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Show RECLAIMING ARID LAND IN NEVADA ELT. Nev.. Aug. It. H. B. Mor, helm, manager of th Cherry Creek Irrigating company ef Salt Lake City, paaasd through Ely In an auto for Coal valley, Unrein county, Nevada, where hla com- rieny I Interested In one of the largest trigs ting ntrprlu la tha western coun- tr?t la th purpose of thl company to build dam nd conserve th watar t Cherry creek, Cottonwood and Pine sreek. where It la expected eventually to Irrt-gats Irrt-gats MM.so acres of land In Coal valley, which la situated about arty milu from the town of Pioche, the county sut of Lincoln county. The comae ny hu been working om the enterprise for th lut twu years aad already ku on dam constructed construct-ed and by next spring will hava efficient effi-cient water to ungate tee ecru of land. Already the company hu expended tue.-04 tue.-04 in securing rights and In preliminary work, and It ss steam shovel and a large traction engine oa the way te Coal , valley which will be need ta dam eon-, structlon and read work. The plan la te eU atock te actual settlers set-tlers at It per as are. each ehare a b a guaranty ef water for ene acre of land. Tb settlers caa make their own selection of government land under the water right and secure title for li t per acre. When ! crM'of band bu bun reclaimed, the own .re ef the land become the owner of the water company which oatrt th dame and the water. . . Arrangements neve already bees made with a targe number ef Kaaeu farmer, who will arrive la the fall te la as La their leads.. |