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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04

the project u;tLL, 600 deor.a
fanny according to actual condition.
and In order that the extent of the
various classes of soil, non-irrioahls
land, etc., would be known. a careful
land classification and soil survey wa .
made during the past season. The
lands have been arbitrarily divided in
% tn1ee classes according to soil: A,
. ana u, which designate respective
~ dark, heavy loan, known locally
as volcanic ash, a slightly lighter
Ioam' winch In some places is mixed
WITH q small percentage of sand. and
thlra, sandy loan, which on thie
project would require the greatest
amount OF water and is not as desir-
able from the standpoint of use of
water as the other two classes. hut
under ordinary conditions would he
considered first class irrigable lands.
According to Topographic the land
was further classified as /. 2 and Q
indicating rolling. quite rough but ;r'
ngable, and last, that which was ton
rough or too steep, and classed as non
lrrigable. Of all three div;sion.
there was found to be 239, 900 acres Of
class j; $4,000 acres in Divisions a
B and c, class 2; and 10000 acres ~
Divisions A, B and C in Class 3. All
three divisions in Class / and 9 .ra
CONSIDERED first-class irrigable land
About 10000 acres were left uncja 90.
ified in the southern portion of tha
district along the Columbia river ..
this area will probably be deyeIoped
subsequently by pumping. Consider
able sand may also be found in FIJI.
area. s''io
It was found that total of 1876. 900
acres had been. or was under cultiya-
slon TINS present season, of which
IO5,OOO acres was in wheat. as. DON
acres was cultivated and $4,000 was
pioWed but not in crop. The balance
OIL the project is still in range condi-
lion, 2l5,OOO acres in bunch grass and
llO,OOO acres in sagebrush.
A careful examination of the land
shows that about 10000 acres is NOT
patented as yet to the entrymen and
about $4,000 acres are state school
amos or state granted lands. These
anaS. however, are now assessed for
lstrlct charges and under the terms
u the Smith bill, recently passed nv
'ur congress, liens are filed in the In,
al land Office on the government land
no are collectable before patent is
ssued; 1t is understood, however,
nat these lands will be patented in
ne near future. Of a total of 1884, 900
cres OF Divisions A, B and C, Class
and z, it was found that their loca-
ION into districts. according to to-
ography may be classified as fol.
)ws:
Area east of the Glade by grav-
-rea east OF Glade, pumping,
two units ................. 22,7oo
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04

in form Of precipitation or irrigation
would produce the same beneficial re-
suits. 1t would appear that with suf-
ficient water to raise wheat on one
half the area, sufficient water 10
available to produce forage or other
dlverslhed crops on the balance of tba
area. o"i"i'e VI 'Ne
water Supply 4
Complete water spr,',+
GIanwond FL, me klickitat river at
or sa,,a,, ,,a Viii 1910 to 1916. inclusive.
cords for ieas "a, and fragmentary re-
is nossihle f ~ and and 1909, which makes
on The river fo prepare reliable records
ape area at tba o t nlne Years. The drain.
Glenwood is 356 square NJ, station at
is reduced to 80 SQUARE miles, which
the diversion points of the ,aan ABOVE
A careful study has been Nal main canal.
run-off records of the Kli cI;te OF tne
at Glenwood, not only for aaas, river
Of record but also for 1915, tha S year
lmum year, 1916, the maximum yaas
and for a mean or normal year. Ia
bles have been prepared which sbor,
comparison and complete studies ~
the flow Of the river. From such ~
designations as We're carried on dns
ing the past season, it has been nos
sible in conjunction to estimate n.
monthly flow Of the various tributar;a'
Of the Klickitat for the purpose y
estimating the amount of storage tbs
is available during the various period
of the year, as well as to estimate ~. 4.
amounts that will be lost from the FIJI
lowing sources, the reduced draina.. =
area above diversion points, limitsss j
of canal due to ice and free,
ing condition during winter months
evaporation and seepage losses =
main canal and distribution systona
By very careful comparisons of IN.
flow of the Klickitat river with oil
its tributaries at the diversion points
with the recorded flow at the govern
ment station, it was also possible -
determine that there was no apprec;
able underground flow at the govern.
ment station. Therefore the records .,
obtained for the past years must be
used, altho considerable data seemed
to point towards condition of con.
siderable underground flow.
F. F. Henshaw, district engineer ~
he United States geological survey
and his Office has assisted in the bv'
work during the past sen.
on and thru their cooperation the dats
has been computed and compiled 50
hat it is expected it will be made
natter of public record. In addition
% the supply of the Klickitat river. II
S estimated that from 10000 to $4,000
lcre feet annually may be diverted
rom the Cispus river into the West
Fork and about $3.50 acre feet can
'e expected during a normal wear
rom the tributaries of the Kickitat in
Jedar valley and from the various
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04

Area south of Mabton, north of
Si'iiie ....--...-.-.-.... 1920
East of the Glade ... 25s. OO0
Area west of the Glade
between Dead Canyon and the
west OF Dead Canyon 5000. $500
Total in District as classified 323 600
(Class 1 and q
Not available. for irrigation
Above Lateral ga" not in
pumping ............. 5000
Covered by Missouri Flat res
erv0lr 1,400
Total .................. 1884 900
The lands vary in value according
to location, soil and depth, etc. They
are all very fertile, however, and in
seasons of ordinary precipitation raise
good crops of grain. With water all
of the lands would produce valuable
crops in large quantities. They are
worth in the open market from $1,000
to $500 or $4,000 per acre, with a
probable average of about $1,000 per
acre.
The topography of the district is
such that the deep seepage or water
losses by percolation during irrigation
will find its way to bedrock and can
be collected in the lower portions of
the district from the natural water
courses and again be put to beneficial
use.
It has been stated that the number
of land owners under the project num-
Der $50. 1t is difficult to obtain the
exact number on account of the large |
number of divided or proportional in
terests held in these lands. There are
number, however, who own large |
tracts of from 5000 to 10000 acres or
more. This condition will naturally |
necessitate the disposition of the land
in smaller acreas before the project
would eventually be success under
irrigation.
CrOps-From climatic, land and soil
conditions, it has been seen that all
valuable crops raised in the North
west, can be produced in abundance
on the project with a slight additional
supply of water. On account of the
exceptionally favorable conditions for
wheat growing and on account Of the
market facilities, it is believed that
This crop will be raised to large ex-
tent even after installation of the ir-
rigation project. From the govern
ment records we find that the average
of from % to "a years
records of Walla Walla, Columbia,
Eastern Washington, is only 1879 in
.hes. The reputation of these counties
as first-class grain producing areas is
i
Heaven project equally as favorable,
rom 8 to IL inches of moisture
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04
NOT TRUE TO FORM

THERE are days when a 200
/ flat horse will eat the dust
behind a slower animal; there
are days when a finished foot
ball team will give way before a
scrub squad; there are days
when all or any of us go about
the play or work of life decidedly
off form. Last Friday must have
been an off day for Commission
ers Clements and McNeill. Had
they been truly up to form they
would never have stopped until
they had let the contract for a
court house and issued a war
rant to the contractor as first
payment. Of course the regular
method of procedure was to adj.
vertise for bids but when our
commissioners are feeling really
tit a mere perfunctory matter
never bothers them. It is barely
possible that the two commits
sloners are becoming overtrain-
ed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04
CONSULTING ENGINEER REPORTS
THAT HORSE HEAVEN IRRIGATION
PROJECT Is ENTIRELY FEASTRT T

Brief Description-The lands. of the
project. lie .hetueS1t The Yakima ana
| the Columbia rivers on a sloping plat
eau, the hills rising rather abruptly on
the northern edge from the Yakima
river. The Klickitat with it's various
branches, the Big Muddy, the West
Fork and the North Fork, are the
chief sources of water supply. It is
intended to divert these streams nv
means of the Big Muddy and West
Fork canals in a northerly direction
into the Main Klicktitat above the in
take of the main canal. Storage is
contemplated at various points. such
as the Two Lakes, Fish Lake and trib-
utarles of the West Fork, at Caldwell
Prairie, at the mouth of Piscoe creek
and near the mouth of McCreedy
creek on the North Fork. It is also
intended to divert the flow Of the Cis-
pus river from the drainage area west
of the divide into Two Lakes and the
Diamond Fork Of the Klickitat into
the Caldwell prairie reservoir by
means of the canal.
Aside from heavy construction there
appears to be no serious engineering
difficulties to overcome in the long
main canal, but the excavation Of
three long tunnels, installation of
double lines of large inverted siphons
ann concrete Innings may require
special attention.
The project embraces approximate
ly 1000 acres, which include areas
to be supplied by pumping, as well as
gravity. Except for the Six Prong
country, the Dead Canyon makes the
limit of the district on the west.
Climate - The climatic conditions
surrounding the project seem to in
dictate that from to IL inches of pre-
clpltatlon may be expected annually
IN the various parts of the district.
A long growing season also can be
expected from conditions as discover
ed by the farmers on the lands and
also from Chronological records at
The stations in the immediate vicinity.
The air drainage is nearly perfect for
The plateau, thus insuring very favor
able frost conditions. The elevation
IF the land varies from ESQ feet to
.5OO feet above sea level. It can.
therefore, be expected that all valu-
lble crops common in the West, in
:luding fruit, may be raised on the
project successfully as far as climate
S concerned.
Lands and Soils |
The entire area is treeless, rolling
'rairie, covered in its natural state
With bunch grass or sagebrush or {
10Th. The lands lie very favorably
or irrigation, which may be noted on
ne government Typographical maps,
yhich have been published, covering
he entire area. The absence of any
ecided irregularities or buttes is
ute noticeable. In order that the du-
Y of water might be determined for
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-04
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY

MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
WHILE Commissioners Gle
w ments and Mcneil may find
some scant satisfaction in the
decision of Judge Grady that
their acts were within the law,
or rather beyond the law, the
courts decision will not win
them back into the good graces
OF the people of the county. The
court may sustain the acts of
the two commissioners, but it
can never molify the public's
opinion of those acts. While in
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
MULE SKINNERS OF
 FIRST ARIZONA THE
 FIRST TO BUY BONDS
Twenty-Six Hundred Dollars Subscribed to Second Issue of Liberty Bonds By Mem bers of the Supply Com pany.

Although the boys of the First Ari- zona have not had pay day in near ly month, and cash was supposed to be scarcer than slackers around the camp at Naco, the second issue of Liberty bonds has found warm and ardent subscribers among the men of the Supply company of Arizona's vol unteer organization.
 Twenty men of the Supply company. which, by the way is the company made up of what is popularly called mule skinners," led by Capt. A. C.. Taylor and Lieut.. Harold c. Hess, subscribed to the bonds to the extent of s2600.
 Captain Taylor is the first company commander of the regiment to get his men interested in the issue. It is expected that others of the regiment will come into the fold equally as strong as the men of the Supply com pany, but the men of that organiza- ton are firm in their belief that they will cover any amount contributed by a like number of men in the regiment.
 The soldiers believe that if they are willing to contribute practically all of the money they have in the world. as well as their pay several months in advance. in addition to giving up their time, and possibly their lives for Uncle Sam, that the civilian population of the state should subscribe to the bonds in a propor- tion vastly greater than they have.
 They are eagerly awaiting returns from the outside" to see if any other company along the border does as we'll as they have.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07

Agriculture and the Farming Business
 ..--.........-.----...----.---. Benson
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
wAsHINGToN-Lebanon Valley.

WASHINGTON-Lebanon Valley. ';
 Georgetown, 32. TROY-Rennssaelear, 6; New York,O SCHENECTADY Williams, 13; Un'
 ion, $. LANCASTER-Franklin & Marshall, c
 Carlisle, 63. MIDDLEBURY-Amherst,7; [; Middle
 bury, 19. HOBOKEN-Ste T; Haverford, q INCONSISTENCIES U., 21; Wor
 cester Tech, 6. PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, 40; Beth
 any, o. HOUSTON-Rice Institute, 31; First
 Illinois Hosp., 6. ANN ARBOR-Michigan, Al; Case, 0. LANSING Michigan Aggies, [; Alma
 14. FRANKLIN-Har 27; Dean Acad
 emy, o. CAMBRIDGE-Harv Freshman, 6;
 Naval Radio Training School, 0. ANNAPOLIS-Nav O; West Virgin
 ia, z. CLEVELAND-Worcester 0; Western
 Reserve O. INGTON-Indiana, 51; Wa
 bash, O. WASHINGTON-Delaware College, O;
 Maryland State, 20. NORMAN-U. of Oklahoma, 52; Phil
 lips U., g. GALESBURG-Knox, 25; Iowa, Wes-
 leyan, O. Northwestern, AS; Lake
 Forest, o. ST. LOUIS-St. Louis U., 34; Cape Gi-
 rardeau High, 0. FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas. 34;
 Warrensburg Normal, g. Miami, 32; Ohio Northern, 0. ALLIANCE-Kenyon. IA; Mount Un-
 lon, 0. GRANVILLE-Mars 0; Denison,
 41. AKRON-Heidelberg, 34; Akron, 6. SPRINGFIELD-W -Wittenburg. 40; Bald
 win-Wallace, 6.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
PROMINENT NEW
 MEXICAN MEMBER
 OF DOUGLAS FORCE
Alfred Higgins, Well Known Gridiron Athlete In South western, Now Officer In Arizona.

Many things are written of the long arm of the law. and many things are written of the personnel composing the long arm of the law; but some how. some way, man named Alfred Higgins has been overlooked He is in Douglas at present, and, without casting any reflections on any other member of the Douglas force, Higgins is the Ty Cobb of their team-that is, he's the star.
 From Fighting Line
 The son of Fred Higgins. a fighter whose name has long been a terror to New Mexico law-breakers, Alfred Higgins received a military education at one of the finest military colleges in the United States-the New Mex. ieo institute. While there his career was both brilliant and spectacular. He went in for every branch of athletics, starring particularly on the gridiron. For three successive years he was half-back on the All-Southwestern team, and he was once honored by selection for the second All-American.
 Splendid Boxer
 As boxer. also. Higgins won hon. or among his students. On one oc- casion the Cadet corps attended a widely advertised prize fight in Ros- well, and but one of the contestants put in an appearance. The students clamored for "Alf," and Higgins, to save the spectators from disappoint- ment, stripped to the waist and climb ed into the ring. For nine rounds he stood up against the professional, giv- ing and taking blows with quaint little smile on his lips Suddenly seizing an opening. his right shot through the guard of the other man. dropping him for the count. Higgins was carried in triumph back to the institute, and his student-admirers urged him to secure matches with other fighters of reputation. Reticent, Higgins at first refused, but in re- sponse to local demand he reluctantly permitted himself to agree to a series of contests with some of the best middleweight men in the country. He defeated a score of professionals, taking the count himself on but two occasions. However, shortly after an encounter in which he decisively de feated a famous eastern scrapper, he heard himself referred as prize ighter." Annoyed and humiliated that people should think of him in that -apgcity. Ee cancelled every proposed match and entered business.
 Not a Business Type
 But Alfred Higgins was not a busi- ness sort of a man. Desk work was GO confining and he gave it up for the outdoor life of an officer. For the past two years he has served in legal capacities, and today he is "the pride of inc force' in Douglas. Quiet, mod est and assuming, Higgins is an ideal westerner. He is, in addition to be- ing very much of a He-man, very ,oroh of O oeut1eman
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
FIRE PREVENTION
 DAY SET FOR THE
 NINTH 0F OCTOBER
Mayor Erickson Issues Import ant Proclamation to Citi- gems of Bisbee.
To the People of the City of elsbee.

To the People of the City of Bisbee.
 Being desirous Of promoting the bet ter welfare of the citizenship, of creating and maintaining a more healthful condition and aiding the civic pride of our city. l do hereby ordain and proclaim Tuesday. octo- ber the 9th, as general cleanup and fire prevention day.
 The annual loss by fire in the Uni ted States reaches an enormous sum, greater part of which could be avoid ed by painstaking effort and the re- movaI of debris and combustible material from points in access to buildings, to say nothing of the un- slightly appearance and unhealthful conditions caused thereby. Therefore most earnestly suggest and request that our entire citizenship assist in this worthy object, and aid in making Bisbee a clean and healthfuI city.
 Dated this 9th day of October, 1917.
 JACOB ERICKSON, Mayor.
 Mayor Erickson's proclamation is self-explanatory. although it is of in terest to know where the idea of Fire Prevention Day" originated.
 The great Chicago fire occurred on October g, 1871. In 1911 the Fire Marshals' Association of North Ameri- ca suggested that the fortieth ami versary of this famous conflagration be set apart for bringing home to the American public the much needed les son of fire prevention. An appeal was sent to the governors of many states. asking their cooperation. Of the gov ernors addressed. some made cordial response and issued proclamations, as requested, while others doubted its advisibility, and still others neglected to respond However, Fire Proven tion Day was we'll established as a national institution through it's off cial recognition in half of all the states. "Doubting Thomases" began to swing into line the following year. and 1916 saw the day observed in nearly every important city in the country.
 The Presidents View.
 President Wilson stated recently:
 "Preventable fire is more than a private misfortune. It is a public dereliction. At a time like this of emergency and of manifest necessity for the conservation of national re- sources, it is more than ever a mat ter of deep and pressing consequence that every means should be taken to prevent this evil"
 A Terrible Drain.
 Preventable fire constitutes a ter. rible drain upon the energies and re- sources of the nation If we are to make our full weight felt for the cause of democracy and civilization, it is necessary to check this drain. October g, 1917, Fire Prevention Day, therefore, stands out as one of the most significant dates in the year.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
STOP, THEFT" ID
 BE \ BIG SUCCESS

The Elks' show is progressing rapid ly in rehearsal, and an excellent per formance will be presented when they take the boards. Full of pep" and snap. Melba Palmer is directing Stop. Thief" adG the success of the play will owe much to her. She has had a vast experience. having been with The Poli Players in Indianapolis, Washington and Milwaukee for three seasons. and having appeared with the Shuberts in the east.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07

bass voice, steamed slowly out on the floor; and the multitude went mad. She began singing that highly popular "Ballin' the Jack" and the Douglas people applauded ferociously as they heard their favorite song. She tried to syncopate, but knees once hall-bearing were ball-bearing no more, and she wound up with sim pie wiggling motions. More of the same stuff was on tap when a small Ter lady sang "Yaki Hula Hiki Dula'' and tried to do it at the same time. Somehow, she didn't seem to coordi- nate. After a while she tried to re- deem herself with another Hawaiian dance It was a knockout-at least, the man who sat next to the young man from Bisbee sai dit was. and he added in confidence that never. even in li'l ole New York, have they got any sweller dansuses." Then followed in rapid fire Poor Butterfly" and several songs about the joy that would flow if everybody would pray for the lights to go out The young man from Bisbee seated himself a trifle nearer the door lest their prayers should be answered. But the lights burned on.
 The Tooty OnsombIe-
 Seemingly annoyed at the lack of divine interference with the power system of Douglas, the lady who was warbling whistled for her gang, and the tall brunette and the Hawaiian dancer and La Belle and the man with the yellow tie and the healthy looking blonde all dropped out and sang "Over There. Their spirit was commendable. The young man from Bisbee was thoroughly aroused. He really wished that he were "Over There" Doing the next best thing. he got up and went out into the night. He breathed in a lot of fresh air and took stock The hungry kitty" had eaten a big hole in his pocket, but in return he had seen the follies of pleasure He had been caught in the pitfalls and snares of giddy Douglas. He had cabaretted. Sadly he turned his face to the north-toward Bis bee. Three hours before, he had left the district an innocent and trusting youth. Now all was changed. He was worldly-wise man. He had seen ifel In the words of the far famed and justly-celebrated MT. Darcy Smith, "O-o-o-o-h!"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
Football Results
(By Review Leased Wire.) )

tos INCNlCn LCooCo " aS.J AT ITHACA-Cornell, %; Oberlin, 0. WEST PONT-Army, 2S;Carnegie, 0. MADISON Wisconsin. 34; Beioit, 0. HANOVER-Dartmouth, IA; Spring
 field Y. M. c. A. College, o. PROVIDENCE 20; Johns
 Hopkins, 0. MANHATTAN-Kansas Aggies, 10;
 Oklahoma Aggies, o. COLUMBUS-Ohio State, 59; Ohio
 Wesleyan, 0. URBANA-Illinois, %; Kansas, 0. LARAMIE-Wyoming, 6; Colorado
 Aggies, o. LEWISBURG-Bucknell, IS; Swarth-
 more, '. SOUTH BETHLEHEM-Urs q;
 Lehigh, $. ATLANTA-U. of Ga, fl; U. of Ga. o. LA Franklin, 0; Purdue,
 54 DIES MOINES-Drake U., [; Penn Col
 lege, 0. AMES-Iowa State (Ames), 7; Coe
 College, o. IOWA STATE-iowa, %; Cornell Col lege, 13. SYRACUSE-Syracuse U., 19; Forty
 Seventh U. s. l., 0. EASTON-LaFayett 20; Ambulance
 Corps, O. NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers, 90;
 Wadsworth, O. Wesleyan, 0; Rhode Is-
 land State, 0. STATE COLLEGE, PA.-Penn State,
 so; Gettysburg, 0.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
Kellogg Excellent.

G. E. Kellogg shows up to excellent advantage in Stop. Thief" and so does Kate Gutherie. In fact, the whole cast seems well assigned. Pub licity Agent Thomas Egan is pushing the advertising hard, and he announe- ed to the press last night that Melba Palmer is considered to have one of the largest repetorie of plays" Egan says that the show will be a scream.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-07
AFTER A DEER

Deputy Sheriff Red Cannon and Blondy Davidson will leave this morn- ing for weeks trip to the Chiricahua mountains, where they have hopes Of being successful in bringing down a buck or two. They are going to make the trip in Reds tin lizzie, and hope to be able to get there and back be fore the season closes.N