The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-07-23
BETTER
SUPPLY
OF Water Has Been On Hand
Since Sunday For True
kee-CarSOn Project.
increase In Flow Due To Good Offices
or Reno Farmers Will Add To
Seasons Crop.

The full flow of the Truckee riY-
er with the exception of that pert
taken out by the Steamboat and
Highland bitches. the lag. named
serving the city of Reno. flowed down
10 the Derby dam commencing Sat
urday evening and continued for a
period of "a hours, according 10 the
terms OF an agreement generously
entered into last Thursday between
the Washoe county farmers and the
representatives of this project The
crest of the flow was reached Sun
day and totalled $40 second feet, OF
which so second feet were allowed
TO 20 on to the vested rights around
Wadsworth and TO the Indian reser-
vaiion farms The remainder was
diverted into the project canal ays-
tenn and served to ameliorete con-
ditions, though the supply Is but n
scant one-seyenth Of what Is needed
Monday morning the Truekee flow
available for diversion at Derby had
dropped to 800 second feet. at noon
Il was but 220 second feet. since
when IL has remained around this
figure, which Is decidedly encourag-
ing. inasmuch as 100 second feet was
the ruling mark prior to getting In
touch with the Washoites.
Were the flow continuous. rather
than occurring but one day in
seven. II would probably be suffiei-
ent to serve all needs, though It Is
a distinct help and the generosity of
the Reno farmers is uniformly ap-
preeiated When II is known that
the favor was granted only through
self-denial and that many crops in
the Truckee valley are actually SUI
tering for water this season, the
real spirit OF the good folks up Reno
way is apparent. The soil OF the
Reno district drains rapidly as a rule,
Is quite pervious to water and re-
Quires frequent irrigations,
In the meantime an additional sup
ply has been secured at Donnor Lake
through the public spirit of the COM
piny owning the lake waters, In
vileh Senator Newlands Is a heavy
sockholder. as result OF the I'M
llrtuning Of Project Engineer d. ".
Cole, who is making every possible
effort to cope with the situation.
The Donnor lake supply will af-
ford a total OF from 1900 TO 1900
re feet. which according to the
terms Of the mandate issued BY the
Occidental Land and Investment Co.
must be distributed equally between
the Truckee valley farmers and those
within this project. The following
letter from Project Engineer d. w.
Cole, addressed 10 the Reno water
users explains the plan to be fol-
lowed in releasing the Donnor sup
ply:
Fallon, Nevada. July 81, 1913.
The Committee on Distribution of
Water in Reno Valley, Reno. Nevada.
Gentlemen:
There is a small amount of wat
er stored In Donnor Lake which /
have been authorized to draw upon
Tor the equal benefit of the farmers
in Washoe and Churchill counties.
Mr.. James Newlands. Jr.. of
the Occidental Land and Improve
ment Company, San Francisco. has
authorized me to operate the gates at
Donnor Lake for the suitable dis
charge OF water.
Honorable Francis G. Newlands,
who has an interest In the Donnor
Lake property has expressed the de-
sire that the water be utilized with
out discrimination between the farm
ers OF Washoe and Churchill eoun-
ties.
Under these conditions ! am as
suming that the two irrigation dis
trlcts are entitled to equal parts of
the water, and | trust you will take
'his into consideration in the man.
agement Of your bitches so that the
truckee-Carson project will get Its