The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-01

| ty, and late reports say That 1T IS flour
ishing, several buildings and residences
having been already erected and many
business houses opened. A large col
ony of Jews arrived in the county this
spring, preparations for whom we're
made last year, the land which they
have acquired having cost them $40
an acre, payments TO be made in ten
annual instalments. This is the first
colonization scheme ever undertaken
in Utah and as consequence the sue
cess of the undertaking is watched by
those interested with the keeuest in
Iterest,
Under the Carey act projects, land
selected by the state may be purchased
at the rate of 80 cents per acre by those
purchasing water rights, water to be
sold by the vari companies at from
$50 to $500 an aero, payment to be
made on the installment plan.
The Delta Land &c Water company,
which was fomerly known as the Oasis
Land 6 Irrigation company, selected
for this purpose 43,l19 acres of land
for segregation, over $4,000 acres of
which have been disposed of, much
proof Of cultivation of crops having
already been shown, by those who first
settled there. The land is situated near
the town of Delta in Millard county.
on the Salt Lake route and, the state
owning considerable school land under
the canals Of the system, the company
is required to sell water to purchasers
at S1O less than the price at which
water is sold TO purchases of land un-
der the Carey act project adjacent
thereto. The SEWER river furnishes
the water for this project.
Woodside Company.
The Woodside Irrigation company,
which was at one time known as the e.
Warren Stees's project, is located in
Emery county near Woodstock, On the
Dcnver g. Rio Grande railroad 1T com
prises 5000 acres of excellent land, the
water with which it is irrigated being
surnlied by the Price river. A large
share Of the land has already been dis
posed Of and if indications are cor
rect, the balance will be sold as soon
as the proposed reservoir, which will
have capacity Of $4,000 feet, is com
pleted.
The holdings Of the Buckhorn Land
company, formerly the Buckhorn lrri-
CATION company. are located in Emery
county, about twenty miles south OF
Price, on the Denver & Rio Grandc
railroad, the original segregation of
land under the project Embracing APP
proximately 10000 acres, The source
of the water suppl Is Huntington
creek. Water will be ready in the
spring of 1911 to supply the first unit
of land which embraces 1000 acres,
the maximum price of thc water to be
$50 per acre, on the installment plan,
Work of constructing large reservoir
and the building of long wooden
flume is now in progress. The land is
said to be excellent for raising fruit as
we'll as for garden purposes.
Approximately 10000 acres. located
in the former Uintah reservation, near
Myton Wasatch county, are being
handled under the Carey act by f. II.
Lott, the land and water to be sold
at from $40 to $50 per acre on terms.
The Duchesne river is the source of
the water supply. Reclamation of l5,-
900 acres of land in Washington coun-
ty by the Virgin Valley Reclamation
company is being contemplated. the
preliminary work now being under
way,