Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
Extension of Twin Falls Tract
Ready for Water in Spring
and Land Drawing Will Be
ct Bull Oct. II.
ROADS AND CANALS IN
Water Being Stored in Cedar
Creek Canyon and Dam for
Reservoir Is About Com
pleted.

Al re-enactment of the land seeking
DAYS when the great Twin Falls tract
was opened for settlement viii lbe Wit
messed again at Bull on october IA
when 5000 acres of Carey Act land on
the west end project is to be placed on
the market by the Idaho Farm DeVel-
Opment company of which +. Z. mere
dith one of the pioneers In irrigation
|development of Idaho Is president ana
general manager.
The land adjoins the Twin Falls
tract. famous the world over for Its
production of wheat hay, sugar oeets
and such crops and said to be the
richest agricultural area In the United
States of it's size.
The character of the land is the
same as on the older tract. Cow
cred with gigantic sage brush, deep
soil with a northeast slope, 1t Is as
ideal agricultural land as can be founo
anywhere in the state and 1t is certain
from inquiries already made that the
opening will bring one of the largest
crowds to Bull that town has ever
known.
WATER SUPPLY.
water from the tract is derived from
four streams which flow down the
rugged mountains which mark the d.
yiding line between Idaho and Nevada.
A dam across Cedar creek will back
up the flood waters of winter in a
of sufficient size to furnish
an ample supply of water during the
irrigation season.
No Carey Act tract in Idaho was
ever opened in so complete a state
/ for the farmer it is claimed. Roads
have been laid out and graded. all ca
nails and laterals bridged so that the
. home builder will find all roads COM
| pleted and ready for use. The canals
. have all been constructed, the ditches
are in and equipped with the Burnham
| type headgates, constructed OF steel
and concrete with patented measur-
ing devise so that each water user may
see for himself as often as he desires
the folw of water he is receiving.
CAREY ACT DRAWING.
The land will be sold under the
Carey act drawing which gives an
equal opportunity to each person en-
titled to acquire land. The drawing
will be done by state authorities. The
land is to sell for $125 per acre, the
terms being s25 down with no further
payment on the principal for three
years, then $40 per year until the bal
ance is paid with interest at 6 per
cent on deferred payments.
ADJoINS RANGE.
As the tract adjoins thousand OF
acres of open range, 1t will make an
ideal location for stockmen for they
will be able to go on the land in the
spring. clear a sufficient amount for 9
crop vi eioNei vi 80 -,
while the crop is maturing, their stock
VIII 1lnu exceienl ieeu anu De III iiii'
rendition Tor faii Iatteh'hs'
The market conditions are ioeai ne
Ing the same as on the iWih a''s
tract, where produce Is IN Dig aehahc
every season. IN 'his ia'est pio'e.' II
southwestern idaho, the engineers i'aN'
profited by mistahes Oh the pas lux
water supply Is well known TO De am
ply surrlcieht Ior the iai,u' .ne oan, ,
and dltcnes are OF 'he pes' Gnu Wv
land mas gentle slopu, ioea, ~. - 49,
gatlon WIN no possioi's y. Ing
and there are no Java crusts OF noe
backs on the ehtire trac. Inc piu1eI
IL but an extension OF 'he Twin an
tract on wnlch settlers can ioea''
without gong throush Toe piones
process wnicn tne II,s' |aiey ao' Sc,
tiers experience. Ihose iai'iiiia, "'.'
farming can clear Inc lano au,ch's u
the spring ana raise crop ,'le M
season anu "hhe " o''os'' Wy, Wv"
may be a trlfle slower eHpe'ien'e :,
men connectea WIN the COMPANY va
give all possible aio TO settlers am
the county farm agent WIZ s m