The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-07
and 1t holds out the prospect Of be-
ing consummated during the present
A Tract Benefited

lug COuSummdt6Q CURING the pIcoout
| summer.
A Tract Benefited
In addition to lands already de-
scribed as bdnefiting from the three
projects named, there is strip of
country on the right bank of the
Blackfoot river extending from the
junction Of the stream northeastward
about twenty miles, that will be
favorably affected thru the stabiliz-
ing of it's water rights that have
been in a more or less disturbed con-
dition, and the engineers maps in
dictate about SO sections or 5000
acres in such condition. Part OF
this tract and much more along the
course of Sand creek In Bingham
county, will be benefited thru the
storage and control Of waters that
have heretofore been let loose to
flow upon the lands at times Of the
year when it was, damage. The
waters of Grays Lake have been q
disturbing factor In this sense and
will be transferred to another water
shed, the Blackfoot river drainage
and reservoir. The waters OF Tin
cup creek that have been flowing
into Salt river and then into the
South Fork of Snake river and SWELL
ing the spring floods of the upper
valleys will be cut OF and carried
into Grays Lake and the Blackfoot
reservoir, and drawn for use in the
irrigating season. The waters of
all the tributaries of the Blackfoot
river below the reservoir have been
running OF early In the spring and
doing more or less damage along the
course of the Blackf0ot river, and
lost to irrigators, but will now flow
down thru an enlarged and i'm
proved river channel where they can
do no damage, and will be impounded
in the American Falls reservoir, and
traded for water in Jackson Lake.
Lands for Homeseekers
Lands under these projects are
not yet on the market nor are the
offices handling the projects organ
lied for colonizing or conducting
real estate business. These things
will come later, and probably not
until the year 1924. The govern
ment, thru its Indian agency at FIT.
Hall, has been selling some lands
belonging to deceased Indians, and
is still selling and leasing some.
1t has large numbers of 160-acre
tracts belonging to Indians, and at
later period 1t is likely that 40
acres of each 160-acre tract will be
on sale, due to the fact that 20 acres
intensively cultivated will be suffi-
cient for each owner to make a good
living on, and anyone desiring to
buy lands will be given opportunity
to purchase these Indian lands and
cultivate them. 1t Is likely that
the government will encourage buy
ers to take small tracts of 20, 80 or
40 acres and to farm it thoroughly,
rather than to take larger tracts.
There are people scattered over
all of these tracts who may wish
to make sales or exchanges OF prop
erty, and when the preliminaries are
all made and these problems are
spread upon the maps for adjust
ment, will come the period of colon
ization, and there will be room for
from five to ten thousand families
on the FIT. Hall and Greater FIT. Hall
projects, and it will be advisable for
homeseekers to be studying condi-
tons and getting personally &C
quainted with the country and its
resources pending the arrival of the
colOnizing period.