The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-10-03

tigureheads. w. H. Schenck (myself)
was the engineer. That is, l was the
engineer who made the initial surveys
SO far as any were made. This for
the temporary segregation. | made
surveys for the reservoir, and for a
ditch to cover the land, connecting
certain government bench marks to
the contour lines as shown upon the
contour map. Or rather, locating
these lines at certain places by means
OF these bench marks, thus determin-
ing the point upon the plains that we
must reach in order to cover the land
From this point | made the necessary
survey through the hills to the creek,
and by the most practicable route
could find. From these surveys the
maps were made, by using the con
tour maps for all lines outside OF the
hills. These lines showed practically
all the land that would come under
the bitches. l assisted in making up
the list of land and we listed every
thing not filed upon that was in Ida
no, with the understanding upon my
part that all lands settled upon and
not surveyed was to be left out of
the final list; also all land not suitable
tor farming purposes, and that the
land board would send an inspector
out to go over all the land and select
the available lands in this body H.
d. Page informed me later on that Inc
had been allowed to select this man.
The land was all taken in, or about
SO. This to give the larger body. |
have had nothing to do with the pro-
ject since the maps were finished and
the list made up. H. d. Page has been
the whole push with Elmer Wicklund
as engineer, who. has been surveying
and surveying now for Jour years (not
all the time, of course) and doubtless
at the suggestion of Page; and in the
last talk had with Page, he told me
that they had determined to use my
survey, it being the best route. Much
more might be said upon this point
but | deem this sufficient.
will now take up the work of H.
D. Page, and his attorney, Milton G.
Cage. The latter doubtless getting
lis information from Page. These
men appeared before the land board
when it was sure to Pages mind that
lie could do nothing, that he must
lave more time or quit. (And at this
line he neither had right of way or
water right, and has no right of way
It this time). They made the state
nent to the land board that they had |
the $75,OOO.O0 that you refer
o, and that 20 miles of ditch had al
eady been constructed. 1t would not
,e very far from the facts in the case |
o say that these statements were en-
irely false. Then they claimed to
ppear on behalf of myself as we'll as
he Mr.. and Mrs. Page above referred
o. They had the reverse of authori-
y to appear for Schenck. There was
o work done at the time that was
f any real value to any one, yet some
honey had been expended The
itches they referred to were doubt
ess the "Schenck" ditch and laterals
hey are OF no value to the project
ere referred to. Less than 100 acres
the Cary Act land under the ditch,
nd it had been settled upon. Then
lis ditch and the laterals cost a little
SIS than $4,000, and to this amount
age and his bunch contributed moth
lg; this l know, from, the fact that
stood over the works from the start
, the finish. A few of the land hold
rs under the ditch contributed
owards the construction, but far the
reater portion of the fund was fur
ished by myself and family-not the
dagon Co. or H. D. Page.
This land should not have been re-
nquished in body, but all that por-
on south of Succor creek should
e relinquished. The other should
ave been left open for any one to
eclaim long time ago, but they
nould have been allowed to cut out
ny of the land not practical to irri-
ate-ths would have left some 5000
cres. Local capital could have re-
aimed this or all land worth re-
This the land board would
Of. allow, or at least 1 could get no
ltisfaction upon it at all. Page with
S warm and perfumed air seemed
hold them some way. The board
oubtless thought he should have
lance to save his $75,OOO.0O. IL
Verv resDectfu11y submitted.