Show I I I I I I I II LAND S ALONG OR YELLOWSTONE UNDER liON CANAL CAA Total of Acres May MayBe MayBe MayBe Be Brought Under Water This Season HELENA Mont May 28 28 Tho Tho The lower Yellowstone project of the United States reclamation service was formally I opened by the secretary of the interior and water sater was turned into the main canal system April 30 said Supervising Supervising Super Super- Engineer IL III N. N Savage of the reclamation service servi q in n this district to to- day dav The Tho The water is now traversing the entire length o of the tho lI system stem and is available avail ai ablo able for delivery ery to land and owner owners This season acres of land can be I brought under irrigation in the project The The Northern Pacific Railway company com corn pany entered into a contract with the tho secretary of the interior before work was started on the project agreeing to dispose of its bo bogs comprising about third one of the land at not to exceed 3 an acre plus the cost of reclamation thus putting its lands practically op ou the same basis as the public land Director F. F H. H Newell and T I have just completed a trip of inspection over the projects in this territory The Thc di di- was much gratified over o the development dov de do- v and progress hein mado by bv on the new projects Filings Filing's on the Huntley Huntle project continue at a arate arate arate rate of one in every every two or three days clays about the same rate l a a on other projects eds where public lands arc are open to homestead entry |