Show THE GUNNISON RESERVOIR out oct 28 1895 the con tiou or this reservoir was begun in 1889 they attempted to use uee it la in 1890 but the dam gave way so tb that atthe the birst use of it was in 1892 it to la entirely owned by the laud land owners who are bonef benefited lied by it and nd has oot them about one half of chii price went to land juni it covers coven near y acres at an average depth of 14 feet facts filling a pipe pip 2 feet in diameter sixty day and to taken out in ID the early spring to irrigate up the small grain aa in 10 this district ail giali must be irrigated then the bligh waters ate aie reserved lor for later purposes it has haa brought nearly amrei ot ol new land under cutti cultivation ana aej assured crops on about 2000 that was wae formerly tur merly cultivated and repays to the almost its ita entire eoa oat each eaon year the question tion of in creasing the capacity of the li ij low ong leing agitated though some bome of et ate are opposed to it to raise she be dam five feel higher would nearly dearly double the ca capacity calamity and it if in eaid amid would not cost coat to exceed the advantage of the voir to that it gives a steady of water which can be readily regulated and easily managed As ae a result of it thore ihre is no grain in he din trtat tie te crops crop have been splendid about bushels of grain having been harvested besides other crops kropa and great stacks or of bay are to he be seen every when an approximate estimate of we the quantity I 1 am unable to give this district once the butt of all the tb jokes of the county by the construe 1 tiou falon of this ahlis reservoir Is getting to be f one of we best districts with a great y future before it I 1 just south mouth of gunnison Is ia willow II 11 creek c took the most moat southern oSan of Sanete lete county district districts a region legion that is fast fasi W being developed and where god gi od bays been raised the threshers thre have abare jut just gi t L through and report oe ce dented results rf axel k raise raised dou on acres bushels of excellent grain or an average ut nearly 43 bushels to the acre thin af pf crop we would be bard to bow bea y there was but a small amoust of jano here bore under cultivation abe jast ILI y foury four hearp earp but now the whole country y from willow creek to gunnison Gunni aon is be tag log put under cultivation and is yielding good returns JR Q G LAMBERT |