The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1922-11-16
MANY PROJECTS:
TWO COMPLETED
DISTRICTS CREATED AND ISSJTES
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
$780, 66.

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Twenty-three districts in Montana
under state supervision have beef
projected since the passage of the ac1
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 332,666
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 vas 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 34,44O acres, was the largest
contemplated. Its 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 it's bonds.
The proposed ~Brockway district of
1888 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 B%eaverhead county proposes to
put water on 22,700 acres. The
engineers and final surveys are now
being made.
The Northumberland project in
Wheatland county proposes water
ing 32,845 acres. Plans for it, now
being prepared, will probably be
within a week. Plans for
the Joliet and White Horse Bench
district of 1900 acres in Carbon
county were investigated by the en-
g~ineers of the state irrigation COM
mission, and a new system of storage
and distribution suggested as more
feasible. For the Newlan's Creek
district, 1920 acres, in Meagher
plans have apparently been
dropped by the land owners. The
Woods Gulch district, to embrace
LOO acres in Meagher county, was
found not feasible.
Land owners in Gallatin county
lied a petition for formation of the
Meadow Farm irrigation district but
vent no further.
A proposal to create a district
which would take in $4,000 acres in
he Crow Creek district, was found
lot feasible by the states engineers.
Another district in Broadwater coun-
y, the Brockway Ash Creek district,
included only 237 acres. The plan
been held feasible by the en-
and the state is awaiting
of the small sum by the land
,wners required before the final sur
Is made.
Final surveys are now being made
N the South Bench district, which,
t is proposed, will include 2O,717
ores in Gallatin county. Proposal
O create the Silver irrigation dis-
riot of 1850 acres in Lewis and
lark county vas annuled by the
curt. The Bracket creek district,
rejected to take in 32,320 acres in
lark county, has been found not
easible.
The Fish creek district has been
urveyed and the plans approved by
he state commission. Its proposed
6,14O acres will, however, be cut to
trifle less than 5000 acres for
7hich adequate water can be assur-
d.. Later, if disputed water rights
rom Sweet Grass creek and other
treams can be cleared up, a larger
rea may be irrigated.
The latest proposal for formation
I a district came from land owners
1 the neighborhood of Victor, in RAJ
ALI county. A preliminary investi-
alton has been made by Fred e.
mex, engineer for the state irriga-
ion commission, and further action
v the land toward organiza-
ION is awaited. 1t proposes water
~ in the vicinity of 5000 acres.
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