pass. The directors
hope that there will be full attend
ance OF stockholders at this meeting
as business OF the utmost importance
will be transacted It can be said
that the work OF irrigation has made
rapid strides the past twelve months
and had II not been for the flood
which carried away the power house
e at the dam, large amount OF ditch
work would have been done during
this winter. While the flood has
caused delay, no material damage mas
been done to the property OF the irrl-
cation company. Water users can
reasonably look forward TO success
'ful irrigation season unless the un-
foreseen happens.
What Receiver Sanders Says
About the Outlook.
The editor OF the Courier on
Thursday afternoon had an interview
with Mr.. Sanders. the receiver for
the Golden Drift Mining company,
with reference to pumping water for
irrigation this season. Mr.. Sanders
emphatically says that the water
users can rest assured that the con-
tract OF the Golden Drift Mining
company with the Josephine County
Irrigation and Power company rela-
q tive to pumping water into the
dltches for irrigation will be carried
ont by him as receiver, and that such
work as is necessary at the dam can
easily be completed prior TO the first
day OF June. 1910. and that the me-
chanical end OF the undertaking can
be completed In sixty days from the
time such work Is started.
All the work OF repairing the dam