The Parker post., 1912-06-15

of water per second from the river
when it is required.
To avoid the cross currents which
may be formed above the DAM when
the reservoir is filled with silt, the
dam will be provided with low steel
shutters, which drop automatically
when the water rises to the top of
the shutter.
The shutters contemplated will be
three feet high. and will extend the
full distance across the dam. When
they fall, great quantities of silt will
be carried over the dam, and the gen
eral level of the silt in the reservoir
back of the dam will be cut down to
such an extent as to prevent the for
nation of any dangerous cross cur
rents which might undermine the
work above the dam.
Besides the dam the works neceS-
sary for the irrigation OF this tract
of land, are canals, main and dlStr-
buting, fumes, bridges, turnOuts etc,
none of which offer amy serious en-
gineering difficulties.
Levees.
AS the river has a we'll defined
flood season in the spring and sum-
mer, and is occasionally subject to
sudden freshets, it becomes necessary
to provide against the overflow, and
for this purpose it is proposed to build
levees nearly the entire length OF
the tract There are many sloughs III
this land where high water backs up
from the river and OverflOWS many
acres of good land, which would be
covered with water at the very time
ryfcSN hn In
ing valuable crops The levees offer
no serious engineering difficulties
and with the experience gained from
the work at Imperial, and on the
Yuma project, it is believed that mis-
takes of judgment in the matter OF
construction, as we'll as that of pro-
lection of the levees, when built,
may be avoided.
Markets and Railroads.
This tract of land has a branch of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad passing through Parker and
a right-of-way lis now being asked
for to run a railroad the entire length
of the tract A ready market for ALL
the products of this region can be
found on the Pacific coast, the town
of Parker, which is situated on the
railroad near the upper end of the
tract, being only 325 miles from Los
Angeles, and about 1000 miles from
Chicago. When the Panama canal
is completed, it is likely that most
of the products for export from this
region will seek the Pacific outlet.
The opening aup of new mining enter
priSeS in Arizona, in addition to
those already existing, will also af-
ford a good local market for much of
the dairy and poultry products, while
the hay and fodder crops can be fed
to cattle, which can be shipped to
the Pacific coast cities, where there
is a steadily growing demand for Ari-
ZOna cattle at good prices.
Price For Water Rights Low.
The total estimated cost of the
dam, main canal 40 miles long, dis
tributing system, leveeS, drainage Sys
TEN, engineering and contingencies
is placed at about $3,700,0O0, or APP
proximately $37 per acre for 100 0OO
acres. AS the land itself will cost
the settlers less than $500 per acre
this project offers great opportunities
to the man of moderate means. I'm
der the Carey act the settlers will
eventually own the dam and irriga
tion works, upon completion of pay
ment for water rights.
The state of Arizona has millions
OF acres of fertile lands, and a very
limited supply of water for irrigation
and with a constantly growing pop
ulatiOn, the need of more agricultural
LAND for farming purposes is apparent
to all thinking people
The tract in the Parker project con