Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-09-20

The following remarks anent storage project i'll the
Of the Walker River drainage area
any attempt excellence Of literary presentation This
of presented by the speakers on Thursday
and from viewpoints occupied by them
said that the who makes two blades grass
grow grew before benefacto his This
appealed being Of the OF the truisms It
inspiring thought those who not wholly given over to
personal and who have consideration tor the Weae OF
their feownan.
i have been long time in the West In earlier years many
passed through valleys artensa
with animal life except horned
toads lizards badger the skunk and the powlng coyote
though the wild horse the shadowy long horned
might the distance In the OF time have
Of these valleys turned into fine farms surrounding tine
with prosperous mercantile and establish
This has been done usually from the natural flow OF the
nearby In humble have times contributed
to these changes But the possibilities OF these valleys not
exhausted Storage the Rocky Mountain plateau and in the
OF the Great Basin which Nevada forms has hardly
commenced
Nevada quite number OF years While
this section this year maps topographic sheets
study drainage
good place for comprehensive irrigation project At
earlier date thought being done through irrigation
corporation At that time did think OF its working the
has finally worked the best possible Don't let
George do it, but do yourselves and keep control of yourselves
Work harmony with the Reclamation Service if you
do not let it be controlled by them
not intending make slam against the Reclamation
Service but facts developed and results obtained in their
practice pertinent work They have built first class
works With plenty which they have had in the
and with plenty of time which they have taken any could
build good works. but thing they have built has much
than should and they awful slow This
to the complicated red which prevails all
Government Bureaus There much duplication edup
caton OF surveys, statements and that
there is heavy overhead Furthermore question
comes eterrd to of ubordnaes clerks
may be before made action ALL
Here your managers directors living your midst If they
do not do what the majority think best then you go the
street and metaphocay speaking twist their tails pull
their legs, whichever is the effective.
Many instances be cited what the
at to the Reclamation Service But will
writer was on the Backtee project n W. Montana
This has been under for 10 years considerable
of the Two The outlet works and
in the chann consist Of massive
concrete works formed glage timber
When gates closed the height above SO
This dam finished in 1912 $240OOO and has never
been used
The ST. Marys storage is managed from Office at
Browning It and diver the ST. Marys
drainage to the Milk River where Hav
There has been much trouble through leakage breaking
OF the dvertng canal but delivered the
Milk River No land has been irrigated from the Black
1eet Reservation The two systems have S2OOOOO
Last there but little than 500
Reservation from the Reclamation This wholly
the fault of the Service The cold the soil thin and
the time the Indian Bureau to open the e
cess lands to the white settlers. 5Gs
Another instance nearby the Truckee now named