Show 1111 Over Half a Million Acres in Utah are Under the Carey Act 1 I 11 DER the tho Carey Care lend land act 71 21 UNDER U acres of or land have hae been beon taken up In Utah and the projects projects projects arc are being rushed to com corn completion completion In 1910 about half haIr of or tho the projects will be completed and the lands placed on the tho market with Ith water rights The opening of or these vast a t tracts of or land will afford settlement to where they can cun begin be ln at once to cultivate tho the land and amI raise mise crops The Tho Carey Carcy actIs aclis an nn act of or Congress which authorizes tho the secretary of or tho Interior with the approval of or tho the president president president dent to contract and agree to patent pat nt to the states of or Oregon California Nevada Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado North Dakota South Dakota and Utah free treo of or cost for survey or price of ot such desert lands not to exceed one million acres In each state as the state may ma cause caUlS to be Irrigated reclaimed and occupied I and not less than 20 acres of or each ICO acre tract must be cultivated by b actual settlers Tho The State of or Utah accepted this grant and provided for Its oper operation operation operation as follows An individual or a company makes application to the state to secure from the general government the segregation segregation tion tron of or certain tracts of or desert land laid and flies files the tho necessary maps of ot sur surveys surveys veys es field neld notes note source of ot water sup supply supply I ply pi and evidence of water rights ac acquired acquired acquired I or being acquired and other In Information Information information formation to enable the state board of oC land commissioners to Judge of oC the tho i practicability of the thc scheme Tho The board must also be satisfied Matis lied of or the fInancial ability of o the thc applicant to construct the Irrigation system If It the project Is approved by hy the land board and the department of ot the In Interior Interior Interior tho the state enters Into a 1 contract with the applicant In which tho the m max maximum lIIa ax pi price Ice at which the applicant may maysell ma masell maysell sell water rights Is fixed and tho the state agrees to sell the tho land at nt 50 GO cents r per pel acre aero to the purchasers of oC water rights No may ma purchase i moro more than ICO acres ncr The land and andI water are arc paid for or in instalments I Upon proof of ot reclamation of or the tracts a citizen has entered the tho gov gos government will Issue patent to the state and the tho state will patent to the entry man manThe manThe The first Carey Care act project in the State of oC Utah was WM the tho Lake Bonneville project under which acres was segregated In 1897 French capital he be become come afraid at tho the outbreak of ot the tho war and nothing was done If It land Is not reclaimed within 10 years after segregation It Is restored to public domain LIST OF CAREY ACT PROJECTS The Tho Beaver Power company compan Carey act project Snit Salt Lake Lalo City Utah has acres of or Carey act lands acres of oC Its private holdings and acres of oC state land situated In Beaver Heaver county Utah near Milford on the Salt Lake Route The source of oC water supply Is the tho Beav Beaver er river Two reservoirs are being con constructed to hold acre feet teet Tho cost of or the reservoirs and canals Is estimated at Tho The project has haa been approved by the state and depart department department department ment of or Interior The opening of or 12 acres of or land Is be contemplated be before toro fore the spring of or 1910 The land and water are aro to be bo purchased on Instalments Instalments instalments ments The Oasis Land Irrigation company com company compan pany pan Carey act project of or Salt Lake Lako City CIt Utah has ha acres In Mil Millard Millard Millard lard county count miles south of or Salt Silt Lake Fake City near Lynn Junction on the Salt Lake Lako Route O It t has been approved I It dhe ed by the state f and n department tC n of In Interior I tenor The Tho construction Is partially completed find and water available for part of ot the land The state sells this land landat nt at EO 80 cents per acre to persons who purchase water rights from Crom the com company company pany n The source of ot water supply Is the tho Sevier river The cost of ot dam and canals Is estimated at The company has sold acres The E Warren Gary Cary CAr act cc of oC Salt Lake City Utah has 3 acres of oC land In Emery EIll e 1 county count elevation feet near Woodside e on tho the Rio ruo Grande Western estern railway raI Ia ICO miles from Salt Lake City It has hns been approved by lw tho the state and when ap up proved by bv the department nt of or interior construction will begin The estimated cost is in The source of water is tho the Price river The Buckhorn Duckhorn Irrigation company compan Carey Care act project of oC Salt It Lake City CIt has hall acres In Emery county count near Price The source of o water sup supply supply ply pi Is Huntington creek with storage reservoirs of or 2000 aero acre feet The es estimated estimated estimated cost Is The project has ha been approved by b the tho state and upon approval l of ot the tho department of at interior construction will begin Lott Jott Smith Jones and Smart Carey Caroy act project of ot Salt Snit Lake City Utah has hOE acres south of or former Indian reservation In Lr approximate approximately ly I township 9 south range 17 cast east castS S L M 1 in Wasatch and coun counties counties counties ties The source of ot water Is tho the river near the t e projected Mot Moffat tat fat road from Denver to Salt Snit Lako Lake City The estimated cost Is It has hn been approved by b tho the and when approved by the tho department of o othe the Interior construction will begin be ln By B this canal certain lands within tho the former reservation which are arc only open to homestead entries will be bc supplied with water venter PROJECTS PENDING COMPLETION CO Time 1110 Green River Valley Valle Land Wa Va Water Water ter leI company Carey act project of or Salt Lake Luke CUy Cit Utah has about acres sores In hi Emory Emery Em e I county count west of ot Green I river near Green River station Tho The source of or water Is the San sn Ra Rafael al river I I It has been h Cn approved by tho the state and I upon completion of or papers will be bo tiled med I at the tho United States land office and I forwarded to Washington ton for tor approval n by b the department of o Interior The Tho es cs i cost coat Is I IThe I IThe The Sevier River Land Water Vater com company company pany Carey Care act project of ot Salt Lake City Utah has Jias as acres In county near Lynn Junction on the Salt Lake Lako Route Part of oC this tract has hns been purchased from the state and tho the remainder applied for or under tho the Carey Carcy act The rhe source of ot water Is the Sevier I I river and the estimated cost is 1000 10 Tho The project has been approved by b the state and upon completion of or tho the papers will be b filed at the United States land office to be bo forwarded to depart department dep rt i ment of or the Interior for or approval when construction will begin Under the Carey act projects a citizen of ot the United States or one hawing having de declared declared declared intention buys bus the land at 30 ru cents per ler acre from the state and buys water right from tho the Carey Care act com company compan company pany pan The price may be paid in full rull or on Instalments Proof must be made that s cultivated before a n patent will wilt be issued Tho Tim state has ha two reclamation projects projects projects under the time management of ot the tho board of or land commissioners and the tho thoI direction of ot tho the state engineer Ono One of or these called the Hatchtown state res reservoir I project Is completed and water will be ready to deliver deller for or tho the season of oe 1910 Under this project the state has hos acres of oC first class clas land lind lu In townships 33 and 3 I south n range Inge lan e ewest 5 west Salt Lake meridian In n Garfield county three to eight miles north of or Panguitch the capital of or the tho county and 35 33 miles south Bouth of oC on the San Sanpete pete te branch of oC the Rio Grande Western railroad The state has constructed con constructed constructed a n storage reservoir on the tho So Se Sevier vier Ier liver ller rl er at an outlay of oC more moro than near noar Hatchtown The state offers the land at not less le s thin per acre and the water right at a maximum of or 30 per acre tract Is fine farm land mid and the water supply is abundant The Thc object of oe tho state stale In selling the water at cost and the land at the usual state minimum Isto Is Isto Isto to secure settlers on improved irrigated farms Tho The funds for tor this project are taken from tho reservoir land grant rant fund rund and as fast as OM a project la il s completed and t sold old the money mone is re 10 returned returned turned to the state and used ns fiS per perpetual fund for or reservoir purposes The lands under this project were selected I and tho the w works constructed under direction direction tion of or the state engineer The Tho WOrK wont wonton on the reservoirs and canals can Ills Is first class In every oer respect These lands aro are nom noar towns long established with good schools and arc nr near the rational national for forests forests forests ests Insuring fuel ruel and grazing razing privileges privIleges leges loges mId and water protection PIUTE STATE PROJECT I I The Tho state has selected acres of ot otI good land wes west t of or river In San I polo poto and Sevier counties to be reclaimed I II by waters from the Plute Pluto state reser reservoir reservoir I voir project The state Is constructing n a largo lar o storage reservoir on the Sevier river In Pluto Plute county count by b which an amt ample supply of water will s be furnished to this tract These lands are situated close cloe to the time Sanpete branch of or the time Rio Grande Western and close to towns of or 1000 to population each elch as Rich Richfield lick field Salina and Gunnison The esti estl mated cost of or the tho project la is II Work rork Is being rushed on the th dam damand damand damand and canals and when tho the projected rca res reservoir is completed some Borne time In 1910 tho land will be offered at a low price and antI tho the water at cost costIn costIn costIn In these state projects the tho has title from tho the general government and acquired water rights and constructed the Irrigation works and sells the lands and and water outright no proof of or rosi res or cultivation necessary and gives the purchaser privilege of or pay payIng paying Ing purchase price In full or 10 per cent down and balance balanco in 10 equal annual amounts with 5 per cent Interest on deferred deterred amounts When the purchase price Is s paid a IL patent will be Issued to purchaser The soils solis of or Utah are aro of or the best the water supply constant the yield of oC crops abundant and the quality and flavor of or grains and fruits unsurpassed |