Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-11
WASHINGTON.
Continued from Last Week.)

Klickitat county, Washington, was
adapted to growing these products, ow-
ing to certain unique conditions exist
ing there.
When the Hill interests completed
the North Bank' railroad, this see
ton was brought into prominence, and
as it furnished good transportation for
fruit, several large companies began
operation. The absence of late spring
md of early fall frosts, together with
fine soil and climate, renders this To-
cality particularly favorably situated
for growing early varieties and ones
subject to frost, such as apricots,
almonds and peaches, and the bright
sunshine and freedom from early fall
rains make the growing of Tokay, Mus
cat, Malaga and Black Hamburg grapes
profitable. 1t will not be long until
the north bank of the Columbia river
in Kickitat county will be as famous
for its apricots and grapes as other sec
tions in the northwest are for apples,
pears and cherries.
Washington Water Rights.
The most valuable resource of Wash
ington is the large amount Of water
available for irrigation and power
Water gives value TO more than one
half of the total area Of the state.
With water some Of this land is worth,
when planted TO orchards, from $500 to
81 900 or more an acre; without water
the same land is worth only a few
dollars an acre for grazing or for I'M
certain grain yields. The rapid fall
Of the streams that have their source
IN the Cascades create large number
Of sites where may be developed almost
unlimited water power. These streams
are led by the perpetual SHOWS ana
deep glaciers Of the mountain peaks
which form inexhaustible reservoirs.
The Yakima, Snake and the Upper Co
lumbia rivers are already reclaiming
thousands OF acres of land IN eastern
Washington, and with the creation Of
storage reservoirs these and other
streams will irrigate thousands Of ad.
ditiOnal acres.
Notwithstanding its great value foI
irrigation and power, water is the most
carelessly treated resource Of the state
The water laws are old fashioned, in
definite. and few water titles are Sc
cure. This condition if discouragine
10 the Individual iIrigator, has mnei
hampered the work of the reclamation
service in Washington, and has resulted
in costly Litigation. The whole situh
ton Is summed np in these words b,
Dr. Bryan, president of tAe Washington
State college af Pullman We haY'
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department for determining ana con
trolling tle uae of water 40 adequat'
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