Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-06-16
WATER TURNED
INTO THE bitches
MONDAY ?. NJ.
Life Giving Fluid Reaches
The Ranchers
WATER OFF OVER
SIX WEEKS
Temporary Flume Through New
Tunnel Expected to do Work
Until Fall-Cement Work
Will Follow
The water is herel

The water is here!
Holy Jumpin' Jupiter Joy! Tn
life giving waters from the uppe
reservoirs of the Brady Irrigation
system, after being shut off on ac
count of the worst break in year
on the "big ditch" are agin circu
lating through lower as well as up
per irrigation bitches. And it i
wet water. And, moreover, it is go
ing down in time and going to grow
some real crops on the Mountain
Home tract.
Work on the tunnel and flume was
completed Monday afternoon. Wa
ter was turned into the main ditch
from Camas reservoir to Long Ton
reservoir Immediately. The water
reached Long Tom reservoir Monday
night and the lower irrigation
bitches Tuesday night. An extra
force was placed on the bitches to
watch them and prevent any fur
ther break.
The turning in of the water was
witnessed by the Republican force,
Tom and Fred, and County Surveyor
Park, who accompanied President
Robb Brady of the irrigation COM
pany in Dodge car to the scene of
the break and Camas reservoir. The
tunnel was inspected as we'll as the
flume The flume and connections
were.pronounced water tight. Early
in@the morning when it was seen
I lat the flume would be ready for
water that day, John Cannon, who
has charge of the head gates, was
dispatched to the head gate at Camas
reservoir and turned on the water.
Before the last spike was driven, the
waters were rushing down the ditch
and almost to the tunnel. No time
was lost in stepping on err to get
the life-giving waters to the ranches
below An extra force of men were
put along the bitches pudding in
holes made by ground squirrels,
which have been active of late, and
keeping an eye open for any possible
breaks. One Thousand inches of wa
ter were turned in Monday. Some
water was already in the ditch from
hill seepage. The first water was
put i'm as a test for the ditch and
while the Republican force was there
until late Monday evening the water
was coursing down the ditch without
incident or accident. One thousand
inches was turned in at
four O'Clock Tuesday morning and an
additional thousand the following
day Cannon and his men on the
upper ditches plan to turn in an ad-
hundred inches each day
until the maximum capacity of the
ditch is reached. At the time of
the break the weir in the ditch |
$500 inches daily but it
Is expected to deliver $500 inches |
by carefully watching the ditch and
Il this can be done about three
thousand inches can be delivered be-
ow and this was the amount being
delivered from all reservoirs below
The water from Mountain Home re-
Iervoir will also be used until ex-
lausted and it is expected with this
lid the farms below will receive about
he same amount as delivered prev
ously. M this is accomplished and
10 further breaks occur the farm
rs of the tract bid fair to have their
and usual supply of water
he remainder of the season.
During the break much work has
'een done on repairing and improv-
ng the upper ditch and tunnels.
dirt and rock had been
washed down by the spring run-off.
III the tunnels have been cleaned
s well as the bitches. Some leaks
n the fumes have been cemented.
he moss in the ditch has been ]
Practically killed by the exposure to
he sun and not much trouble is ex-
ected from this source this sumer.
he company is planning a new ex-
on the upper bitches If
he moss hinders the flow of the wa
er. "A