Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-06
IDAHO.
5000 Acre Apple Orchard.

| 1t is announced that an orchard com
pany, composed chiefly of Chicago cap
italists, is engaged in planting, in the
Council valley, about fifty miles from
Weiser, an apple orchard of 5000
| acres. Arrangements are reported
completed for the expenditure of 49,
100000 in the project. Eighty thou
sand trees have already been planted
on the lands, and between 1000 and
1900 acres are to be planted this fall.
This large orchards company plans to
erect $4,000 hotel, a school house
and club house. The lands are To-
Gated on a new irrigation project that
will receive water for the first time
next year.
200-Mile Central Idaho Railway.
That the construction of the 200
mile railway of the Hartman system
through central Idaho will begin this
year, is the announcement recently
made. This road will parallel the Ore
gon Short Line from a point west of
Pocatello, through Richfeld and Camas
prairie, and will be extended through
Boise.
Resources of Idaho.
Between 100000 and 100000
acres of land will be reclaimed, ulti-
mately, in Idaho, according to recent
report issued by the state commissioner
of immigration. This would be about
one-tenth of the total estimated irri-
gable area of the entire United States.
During the past ten years BATS $50
acres Of land have been appropriated
under the terms Of the Carey act, ac-
cording TO this authority, the estimated
cost of its reclamation being $67, $780,
900. IN addition 10000 acres are be
ing reclaimed by private projects at
cost Of S2,760,000. Eleven irrigation
districts will also provide water for
$4,000 acres at a total estimated cost
Of 8l,73O,OO0. Under the terms Of the
United States reclamation service, 49,
900 acres Of land have been Withdrawn
for the Minidolla and Boise Payette
projects. The total cost of these
projects will be about s30, 700 900, 20
per cent Of all Of the work having been
completed.
The state Of Idaho Is 4s0 miles long,
aud the width varies from forty -four ~
800 miles. Approximately 10000 900
Of the o4,O0O,O0O acres within the state
are said 10 be still unnppr0priated and
open % entry. An but 100000 acres
OF tins land ID in the southern semi-
arid aud arid portion Of the state. a.
~ estimated that loO00,O0O of the ~.
100000 acres la southern Idaho are
suitable fof day farming. Great areas
of dfy farming land haFe been taken
~ during iAe pasi feW yeals, aud fha
honeaieadef mpsi usually ~ d consid
eiaple distance ffom present railway
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