Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-07

Fxl AtlrG the uoUnt61n Ho1 31nny
/ G3Go tI5ict from Watot0 Is ~ Gn6is8
river. Ho asked " II were lot trt1l
| THAT there were seven large Canyons
| 10 cross. that sliding mountains were
smong the obstacles 70 oyercome and
neer Of the United States reclamAtiJn
service, had practically declared the
irrigation tnfeasible ~ II would re-
Quire the building OF Z canal 100 milee
In length expensive In construction BE-.
fore one acre could be reclaimed. He
also asked the mayor concerning Z
statement he had made, relative to thu
state controlling the waters OF the
streams, which. he maintained was not
q fact.
Mr.. Eagleson answered xhe question
concerning the control OF the waters
of the state, declaring that from re-
ports he had read in tho papers, the
reclamation department OF the state
was assuming control Of the waters.
Comparing the irrigation OF the
Mountain Home and Sunnyside tracts
as against the Bruneau, he said: 1T
is true there are seven CANYONS to
to the Mountain Home Suhnyside
project, but none of them are an deep
or as expensive to cross as the Salmon
river or Devils canyon which must be.
crossed in taking water into Bruneau
project and there are several other
canyons as large as some Of those
which must be crossed in bringing the
waters to settled territory"
WANTS THE DATA
Mr.. Swendsen informed Mayor
Eagleson that the survey made by Da-
Wis showed that approximately $40
per acre would be the cost of wa
fn. tero
system could be built.
Mr.. Eagleson replied: II bootleg
preliminary survey across country
showed only $40 per acre. il several
months were devoted to real survey,
engineers would find a better and
cheaper line on which to build canal
and even at cost $40 per acre for
water, in view of the other improve
ments already on the land 1t would be
a cheaper and better project than the
big Bruneau."
The argument closed with Mr..
Swendsen making the statement that
If Mr.. Eagleson would submit to him
facts and figures showing the FEAST
bility of irrigating the Mountain
Home Sunnyside lands at as cheap a
cost as the big Bruneau, he would
certainly favor that project, but as vet
nothing had been submitted to the
RECLAMATION department.
ROCKWELL SPEAKS.
Senator Rockwell attempted to calm
the tumult aroused by the discussion.
by stating he owned land in the Sum
nyside territory, was vitality interested
there and that A. P. Davis had in
formed him that the solution to the
irrigation of that territory was the
tapping of Alturas lake, which could
be done by means Of tunnel, which
would open good water supply for
land in that district.
This statement brought Mr.. Helfrich
Of Mountain Home to his feet. He
stated he wished to take issue with |
the statement of Davis by relating a |
statement Davis had made to him. I'll
was discussing the irrigation Of this |
land with him by tapping Alturas lake
and he said, Don't pay any attention |
to that. Your salvation is the Snake |
river"
Mr.. Rockwell asked when the state
ment had been made and Mr.. Helfrich |
replied four years ago. He then re-
torted that Davis had made the state |
ment about Alturas lake 30 days ago. |
To this Mr.. Helfrich answered that |
the physical condition of the country
had not been changed in four years.
Further discussion was prevented bv
Judge Richards introduction of Colonel
L. v. Patch, who spoke on Interest
u Returned Soldiers In Reclama tion."
He pointed out that the government
was behind its soldier boys and that il
action was wanted on reclamation bills
ne Reclamation association should /