The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-25

main and appropriated for private use.
| Less than one million acres are now un-
der irrigation.
Government Has Helped.
To encourage irrigated farming. the
| United States government has well under
| way the construction of project 10 re-
deem 10000 acres Of fruit and grain land
| in Utah valley. by means Of dam across
Strawberry river. from which tunnel
three and three quarters miles long Will
carry the water through the mountains.
This project Will cost four million dol
lars. Five years have already been con-
| sumed In the construction work, which
VIII probably be completed by 1913. The
| government has also expended $500. 900
in the construction of Irrigation systems
| In the allotted lands OF the Uintah Indian
rese rva tion. Three hundred and thirty
three miles of main and lateral bitches
I have been completed. They carry water
| from the strawberry, Duchesne and Uin-
tab rivers. and from Lake Fork creek
! sufficient 10 irrigate $3.50 acres OF and.
| The state has done much TO induce the
! cultivation Of It's lands by irrigation and
20 invite their settlement by homeseek-
ers. TWO pretentIous reservoir projects
| have been undertaken by the state board
| Of land commissioners. The Hatchtown
project embraces 1000 acres in Garfield
county. The Plute project includes 10 900
acres OF state lands and 10000 acres un-
der private ownership IN SEWER and San
! pete counties. The water 10 be impound-
| ed In both OF these reservoirs is 10 he
| taken from the Sewer river. The rescr-
yoir for the latter project is In Piute
county. The land under these systems
has been appraised by the state board
al 50 10 S25 per acre, and has been Of
| fered for sale at public auction II Is
sold at such auctions or at private sale
Following such auctions, al not less than
| the appraised values. and perpetual
water right is sold at sS5 per acre The
| land and water may both he paid for by
| the settler In ten annual installments.
WIN . per cen, interest charged on de-
Many smaller reservoirs and canals
some pumping plants. and hundreds OF
artesian wells have been utilized through
| out the state by private enterprise for
the irrigation OF lands. Over 300 com
panies, firms and individuals have re-
ported to the state bureau Of statistics.
canals In the state.
Several companies have been organized
under the provisions Of the Carey act,
from the public domain for irrigation
and settlement. The first Carey act seq
regation embraced 22l000 ceres. 1t was
secured In 1897, under the title OF Lake
Bonneville project, but the foreign cap-
ital interested Withdrew al the outbreak
Of the Spanish American war and the
land reverted To the government. There
Is only one Carey act project in the state
under which land is now being offered for
sale; the Delta Land and Water company
This was formerly known the Oasis
Land and Irrigation company segrcca-
ton. The source OF water supply is the
Sewer river,
Reclaim Vast Tracts.
Other companies. their acreage loca-
tions and sources OF water supply are
The Beaver Land. Irrigation and Power
company. iS227 acres in Beaver county.
Beaver river: Buckhorn Irrigation COM
pany. 29.S39 acres In Emery county,
Huntington creek: Chinook Stock COM
pany $4,000 acres in Emery county. Mud
6y creek: Davis and Weber Counties Ca
nal company 40 900 acres in Davis and
Weber counties. Weber river: Green Rlv
or Orchards Development company. 10
600 acres In Emery and Grand counties.
Green river tthe largest water course in
the Statel: the Green River company,
100, 900 acres in Emery and Frand Coun-
ties. Green and San Rafael rivers: the
+. H. Lott project. 30 900 acres in Cintah
and Wasatch counties. Duchosn" and
strawberry rivers; Newcastle ReClama-
lion company. $1,000 acres in Iron county,
Grass valley and Pine creeks; Provo
Reservoir COMPANY. 70 coo acres In Utah
county. Provo rlve1: Price Eiycr 1rriga
tion company. % 600 acres in Carbon
project. 1866 acres In Emcrv county.
. Price river SpaldInS- Livingston IDvest-
", Sewer and San Pitch rivers: Spanish
Valley Water and Land COMPANY. 800
acres in Grand county. MIN creek: tintah
Land and Water company. % 900 acres
in Uintah county, Uintah and Ashley riv-
ers; Utah Idaho Land and Water com
many. 1000 acres in Box Elder county.
pany. 10000 acres in Utah county Utah
lake; Utah Land, Water and Power COM
pany. 900 acres in Utah county. Cur
rant creek.
Will Help Salt Lake.
The Utah Conservation company has
Just been organized FOR the reclamation |
of many thousands OF ceres OF lana IN
Davis, Salt Lake Utah and Weber coun- |
ties. Only the initial plans have beer
formulated. but II IS proposed 10 lmpornd |
water from the Provo and Weber rivers |
and their tributaries. IN Provo and We
ber canyons and conduct II through wv
systems OF canals Into salt Lake and |
Utah valleys, covering the land on boih |
sides Of the Jordan river. The project !
will cost several million dollars. and y
viii require ut least five years To COM
pleic its construction. This enterprise !
l. one of very great Importance TO Utah |
and tho west II IS being undertaken by |
The leading citizens OF the state IheN |
have IN" ability and the resources VIII |
which tu carry IL ont and IN doing so !
they viii perform great service 10 the !
common wealth.
This review OF irrigation in Utah and !
the present status OF its several projects !
points conrlusivclv To the fact that much |
attention must lac paid 10 The subject IN !
the future upbulldinc ~ the state iheTe |
arc millions OF acres yet In u" ic.ls,hfq'
Much of ii has not hccn surveyed. MUCH |
or II is in state school lands. M1y thou thou
sands of acres are held in privae owner
ship, awaiting the Application - 49, -
develop tia fertility. Fhat prniitabIH /
suits are readily obtained from the di' |
vertIns Of water TO our arabl" lands. Is !
evidenced By the prosperity OF the regions !
y,hirh arc now under irrigation. That |
thc soils or Ciah are well adapted !, !
(arr,'rg bv irrigation Is. conclGsiN"N !
shown by the fact that In the average |
ncrc production OF oats. wheat and par
lev Utah has always h"sn leader a;hon-
the states OF ;hs union. In The tohrae
or sugar rrcts produced per acre, 'tH
outrapks them all Potatoes, aihita ah'
oiI binds of large and small fruits are |
grown in abundance. showins hanosonn s
nrofits In tho territory ranging tFoii
cache VALLEY. on the north. io st Seorgr
in '.Dixie land" on th" extreme SOUTH
In thaf stretch o( nearly 500 miles W.
r,a c,,rvfhfDg grown from hardy WIN
Ter fruits and grains TO scmi-tropicai