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Show I I Big Opening of Irrigated Land I I in the Very Heart of the Best Section of . I 3 ..-' ' " IDAHO ?'" H O mmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I I ; 18,750 Acres of Irrigated Land Reclaimed Under TheX - I I I SECOND OWSLEY PROJECT I H 1 Located in Jefferson County, Idaho, in the Famous Upper Snake River Valley, Near Roberts and Hamer, Idaho, on the Main I H jjj Line of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Jj I 1 Opening to Be Held at ROBERTS, IDAHO, OCTOBER 9, 1919 if , rfj . -."- Ifi HH 5 C.I r..,l., DUA' i f ..j.2, T1io company agrees to deliver to each aero of land two aero feet during the v " ffi 1 5 OeCOnO V-IWSiey rrOieCt LiOCatlOn Irrigation season, which is more water than can bo successfully used.' " v ft! I HH -SI ' - Tho Second Owsley Project Is located near Crystal Lake (formerly called Mud v Infirm tirtn Urctnrw LC I Jjfi. , ., .Lako), Jefforson County,. State of Idaho, and Is nccosslblo either from Hamer or li.liycillUll uyoicili. ft- I HH UC Itoborts, Idaho. Tho pumping plant Is located nbout thirteen miles west of Hamer, N ' , ,....,..'. ...,..,,,,, 31 I 31 and' about' twenty miles northwest of Itoborts. Itoborts and Hamer aro located on Tho Irrigation system consists of an lntaltp of about one mile-In length In which UT 1 & .. tho malntllndiot tho Oregon Short Lino ltallroad. nbout halt way between Salt Lako f" water 'flows to the pumping plant by gravity. In the i pump-house tho company n J Jj City, Utah, and Uutlu Montana l ' nas Installed thrco 36-lnch Pint Iron works Centrifugal Pumps, which aro pcopelled Jh M jp; """ " '"! by three 250 II. P. General Electric Rotors. Tho pumps' havo a capacity of over .V,! H fi AnnxntTo Vtr Qffr 9C.000 gallons per Jiilnuto. " LJ JI H fi TLpprOVea Oy kJiaiG At tho pumping plant tho water Is lifted to a maximum height of eighteen reel rtj M H " If "" ' . and from' this point It runs through thirty miles of main canals and laterals by grav- pi t H HJ ;" Tlio land under tho Second Owsley Project was segregated undor tho Caroy Act Uy. Tho system la built so that the water Is delivered to within ono-half mile MS H .31 . ' ' ani tt contract ontorod Into by tho State of Idaho with the company to reclaim tho of each legal subdivision of ono hundred sixty acros and directly on a majority of IJC H LG ,". land for tlio Stato and tho aovornmont. Profiting by fifteen years of Carey Act the land. " 31 H ftl , ... devolopmonts In tho State of Idaho, tho stato hns maintained a rigid supervision ov- Proof of completion of works was made on August 30, 1919. '"" '1 'k MS 1 .31 or tho Owsley Project at all times and nl! construction work has been under tho dl- rj H MS "' ect supervision of tho 8tnto Bnglncor. ' fl-nkin'fir nnrl 1Vri4-,m-nMsA rO M 31 ,- On October 17, 1917, Frank P. King, Stale Engineer for Iho Stato of Idaho, In operation aUU maintenance .',,. Lfj H 33 n report to-tho Stato Land Hoard, stated: "I think It is safe to assumo thoro is , ,.,,,.,, , . ..-", fir H 31 ' ' V en8Hy C0.000 ncrcs of land of this charactor, and I bollovo thoro Is water enough for . J1!0 operation of this plant will bo-turned over to tho settlers, frco and clear 31 H M; . two or thrco times the amount It Is purposed to Irrigate." - 1"" ''S SfA SZST!! b' att,f rlll,B "mpany with 18,750 MK H In )' I" rcpoVt made December 3, 191a, by Stato Engineer Fred A. -Wllklo. h f8' ve(cnn ,f,ha 1 "Sfnt S llvJL ?? ?,' Lt entlUlnB tho ownor . ffi S ' ' TnantCnan!n "In T C!UB,n' I, Trt T T" XT b ,'? I"0 0,8hb"hood f oJn? t'o" ot STSSSSurtffi1 dS 'aV afe a s anYho low poWer charge ' " ffi , H Sfi " ' .100-000 ao feet annual Inflow to Mud Lake. This would bo an ample supply , ot ,1G00 per horsepower per season, the maintenance of this system should never ffi H fi , ', ror nt ,eilflt G0,000 acros of land. ' bo In excess of ono dollar per acre and for a number of years should not bo In excess 33 H 'i t"; ,fi of fifty cents per acre. 31 , H WJ ' . .In lils final report, the Stato Engineer said: "This Is tho first project over built Heretofore, In many Instances, Carey Act settlers have located upon land ttn'd. U H rtl In tho Stato of Idaho that was completed ahead ot time, and tho character ot tho havo had to wait several years for .delivery of water, and In somo instances, owing, t;o ft! B Wi . work and tho project in general is tho best piece ot construction that has over been . lle companies Inability, to complete thalr works, never received water. Our com- 31 , rtj,. ., dono on any Caroy Act Project within the Stato." pany can deliver water to every aero of its land NOW. ' 31 H, ffi t? 1 Approved by the Government Wonderful Opportunieies ' H'' Sn" ' At tho tlmo that the land was temporarily segregated by' tho Federal Govern- . , ., , ... ., , , . ' . . .. , , ftl m .ffi . -,? mont an oxhaustlvo study of tho OwBley. Project was mado by tho Federal CaroyJVct . The fu turo of th Is dl atr. ct is as sured "JS the companr;haB already built what tfi B W , . inspector, both with reXoronco to tho physical features affecting ,thp development, ilJiL a SS?rwc,tTlhl'' ha,8 been sold to settlers. ,has been LC H. .Jfi1 and with : reference to tho water supply. . ' ?J?p,2SfS L"nd ABCCepifd l,9 f tMllJ0 an,d then.ftKcment hirned, over,;to gg M lKE fn an able, oxhaustivo and protractod study of tho water supply, covering a "if; B,?"'.? -A ,8.ma" .P"11 ,of tnB ;',and bee.n farmed during the year 1919 and Si B ;ffi poripd of approximately five years, made by Gcorgo D, Archibald. Federal Carey Act JP ""'i"1 n a. "Jh?!" 'J? il!?"-In'i'l0' A... w ,, . nJ ' ' ' " " 3l H Iffi inspector, with reference to the Second Owsley Project, ho stated in fits rpport to the tne F,Vt Owsll Proi.ct m Si4o &,hiwgerViSe? '3 T u 32 ffi Connnlss oners of the Qeneral Land Office In May, 1917: "There appears no auei- . ftSrSJwW ISSftt.4" SSS'SBiSL ttSS SSLl01?? tSlS: S . m 'R: tlon as to tho fact that at loart one hundred thousand acre feet entered "Mud Lako. . samo having boen planted In ion.thls' being the first year's crop V ft3 i m E . . and tho nsspclatod bodies of water during tho year 'ending with tho Spring ot 19:7. In 1919, tho yield oft of 36 acres will amount to moro' than 200 tons ot' alfalfa. 31 H 'Hi, Irrospcctlvo ot Ub source, a field investigation of tho locality generally leaves llttlo and Mr. Linger has sold this for 20 per ton In stack, maklmc a ctobs yield of H i doubt as to tho Bourco being Egln Donch, asldo from tho relatively small amount more than 1100.000 per acre. H H )ffl .! furnlishcd.by Camas Cropk ... To sum up tho situation.-it therefore Is found that Tho prlco of this land and water la fixed by tho Stato ot Idaho at $75 50 por. & B J ,.ntutho.,present tlmo, at least ono hundrol thousand aero feet are onterlng Mid Inko acre, and tho company cannot sell It for more. It is easily worth from J100 00 to fP M ' Um annually, with tho npparont probability that 150,000 acre feet or moro will even- J150.00 per aero, and, on tho terms that it is being sold, the yearly payments are 31 H ffH tually bo available. ... As only 28,076.84 gross acres would actually bo in- not any more than" a fair rental value ot tho land. LC H 9 volycd In tho Owsley Project after Segregation List 74 Is added, thoro. appnrs a.i Tho land, If put Jn-shape for cultivation and Irrigation, will pay for itself at 3? . Jl amplo supply ot water avallablo nt thp prosont tlmo, with tho apparent probability tho present prlco of crops, In ono year. Proof of this is made by what Mr Linger 53 m ffi of. an Incrcasod supply from year to year. ... In view ot the entire feasibility has dono, all of which can be verified by visiting his placo. ' 9n m :3J ot tho project aud tho ability ot tho construction company to carry tho dovclor- rtj M ; muut to completion, It Is respectfully recommended that Segregation List 74 be duly Panvnotlnn , stt H -' approved," EvcCreailOn LEJ H :f3 Aftor tho examination was made, tho Foderni Carey Act Inspector recommend- n , , ., , , , . , , d -.'.." SJ H ,!j od that a pormanont segregation bo mndo and tho company bo permitted to construct " . costal, or Mud, lake Is famous for duck hunting. In tho fall season .there- . 31 H D; ' ,0 irrigation works, under the supervision ot tho State Englneor, necessary to re- J8 e)rer'r varJ1 ' du,ck Known to this country; also many wild gecso. Tho 'lako ' , tfi f m .31 claim tho land. ; ' is also noted for Its fine trout fishing. --ry : rg M B -ffi . . ., .. Th .ll ncar by abound8 wlth- eagehens. and in tho foothills and' mountains , rU r H & ' ;' SnalcP RlVr VallAV HUfrirf dfe'Jy on tho west you can find every variety of grouse; and higher up there Is. ifi j ffl OJiaive IXIVCI V alley JLlSiriCl plenty of deer, sheep, goats and bear. Tho writer has loft the project one'day X Sj Tho crops raised In this district consist principally of wheat, oats, barley, peas, - nu" returned tho next with his limit of big game. ,; ',lt;. 31 H K . , potatoes, nlfalfa and sugar boots. " v , To project Is located In the center of this sportsman's paradise, zh H ' ifU . "f-iw Tho averago yield por acre, being from 40 to 60 bushels of wheat; 75 to 1Q0V ' . r v ''. LC H 33 ''"' bushels ot oats; 50 to 80 bushels of barley; 400 to 600 bushels of potatoes; 4tto IOlm i '' ft M MS ... ' " , 7 tonB of alfaUa, and from 10 to 20 tons ot sugnr beets. Homembor theso nro av- tciuio L M LC orago yields. Yo havo posltlro evidence of much larger yields in exceptional case's. Tho lami win h .ih in nnn.,1 f n a , . rrt LC H S- Ila,ho Falls, tho metropolis ot this district, is thcT largest originating pointer, one-lf nTo nt thn tlmV ft ifi - . -' food products in the woXld; also tho largest shipping point on tho Oregon Short L?no 7 JSss- and the wZr win f h S-5,w nSS" mn ipajrftWo n. r 'jef.ore.uMar a- -fi , W , 1. ltallroad. . ' , ,i' , ,.r ViUer ,vU1 D0 80,d nn(1 mndo an appurtenant to tho land LC 8 S ':& ' - T1 vu of land In this district in a high stato of cultivation runs from ono tl o balanco navablon S T,v,it0nnnl!Piynnbi,niI.!,,oCa(8h ?J, ti'e. dnt. I1. ,fll,nB and S H Hg . hundred fifty to flvo hundred dollars por aero. Tho avorago price being from iirnVr Pn SX n.,2. Q Installmenls with interest at tho rate of ffi H Lfi ' k - two to thrco hundred dollars per aero. ' 81X ifln10m,p! r,,a "V, m"t ,,,,,.,,,. Ifi H ,3J ',i .. "eniember that It only takes nbout one hundred ontrymen to buy all this land R2 H ' ifi " friflrarfpi- nf I anrlc LmeL h.,H0 Un,dr.ed Blxty acl8 cach' Yu "n't-take less than forty nor moro ttl H ft; - VnaraCier Or JUanuS than ono hundred sixty acros. Tho company has had moro than flvo hundred ln LC H ;ftl '. Tho land is level with a gontlo slopo toward tho Lake of approxlimttoly two qulrlcs on this land. - ffi H in . .' VH)t to tho mllo. It is covored with a hoavy growth ot sago brush! Is free from al fi ,' "ro'n the market for, good Irrigated land located in ono of tho best 31 H LC ,' kali and Is of volcanic nsh nnTl silt formation, and part of tho land has an nccumu- ;a""VJB ,ul!ilricts ln tn Intermountaln country, nt less than Its value, don't fall to - Ifi H SJ -, latlon of sand upon Its. surface, and all tho land Is underlaid with nn Impervious- 'e'Bnto nna register early, as you may draw the 160 that a town will be built on1' - lc H h ., ' clay subsoil, which vunB to tho remarkable depth of from eighty to one hundred or ono ot th0 luartors adjacent thereto. .j . , 31 1 jH feot. This land Is similar in character to the Twin Falls County, except that ltts tt' 1 r ' " ' 1" 31 H , ,, more level nnd can bo put in u high stato ot 'cultivation with less expense. wDGnmCf and LlfaXATinri IH H ; ' Anyone familiar with tho wntar Biip-ply In th0 intormountttln country mst twjj u"u ivriy h H . J Unw that thoro will bo but few moro op-portunltlcs to purchaso good Irrigated land' Tho opening of tho land will be held nt Uoberts, Idaho, on October 9 1919 ' H n-: t ground-floor prices. Arrangemonts will be mado to meet auyono on or btff ore, Oetobei 9th 1 nt ' Itoberts " . I H -,ii xr . C 1 Idaho, to show thorn tho land by automobile. Either notify tho company or go 10 m m r; Water oupply T;!''0, n,n.d lnTh I01 .J- J?6' ..Yl0 la ,n chBo of showml-the land. I Tho source of the water aupply I from Crystal ifako. Tho company holding a will 0 "Sd a? noberfi idahot 4 p'.'n on Oofrb r Tin" U, ,raWlBB' Wl,kh-B Wl,kh-B water Prm,t for 187-c 80Cond feo- ot wator whlcl l8 sumclcnt. under tho duty ot Those desiring land lmd better neuter earlrftal'io comnnnv i, ,(,., , ' I ' jSWSAFSS i?KJ.T' "0" "' "'" '" "- "SB ft XSXSiS KZ!2t.'l2kZ H I Remember, This is a Completed Project, Ready for Operation. You Can See Just What You Arc Buying- We Ask That You I Give It a Thorough Examination. Write for Descriptive Literature, or take a trip and see It, as It Is Impossible to Describe B m This Land; It Has to Be Seen to Be Appreciated. ; "' ' - ". .-... I J r PINGREE LAND COMPANY I "; THOMAS L. MATKINS, Manager I 216 FELT BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH PHONE WASATCH 4509 ItEFEItENCES: McCormlck & Co.. Banker, Salt Lake City, Utah. National City Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. Idaho Falls National Bank. Idaho Fulls, Ida. Anderson Bros. Bank, Idaho Falls, Ida. BHBjHHBSHbIII |