Show I Irrigation Projects Promise se Much Muc ch for State Giant Giat strides were made in 1908 19 in Irrigation Ir irrigation gation in Utah Uth Projects have been b n brought to successful conclusions and a others other axe are ae well eI under unde way In many places place have been marked marke out where the te sagebrush held sway s ay The Te Strawberry valley ley project has ha been ben pushed until that great undertaking is now no a athir third thir part tt completed completed gat At least lest two great geat undertakings have been ben successfully launched under the te Carey Care act act The state of or Utah Ut has ba completed one project which will open new farms and has ha let con contracts contacts contracts wl tracts for another great reservoir Private Pr vats vate companies have built buit canals ca 1 which will at furnish water to many more farms fas il Some of ot these are Just opening while In others thousands U of or acres acs have been sold to o The Strawberry Valley Valey At the beginning of at 1908 1 little progress had been made upon the Strawberry Val Valley Valley ley reclamation project Great difficulties difficulties leJ ties tes had been encountered Some of these have been surmounted Others still sti re xe remain r main but the United Unite States engineers engineer In man charge chare of the work have more t than I progress to f report All Al of oJ the preliminary nary nar work has ha been ben completed including inclUding ing the construction of or the Immense pow power pw er plant which will wl furnish the power to push the tunnel through though th ough the 90 feet of mountain This Thi tunnel Is now in from the west wet portal a 3 distance of ot 30 leek feets Wagon roads road from the line lne of at the Den Denver Denver Denver ver Rio Ro Grande railroad to both per por portals pr tam tal of the tunnel have been ben built buit and anda a telephone line lne has been stretched from the work to Spanish Pork Fork Fork At the work Itself technical difficulties have been dis disposed disposed disposed posed of and the the coming year yea will wil see seethe seethe ee the project almost If It not entirely corn com completed cor When Wen the work is done 60 acres acre of waste wate lands ands will wi be b turned Into prosperous farms The great geat power darn dam da furnish power to many m of the towns tos townsand and dUes cities cUes and water will wi be distributed by a system of ot miles mies of ca canals c pals nals The value of at the te project to Utah th and to S Salt l Lake and Utah Ut counties In particular cannot be estimated What the State Is Doing The Tho state has carried crrie to completion du during durins during ring the year yea the Hatchtown reservoir in Garfield county at a cost of It I has h also alo let preliminary contracts contract for forthe forthe forthe the Piute Plute project which will wi cost 45 0 and ad will wi irrigate O acres acre In Sevier county count The Hatchtown reservoir project was wa wa carried out out by the state board of land lad commissioners With Wih its It canals and la laterals laterals lateralS it will wi irrigate 70 acres aces of at land lad the fork of or The dam is located on south orthe the Sevier S vIer river and the canal cna Is approximately i twenty miles mies In length lengh with a a capacity of 1 cubic feet per p r second This wa was completed complete on Nov No SO 0 last and ad the diversion dam darn at the head of a the ca canal Canal nal wa was finished during December The Tho water rights right hae have been ben sold to t private pasties parties patie The land and will wl be sold In tracts of ot 40 acres ace each by the tho te state a price or of ora 30 20 an a acre ace having been ben placed place on it i with water right Sevier River Plans Plans The Te state board boad of land commission commissioners ers er Is now noW engaged in building the te res reservoir reservoir on the Sevier Ser river in connection with wih what is known kown as the Piute Plute pro project project While the tho reservoir Is located in Pluto Piute county the project will ivill vl irrigate 20 2 0 acres acre or of land all al in Sevier and San Sanpete S Sanpete pete counties counte lying ling on the west sido side of the Sevier river and ad extending from a point two miles mies north of Richfield to a point pint west w t of Fayette Faete The Te canal cal for forthe forthe forthe the Irrigation of ot this land lad was as made mae for forthe forte forthe the te first frt twenty miles mie by enlarging the te existing Sevier Valley canal thence tence con continuing as a an In Independent structure for miles mie The point pint of ot diversion of the canal cal is I situated situate about about two miles mies south sout of Joseph City In n Sevier county and the point where the te independent structure begins is located two mites miles north of Richfield In Sevier Sevi r county The Te reservoir when hen completed wll will store st re 60 of ot water A dam darn 75 5 feet high Is i a 3 feature of ot the project The tunnel has ha already been completed and ad half hl the work has h been be done on the canal cna The Te state engineer Is now pro pre preparing pre paring parn plans for the te construction of ot the dam The Te project wi will be entirely corn com completed cm during the coming year ye As A soon son as a the land board bad decided to build the reservoir all alt the public land lad falling within the te area aea that tat was to be reclaimed was wa selected by the te state ste un us under under der several land lad grants to the state by bythe bythe bythe the United Unie States government germent so that the state owns ow the te greater reater ater portions of he ha heland haland land lad to be bp Irrigated though there are acres of or private lands land to t which wa water w water ter rights will wl be he sold sold This Is the te greatest undertaking which the state land board bar has ha had on foot but but with wit the te money mony at at Its command It has ha assisted asted a number of companies compIe In smaller saler undertakings loaning them tem money on good security Experimental goo sUrl Er TV well wells ells have hae been dug some me of them tem sue suc successful I and some of them not net n Carey Act Projects Project The Beaver eer I Irrigation Igon Land ower company was the t first company to file on lands In Ii Utah under the provisions of ot the Carey act The application wits was was made made on July 8 8 1207 1 and during dur com coming ing spring the he company wi will throw open open a the completed work vork The ap was wa for for the te segregation se of 4 26 6 acres of land In Beaver Belver county to tobe be reclaimed by diversions f r m the natu natural natural natural ral flow of the Beaver river supple supplemented supple supplemented by b storage Ito le reservoirs on oi that th t stream Two Toof of these tee reservoirs known kOW as az a the and Rocky Ford For reser reservoirs reer reservoirs will be located locate In the canyon be between be between tween Minersville and Beaver City and ad two others will take in the te Blue and Puffer Pu Puffer fer lakes Besides B the acres cres of ot land segre segregated sege segregated gated the company secured a right of way grant for Its It reservoir and canals of ot 1920 acres arjad and acquired by purchase acres acs Some private rand lands rad will wi be served sered by the project ct which altogether will wf irrigate 60 acres all al of which Is isi In i one ore tract and ad all al In Beaver county Force Forc of Men at Work This Th is I one of ot the most under undertakings undertakings takings ting set on loot foot ot In the the state as well as e being the first to tae take advantage of the Carey Cay act act The he company has ha pretty well finished the preliminary pr w work rK and has spent about bout 0 A force bred of men is spen kept at work which force fo will be greatly reaty increased with favorable weather weater and the Ula project pushed to completion The four reservoirs will wi have hae a a storage capacity of acre feet and the canals will wi be b miles ml In extent The entire cost cot of ot the tha te work will U be over a mil mU million ml lion on dollars The district t to t ba be e opened by this great work ork will furnish Ish h mel for 20 people It is bounded on the west west by the te San Pe Pedro Pe Pedro dro Los Angeles Angels Salt Lake Ike railroad its Is entire entre length The will wi be served by this road r and will wi be in direct ct t touch sere with wih the markets The climate of ot is about the same as a that of the te Salt S1 Lake Ik valley vale and sae with water wat r will produce about the te same kinds of crops cps The soil is a o e sandy sand loam and Is i exceedingly fertile ferie It I is well wel adapted for tor all al grains and for sugar beets bets All the contracts in Lu connection with wih the Al project haye have been let let and the company pani Is now in hi a position to go g all ahead cad and com corn complete complete the work work ap 1 I Irrigated Irrl Lands Another big project under the Carey act actIs actis actis Is that tat of of Burtner Burther u er Irrigated Lands company which began Its Is existence under the name nae of the Oasis J Land Lad Irrigation company te The new city of Burtner on on the theline theline line lne of ot the gan an n Pedro Pedro Los Ls Angeles Salt Lake Le railroad la i 1 k a tribute to the enter enterprise enterprise enterprise prise of a this company Though o the second eod to t file ie under the te Ca Carey C Carey rey act in Utah lh te the company is the first frt comp to push Its project to completion It ob oh obtained ob tamed from the te government 1 acres of or orl land l dof of which It has l been bel able to Irrigate Ir irrigate gate all al but but three e thousand acres aces The water for the project was wa obtained by b purchase of or a interest in the Se Sevier Se Sevier vier Bridge reservoir the company compa ver conserves 90 acre feet of the flood wa water wate Water ter te of the te Sevier river This reservoir has the largest la st darn dam da in the te state s te being 66 CO 6 feet f t high and ad i feet long on the crest crest with wl h a spillway 1 10 tO 0 feet wide cut in solid sold rock rok The discharge ac tunnel is also through solid sold rock and Is 7 feet fe t l 13 iz feet wide vide Ide and 4 feet tet long ng The Te water needed for Cor Irrigation ir ton purposes is i discharged through this thi tunnel into the main man channel cannel of the Sevier Seler and conveyed to o the point pint of diversion into tnt int the main canals cals at River Riverside RiversIde side where there ther has been ben constructed a diverting darn dam a 36 feet t high and ad S 00 feet long on the te cr c sL st Five Towns Are Born Under Unde this system stem the company has Uw th highline canals of the te valley ale and ad Is re xe reclaiming re claiming the high lands lad There are 30 acres aces adjacent to the lands ands being re reclaimed r e claimed clamed which are re already alread occupied o uple and five thriving towns tows already in the valley valey Afi A of the land Is In MUad Millard county along the line Une of or the Salt Late Route Ro ie With the structures completed al at already alreY ready the complete system of laterals will willbe willbe il reY be In operation before the end ed of or the pres present present ent year y r so that another year ear will wi see 67 t square miles mUes of virgin desert pass into the te uses USe of agriculture ps During the past pat month the company has ha made sales sale of or 3 acres ar and at this thi rate rt wit will me soon populate this thi district The new city wi of Burtner Burter is already a thriving place and an building of homes home Is i going ging on there ther rapidly Few districts offer better pros prospects prospects The Te soil soi Is rich and ad varies little In quality Shipping faculties facilities are good The Te new cit city Is i but miles from Salt LaVe Le La and ad a market Is i assured anred r Another Ano herSi Big Enterprise Another application under the the Carey Care act was wa flied filed We in n August O by the Millard lad Land L k Irrigation company to for reclamation an area of at 12 acres ot of land liv 5 Millard county Two storage res rea re are o be utilized by 1 this tL Corpora orra tion as the te main man source of or supply for forthe forthe forthe the water necessary to reclaim the area ara segregated The first of at these reservoirs reer lr Is s situated sit ted near Mills on a branch of ot the Salt Lake Le Route In fn Juab county count The Theother Te Theother other Is i near ne Dover in Sanpete county The water to r be stored In both these res reservoirs erv lr is obtained from the Sevier Seler river Besides Bf ld s these projects J 3 A Faust Faust and ad others made application on March Mach 4 1908 1903 19 to to have segregated segregate unGer un er the Carey C y act actS S acres of ot land lad also aso In Millard Mard county count Is now r w going goins through gh the th course coure required in order to receive til ap up approval up prY 1 of o the t secretary s oC o the interior Private Enterprises Pushed Much Mu has baa ha been done in the state during durig the tha year e by private enterprises particularly particularly lady In Emery Emer Carbon Carbo Millard am ad and Grand counties One of ot the principal of these th se undertakings is IB that of the Irrig Irrigated t ted ed e Lands company which wl have corn com completed by the spring of 1 works work which will wil Irrigate an a immense district in Car Carbon Carboa bon boa county co nty The TJ first frt portion of or the th work ork was ws opened a few tv fw days da ago The new canal ca which h Is near near Price Price will wi irrigate about l O acres It I obtains It Its water from the big big Mammoth reservoir in the Gooseberry valley valey fourteen miles mie from Fairview This reservoir res which Is s almost finished is one of the biggest in n the country The dam damis is 1 feet fet high and ard ad the basin bain will contain conti Q acres ac of ot water It I Is an earth earh fill fil with u 1 reinforced concrete wall concrete outlet tunnel and concrete valve tower 10 feet high containing lift gates The lands lads tobe to be Irrigated by bIt b this thi scheme sch me meare axe are are said sad to be among mong the finest in n the state They Tey are ar within easy ea distance o othe of oft the t thriving town of or Price Big Gunnison Project The T Wg big Gunnison project Is another o othe of the tle great gra t private promotion schemes es which will populate an an Immense tract The tend four miles along th te the San Pitch ic river rive In Sanpete county and ad covers an area area ax a of or more than tha 2000 20 acres acres The ls completely emptied empte op on Oct Oct 15 1 i 1908 1903 lt for the purpose of oC enlarging the rock r tunnel which supplies supple the he Irr irrigation gallon gation canals Another reservoir belong belonging belonging ing ins to the same fae project known as a th the Highland reservoir is located two miles mile mies below beloW the Gunnison reservoir The water wate ater for tor Irrigation all over the valley vale is sure and ana ad ample ample There The is I a good supply o of water for domestic purposes from Willow Willowcreek Willowcreek creek creek The Abraham Irrigation company owns own feet in the Gunnison Bend res reservoir as a well wel as a other rights This com corn company Paul pany pay will reclaim about 70 acres are in Mil Mi Millard Mi Milard lard lr county about 1 miles mie southwest o of Salt Lake Laka Le City Its It shipping outlet is a athe at atthe atthe the new city of Burtner Burter on of th the San Pedro Pero Old Deseret Company One of the first frt organizations to se set about abut the reclamation of ot the waste lands land landof lads of Millard Mil county was wa the te 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