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Show Bis; Opening of Irrigated Land. I in tlie Very Heart of the Best Section of i 18,750 Acres of irrigated Land Reclaimed Under the Second Owsley Project F Located in Jefferson County, Idaho, in the Famous Upper Snake River Valley, Near Roberts and Hamer, Idaho, on the Main Line of the Oregon ! j Short Line Railroad Opening to Be Held at Roberts, Idaho, October 9, 1919 j C J 1 I) T i " The eonipanv agrees lo deliver to each aero of laud two acre fft .lurinc tl-e irrigation i Second Owsley Project Location niiOU -mokre walor lhiin ,.an mei.WH(nny used. H 'I '"" S .n.l Owslov Project is located near frvMal l,ako ( formerly eallo.f Mud Fhe I ' f C..c.pm ; Jefferson Count... Sial,. of Idaho, a n.l is a. ssiMo riihor from I lamer or KohMts, Idaho. The irrigdllOIl OXblCIU ! 1'iiinpiiiL' plant is local. '.1 alioul Ihii'lccn mile; west of Ilanior an.l aliout twenty miles north- T Ii f irrigation system consists of an intake of about one mile in lonpth in which the J v esl of Koherts. Koherts and Ilanior arc located on the main line of the )ro;:on Short. 1.1110 wator flows to the puinpinp plant by gravity. In tho pump-house the company has installed K'ailroad. about half May between Salt Lake City. 1 tali, and 1'tilto, .Montana. throe "ti-inch Plat Iron Works Centrifugal Pumps, which are propelled by throe 2."0 H. F. Gen- ! ... , "TO r;'' ''',,,,,r',; Motors. The umps have a enpacily of over Pn.lKl gallons per minute. . Approved by otatC At ho punipinp; plant the water is lifted a maximum height of eighteen foot and from j j . . i (:is point it runs through lliirtv miles of main canals and laterals by :ra ity. The system '" "n'1,,r lh' Second Owsley Pro was sc-rc.u at cd under 1 ). I aroy Act am a js l,niU so that the water is deli'vrred to within one-half mile of each local subdivision of on? 1-1 en, .tract entered into by the Stale of Idaho with the company to reclaim tlie hundred sixtv acres and direetlv on a maioritv of the land. ""' S''"'' I'"' Cuxornmeni. I'rolilim; by liltoen years ol Proof of oompletion of works was ma.le o:i Au-nst o( 101P. i. .. ' i':iiv Ad dc elopmen; s in the Stale of Idaho. I he stale has maintained a n.uul supervision I '. "Vor tlie Owslov Projeel al all times and all co.isl i lid ion work lias I u under the direct Ml " !.., J TVT r,iMfnnnnr l- , rvisi ,, . I ,i,; s, , i; i, . Uperation and Maintenance 4 (,el.ber I,". PUT. Prank P. Kin", Stat Fimineer for ll.e State of Idaho, in a report The operation of this plant will bo turned over to tho settlers, free and eloar of all in- j ll.e Stale I.aud P.oar.l. staled: "I Monk il is s.-.tV lo assume there is easily ..ii.ihii) acres ol cumhranees. the same to bo operated bv an op-ratm- oompanv with 1.7.'.. shares, each share '. bind ol this character, and I believe there is water eimnuh IV two or three times the amount , ,e appurtenant to one aero of land ami entitling the owner to one vote in the management ') " ls purposed to irri-ale." ., operation of the oompanv. I 1,1 report, made December IPK. by Sate Kn-rinc-r Prod A. Wilhie. be states: In Owinc to our well constructed ditches and laterals and the low power oharce of 16.'''0 1 cond!. -:,,. 1 am rom I that I here must be i i the n m.hhorkond ol 1 "'." " "'-re Pet annua! ,.er horsepower per neason, 1ie maintenance of this svstetu should never bo in excess of one do!- I 1 '' Tllls """''I .-le M'PI-l.v '",0" ''m'1-. lar p"r acre and for a number of ears should not 'be in excess of filtv cents per acre. c 1,1 1 ' repm-l. State l.uciiiccr Warren i. Mi.m..!vii. -aid: "II. is is the first project Heretofore, in lnanv instanees t'arev Act settlers have located upon land and have had i r,,r 111 ""' S:,1' "' ":ls M'let ! ahead i lime, and the character the work .,, Wait several years for deliverv of water, and in some in-tanccs, owine to the companies' j and the proje.-i m -cncial is the bcM pic.e of eoist e.iet thai has ev.-r been dmie on any ( a rev :nabi'.itv to complete their works, never received water. Our oompanv can deliver water to , , A-l IV".leet W II hill the Stale." .-very acre f its ;,d NOW. ; Approved by the Government Wonderful Opportunities '! At ill., tune ilia! ll land was t.-mporanh .-r-:at.-.l by tl.- ! i.il ....,nnne),: an 1 1 j r i. 'i i-c siu.lv of the Kx sle fVoj.-oi was ui.idc , the 'c,.i;, (';,'. At Inspect. .r. both i future of ti.is d. strict is assured, as the tympany las already buii; what is know n :j wi'li i -, ci .!!. lo the .l.xsi.-al t'eatiirrs :. f 1 1 . I iii .- the .e.-.. .1. and with refer e to t'ce s she first Owsley Project. This has been sold to s. t tiers, has been approved and accept- i. v-iler siipplx. 'd by tho State of Idaho and the Management turned over to the settlors. A ,s;:ia'.l part of In an able, c :. ha .1st i . and pr..t ra. t.-d st-i : the v at - r -.upplx . en. riir: a peri. id a 'ho land has been farmed during the year P.IP.I and practicai'y all of it x ill bo farmed in 1!)-J.. pi . . . i 1 1 . ., ; 1 ix. x.ais. n.adc b ,.-..r-o p.. Ar -inbahl. Fed- ral ( ar. Inspector, with ref As an illustration of what can be done. 0,oar W. Linger farir.cd :.' acres 0:1 the First ere.te to tl,.. Second (iwsley v..jo.-t. he sl.il.d in his f. prt to tho r.Hiimiss;,.uei's of tho (,cn- Ixvsley Project and raised -tiki bushels of whe.t Jvnd 100 tons of a If.. I fa on .". acres in the :l era I I. and 'Miicc in ,.n . PM7: "Tin re app a is no .pio'ioll as to the f,. thai al least one X ear l'.'l'; 2 tons of tlie alfalfa beipe; raised 0:1 1 1 acres, the same having been planted ill : I hundred ih.tiisnii.l acre ec enter, al Mud Lake and the a -noiato.l l,,in s ,.f wal, r durin- the "'IT, this beiiu; the first year's crop. r' x.-ar ,11, km; x.iih 1 1.. Spi in:r .0 PM7. h live d' lis .our,,, a Inl,! in x est i-.-at ion of In I'.'P' the yield off of :!." a.-res will am mn! to more than tons o alfalfa, and Mr. . '! the !.-ality Lcne-:ii! leaxes httle ,.,t,, as to t a- v.ure. bcin; i::in IViieh. aside t'r.oii the Linger has sold this for $.0 per ton in stack, makinc a cross icl.l of more than $H01 l reiali 'ely small anneint f uriiishe.l , a lias I.' It. . . To svu up, the situation. il per acre. liei.fcic is I . . : in, I 1 ha! al lie- pi-s. i.t tree, at Past ..u- h'iii.r.-. tlcciand a.-r- fe.-t are enter Tlie price of this land and water is fixe 1 by the State of Idaho at ??.".."0 per acre and no: Mud. Pake anuaalp. wilii the app:. rent probability thai l.'.n.n.ni a, let ,.r more xx ill rxru . the company cannot sell it for' more. It is eas.ly worth from $100.00 to .1.'0.CM per acre. and. j in. ili;. be axailahle ... As onl '.'n7i;.s a;i. u..u!. a.-liiallv be involved in the 011 the terms that it is bcin;; sold, the yearly j.,ments are not any more than a fair rental ' ; M,ve Project al'lcr S.i alioii hist il is adhd, tl,. c appear, an ample supply of water x able of t lie land. ;' i a adai'ie at the present lime, xvilh the apparent p : , , 1 , a b 1 i 1 p. ( an increased siipplx from oar to Tho land, if put in shape for cultivation and irriirat on. xxill pay for itself, at th prc- '. 1 x .-..r. . A In xi,w .1' li.e entire la-ihililx .f tl,, pr. , ; ,-, I .m.l ho alaliix of tin' eoiistruo cut price of crops, in one year. Proof of this is made bv xx hat Mr. Pinter has .tone, all iy 1 ennipaii.x lo cany tic , I ex ., ,pn ant lo . . 1 1 . . I . 1 1. . 1 . . il 1- 1 p.-, 1 1 11 1 1 . 1 m iidcd that So- of which can he verified by visitim; his pUce. , .' icjaiioii List 71 be duly a ppi o e, I. " - , N A! I or the ca niinat imi xx as made. he F, ,, ral ('are. Act li., tor recommended that a lXCCrCatlOn perinaiicnl se'Teoat inn lc made and ll.e cmnpa.i. be p,in,illed lo c. m st rin I the irri'.-atinu yi v ..rK. under tin- super, isinn ..f lie stale P,ir;ine, r. m oes-...rx lo ro.laim the hunk Crystal, or Mud, lake is famous for .luck huntiue-. In the fall season there is every variety . i of duel; knoxx u to this country: also many wild u'eose. The hake is also noted for its fine trout : Snake River Valley District fi ling . 1 ..... The desert near by abounos with sa;rc:eus. and in the foothills and mountains .i;rcctlv en fj The cr,,ps raise, I , ,, 1 1 is d 1 a 1 e I cnaat I1 1 : mi p.: 1 1 . ,. wheat, oats, baric., p. as. pot a the west you can find every variety of ,:ronse ; ami hiirher up there is plenty of .leer, sheep, pwit allalla and su-ar be.-is. . ;inij !..,,. The writer litis left the project one dav and returned tho next xith his limit of hijT The axi raa'c . mb p. r ac re I . 1 n ' li mn pi 10 on bm-hels ,,f w heat . if. to liul bushels value. .is: lo wi bush, Is of barb.. ; -Hln to b ; !,eh.' ,,f p..t al . I lo 7 I .iw of alfalfa, and The project is located in the center of this sport sm:m"s paradise. . Irom PI to I'll Inns of sii-ar Pe.-ts. I."ein-:iiber, I lies,, are ax.-ra . x iel.ls. We haxe positive 1 C. i, lone., of llMleh laffer Xlebls j e x. e , p I j , 1 1 a I eases. Tlm Idaho Fall-.. 1 1 trnpnlis of this .lislriel. is the lar-. .( n n 1 1 1:1 1 1 m ' point ..f fond prod IClIUb .1 u 1 s in I he v. orld : a No t he la rce , sh 1 ppi 11 " pn 1 nl .hi I he ( lr 11 S hoi I I ,i no I. a i I ro.u I. iw 1 1 .. :n 1 . , 1 1 1 ,1 . , 1 x . .... r 1 ; . ,. , 1 . 1 1 1 , , 11,, r 1, , , , , , 1 ho land w ill bo sold to .puililied ( aroy Act entrxmeu for ,0 cents per acre; ono-ha.f ; Ine value ol led ,,, Ibis .1.-1 r.e, , a , I, ; I, ol n I, .1, runs Iron, hundred p.nablo at the tune of filing and one half paxable on or before Mav I. 1 !''J;! ; and tho water will ;.1 '" n '' ' " ' ' s I"1' "' ' ,r '" I'l'iidrod behold and made an n,.purtouaut to the land at tho price of ,7f. pc'r acre: ouotcnth payable ni iJ ''" ' ''''' ''''''''' ciish nt tho date of filing and thi balance payable in nine o.pial annual instalments. xi;h interest ;-i Character Of Lands at the rate of six per cent per aimuni . 1 . Keniomber tliat it only takes about one hundred ontrxnien to buy all this land it they take ! The laud is bxel wilh a penile slope ha I. lowaid I he Pake of a ppi o i ma I ey t x. ,, feel. one hundred sixty acres each. You can't take less than forty nor more than one hundred' sixty ( ) to tim mi,.. is covered x. 1 1 h ii Ilea, y c i o c. . Ii of .; blush, ii free from alkali and is of acres. The company has had more than five hundred inquiries on this land. : ' vol,. inie ash and siit for ma I ion . and part of lim land has an a c n 1 1 1 u I n nMI ,,f ,, np,IM s If ,,,, r,, jM the market for irood irrigated hind located in one of the best farniiui: .i'.s- ! ' siirla-e. and all the land is inidei hud xx il h an riiperxious chu subsoil, x Inch Tuns lo the r,. riots in tho intormoiintnin country, at loss than its value, don't fail to investigate and reicistcr I . inai kable depth of from cu'lily to one i, , feet. Th, , laud is similar in character o the early, as you may draxv tho lot) that a toxxn will bo built on or one of the quarters adjacent i- Twin Fulls ('oiinlr.x, except, that, it is more level and can be pill In a hi;di stale of cultivation thereto. '. Villi less cpese. ' .- . j . , j Ana familiar Willi Ihc water supply in Hm 1 1 it ernio u nl a i u country must know that. UpClllllg ailQ JJraWHlg ,l tie re v. ill be but. few more o p p. 1 1 1 u ii 1 1 1 os to purchase I ii'imalcd land at j; round floor . ,. , ... The opening of the land will bo held at Koherts, Idaho, on October P. IP IP. Arrange , ''' Uf I Q 1 ments will bo made to meet anyone on or bcfo.e th'tobcr Pti at Koherts. Idaho, to show them WalCr Otlpply l,( laiul by automobile. Father notify the co upany or j;o to Ixh.borts, Idaho, and impiiiY for j, j Ihc source of the ...iter siipplx ia from (lix lal Pake, The coiiipaii.x liohlin;- a xwilor '. '' Pusscy, who is in ohari;o of showiiu;' tlu land. i ' j .,-;, i for 1 7 .second fe.l of xx ale r, xxhidi is ,ulfi,enl. i,'i,,i' the 1 1 1 1 v of liter lived h -V r c pre sen t a t i x o of t ho State of Idaho will bo in char:. of tho drawn.)., which w i'd be ; 1 'ia' kn"i r. In x. aler s.7.,i aeic,. This permil bcin" the second water richl on the held at Koherts, Idaho, at -I p. in. on October P, IP IP. . la!a. iii imi, ic y of xxliieh baa l,en approved by both the Stale ami Gox erniiieul, Fu Those ilesiriiu; land had better register curly, as the company has received a sreat ulna- ;.,.., is her of inquiries and wo do not believe there vvjill be ouoiuth laud for all those who rccistcr. . j ' hi' pa-.l 'eaon lia. proven that Mm ii o: f the he, I. is mil the host, water rights in You may repisler lit any lime with the company in Salt Pake City, I 'tail, or with Koss Fv Mat- ! j Ih,. stat,- of Idaho. Many "ood dialriela xxme a imi of xx a I or, but our xx aler supply was ereal kins at. the P.lennoro Hotel, Idaho Kalis. Idaho, or with NY. A. Pavis. cashier of tho Fani of ii,an an' prcxioiia war b'oberts, Koherts, Idaho, or with II. Ii. Price at (ho Koch's Hotel. Kcxburxr. Idaho. j , ; Remember, This s a Completed Projeel, Ready for Operation. You Can See Juftt What You Are Buying. We Ask That You Give It a Thorough j 7, on-;ti;i! i on. Writ'; for Descriptive Liter;. lure, or l ake a Trip ami See It, na It la Impossible to Describe This Laiul; It Has to He Seen to Be Appreciated. i il PINGKEE LAND COMPANY ; 1 Tl lOMAS L. MATKINS, MannRcr ' "10 1TT.T PUlI.niiK!. flAI.T I.AKF. CITY, UTAH. rilONF. WASATCH M I.'KPPCP.NC'r;:;: Mcf'oMiick Co., "..ml. nr, Salt I.ihr. City. Utah. National City lhinh, Suit I.alio Citv, Utuli. Idaho Falhi National ItaiiU, Idaho Kiilla, Ilaho. Anderson P'tos. Itunli. Idnho Y. ld-mv |