The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-11-17
MANY PROJECTS;
TWO COMPLETED
DISTRICTS CREATED AND ISSUES
OF BONDS HAVE BEEN
DISPOSED OF
Twenty-three Districts Projected
Since New Law for the Financing
of Irrigation Districts Was Passed;
Embrace a Total Acreage of
1872, 666.

1872, 666.
Twenty-three districts in Montana
under state supervision have beer
projected since the passage of the acl
by the legislature two years age
which authorized financing and con
struction of irrigation projects under
state supervision and control They
embraced a total acreage of 1856
OF these two have been completed
to the extent that the districts have
been craeted and approved and bond
issues sold. Construction on storage
and distribution units will be begun
on both this fall The two are the
Red Lodge-Rosebud district in Car
bon county and the Whitehall district
in Jefferson county.
The first three proposed districts,
the CoOper's lake in Powell county
and Nine Mile prairie and French
town valley in Missoula county, never
reached the stage of presenting for
NAL petitions to the state irrigation
commission. The proposed Desmet
district in Missoula county was found
| feasible by the engineers of the irri-
cation commission but no progress
toward organization of the district
has been made by the land owners
lately.
The Glendive-Fallon project, in
Dawson and Prairie counties, en-
bracing 34,440 acres, was the largest
contemplated. It's acreage could not,
according to the engineers surveys,
be put under water at a reasonable
cost, and on recommendation of the
state irrigation commission the plan
was reduced to include only 6,120
acres. 1t is known as the Upper
Glendive-Fallon district, in Dawson
and Prairie counties, which has been
organized and will probably be the
next of the districts to call for bids
on its bonds.
The proposed Brockway district of
3,253 acres in McCone county was
found not feasible For the Valley
View district, $3.50 acres, in Broad
water county, final plans are nearly
completed. The East Bench project
in Beaverhead county proposes to
put water on 22,700 acres. The
plan has been held feasible by the
engineers and final surveys are now
being made.
The Harlowton-Durant project in
Wheatland county proposes water
ing 32,845 acres. Plans for it, now
being prepared, will probably be
completed within week. Plans for
the Joliet and White Horse Bench
district of $4,000 acres in Carbon
county were Investigated by the en-
gineers of the state irrigation com
mission, and new system of storage
and distribution suggested as more
feasible. For the Newlan's Creek
district, 1920 acres, in Meagher
county, plans have apparently been
Woods Gulch district, to, embrace
1,100 acres In Meagher county, was
found not feasible.
Land owners in Gallatin county
filed a petition for formation of the
Meadow Farm irrigation district but
went no further.
A proposal to create a district
which would take in $4,000 acres in
Broadwater county, to be known as
the Crow Creek district, was found
not feasible by the states engineers.
Another district in Broadwater coun-
ty, the Brockway Ash Creek district,
included only 237 acres. The plan
has been held feasible by the en-
gineers, and the state is awaiting
deposit of the small sum by the land
owners required before the final sur
vey Is made.
Final surveys are now being made
on the South Bench district, which,
it is proposed, will include 20,717l
acres in Gallatin county. Proposal
to create the Silver irrigation dis
trict of $3.50 acres in Lewis and
Clark county was annuled by the
court. The Bracket creek district,
projected to take in 32,320 acres in
Park county, has been found not
feasible.
The Fish creek district has been
and the plans approved by
the state commission. It's proposed |
36,140 acres will, however, be cut to
a trifle less than 5000 acres for
which adequate water can be assur-
ed. Later, if disputed water rights |
from Sweet Grass creek and other
streams can be cleared up, a larger |
area may be irrigated.
The latest proposal for formation |
of a district came from land owners |
in the neighborhood of Victor, in Ra-
valli county. A preliminary investi-
cation has been made by Fred E. |
Buck, engineer for the state irriga-
ton commission, and further action |
by the land owners toward organiza-
ton is awaited. 1t proposes water |
ing in the vicinity of 5000 acres.
cutIcura for Sore Hands.