Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-01-13
district or any portion thereof.

District or any portion thereof.
This League respectfully represents
that that vast tract OF land lying
In the eastern portion OF Ada county
and the western portion of Fillmore
county known as the Sunnyslde Dis
trlct, embracing upwards OF 500 900
acnes OF the finest OF Idaho soils
can be irrigated and reclaimed only
by the diversion of the waters of tho
south fork OF the Boise river by
means of diversion tunnel several
miles in length, the construction OF
which Is entlr, ly feasible.
That the records of the annual
run-off OF the Boise river drainage
area for the past twenty years fully
demonstrates there Is sufficient water
IN said drainage to supply the pres
ent Boise reclamation project and In
addition thereto a sufficient amount
available for storage on the South
fork of the Boise river TO irrlgate
and reclaim at least 100 600 acres of
the Sunnyside district lands and that
the reclamation Of said lands Ia there
fore feasible and practical.
That therefore in the years 1901
and 1902 certain water right filings
and appropriations were made ON
the waters OF Camas creek, Cat creek,
Lime creek, Wood creek and Fall
creek all tributaries of the south
fork of the Boise river, that said
filings and appropriations were made
for the express purpose of irrigating
and reclaimin@ certain lands lying
about the town OF Mountain Home.
and lands in the vicinity of Sunny
side or lands embraced within the
Sunnys,de Irrigation District.
That many settlers came upon said
lands and made settlement and cult
walton ther on and purchased water
rights for said lands based upon the
wa er filings and wa or appropriations
heretofore mentioned, TO the extent
'f upwards of 10000 acres.
That much money time and earnest
'ndeavor was expended to apply
hese waters to the irrigation and
exclamation Of said lands and that
much was accomplished In the way
II actual construction to impound
md div IT these waters to and up-
IN said lands.
This League further represents
hat the diversion of any of the un.
lsed waters Of the Boise river drain
pge to the Black Canyon district lands
will render the irrigation and recla.
nation OF any considerable portion
II the unreclaimed lands lying be-
ween the Boise and Snake rivers In
Ada Canyon and Elmore counties
and impossible for the
Cusoou bnoI tuS COuStI uttlOu Vi ANY
ystem Of works to divert the waters
4 the South Fork of the Boise river
0 the Sunnyside District lands can
ot be constructed on a practical
asIs for less than $500 to 100000
cres.
This League therefore respectfully
alls upon all communities and indi-
iduals and organizations interested In
le largest possible development of
Idaho and especially In
le reclamation Of that vast tract of
nd herein ref erred to as lying In
da Canyon and Elmore counties to
lite In an effort to retain all the
lused and unappropriated waters
the Boise river drainage for the
rigation and reclamation OF said
nds and to oppose the application
any portion Of sad waters to any
nds which may possibly be watered
ON the waters of the Payette river.
Adopted in open session Of the FL
ore Development League OF Noun
In Home, January 4, 1917.