American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-06-24
DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
APPROPRIATES HALF SUM MEG
ESsARY FOR INVESTIGATION
STATE AND DISTRICT FURNISH
BALANCE OF MONEY
MEANS MUCH TO COUNTY
Twenty Four Thousand Acres Would
Be Placed Under Irrigation Immed-
lately Contiguous To American Falls
$500 Raised In Short Time. ........

The feasibility of irrigating 24,O00
acres of land Immediately contiguous
to American Falls to the east of Snake
River will be determined within the
next few months probably during the
months of July or August, according
| TO Judge o. II. Baum. who has been
in communication with the department
of Indian Affairs and the state Recla-
nation Department during the last
week.
| Authorization for a resurvey Of the
proposed Fort Hall Extension Irriga-
tion project was made some months
ago. Late Developments reveal the
fact that the department OF Indian AZ
fairs is in earest in the matter and
solicits the cooperation of the State
department of Reclamation as well as
the people of American Falls and vic
unity who comprise in large degree the
people who come within Power Irriga-
tion District.
Cost $1,000.
The contemplated cost OF the resur-
vey is estimated at $4,000. or this
amount $1,000 will be provided by the
Department of Indian Affairs, S400
by the State Department OF Reclamn-
anu pow ny IONtI ilIlEdllbii
, lDistrict, the district that Will be most
benefited by the proposed extension
The money was quickly made avail
able at meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce Monday evening in the Of.
flee Of Mayor c. G. Sprigg
Information as TO the exact nature
of the survey TO be made has been
meague to date. II is believed by To-
, cal parties Interested that the survey
will include only the necessary data
, to determine whether or not the water
, can actually be placed on the land
The cost OF the project probably viii
, not be determined except roughly
; BlaCkfO0t River Source.
Water for the proposed project vii
become available from the Blackfoo
reservoir as soon as the canals through
! the original Fort Hall project are
made sufficiently large and strong e
n carry the necessary amount. IL Is un
,derstoOd by Judge Baum, that the gov
ernment will carry the water acros
the reservation south and west of Po
q catello, as far as the line Of the POwe
" Irrigation District The district viii
z then be called upon to put the wate
4 over It's own land.
70 Surveys involved Will extend from
n Fort Hall proper 10 south OF Neeley
I below American Falls. The farmers II
n this section have expressed the clos
/. est cooperation with the state an,
Q Federal Indian Department and tool
il only a few hours Sunday and Monda
s. to subscribe the funds necessary 4
. make good the local guarantee. The
g feel that the money viii be well spen
II in determining the feasibility Of Tn
project even though water does no
become Immediately available
Alfred VIII Help.
: County engineer Alfred was recon
mended az representative OF th
o county and district at the Monda
d evening meeting. Two hundred dol
n lars was provided 10 pay him TO &C
y, company the survey party Of the gov
IL ernment and gather data regardin
=. the project that might be used at
l. later time.
Matters concerning the resurye
came 70 head last Friday when Judg
10 Baum received a telegram from w. {
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