The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-01-29


Egeas ~ June ~. 1904 f32 Stat gss.
and ncis supplementary thereto au.
uendat1ff thereof and pariioniaflj
section two o. of fhe Act ~ con
rreas ~ Ffb "a, 1911 &c stat sz5l
ac.irf f1f it'a Purpose fhrough
mi The q
i.ecnmail0p feffie,| subject e.
iae approval ~ fhe proper fpergisorY
officer ~ lhe United States Reelsma
t0H efuee ihe party m The nrnf
4f h'laffcl referred O. 90 the
4Ip STATES. and
4fE TMiF fALLa CANAL com
ft hereinafter rfffffed 10 as the
CONTRACTION. the p.srty 81 the Sec
rld part
WHEREAS. tho United states
eaaismplatea The construction % that
faln irrigation project 10 The snake
Fever Valley 10 che Stale 81 idaho
tt9su a. the North Side Pumping
fali ~ me Minldoka Project. th6l
abir lands o. che same being % /
fli g on lhe North eide Of the Snake 1
River sad 10 The North and West OF
Di constructed units ~ the Mlnidokai
Project md vherena. Rae United
aisies desires 10 secure some con
f.nieni location on the Snake River
shove tho said Annidoka Project q
lliahie storage RESERVOIR. o. storage
capacity aufnclont to furnish the
stored uafsf needed IN connection
with tho reclamation Of the lands OF
ihe said project and any other pro.
seer 81 projects In Snake River Valley
hieh may be- undertaken BY the
United States.
AID WHEREAS. there are q
number ~ other proposed projects /
and proposed extensions OF projects
both above and below American Falla. q
iaeiudlug very large acreage Of arid j.
land which may be reclaimed BY stof 4
ing and saving tho flood water and /,
winter flow now going 70 waste "a /
aaaAe River
AND WiiEnEAa. The land own 4
ffa under many Of The existing canals
in the Snake River Valley have sur y
tered heavy loss OF crops on account =.
1f . shortage q water during certain
PORTIONS 81 tho irrigation season Of il,
lei9. and other years. aud la order "A
b supplement the vested rights OF 4,
Ac existing canals Ia the valley aud \,
.t4rd against repetition 81 the ions- y
which have occurred In the past
ieaife 10 provide Tor the construction \.
tn additional reservoir Or reservoirs
pa Snake River. and whereas tho var. ID,
Gus individuals. canal companies and 4.
irrigation dlatflcta divertlng wntef n
rem the suake River and from the =,
'auth Fork Of Snake River have IN. y.
icafsd that they donire "a secure, and
fc willing 30 pay for additional stor. ~
fe % an aggregate amount of about
even Hundred Forty Thousand
laoooel acre feet 20 supplement the ~
rhta Of The existing canals divert.
f from tho Snake River aud the ~
uth Fork of snake River y"
8 AND WHEREAS. tho applicants 20
r. over Ninety (sOl percent ~ the 80
opposed supplemental storage have '''
.pfeased a preference Tor having the me
ork handled by the a. 9 Reclama- '"'
ga Service noe
AND WHEREAS. the hest site ,e,'
{ Snake. River for The construction IN
large reservoir b. az American ~
ais. being especially desirable for ~
servoit purpose on account % pos.
tsius the necessary Typographical -.
"a EcokollCai features and being so 81.
aied az 10 collect ull the return ~
~ and unused water from tho ca, ~.
e water she'd of the upper Snake
grf and ~ tributaries aud to make
"a waters available for use below '+e
afriean Faiis ~
{, AND WHEREAS. it h feasible ,os
construct az American Fails leet
.srsoig "a from Six Hundred rhous. re..
a 900 ooOi % Three Million 10 .0o0. ..e,
D or more acre-feei capacity. az .np
- hc required 10 meet The needs % r,d.
payilrs DESIRING 60 cooperate ia slo,
! present enterprise av.
s AND WHEREAS. me cost per attic
'r-fsoi ~ storage in such reservoir gueI
reaass rapidly Nilh the ibcrcasc IN pafN
. sitp ~ the reservoir. 30 that the s,ia
q pef aefe fuat ~ constructing a BATS
Fffoir % Store Two Million Fisc may
ndfrd Thousand lcsoo Ooai acre. go
3 Noaid ~ oply about one half a. part
sti az the eosi per sorc foot % con. this
uef reservoir "a store Sls Hun shall
q Thousand lso9. opp acre feet toir
q whereas. Il q 60 the interest OF Che
PARTIES desiring additional storage lhc
~ itnu the Stake River er lha tnd
iih Fpfk ~ snake River. that such eapg
effuif ~ built o. a. larKc capaciiy thcr
possible within che inaiia of ihe sas.
'iahis ssief supply. and that an and
'tits shonid cooperate foE che pas tf
y ~ Fterias and saving a. much pnii
i.oasiblf ~ ihe flood water end nan
tier fioe nes xoing % waste Ia ahar
AZ River salr
AND WHEREAS. ihe United acre
49, has constructed oa ihe South l.y
q ~ Snake River. ~ Jackson Lake estiu
euinx a ptofeke reservoir known thc !
ne jackson take Reservoir. having be 3
apaeily ~ atont Eleht Hundred the