Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-12-22
BROWNS FLAT
TO BE IRRIGATED
BIG PUMPING PLANT WILL BIZ
INSTALLED TO FURNISH
WATER
Another Fine Fruit Tract VIII BE
Opened TO Settlement and Devel-
opment Through Efforts of Dem
yer Capitalists.

opment Through Efforts of Den
yer Capitalists.
The decision reached by the Thou
sand Springs Power company, of
which DR.. R. G.. Roberts of this city
is the Idaho representative. and which
is backed by Denver capitalists. to
erect an electric power plant, string
a transmission wire miles along
the south bank of the Snake river to
a point below Browns fats and there
install a pumping plant the entire
plan calling for the expenditure of
100000 and the irrigation of thou
sands of acres ol Aisa land, partic-
ularly 5000 acres on and around
Browns Flat. is announced by Dr.
Roberts. says the Capital News. The
first steps taken towards carrying
out these plans was at a meeting held
in Mountain Home Saturday when
Dr. Roberts met delegation of set
tiers from Browns fiat and other
points along the south shore of the
Snake river to close up contracts
with the land owners of that section
to irrigate their lands The activity
of the Thousands Springs Power COM
pany demonstrates that irrigation by
pumping and on a large scale in arid
sections of southern Idaho is to be
a reality 1t is also taken as indica-
tive that another power plant will
enter the promised power war.
This proposition is definite and
final" stated DR.. Roberts when inter
viewed by a representative Of the
Capital News. THE Thousand Springs
company is backed by business men
who are financially able to swing
the deal and who believe that there
is future before southern Idaho in
the irrigation of the higher lands
onto which it is known to be impos-
sible to bring water through the me-
dium of canals without a pumping
system. The only outlay. including
the erection of the electric power
plant, the building of the power line
and the installation of the pumping
plant will cost approximately $780,
600. While the company now intends
to go ahead with the lifting of wat
er onto Browns fat it will not stop
: there. but will irrigate all other lands
along this section of the river for
/ which it can furnish the power. All
of the power from the Thousand
Springs plant will not be used for
irrigation pumping. On the contrary
the company expects to use it COM
mercially. for it has thoroughly test
ed out the proposition and knows
the amount of power that can be gem
Grated by these wonderful springs
b rst out of the side of the bluffs of
, the river. Some idea Of this power
can be derived from the fact that
the estimated strength Of the springs
is $4,000 horsepower The electric
f plant will convert about 5000 of this
> into actual power Many contracts
are now being signed up for the ir
rigation of the land and work viii
q go ahead until the plant is completed
s The lands to be irrigated and which
2 are located along the south shore
r of the Snake river, are easily reach
r ed by short lifts Of from 35 to l0'
2 feet. They are about so miles west o
r the Thousand Springs in the coun
r. try oftimes referred to as the Bru
3. neau. on the shores of the Snake riv
3 er Just below the lands of the pump
). ing plant will be erected. 1t viii de
+: rive its power for operation from tn
/, line to be constructed at the springs
T. The water for irrigation purposes
taken from the river and by the pow
n erful pumps lifted onto the elevate
bench lands where it is run int
canals that lead to the sections {
% be irrigated
e The big power plant to be erect
( ed at the springs will be one Of th
A. most modern and up to date in Id
is no. 1t will also prove to be one {
e the competitors in the electric pow
y, er war which is expected to break
:. southern Idaho.
. Work on the plant is TO start in
mediately. according to the announc'
" ment of DR.. Roberts.
r. The Thousand Springs form one {
re the wonders Of the many to be foun
sr in southern Idaho and only can
re appreciated. it is said. by those VIII
have seen them. These springs issr