The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

bringing water scores Of miles onto vari-
Gus tracts, with the assurance of reim-
bursement through the growing Of crops.
Irrigation Brings Wealth.
Irrigation, OF course, is the basis Of
Wyoming's agricultural pr sperity, as ::
is in every arid State, snd>one is not long
within the States borders before he dis
covers that the irrigated field is regarded
as gilt-edged security by the concerns
who are bringing money from the East
for the building OF dams and canals. 1t
Is inspiring to find throughout Wyoming
implicit confidence in the energy. OF man,
combined with the tendency Of the rich
arid soil to release its elements into Wig
orous life when water is applied
Several years ago Gov. J. NJ. Carey,
OF wyoming, as a member of the United
States Senate, devised a law to SUPER
induce the reclamation Of arid lands by
private capital This law is working In
Wyoming extensively to-day and with
marvellous effect. In a word, the stat
ute authorizes virtual gift to the set
tier of government land which has been
reclaimed and irrigated, the State stand
Ing sponsor for the deal In dozens of
places in Wyoming large tracts have
been segregated by the government
These are being furnished with water by
large companies organized for that pur-
pose. Upon payment to the State of 30
cents per acre and upon certifcatIon
that he will acquire the ownership of a
water right for his land, the government
grants patent to the settler. The cost
Of his water for perpetual use runs all
the way from $50 to $50 an acre, accord
ing to the cost OF the irrigation project
At Eden, forty-four miles north of
Rock Springs, there are splendid ex-
amples Of Carey act projects. where
broad plains which formerly gave no evi-
dence Of life beyond bowling coyotes and
an occasional flock OF sheep, have been
transformed in a single season into mar
velously productive farms. Owing to the
fact that the altitude of the Eden VAL
ley is 1000 feet, the Interior Department
was highly skeptical as to the possibil-
ity OF raising crops there, and IL re-
quired actual demonstration before Ca
rey act patents were generally issued.
Plans are now forming whereby upward
OF 10000 acres Of land in this same re-
gion will be reclaimed by water brought
sixty miles from beautiful Fremont
Lake.
Hundred Miles from Railroad.
In ten days our party had traversed the
entire distance of go miles between the
Union Pacific and the Burlington rail-
roads, camping under the stars in the
romantic game country, riding dizzy
mountain trails, fishing in linpId streams
and seeing the wonders of the Yellow
stone. There are many tiny towns in
that far northwestern corner of Wyom-
ing whose rugged inhibitants dwell in
absolute contentment, although seper-
!ated from rail communication by 100
miles Of the roughest country imagin-
able. At the little frontier city of Jack
son preparations were being made for
a general harvest gathering and bron-
cho busting the following week.
Accommodations for 10000 people!'
was the grim line on one of the hand
bills. < a.
And we shore have the accommo-
datfons," said one OF the Jackson citi
Eens, whiting on the front. porch Of
the Jackson Hotel. 'T reckon 10000
could camp In the yard back o. my
house"
How big is your yard7" some one
asked.
TITS a one hundred n sixty home
stead, and it's solid In hay. Haw!
Haw, Drinks er on you, pard."
Just then the stage ratified In from
Idaho after two days on the stretch
from the railroad. There must have
been at least fifty letters in the fiabby
mail sack the driver dropped at the
post-office.
Accommodations for 10000 peopleT'
repeated one Of our fasteners with q
whistle II should say. they had-and
they won't be strained for long while.
either"
II any person. within range Of this