Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-29
CONSTRUCTION ON
PROJECT IS BEGUN
Forty Thousand Acres of
Land Near Vale to Be
Reclaimed.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Vale, Ore, Oct. 29.-Construction
work started today on the Lamberson
reservoir OF the Bully Creek irriga-
ton project which Is to reclaim 10000
acres Of land surrounding Vale. The
construction forces of the Nancy Bros.
company are camped 200 yards below
the reservoir site. 80 miles west of
this city and within half mile Of the
little interior town Of Westfall. The
outfit arrived in Vale Tuesday from
Salt Lake City and As more laborers
were secured in this city yesterday.
There. are already rs laborers. SO teams
and. some grading machinery on the
big Job.
The supplies needed. such as cement
and sand in building the enormous
earthen dam which is to store $4,000
acre feet of water, will be forwarded
from the local yards over the new
trans Oregon line. the Oregon Eastern
railroad as far as Little valley, FL
miles west of this city, thus cutting
down the long heavy freighting to
about Is miles. Had not the tracklay-
ing been stopped week ago the rail-
road would have been five miles nearer
the Lamberson reservoir site by this
time, but it is now expected that 1t
will be resumed within 80 days so that
supplies can be hauled as far as the
big tunnel at mile post 80.
e. J. Wells of Boise is in charge OF
the Nancy Bros. outfit here, and Sur
veyor j. Edwin Johnson OF this city
has charge of the survey work for the
Vale Oregon Irrigation company, which
Is promoting the project. 1t is the in
tention to build the dam SIS feet high
this fall, at least before the bad WIN
ter weather sets in. Early next sum-
mer the dam will be constructed higher
and the capacity Of the reservoir
doubled.
The Lamberson reservoir dam will
be 300 feet long at the bottom and 500
feet at the top. The reason for rushing
work at this late season OF the year is
for the purpose of saving between 15.-
900 and 10000 acre feet Of water for
the irrigation next summer Of about
10000 acres Of land already contracted
for.
Real Estate Active.
Although construction work only
started today on the Bully Creek irri-
cation project which is to reclaim 40
900 acres tributary to Vale, an i'm
petus has already been received here
in the real estate line. Much land has
changed hands in the past few days
and more big deals are soon to be
closed.
O. w. Porter of Weiser, who owns
much business property here. has sold
a busineJs lot on Main street to John
Rigby one of the promoters Of the Vale
irrigation project. Mr.. Rigby has also
purchased the newspaper plant of the
Malheur Enterprise published in this
city.
The Murray ranch Of 100 acres, one
and one-half miles south of town, was
sold few days ago to C. T. Herrett of
Everett, WASH; S. ]. Hull has sold his
residence and 10. to James Harvey.
w. p. Davidson. who is associated
with Louis w. Hill In the road land
grant. reported on Saturday while here
from st. Paul. MIMI. the sale of 80
acres near this city to T.. r. Ferris If
Portland; 40 acres near Vale TO b. +.
Nordstrom Of st. Paul and 5000 acres
near Burns to B. L. Allen of Laurens.
Iowa, and P. 8. weittenheiler of Spo-
kane. Wash. TT