Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-15
NO ACTION TAKEN.

pany to forfeit their water rights at
Minidoka in exchange for storage
privilege at Jackson lake. Attorney
johnson was on hand To- look after
the interest of the settlers, and
while the company was not repre-
sented, each member Of the board
had been provided with II copy of
the following proposition submitted
10y Atty Hays:
|. THE water right originally
taken out 10y | b. Perrine for 1000
second feet OF the waters Of the
Snake river on the north side was
dated June %, 1900.
In October, 1900, Il permit for
300 second feet was taken out.
In 1903, permit 1903 was issued
for 225O second feet Of the waters
of Snake river. Since the taking
out of the original water filings in
1900, the water right has been en-
croached upon by the users of water
in the upper Snake river VALLEY. In
the last 10 years, between 100, 600
and 80, 900 acres of land have been
brought into cultivation that was
uncultivated prior TO that time
Since the date of permit 1903, prob
ably 5000 10 5000 acres have
been brought into cultivation in the
upper valley; thereby, TO certain
extent, encroaching on the right of
the North Side company.
>. The contracts of April - aud
August u, 1907, called for $4,000
acre feet of storage. The Clover
Creek project has been added since
this. | do not know the amount OF
land entered, but it probably does
not exceed 1000 acres. Probably
20, 900 acre feet storage may bt
added for this, making total ol
lOO, 900 acre feet storage.
,. The amount Of water thai
can he held in the Jerome and vii
son Lake reservoirs cannot at tn
present time he exactly determined
Ii seems, however, that in course q
time somewhere upwards Of 300
acre feet can reasonably be expect
el to be- stored in these reservoirs
and ultimately, they may stor
more. In any event, the invest
ment made at these points shoul'
not be thrown away or discarded.
1. Additional storage should b
provided at Jackson lake and Al
arrangement made whereby 100, ,O0
acre feet, or such portion thereof a
may be necessary and such portion
As cannot he stored in the Jerom
and Wilson lake reservoirs, shoul'
be furnished from the Jackson lax
storage until such time rs the reser
voirs ON the ground hold 10000
, acre feet efficiently. If they do nc
hold this amount efficiently with
? a reasonable number of years, the
water from Jackson lake might pei
manently be dedicated to the trac'
, :. The surplus water from I'll
, Jackson lake storage should be Use
, for pumping ON lands in the Snak
river valley in the vicinity of I'll
Minidoka or Twin Falls tracts.
6. The government is unwillin
to permit participation in the Jacl
Y son lake reservoir unless the Mort
r Side company will surrender
{ against the Minidoka project i
5 right of priority under the Perrin
e filing of June 25, 1900, for BOZ
= second feet and take in lieu there'
n storage to the amount of lO,U
acre feet, which in round numbe
would amount to a flow of 80 Sc
ond feet for 10 days. This is lie
> than the North Side people thir
they should have, but under all Il
circumstances, they do not see al
way to improve the situation exec
to agree to the plan. Before agre
ing to it they wish to have it a
= proved by the state land board al
desire to have the state engine