Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-16

APPROVED PROJECTS.

APPROVED PROJECTS.
The projects which have been APP
proved by the department OF the in
terror are as follows.
The Richlands Irrigation company
Carey act project. OF Salt Lake city.
has 10000 acres OF land in Willard coun-
". 10 miles directly west Of Hiukley.
which has been approved by the state
The project Will cost about $4,000 and
construction work win begin az once.
The Beaver Land. Irrigation 4 Power
company. Carey act project. n Salt
Lake city. Utah. has s.226N acres OF
Carey act lands, 1900 acres Of its pri-
vate holdings and 5000 acres o. state
land situated In Beaver county. Utah.
near Milford. on the salt Lake Route.
The source OF water supply vs.
the Beaver river Two reservoirs
90 hold $1,000 acre feet each are
TO be constructed. The construction is
being pushed. and the opening OF i2OOO
acres Is contemplated In 1910. The land
and water 81 60 be purchased by in
stalments.
The oasis Land & Irrigation com
pany Carey act project, salt Lake city,
Utah, has 4a.ii9S3 ACRES In Willard
county. $50 miles south Of salt LaNe
city. near Lynn junction on the salt
lake Route II has been approved by
the state and the department o. in
terror. and the construction n partially
completed and water available for part
Of the land The state sells this land
at 60 cents per acre 20 persons who pur-
chase water rights from the company.
The source OF water supply Ia the Sc
vier river. and the cost ~ the dam and
canals is estimated at 1894 900. The
company has sold 10000 acres.
The r Warren Steas Carey act prof.
ect Of Salt Lake City. Utah. has 4.9j9 10
acres of land IN Emery county. eleva-
tion 1900 feet. near Woodside. on the
Rio Gande Western railway, which Is
100 miles from Salt Lake city. II has
been approved by the state and the de-
partment Of the interior. The estimat-
ew cost is $40 900. and the source NJ
water is tho Price river. Construction
work has been started.
The Buckhorn Irrigation company
Carey act project. OF Salt Lake city
has %. SO 50 acres in Emery county near
Price on the RIO Grande Western rail-.
road The source Of water supply is
Huntington creek with storage reser-
voirs Of p, 900 acre feet. Tho estimated
cost Is $500 600 The project has been
approved and Is now being constructed.
The Lott, Smith, Jones and Smart
Carey act project Of Salt Lake city,
Utah has 90 600 acres south OF former
Uintah indian reservation In ap-
proxinately township south. range
u east, s. l.. NJ, In Wasatch and Uln-
tab counties. The source Of water Is
the Duchesne river near the projected
Mohat road from Denver TO salt Lake
City, and the estimated cost is $1,000
900. II has been approved by the state
and when approved by the department
OF the interior. construction work will
begin. BY this canal certain LANDS
within the former reservation which
are only open on homestead entries
win be supplied with water.
Tho Green River Valley Land &
Water company Carey act project,
Salt Lake city, Utah, has about iOO,-
900 acres In Emery county west OF
Green River near Green River station
on the Rio Grande Western railroad.
The source OF water is the San Rafael
river and has been approved by the
state The estimated cost IS $500 900.
The Sewer River Land g. Water com
pany Carey act project, Salt Lake City,
Utah. which has $4,000 acres OF land in
Willard county near Lynn Junction on
the Salt lake Route has been thrown
open 20 entry Part Of this tract has
been purchased from the state and the
applied for under the Carey
act. The source Of water ia SEWER
river and the estimated cost is $1,000
600. Tho water will be on the land
within year.
STATE PROJECTS.
The state has two reclamation
projects under the management Of the
state board OF land commissioners and
the direction Of the state engineer one
OF these, called the Hatchtown state
Reservoir project, is completed and
water viii be ready 20 deliver for the
season Of 1910, Under this project the
state has $500 acres OF first class land