The Boise citizen., 1910-10-14

cates whose acts he regards such be made criminal by the
statutes of the and he acknowledges his ability pro-
tect the good of the the welfare of the settler
vigorous chief executive of the stamp of Hughes of New York
Folk of Miss or when confronted with such condition would have
the light thoroughly that officials would have
been driven from public life by outraged people, instead of fol-
lowing this course Governor Brady has continued to conduct the Land
Board business of the state in harmony with
Board and behind closed DOORS thus throwing the protection of
secrecy around these officials And let not be forgotten that when
Register Church forced the Governor proudly proclaimed
order stop the popular caor against the Land Board that he
chad found the evil and corrected it, Just though there was
nothing wrong with the administration of the States land business
excepting the Governors charges against Church
THE GOOSE CREEK PRoJEcT-A JUICY
McDoUGAIL ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL DRAWERS OF
LAND
The method pursued in the matter of increasing the price Of
rights shown most perfectly in the Twin FasOae Land
and Water project
In this enterprise to state the matter briefly the application
segregation lands with of supply and out line Of
necessary the dam and canals made June 18TH
1908 and request that the price of water rights placed forty
dollars The estimated of the enterprise placed at
100000 State Engineer Stephenson gave the enterprise his
prova report of which the following under date OF
June 16, 1908
he lands for which segregation sought the above
proposal arid character and comprise approximately
50 600 acres in townships IA south within ranges 20 81
20 Of Boise Base and Meridian on either side OF Goose
Creek.
Tbe water supply is to be taken from Goose Creek Casa
M the proposer holding permit from this office to divert 500 cubic
second feet per time from that together with storm
and flood flows Goose Creek abve the mpoundng reservoir has
sufficient drainage to m the proposed reservoir as 1t extends
10 the mountains where heavy falls of each year he
waters available for this system unqueonaby adequate Tor the
purpose in hand and the right of the poposer most excellent
he proposed works will consist of reservoir npoundng dan
canals deliver water to within onea mile
of each 100 acres of the irrigated The dam to be To-
+d across the natural channel of Goose Greek Section 12 Town
ship Is South range 21 East The dam to be l35 tee IN egt
and will back the causing reservoir which will be approx
aey five miles long and will mpound for available use approx
ratey 60 900 acre feet of water.
he estimated which has been fixed by the proposal at
5000 600 . adequate the complete construction of the dam canals
and Iateras properly rgate the tract and to deliver
water within oneha mile OF each 100 acre subdivision chge
of per rights under the project would believe
he justified owing the incurred IN transporting
h e reservoir site which about 80 miles from the nearest railroad
sTn conclusion would that Of the opinion that the
works are feasible proposed diversion of the public
waters would beneficial the public interests that there s
nannroDratcd water in the of supply TOR the irrigation
d th lands by proposed pan that permit has been approved
b me for the diversion of the water for irrigation OF the lands IN
n that the capacity of the proposed works IS adequate the
cost of construction reasonable that the lands desert character
and the maps and papers filed are IN ACCORDANCE Win inc
of the department of the interior :. 80,
Notwithstanding the assertions Of the above application and the
endorsement of enterprise by the state engineer the company
rted 70 the board amended proposal under the ae OF
Inn 81 1909 in which the location OF the reservoir ste IS chagf
and an additional water supply provided ior Dut e u
@ 70 he SEGREGATED irrigated remains at the same hgre name
AZ 693 So But the estimated cost OF the Prise y
made that the be permitted 70
alace tI,e price of water rights at $65 an acre
The State Engineer reports these changes and adds tat e
riona report of June 16 1908 may stand as report o W p
;ecf as outlined under the amended proposal
T. will he seen that the first plan endorsed as enre ea
M nv t State Engineer and that under water rights Wod
% cost $40 an acre while the amended proposal Wc u
eed he nrice at S65 There may be an explanation
he contract between the state and the company Wnlc cde
stating tat in addition the lands described therein the
] INV he used for other lands the irrigation and reclamation OF
I M contract is designed to effect and also to tuish SO nuc
water as may necessary for the use OF the cities ana toW
The inhabitants thereof which cities and towns must necessary
% wafer supply from said irrigation system upon uc terms %
NAV be agreed upon by the company and said CITIES
and towns If Company permitted to supply such addoa m
lands and does furnish water therefor it would appear na m