Show Reclamation Present And Future The following tables of lands reclaimed reclaimed reclaimed re re- re- re claimed and partially reclaimed and projects not yet commenced are referred to elsewhere in this issue It must be remembered that people may not properly properly properly prop prop- erly farm the areas now listed as reclaimed and equally to note that storage water is necessary necessary essary sary to to tomake make these reclaimed lands fairly proof against dry seasons seasons sea sea- sons and also to water for late irrigation RECLAIMED LANDS IN THE UI UINTAH TAH BASIN ASIN Duchesne and Uintah Counties Acres Th The Dry Gulch Irrigation Company Uintah and Ouray Agency Agency Agency Ag Ag- ency Farmers Irrigation Company Company Company Com Com- pany Bluebell Cedarview Co 2292 Western Vestern Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation gation Company Boneta Southern Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation tion Company 1100 Farnsworth anal Reser-C Reser voir Company Lake Lalee Fork Irrigation Co 2500 Ditch Co 1000 Knudson Ditch Hamilton Ditch Moffat Ditch Gusher 1500 Uintah Independent Ditch Company Big Six Ditch 1159 T. 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N Dodd Irrigation Co 1984 1934 Marimon Ditch r. r Durrigan Ditch Filings East of Duchesne to Antelope Creek on the North side of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne River 2200 Filings East of Duchesne to Antelope Creek on the South side of Duchesne River 1860 The Antelope Section South of Gray Mountain Ditch tc 1400 i G Gray Mountain o and Myton Myton My My- I I ton Townsite canals Taylor Bros Canal MId view on North side of River 1 1300 Total filings between Mid- Mid view and Upalco on Lake Fork 2350 Indian Canyon Filings Strawberry and Fruitland Districts m. m Willow and Hill Creeks I Lands on Green River be be- Ouray and Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen 1250 Jensen Section aggregate filings Ashley Valley Vaney Six Canals Blue Bench Irrigation District No 1 Knight Project Duchesne Irrigation Co 1463 West Vest Bench Irrigation Company Lands on Duchesne River Duchesne to Hanna Mosby Crow Creek and Deep Creek Ranches 2000 Other Lands on Little Water Vater and Deep Creek benches approximately approximate approximate- I I ly I White Rocks Irrigation Company Uintah River Irrigation Company 2014 2044 Ouray Valley and Colorado Park Parle approximately Lands between Randlett and Ouray on River 1200 Gardner Canal east of or Myton ryton Mill 2100 Other Private Filings Acres Rock Roele Creek Lees Lee's bench Lake Fork Forie Fisher Oakley Oakley Oakley Oak Oak- ley Rowley Yellowstone Crystal Bros J J. D. D Clyde Dry Gulch Creek Harry Harry Harry Har Har- ry Hadinger Bruce Brown I Joseph Henry Geo A. A Clark Son Timothy's TOTAL 2685 I Total I PARTLY COMPLETED AND AND NEW NE IRRIGATION PROJECTS PROJECTS PRO PRO- IN TilE THE UINTAH BASIN BASIN BASIN BA BA- SIN Acres Ashley Valley D Development Development Develop Develop- elop ment Company 1 Uintah and Ouray Agency Agency Agency Ag Ag- ency South My Myton ton Bench in including In- In eluding Pleasant Valley Castle Peak Project and Leland Bench Taylor Bros anal anal New Hope Irrigation District District District Dis Dis- about one half of work done Ouray Valley Willow Villo Creek Lands ample amI ample am am- pIe water vater very very very- cheap 2500 I Upper Blue Bench work partly done nealy all homesteaded Dead Mans Man's Bench East of Green River White WhiteRiver WhiteRiver Ri River vel section Total of reclaimed non-reclaimed Lands n Grand Total Reclaimed Reclaimed and new projects In the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Basin for which there is ample water supply in Utah Attention must be called to the fact that there is at least acres across the line in Colorado that will wm gradually be melted asit as asit asit it were into Uintah Basin agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture because that is the way the land lays These lands are essential parts of the Utah tracts containing the major areas the longest growing se seasons seasons sons and the deepest soils But if we take off this list of reclaimed lands acres to toI allow for gravel lands thin soils I waste etc we still have acres With Moon lake we shall shallI I have acres well provided for against dry years The Indian Indian Indian In In- dian lands lards are almost proof against against against a- a any drouth On Uintah river the Dry Gulch company has completed reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs reser reser- in high glacial basins to provide about two irrigations after after after af af- af- af ter the river flow is all demanded by prior filings In 1929 this water water water wa wa- ter was not used The Uintah river in 1931 at its lowest point in late summer delivered about second feet of water and for forthe forthe forthe the driest season ever known This includes Whiterocks creek On the are reservoirs made by team work and some cement cement cement ce ce- ce- ce ment and d rock work The aggregate aggregate aggregate gate of the acre feet now ready in these storage projects is not definItely definitely definitely def def- known but should be over and as a rule a second filing filing filing fil fil- fil- fil ing of each one Is possible I Moon lake is the largest project for storage that seems like ImI immediate immediate im Im- mediate realization n. n This lake will I store per government plans now ready about acre feet for or late use In nine out of ten years this storage will water more than acres even allowing for the difference between head-gate head and farm vol vol- vol- vol ume On the Duchesne river little if any storage Is yet demanded or secured But this the largest river with latest run-off run maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum flow between June 25 and July 1 has large storage Salt Lake City has filed on the Grand Daddy lakes or orthe orthe orthe the head water for 50 second feet and for large storage on Rock Creek This Duchesne river including its branches is Utah's largest stream that may be utilized for irrigation Therefore it deserves special consideration Strawberry rivers river's head waters were taken into Utah Lake Lak by the dam and tunnel including the canal and lattera s. s The populated ed and industrial industria section from Provo to Logan evidently intend I to take the Duchesne's head watern waI waters wa wa- I tern over into the Provo river By thus taking Uintah Basin water the cities clues if they have their i way will get the cheapest and andI best water now not used A I Primitive forest area is all worked out whereby the Uintah range is to be reserved as a sort of water sanctum that Is westward westward westward west west- ward from the river to the Wasatch This will hold the timber prevent road building and insure water for the Great Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin project To get this tilis title they take in the basin which Includes in includes includes in- in most of Nevada much of southern Idaho and all aU the area I in Utah westward from the Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- va I word satch range Of course the great and this basin word wOId make a good combination Nevertheless the Uintah Basin will go forward Keeping our lands sewed up in proposed projects projects pro pro- thereby holding the water I resources idle cannot continue Green river water for direct use is almost nothing and yet Utah's largest stream flowing though agricultural agricultural agricultural ag ag- ag- ag lands White river likewise likewise like like- wise remains unused with its annual annual annual an an- nual run-off run of over acre feet We may not lay direct claim to the Yampa river but these other streams in Utah demand our claims our rights and ress I |