The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-03-30

had looked over fifteen or twenty
sites in Apllne county including the
holdings of the Alpine Land and
Reservoir company's holdings. These
he said, could be increased somewhat.
Approximately 10000 acre feet of
stored water would be required to
irrigate $4,000 acres OF land already
under cultivation and $4,000 acres
OF arid lands. The Diamond Valley
site, Mud Lake and another site, not
named by him. but probably Hyland
lake owned by the Dangberg COM
pany would store. $4,000 acre feet
Of water. The cost Of these reser-
voirs would be approximately $780,
900 but exact figures have not yet
been arrived at. Mr.. Taylor gave
numerous figures relative to the
service Of water In Carson Valley and
its variance with different classes of
land. A tract of bench land owned
by him would require two and Ave-
tenth acre feet. according to his state
ment. Other land less and the cost
per acre would vary with old water
rights from nothing TO SIT per acre.
foot for new lands or lands not now
cultivated. He displayed chart
showing the run-off OF Carson river
over a period of years and delved
quite deeply into water rights, old
and new.
Frank Stickney of Yerington, and
a director of the Walker River Irriga-
ton district, spoke very favorably OF
results In Smith and Mason Valleys
obtainted from Topaz Lake storage
system. The farmers there had sue
ceeded in building the system much
cheaper than could have been done
through government aid and the
farmers there are generally satisfied.
Mr.. Lehe, who owns a large tract
of farm land near Davis, Cal, and
who also owns summer home at
Lake Tahoe was present at the meet
ing and gave brief talk on water
matters. He declared that Califor-
MIA is extremely jealous Of her water
rights. To prove this he pointed out
how the Lake Tahoe Association, had
prevent the proposed raising of Lake
Tahoe to provide storage for the New
land project In Nevada. We won that
suit declared Mr.. Lehe. Now sup
pose something of this nature should
develop on the Carson river in the
way of power plants that would in
terfere with irrigation. He urged the
farmers to take advantage of the
possibilities that are possible at this
time. Mr.. Lehe said he was a rank
outsider, but had been coming to
Carson Valley for a great many years
and therefore was interested in its
future progress.
Emmett d. Boyle, former state
engineer of Nevada, but more recent
ly Governor Of this state, was the
next speaker. He declared that he
was representing himself and no one
else at the meeting, was not engaged
in politics because he had retired to
private life. AS state engineer, he
was brought into close touch with
irrigation problems in Carson Valley
and other parts Of the state. AS
governor he had assisted In drafting
the irrigation law and at that time
believed that is was a great forward
movement, granting the people the
right to take advantage Of the op-
portunities provided by the Creator.
All development in irrigation was
tied up by the government for 20
yoorc dac,arad Govarnor ROyle He
was active in bringing about certain
reforms, as they may be termed, and
allowing and making possible the
very thing that face the farmers OF
Carson Valley today.
He touched upon the Lake Tahoe
situation and declared that as long
as Nevada had poulation OF 10000
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