The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-28
PROPOSE DRAINING
THE MALHEUR LAKE
c. B. Mcconnell and Associates Make
Application 10 State Board--To Bea
Pah Of Big IniUiiOn Project.

II
The frat annIicution for = con.
tract with the state for tho drain
aoe of swamn landa under The
provisions ~ tho swamn lande
drainage ACT nassed bv tho last
Legislature. was received bv the
state land board Yesterday from
q n Mcconnell ~ Rurns Tho
application Il, for q contract to
drain Malbeur laka which covers
46. GOO acres The estimated cost
az tho nroiect q coax 1oA
M, Mcdonnell saws n b;s an
nIication fiat be and h;s assoc;-
ates under The name ~ tbe Har.
new Hasin Reclamat;on r. have
made nroner looal fl;nos on tha
flood waters of s;Ivies Pivar
which emnties into Malbeur lake
for irrigation nurnoses and have
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neen engaged during the last
three years IN making surveys,
sasnering data, ana that they
propose 70 construct a compre-
nens've irrisation system as
par. oi their reclama.lon scneme.
Inc company's plans are 70
no'o 1ne nooc waters OF Si'vies
fiver' .ne cniei source OF supply
q maineur iake. IN a Dig reser-
so'r' "hcn w'ii De y part OF an
.,l'sa..on system ror tne reclama-
.ios 81 iano 70 iarney va'iey'
anu y " o'a'n .ne 'ahe lhto fiarney
,aAS an" 'ne oou.n iork OF the
maiheur r1yer. The applicant
agrees to commence the work by |
June. 1914. and to expend 10 per
cant ~ the ast;rnatad cost tha
g.. ~ N"e
'pss year'
NJ M.rorna,, o~.;,,oa ha..,.
-, M se"e ,eu ,one
, ,huisuay anu when asked ABOUT
the above, said:
''The drainage proposition re-
ferred To IN the Salem news item
irvolvas ~ 49,, aa.,s;,;s.
no ne~ eolu,''oh vi
principal except as 10 the manner
and method Of application and
procedure in the reclamation /
work. Anvone making an in /
.,.,I;,. ,......;,...:~
.eko"' ,"ses,'Sa'io'' u 'ie wa
'er supply ana water conditions
II the Harvey Valley. especially
rom the engineering and apri-
.ultural no;nts NJ view will raad
Iv discover that the ;rr;gnt;on ~
re sem;. r;d lands and tha dra;n
.ve of the lower and oarsh lands
re ;nsenarahle and nnst nscas @
,arilv he worried ont In con;,,nc
ion There INNS. ha a contsoI ~
he watar from fha t;,ns Il laovea
he mountains mill Il ;s eli nlt;
nateIv used or nronarIv disnosed
n
.aTbe storava of tho f,ood ,y.
ers of the gilvies River in rasar
,o;rs above Harnav vaiIov ,y;ll
change tba cond;,;"ns
iown ~ 3he iaLss T Th;s - ~ ;tsais
v;li tend 20 drv nm the h;ahar
,ort;ons of land NOW aooJsd -,
Such land howevsr
would not ha a. and raaSv ~. :
orics,Itnrsl n,,rnosas w;thons tha H.
onat ,S,ct;on ~ = Jra;nara s,,s @
am The aya;nace svsta,o n,;,st
y corrrancad and sytanJad % far
,evond tha limits of the Ia[a re-
ion The IRRIGATION of the IN
,ar nort;on ~ tha va,,av nh
,at,,railv ra;sa tha ,,atar toh,a% % ~
Ia lowsr lands Th;s r.mss ha
nv drain naoa ~, a 10 raa
ras nil hs Iaf, ~ ~ ~ nsaaa. aasn
nf;t condition cain aster fes the \
md l. 40 dr.;nad Il raust m he
,'nnl;ad viii, ;rr;oa,;on [ masar 80 ~
~ nronar aaason ~ "a ~
'sT'he state Legislature IN tho sos
ion two vears ago nassaS : low
nv Thomnson then
'enresentat;ye FROM ale comn
4 nrov;dinc fow The dra;na@a nf
be Stata lands connr;s;ng 20
wamns marshes and LAKE, beds
ne hill WAS vafoeS hv Coverno,.
Vast and nsssad Sur;ng the last
ession over fhe veto and w;thout \
In orr on;nion the
tand taken by the Governor