Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-12
GOOD PROGRESS on IDAHO
IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Idaho Statesman;

tended meeting OF the board O
directors, NJ which plans for boil
{ Che immediate and more distant fu
lure were decided on. These plan
ran hardly te given out at pres
3 eni except IN general way, bat N
! Mcdonnell states that the settlers
+, under thc Big Wood river projec
mas feel every assurance that tn,
company will push forward to com
pieiion the present project and YER
probably VIII supplement it in O
large way
Mr. Mcdonnell is Just completing
plans for a publicity campaign,
whieh viii include the placing of
exhibits OF agricultural products
raised on The company's tracts at
Pueblo, Colo. at the time Of the
Rational Irrigation congress at the
idaho state fair IN Boise, and at th
Lewiston interstate fair at the
Spokane fruit fair and at agricul-
hwal exhibits in Portland. Seattle,
Tacoma. Victoria, 3. G.. and posi-
bly, other places in The northwest
Those exhibits are now being gath
erred and placed in shape by Prof
John 4. Mcpherson, the companys
agricultural superintendent.
Work on Biz Dam.
Work on the big dam at the Ma
gle reservoir is proceeding as rapid
~ as men and machinery can do
the work The dam has now reach
ca height of over 100 feet aud the /
superintendent at the dam reports /
hat The structure will be complet- !
ed. he gate tower built, The gates
installed and the work be ready
to turn OVER by the first Of next
January This year at the time
Of lish wafer III Big Wood river,
the dam had reached a height OF
about Il feet, and the company wa
enabled 81 store about 10000 acre
feel OF Ndoer.
On Apili ist Of this year the
company began the delivery Of wa
.cr to Carey act lands on each Of
rs tour tracts North Gooding,
south tinooing, Riehfield and Die
rich. TIP 10 the present time some
hing over 10000 acres of The
iarcN lands sold have been placed
J. cultivation, and plans looking to
he development Of at least 10000
,ercs more this fall are under con-
l,eral ion. II Is fell that The pro-
.ress Of development on the com
'anN's tracts Aas been unusually |
fcai for FIRST year, and there
every prospect that 1911 viii see
d least half the lands under the
canals fully developed.
lne Of the reasons for this condi-
ion is that the company had its ca
ais fully completed prior to the /
cginning of the irrigation season
his year. and was able through its
forage reservoir to keep its lands
IMPLY supplied with water during /
his short water season year
Considerable Development. /
OF the various tracts under the /
bitches the Richfield |
nd South Gooding have shown the :
rcatesi per centagc OF development /
d each ease ulout $500 acres of
'0rey aet hand. noW being ia fun Il
'rceess or Developments In addi-
ION Ga llis through TIE compile |
len of the compauy's canals and II
works.. about 5000 acres of noa-Ca- /
eS lgnCs. have been enabled 60 /
ommcuee Improvement The grea /
q portion of the land is in The yi- L
unity ~ GOodipe aud Shoshoue. i
.loui five thousand acres more G H
4 Geefgd lsud viii be- improved /
prine the coming fail and wiuicf II
neer she ldstu Irrigation cons II
ags s sSsiem H
There has been gratifying /
rowlh % both the town Of Pie
rirh and lo lhc Dietrich tract dur
le d. past four months Some
liue over I've thousand aeres han II
cen pul into grain AMI alfalfa. am
'Neral large tracts have been SIT II
Ni 10 fruit trees. Crops ca The /!
'mlrirb tract have been excellent II
ir first YEAR. and a particularly II
ne showing is being made With II
lfaifa yrd the various Vegetable
rops This is eulally true Of an
,e tracts bumper crops having II
ron sectred IN number az in III
onces from Carey lands. parliculaill
on the RiehHeld and Goodinc II