Arizona republican., 1911-06-25

, crosscut that rmpties into the Tempe canal
 The plan uf the government in- wolves two pr three important oe- jects It is 10 connect the lower rcaches Of the Consolidated East Branch by three feeders ore big lat 1 erals from il that. after running three or four miles west, unite in what is 1 known as Jhe Western canal at a point mile south Of the base line and at the east line of section s. township l south. range , east. After uniting, the combined ditch wull run as the Western canal about two and half miles further due west, where one of two things will he done. If the government can acquire the Kyr- ene ditch, which is an extension of the Tempe system and which is fed at that point, it will run the West rrn Cdral into il. Ar extension of 'h,. kNrene ditch ruas north and west. sl<irting the high line north of the Salt River mountains. and this ditch can be enlarged and extended and made to serve the homestead.rs across the river from Phoenix. Also a crOsscut can be run from the kyr- enc to the san Francisco system so that system will not have to depend at all for its water supply on the Tempe canal
 In the event the Kyrene ditch can not be acquired by the government. Instead Of connecting the Western canal with il it will be swung off to the northwest tO connect direct with the San francisco, so that Tn any ease the san Francisco will not have to depend long on the Tempe system for it's water. which will come through the Consolidated by either plan If the latter course is pursued d high-line canal will be built from some practical point on the lower reaches of the Western along the Salt River mountains. paralleIng the 'kyrene. for the supply of the home steaders
 The situation in respect Of the ac- quirement or the Kyrene canal is that the government has been trying to buy it for long time, and most 1 of the stockholders desire to sell. but | the action has to be unanimous. As
 
 government must pursue one plan or l the other in carrying out the project. | condemnation proceedings for a DOT ton Of the right of Way in private | ownership were begun a few weeks i ago and will come up for hearing in | q short time. The land owners in | this case are also stockholderS in the | hyrene. If they decide to sell, the | proceedings will be | dropped. Otherwise right of way will be secured OR the terms the court may name. The latest infor- nation received was that the Kyrene people had practically decided to sell. which would appear to be a better plan. as ii would save paralleling the ditch. besides giving the government a big piece of canal already con- structed. All the foregoing is ex- of the situation to those not | familiar with it and shows the i'm portance Of the work of building the + W estern canal nON in progress three | miles south of Mesa, four miles south T. oi Tempe and for distance of two | miles and d haif. about midway be- tween the two towns. in point of II longitude It is the main connecting II Hitch between the east end and the west end Of the south side. with | sort or delta. if the term may be permitted. at each end.
 The east end delta or system of eeders consists of the Wallace later il, running due west from the Con- 'olidated East Branch, the Pine later il paralleling it mile south, and he Peck lateral paralleling it a mile forth. The country is practically evel and water can be run in almost my direction from a given point The 'entrsl or Wallace lateral. from the last line Of section s. township 1 ;Outh range ! east. enlarged be- comes the Western canal The Pine ateraI' a mile south. turns and runs iue north along section s to join he Wallace lateral and the Peck ateral a mile north. runs south along he same section line to join the Wallace lateral, and the three from hat point west from the Western 1anal. It should also he mentioned hat an auxiliary feeder exists in the Eureka ditch. which is fed from the Tempe crosscut near the Chandler 'Ower house northwest Of Mesa city. he Eureka running south between Tempe and Mesa and discharging nto the Peck ditch some distance lbove the latter's discharge into the Western canal Water in the West .rn will therefore reach it from the
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