The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-19
BIG PROJECT AT QUINCY
Engineer Jacobs Says That the Quincy Flat Projects
Feasible if Water Is Taken From Wenatchee
Lake and Wenatchee River-Scheme
to Cost $98.o7 Per Acre

The following is synopsis of the
report of Engineer Jacobs, the noted
reclamation engineer who was en-
ployed by the Quincy Waters Users
Association:
The report to this association con-
tains discussions of all possible
schemes for irrigating the lands un-
der investigation, although the con-
clusion reached as to most of the
schemes is that they are not feasible.
The scheme recommended in this re-
port is the Wenatchee scheme.
This report is founded on actual
field work and careful study of all
available data on the topography
and photography of the region as
contained in the State, Federal and
private reports. Before proceeding
/ further, however, I desire to empha-
size the fact that the estimates here
matter contained are not to be re-
garded as final, for they are based
on reconnaissance alone and not on
actual survey.
Climate and Soil.
/ Weather Bureau records show that
the Quincy Valley will compare very
favorably with the neighboring and
already famous Wenatchee, Sunny
side and Yakima districts.
From these records it is apparent
that the Quincy Valley has climatic
advantages over Yakima, Sunnyside
or Wenatchee districts, the salient
features being that its weather is
somewhat warmer and that its FROST
free period is appreciably longer.
This latter is important, particular
iy in its relation to fruit culture,
for it approximately measures its
growing season for crops. The soil
is almost identical with that of the
Yakima Valley generally classified
as Volcanic ASH and more particu-
larly the Sunnyside district which
alone would prove its fertility. The
Keigley Is acre tract at Quincy and
the Tolliver ranch of 20 acres at
Ephrata have proven from results
obtained and from the climatic con-
ditions as disclosed by the records
of the Weather Bureau that this dis
trict will successfully grow all the
crops grown in the Wenatchee and
) Yakima countries; that all the for
age crops, such as alfalfa, timothy,
wheat, oats, rye, ETC., will flourish
here when water Is obtained.
Sources of Water Supply.
| 1. Pend d'Oreille River and Lake.
/ 2. Spokane River and Occur d
Alene Lake.
i 8. Columbia River.
4. Ground water and artesian
supply.
i S. Moses Lake and Crab Creek
| 6. Wenatchee Lake and River.
/ 1 may state here that the scheme
found feasible and the one finally
! recommended is the Wenatchee
scheme and that it therefore seemed
, unnecessary to burden this report
, with all he details by which the con-
illusions as to the other schemes were
. arrived at. If their consideration is
at any time desired in more detail
than herein given, such data will be
available in my office.
: Pend d'Oreille Scheme.
To irrigate 100000 acres calls fol
canal capacity of $500 s. F. diver
sion through ten mile tunnel from
: Pend d'Oreille River into Little Spo.
lkane River at point below New.
port, Wash. This scheme is favora-
!. BILE from the standpoint of water
rights, elevation, etc., but calls FOL
ITO miles of canal and a total cost
of $87, 6.440-$181.53 per acre.
Spokane River and Occur d'Alene
Lake Scheme.
Il The Spokane River and Occur d
j Alene scheme calls for 167 miles Of
canal with total cost per acre same
s as the Pend d'Oreille scheme, but
mot found possible owing to previous
water rights.
81 Columbia River Scheme.
! To pump water from the river al
a point near the land to be irrigated
: would call for gross or theoretica
water energy of $4,000 H. p. A
? canal line from the Columbia rive
would be 225 miles long to get tn,
elevation and therefore not feasibI,
at this time.
Il Continued on Page 81