The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
Is Sent Out in Bulletin by Sec
rotary Ballinger
THE SALT RIVER PROJECT
Progressive Farmers Seek Information
of Lands That Are Being Re-
claimed and Watered In
the Great West
By RopERIcK CLIFFORD

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lingersof the interior department has been
busy answering, personal letters from
would-be settlers in various sections OF
1.-THE country concerning lands In the west
contiguous to the various irrigation dams
that are in course of constructions AT
first 1t was easy for the secretary to del
egate the answering Of this class of mail
to his private secretary. but since then it
has grown so voluminous that 1t has be-
come necessary to. call for printers help.
For that purpose Mr.. Ballinger has had
a reclamation bulletin issued which de-
scribes the various dams and furnishes
such general information that has been
inquired for. -
| OF the Arizona Salt river project, he
SAYS. this project involves the construc-
| ton of a storage dam 2s4 feet in height,
| at Roosevelt, Ariz. 1t will impound 1884,
900 acre-feet of water and create reser-
voir having superficial area Of 1890
acres, 1t will be completed in 1910. Forty
miles below the dam the water is diverted
| by means of low dam into the main
canals one on each side of the river.
covering about 100000 acres of land In
i the vicinity of Phoenix and Mesa
Through the construction of power
canal in connection with the. large DAM
50. 600 more acres of land will be added
LTD the irrigable area. 1.-THE lands to be
Irrigated surround Phoenix, and are sit
luated in the Salt River valley, where
/ the elevation If from 1000 to 1900 Feet
above sea level. The territory Is traversed
lby railroads. The soil has aliuvial de-
4 It. - ot11f fxrn
! vide variety Of crops.
sssstn Yuma. Ariz., another irrigation pro-
ect is in an advanced state of completion
When finished it will irrigate about $1,000
lcres of land in Arizona and California
, Lands in the vicinity will be opened to
/ public settlement.
i In Glenn and Tehama counties, Cali
fornia. a dam under construction will irri-
/ gate about 1900 acres of lands. whicn is
particularly adapted to the growing OF
wheat. The site of the dam Is about 20
miles from Sacramento. Besides wheat
IT has been demonstrated that the lands
| are ,1neoualled for the production of al
| falfa. nuts and both citrus and deciduous
! fruits. The climate Is salubriouse
| The Uncompahgre valley will open up
| about 100 900 acres of land In Montrose
and Delta counties, Colorado, to cuitiva-
ton. A small portion of the irrigable
lands is still subject to homestead entry
| Under provisions of the reclamation act,
| the farm unit on public land for nrst-
class fruit will be small, while on other
public lands suitable for growing grains,
sugar beets and alfalfa, 1t Is expected
| that 80 acre tracts will be filed. About
60. 900 acres of this land are suitable for
raising first-class apples and peaches.
Some fruit orchards here have produced
s4Oo to $500 per acre net. The bottom
Hands comprising from $4,000 to $4,000 acres
grow alfalfa and beets. sa@ sss
! Along Snake river, lin southern Idaho,
100000 acres of land will become subject
| to settlement of a farm unit of 40 acres
The land is all owned by the govern
ment but up to date is practically all
taken. The soil there Is excellent, being
| deep sandy loan, free from alkali. The
Payette-Bode project, in Idaho, upon
which settlers have already fled claims.
Will open up country of approximately
| 372 600 acres The. climate there is very
favorable, the winters being moderate.
| the thermometer rarely reaching Zero
The summers are long and warm, with
irrigation to promote the most rapid veg
etable growths, this section should prns
a big return to Its owners
| Inc ldIQon Wy PiOySSs 80 ANesAtS-~-B -
irrigate 10000 acres of good crops of
wheat, grains and vegetables In the
Huntley project, in southern Montana,
10000 acres of land will be made to bear
crops. This land is owned by the In
dams and persons wishing to settle there
on will have to pay 81 per acre to the In
dams, in addition to which the govern
ment will charge the settler the cost OF
building the irrigation works, $50 per acre.
payable sS per. acre per annum for ten
years The country is adapted to raising
fruits, vegetables, grains and to stock
raising.
The SUN river project in about the CEN
ter of Montana, will fertilize about $4,000
acres of good grain. vegetables and fruit
raising lands. A compact body Of 1900
acres Of $50 farms, known as the Fort
Shaw unit, is now ready for settlement
under the homestead law. The charge
has been fixed at $50 an acre payable In
not less than five or more than ten annual
payments. !. Il - -
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