The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-08-06
THE LAND
OPENING
II Deferred This Fall Will
Occur EARLY In The
Spring of 1914.
some New Light Upon the Question
of What the Lahontan Dam Will
DO For Us and When.

Anent the project water question
which Is not altogether understood
hy the valley residents. Project En-
sineer d. w Cole states first hant
that the Lahontan dam will be a very
important adjunct TO local irrigation
with the passing of this season. By
Ian. Ist, 1914. he says, the Lahon-
ian dam gates will be set and a com.
flete control will be had of the flow
of the Carson. On that date it will
he possible TO conserve a body of
water 30 feet in depth at the dam,
which will mean the impounding OF
spproximately $1,000 acre feet of
water. which In itself will practical
N meet all needs of irrigation of
the districts Of which Fallon Is the
een,er. This heighth will be suffi-
dent to allow of the diversion of the
surplus water, II any there should
le. 10 the Old river channel over the
dams left spillway, which will be
ihe safety valve controlling the sit
ga,ion, according to engineering rec
k9ning.
Meanwhile, the dams construction
viii proceed throughout next season
srd within twelve months from this
inc, it is confidently expected that
lhc dam will be completed to its
etst 10 feet above the structures
base, and that all that will remain to
10 done N.ll be the cleaning up of
the rubbish about the dam and camp.
Friday the maximum days work
was performed 1000 cubic yards hay-
INK been moved on that date from the
dirt supply on the hill to the en-
tankment. which is rising rapidly
under the efforts of the large force
&. Lahontan.
Mr.. Cole figures on taking the In
itiatiYe In the land restoration mat
ter. should no earlier departmental
aciion be had. on or about January
/, 1914. when he will ask the Wash
ing.on authorities to restore the
large bodies OF public lands remain
lng, tributary TO the bitches already
constructed. meanwhile, figuring out
itatatiye plans for project additions,
Including the Churchill valley and
Pyramid lake schemes, the last nam
cd being dependant upon the adjudi-
cation OF the rights To the water Of
the Truckee watershed.
BY setting things in motion at the
outset of the year. when the Inn
pounding process Will be active. It is
figured that early spring will witness
the much hoped for land restorations
and consequent influx of settlers an
ylogs to essay the roles OF govern
ment project farmers. AZ distant
points. according 10 the reclamation
authorities in Washington, great
""AthtAn VI aaNiphSis 1R"fN
the word from the government peo-
pie OF the re-opening of the Truekee-
Carson project lands TO settlement,
and signs surely point TO period of
activity In this project during the
year 1911 previously unknown here.
In this connection Il Is but right
TO state that Mr. Cole has been an
ernest exponent Of the early open
ing OF land. Being on the spot and
Knowing thoroughly the conditions
extant, II has been his judgment that
next month is the proper time to re-
store certain districts in tn siproject
70 settlement. Had the water users
oi this valley been thoroughly or
sanized into a working body with an
executive council no such resolu-
lion could have passed the censor
snip that Is maintained by properly
regulated associations. providing, OF
course, that the sentiment prepon-
cerated against 1t, as It must do in
ttis instance.