Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-10-07
THE INLAND SEAS
Of A DESERT
SiAsvR REED THUS PICTE RES
RESERVOIRS ON NORTH
SIDE TRACT.

The inland seas of a fertile des-
ert u is the fitting title that has
been appended to the great Wilson
Lake and Jerome reservoirs located
on what is known as the North Side
tract having a shore line of forty
miles. by Major Fred R. Reed Of
| Wendell, the we'll known southern
Idaho king Of boosters and repre-
sentative of the company behind the
mammoth project, who is in Boise
on company business. ID. c. Me
Walters. general manager: C. J.
Griffiths and Senator Hastings. all
of Miner, are also here for the
same purpose.
When interviewed Major Reed
took occasion to boost for that rich
section of southern Idaho extend
ing from Bliss on the west to po-
cateliO on the east. He is confident
hat fhc territory surrounding Mil
ner. Wendell, Jerome, Hagerman,
ltupert and other towns in south
crn Idaho is destined to become
famous for its rich lands and Won
derful crops as we'll as sheep and
other stock.
Our section took 53 prizes at the
county fair held last week in Ha-
german and we modestly boast that
is going some,' declared Major
Reed. These prizes were for
grasses, grains, potatoes and other
Vegetables, hogs, sheep and poul-
try. We raise the best of every
thing The fair was not the larg-
est that has been held but it Ger
lainly was one of the best and Ha-
german did credit to itself in the
excenent manner in which the ex-
hIbils were handled and the visit
ors entertained.
The crops have been good this
year and the farmers have reason
10 feel satisfied, especially in view
of the half crops and crop failures
that other sections of the country
have experienced. Their agricul-
tural horticultural and stock ex-
hibits at the fair were as good as
can be found anywhere, | care not
in what section of the country you
go.
Our company is now engaged in
the important work of building the
great reservoirs where water can
be stored for delivery during the
latter part of the irrigation season
when the Snake river is low. These
reservoirs are going i'm eight miles
west Of Miner and seven miles
northwest of Jerome.
They can rightfully be called
the inland sease of fertile desert,
Tor that is what they will be when
completed. Combined they will
have a shore line of 40 miles. That
they will be of great benefit to that
section of southern Idaho aside
from storage reservoirs is .unques-
fIonably true.
Every effort is being made to
rush them to completion and they
Will be finished by the late fali.
There are no less than 100 men en-
gagged on them together with 450
teams of horses. This indicates
that a great deal of dirt is being
turned every day. No section Of
The country will have a superior ir-
rgation system than this when the
present plans are completed. There
can never exist water shortage,
no matter how dry the season.
considerable railroad construe-
lion is in progress ON the North
side tract. The Oregon Short Line
Is laying between 2OOO and 5000 feet
Of steel day out of Rupert. This
line crosses the North Side tract
from Bliss to Rupert Via Wendell
and Jerome That the Short Line
to meet the rapid growth Of
the country seems apparent. We
are all endeavOring to max
particular section one of the very
best. ana it is sure to be all that
we expect. Boise Capital News.