Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-01-13
Washington Turns Dovn
Local Water Protest
Reclamation Bureau Of Interior Department
decides surp plus water from Arrow Rock is
to go to Lands under Black Canyon Pro-
Ject.

The protest entered by the Elmor
, County Development league agains
the diversion Of Boise river water 70
the Irrigation OF the Black Canyol
District to the exclusion OF the irriga
tion of the Sunnyside dStrict ha
reached Washington. but apparentl
Will have no effect on the plans O
the reclamation service for the pres
ent at least. At the same time 1t wa
made clear at conference ON tn,
subject between Senator Borah an,
Director Davis, OF the service, tina
work now done on the Black Canyon
district could be utilized In case 4
Is later considered advisable to diver
the waters of the Payette river tc
these lands and make the Boise river
waters available for other purposes.
Director Davis Is of the opinion
that the Black Canyon district 10 the
only practical zone for the utilization
OF the water from the Arrowrock
reservoir not needed for the irriga-
ton of the present Boise project. He
will recommend an appropriation of
100000 to start construction. Forty
one thousand acres will be brought
by this work, II 900 In the Black Cam
yon district, and 14,00O in the Hill
crest district.
In spite of the decision of the re-
clamation service director the Gilmore
development league is keeping up it's
fight against the Black Canyon pro-
posal, claiming that this district can
secure its water from the Payette
river, whereas the only means of sup
plying the Sunnyside lands in from
the Boise river. At recent meeting
of the league the following resolution
were adopted:
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas: 1t appears that aimee
the Resolutions OF the Gilmore De-
velopment League OF Mountain Home
adopted in open session of said
League on December z, 1916, protest
ing against the diversion of the un-
Used waters OF the Arrow Rock
reservoir, To lands lying between the
Boise and Payette rivers in Canyon
county, Idaho, or to what is known
ls the Black Canyon District lands,
hat the United States Reclamation
service has indicated a purpose to
iivert a portion OF said waters to
'aid Black Canyon District lands.
namely, a sufficient amount of said
stored water to irrigate approximately
Y 900 acres OF said Black Canyon
district lands and to divert a Dor.
ion Of said storage, namely, a suf-
cient amount of said stored water
o irrgiate approximately $4,000 acres
II what La known as Hill Crest Dis
riot lands lying south OF the Boise
liver in Ada county. Idaho, and
Whereas: II still appears to this
league to be inimical and detriment.
j to the largest possible develop.
nent of Western Idaho that any Of
he waters OF the Boise river drain
.ge should be diverted TO any lands
Which may possibly be reclaimed from {
he waters of the Payette river and
Whereas: This League fully be-
ewes that all the unappropriated
nd unused waters Of the Boise river
rainage can be used to great bene. /
t On the land lying between the
oise and Snake rivers in Ada, Can u
on and ElmOre counties and that u
o other waters are available for 0
le irrigation and reclamation of f
lid lands |;
Therefore: The Elmore Develop o
ent League Of Mountain Home |;
gain solemnly and earnestly protests Fl
yainst the diversion of any OF the
FUSED stored waters of the Arrow n
Ock reservoir to the Black Canyon Il