The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-21

rnendations to the Orchardists OF
the Boise Valley-Results of Heat
ing Last Year.
The Genealogical Service of the
Weather Bureau has just issued its
reoort for July. The report contains
number of interesting facts con-
earning weather conditions in the
Ro;se valley last spring. Of Caldwell
we CLEAN the following facts from the
report. the elevation of Caldwell is
2372 feet; record has been kept
here for six years of Chronological
conditions; in July the mean tenn
perature was 1873 degrees F.; the
highest was 1Ol on July IS; the low
est was As degrees, July 70; there
was no precipitation during July VIM
7 Boone is the local observer.
The same bulletin contains news
concerning the Payette-Boise project
furnished by Edward L. Wells, Sec
ton Director, Boise, concerning the
Payette-Boise reclamation project.
1t says:
The contract has been let by the
United States Reclamation Service
for charging the main south side
canal leading from the Boise river d.
version dam to the Deer Flat reser.
yoir. The function of this canal is
to supply lands lying directly under
it and to feed the Ridenbaugh canal
and Deer Flat reservoir. In its pres
ent condition this canal has capac-
ity of less than 1900 second-feet, but
is to have an ultimate capacity OF
about 25oO second-feet for use of the
new lands of the project, requiring
a bottom width of earth section OF
70 feet and a height of bank above
canal grade of IL feet with 11z:1 side
slopes.
In considering the question of en-
largement of the canal to the Full
width, it has been found that certain
of the 4O-foot bottom width sections
subject to excessive seepage and liza
biity to breaks can be lined with con
crete with about the same amount OF
less expenditure than sections coulc
be widened for and that such linec
sections will have a carrying capaci
ty equal to, if not greater than, thu
70-foot bottom width earth sections
The total. length of these sections
amounts approximately to 10000 lin
ear feet of the canal About 1000
feet of the most dangerous stretche
were lined during the fall of 1909, an
il is proposed that the remaining
distance will be completed in approx
imately equal amounts during the fall
of 1910 and 1911, the most danger
Gus parts being finished this fal
With these dangerous sections of tn
canal lined with concrete, the cana
will be in splendid condition to resi-
both seepage and serious interference
from breaks.
With this work completed, the mai
canal will be able to serve the Dee
Flat reservoir and all the lands of ii
project as they are developed by e.
tensions of the lateral system.
+. K. Taylor, general manager
the Dry Creek Irrigation projec
gives the following notes relative
the same. The irrigation system co
templates the reclamation of 200
acres of desert land in T, 10 and
n, r, "a f.. r. NJ, as a private {
tcrprisc. Canals are already co
Structcd to irrigate $500 acres
land. There is sufficient water in ID
Creek during the months of June al
July, when the amount of snowf'
during the preceding winter is nc
NAL, to irrigate 5000 acres of Lar
The system, when completed, CO
templates the construction of ste
age reservoir, there being natu
reservoir site 4 miles from the la
TO be irrigated. where engineers
innate that dam $50 feet high "
store 1880 acre feet of water. 7
dam will be 90 feet long at the b
t"m' lis feet long at a height of
leet' 400 feet long at a height of
'"et' and 800 feet long at $50 feet
Considerable attention is being 6
en- to the pumping of water for lai
.iy'ng too high to be reached by gr
"y systems. A pumping plant
recently been installed by the P
cite Heights Irrigation company
reclaim about 1900 acres of land