American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-04-23
WORKING ON
FINAL SURVEY
Construction Work on Big
| Dam to Commence Soon.
Large Corps of Surveyors Now Making
Final Survey and After They
Finish Construction of
Dam Will Begin.

Engineers are here making the final
urvey for the great dam which is to
Be erected here for the purpose of stor-
ng waters to irrigate the great Bru-
heau tract of 100000 acres. The en-
kineers will survey about thirty miles
1np the southside of the Snake river, re-
burning on the north side, and make a
berfect map of all the lands that will
be covered. They will also go about
len miles up Bannock creek. When
fhey have completed they will know
Ever foot of good land that will be
bubmerged, and will be prepared to
negotiate for the purchase of such
hands from the owners.
General Manager Voight and Attor-
hey S. H. Hays, reported by the States,
nan below, practically admit that all
Details are arranged and that the great
broject has passed the experimental
btage. From less high authority the
btatemeut comes that work will be un-
Der way within few months at the
most
The greatest irrigation project in the
Nnited States, if not in all the world,
s now virtually assured for Idaho, ac-
eording to statements made by Fred
Noight of Twin Falls, personal repre-
tentative in Idaho of F. H. Buhl, the
6cranton, Pa, multi-millionaire and
14pioneer in reclamation works in the
west. Mr.. Voight is credited with
giving out information upon his recent
Risit to Boise to the effect that the
Twin Falls-Bruneau project, reclaiming
poo, 900 acres, lying mostly in Owyhee
county, had not only been financed but
hat the promoters of the enterprise
lad agreed to obligate themselves in
buch manner as to insure its construc-
zion, whether bonds should be issued or
bot. In other words, should the final
reports of the engineers who are now
p the field be accepted, work will COM
hence at once and continue until the
FORKS are completed regardless of the
Condition of the bond market.
The estimated total cost of the under
taking is from $40, 900, 900 to $25, 900, 900
Ind, although the project should not be
bonded, there will be no delay, accord
- hg to Mr.. Voight, a plan for financing
having been agreed upon as an alter
pative similar to that by which the
original southside Twin Falls project
Eas built.
] Attorney S. H. Hays, representing
Fne Kuhn interests which, it is under
TODD, have jointly entered into the
pant plan for the construction of this
anal system, announced recently
nat the financing of the project had
peen assured although he declined to
lscuss the details.
"All that remains" he stated, ''is
he acceptance of the final surveys at
eVeral points where the engineers are
i work.
Inc project includes a system of con-
erVations, reservoirs extending from
ne headwaters of the Snake river to a
omt above the Miner dam, which is to
reinforced and utilized for the di-
erslon of water for the new project,
we'll as the southside Twin Falls
ystem. The high line canals will be
niarged and extended to the Salmon
over, over which the flow of water for
ne immense tracts will be conducted by
peans of inverted siphons, involving
ne OF the greatest engineering feats
yer attempted in the history of the
fest.
IN addition to this much flume and
uiihel work will be necessitated in
Faehing different portions of the land.