The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-07

watered from the Blackfoot Reser-
voir, the water being taken out at
the diversion dam heretofore men
toned in the paragraph above, con-
Quoted around the upper end of the
Portneuf valley in canal c1rcling
the foothills and siphoned across the
head of the Portneuf river to the
eastern slope of the range near DAN
ilson, Pass then tunneled thru the
range q distance OF 10000 feet and
delivered on the western slope Of the
range, this being the upper drain
age district of Ross Fork Creek. The
siphon conducting it across the Port
neuf river will be 5000 feet long
and is estimated to cost $175, 900.
The cost of water in this tract is
estimated at $62.33 per acre.
The Presto Bench
The Presto Bench, 1000 acres,
lies northeast of Blackfoot, eleven
miles distant at the nearest point,
has a maximum length of ten miles
and maximum width of eight miles.
1t extends five miles above the mouth
of the Wolverine, along the Black
foot river. and five miles below or
to the northward 1t is to be wa
tered from the Blackfoot reser-
voir, the water being conducted down
the Blackfoot river about twenty
miles to the diversion dam hereto
fore mentioned, and then carried in
what it to be called the Presto Bench
canal following the course of the
river and the contour of the noun
tains a distance of twentythree miles
to point of delivery on the land. The
canal lies along the left bank Of the
river part of the way and is then
crossed under by means of siphon
about mile below Miners creek at
an estimated cost of $45, 900. The
elevation of this land is about 400
feet, and the estimated cost of water
on the land is $6S.S6 per acre.
Lincoln Creek Tract
The Lincoln Creek tract lies east
tains 5000 acres, has a maximum
long. 1t extends three miles above
the old FIT. Hall school and seven
miles below or northward. 1t is to-
be watered from the Blackfoot reser-
voir, the water being taken out at
the diversion dam and conducted
thru the cuts, siphon, and tunnel
with the waters for the Buckskin
Basin, but diverted from it. west of
Danilson's Pass and turned into Lin
coin valley. The elevation of this
tract is about 1900 feet and the es-
timated cost of water on the land
is $62.33 per acre.
The PocatellO Bench
The Pocatello Bench is crescent
Pocatello, extending five miles above
the city and northward toward Fort
Hall, the length of the tract being
about 10 miles, the upper or north
ern point reaching four miles north
east of Fort Hall. 1t contains 1000
acres Of land belonging to Indians
and 5000 belonging to white men.
The water for its reclamation is to
come from the B1ackfoot reservoir |
via the diversion dam and the tun-
mel thru the range inc the Buckskin
Basin. The elevation of the tract
IS about 400 feet, and the estimated
cost per acre for the water is $92.76.
The Michaud Flat
This tract lies between Pocatello
Ind American Falls in the region of
Bannock. Creek and is part of the
strip of irrigable land
low known as the Power Irrigation
District reaching four miles below
American Falls, and containing 22,-
700 acres of Indian owned land and
1000 acres owned by white people on
he reservation and 1860 acres be-
ow or to the westward of the reser-
vation in the Power Irrigation Dis
rict The cost of the water is es-
mated at $47.33 for the Indian
ands, $7180 for the white lands on
he reservation and $71.70 for the