The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-02-02

washiugton, Jan. %. In tine re,
mart of the army engineering boar"
en- the reclamation projects, submit
t4d to congress by President Ia1t.
the following statistics are given OF
the Montana projects:
Huntlv. total area, 32,s44 acres;
2s. .754 acres public lands subject 10
reclamation act; 4,o90 acres private
lands; $4,000 under irrigation. 1910;
6ooo acres open to entry, 1910,
st. Mary's MILK River, 10000
acres. 7e. 600 acres public lands sub
iect to reclamation act; d1o.0o acres
nr,vate lands; 10, 600 acres state and
school lands; 5000 acres lands "h-
der irrigation, 1910.
to entry, 1910.
Sun River. 322. .0OO acres: 44,5oo
acres public land subject to the rec
lamation act; 52,50O acres private
land: 25. 5.Oo6 acres state and school
lands: II 600 acres land under 'rrlga-
tiou. 1910: 2.143 acres open TO entry
1910.
Lower Yellowstone. 81, ,2SO acres;
1900 acre public lands subject TO
reclamation act: "A, ,2SD acres private
lands: 1900 acres state ana school
lands: 1000 acres land under irriea-
ton. 1915: 1,6OO acres open to entry,
1910.
The board reviews at length the
situation Of each Of the projects, and
summarizes those in Montana rs fol
lows:
Hunt)ey. or the -. 500 acres OF 'r'
rigable land about 50 per cent IL
public land is subject to the reclama'
tion act. OF the 4,O35 acres OF irri'
gable land in the proposed extension
about Is per cent il public land. All
uf the engineering structures. AZ
we'll as the distributing system, are
well designed and constructed. Ihe
government filing for water is more
than sufficient for all lrrigable land
and its proposed extension and the
minimum discharge OF the river at
this point is sufficient to render this
filing secure. The lands will readily
bear the building charge OF $50 per
acre and those in the extension viii
bear a charge Of $35 an acre or pos
sibly more, plus the 81 per acre re-
auired to be paid to the Crow In
dians. The proposed extension is
feasible from an engineering and
economic standpoint. but it is not
considered advisa BILE that the work
be undertaken until the larger part
OF the remaining public irrigable
public lands are taken up. The fol
lowing allotment is recommended
for the four years, 19ll-19l+. FROM
the fund $4,000.
Milk River. or the total area OF
l9U. 900 acres proposed to include IN
the project, 80 per cent is public land
subject to the reclamation act. The
project is feasible from All engineer
ing and economic standpoint. The
amount of water available, with the
storage proposed is sufficient for the
needs of the PROJECT, but additional
storage may be needed on Milk riv-
er il the delivery of water is limited
to the growing season. The pro-
posed use in the United States OF
the combined flow of st. Mary and
Milk rivers, both for this project
and for satisfying prior rights, will
not exceed one-half the combined
flow Of these streams. rs measured
at the international boundary. The
estimated cost Of the product is
SIS, ,s9l 900. Of which So4l 600 has been
allotted. The land will bear the con-
strliction charge, estimated Ab out
SAS to $50 an acre. In view of the
international features, the large
amount of public land included, ana
the value Of the land and it's ability
to bear the probable building charge
the project is worthy and work
should be continued at an economicic
rate until completed. The following
allotments are recommended for the
four years lDll-l3l4. From the fund,
$3.50, 900; from the lonn. $I ,OOO, 900:
total $3.95O, 900.
sun River. The project is feasible