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Show BBBBssflb' 'sbbbbI H I I Big Opening of Irrigated Land 1 I 1 in the Very Heart of the Best Section of J I I ii tv ' IDAHO v'.- 1 H ifl s '''fik''"'-- ' 1 I I i 18,750 Acres of Irrigated Land Reclaimed Under The i I I I SECOND OWSLEY PROJECT L I 1 Located in Jefferson County, Idaho, in the Famous Upper Snake River Valley, Near Roberts and Hamer, Idaho, on the Main 1 I H ifi Line of the Oregon Short Line Railroad 1 I I Opening to Be Held at ROBERTS, IDAHO, OCTOBER 9, 1919 M HJ CtAfonrl OtArc1v Pfrkiot I iitimi Tlle company agrees to dollvcr to each acre of land two aero feet during, the '. ' ffi I H j UCtUHU VWSIcy 1 rOJcCl JLiOCallUIl - Irrigation season, which Is moro water than can be successfully used. ,," rtj ' fl 3 Tho Socond Owsley Project Is located near Crystal Lake (fojmerly called Mud Iiiof inn Qirctam LC I H fi Lake), Jefferson County, State of Idaho, and Is accessible olther from Hamer or irriycLllUIl kjyolciTl , JO ;l H tJC -i Hoborts, Idaho. Tho pumping plant Ib located about thirteen miles West of. Hamer. "fi .1 H fjj ati'd nbout twenty miles northwest of Roberts. Itoborts and Hamer nro located, on The Irrigation system consists of an Intake of about one rallo In length In which - n ; H r the main lino of tho Oregon Short Lino Rallrond.-about half way between Salt Lako the water flows to tho pumping plant by gravity. . In: the. pump-house tho company yH m H 31 .City, Utnh, and Rutto, Mqntana. has Installed three 36-lnch Plat Iron Works Centrifugal Pumps, which are propelled HTWjl H JUG , '. by thrco 250 II. P. Goneral Electric Motors. The pumps have a capacity of over . 'XB . M tjl VT Arnrrrarl Kir tato 06,000 gallons per minute. LK mg? H 33 - fifjpiUVCU Uy uiaiC At the pumping, plant tho water Is lifted to a maximum height of eighteen feet r r" H .55 mil . o . i . , . .. . , and trom this point it runs through thirty miles of main canals and laterals by grav- -J m rfJ Tlio land under tho becond Owsloy Project was-segregated under the Carey,' Act lly Tho By8tem 8 bullt so tliat lho wntor ls tieuVcred to within ono-half mile- Mi 33 .. . ?"d,, nf ?,tra& ",n,ore? nbi thfl"&t "f ld" with tho. company to reclaim tho of each legal subdivision of ono hundred sixty acres and directly on a majority of . S H Um land for tho State and tltd Government. Profiting by fifteen years of Carey Act tlle an,i . - sfl rj ' ' -V -'dovoiop.nentB In the Stnt0 of Idaho, tho state has maintained a rigid supervision or- rroot ot completion .of works was made on August 30, 1919. ." ffi H -11 or tho Owsloy Project at nil times and ah construction work has been under tho dU. , Jr ssfl "fi rcct Buporvlslun of the State Engineer. iTi-..!.. - J Rl j. -" M fP On October 17. 1917, Frank P. King, State Engineer ,for tho State of Idaho, In JpetatlOn aFlCl iVlaintenailCe LE fl pj a report to tho Stato Land Hoard, stated: "1 think It ls snfo to assumo thoro Is - . rt-H rt-H tfi oaally G0.000 acres of land or thin character, and I bellovo there ls water enough for ' Tn operation of this plant will bo turned over to tho settlers, free and clear" 31 j U" two or three flmes tho amount It ls purposed to Irrigate" of a11 incumbrances, the same to bo operated by an operating company with 18,760 Jfl M 'rii ... .' In a report mado Dccombor 3, 191a, by Slate Engineer Fred A. Wllkte, he shares, each sharo to be appurtenant to ono aero of land and entitling thtf owner Q- -33 "states; "In conclusion, I am convinced that there must bo In tho neighborhood of t0 on J" , . ,n l,h '"a.n aPm"' an.d ,.Flrat,on ,ot, Vle FomPany- , SI H IS 100.000 acre feet annual inflow to Mud Lake. This would bo an ample supply ' n jin nSBnlr ZZlr 1 fC8ma!1(1( latWalS f."10 W 'ef ,charB 'S I M JJf -fnr nt lonnt r.n nnn nrrn nf lnmi ' of lc00 Pr horsepower per season, the maintenance of this system should never IE I 1 a ror nt ,enst D0'000 ncrca of ,nn,l be In excess of one dollar per acre and for a number of years should not bo In excess R3 I H Qj , ' In his final report, tho Stato Engineer said: "This Is the first project ever built Heretofore In many Instances. Carey Act settlors have located upon land and LC I H, 31 ln tho Stnto of Idaho that was completed ahead of time, and the character of tho havo had to watt several years for delivery of water, and In some instances, owing to 'SI H . JR Work and tho project ln goneral is tho best piece of construction that has ever been , the companies Inability to completo their works, never received water. Our com- , til I H '"In -v'' dono on any Carey Act I'rojcct within tho State." pany can deliver water to every aero of its land NOW. II I I ffi 7-! Approved by the Government Wonderful Opportunieies ; S H 2J At tho time that tlio land was temporarily segregated by tho Fedoral QoVern- "" . -m - jll H l ' ' ment an exhaustlvo study ot tho Owsloy Project was mado by tho Federal Caroy' Act To future of this district ls assured, as the company has already built what j H ..JJJ , vV inspector,. both with reforonco to tho physical features affecting tho development, ,s known as the First Owsloy Project. This has been sold to settlers, has been ! LC H 33 and with reference to the water supply. .approved and ncccpted by the Stato of Idaho and tho management turned over, to Hi H Jfi In an able, exhaustlvo and protracted study of tho wator supply, covering a tho settlers. A small part of the land has been farmed during tho year 1919 and lh M Of porlod of approximately flvo years, mado by George B. Archibald, Federal Carey Act practically all of It will bo farmed in 1920. , Iffi m , .TJ Inspector, with referonco to the Socond Owsloy Project, he stated In his report to tho ,. 48 an llluatratlon or what can do done. Oscar W. Linger farmed 35 acres on fV J Commissioners of tho General Land Onico. In May. 1917: "Thero'appears no qi.es- f 1L Zll in.To ?d 4'? she'8 f wheat and 100 tons of airalfa Sh H ' "' tlon as to the fact that at leaV. one hundred thousand acre reet entered Mud Lakn ?3a B '" J?J.l ljl tons of the aUa fa being raised on 16 acres, the Lfi I ,f " th aoclated bodies of wat,u- during the year ending -with tho Spring ot 19: 7. iS 10 19 tMld ott or 36Icres "win amount S id lh Poo .nn nt . u ' 'ft I Jfi Irrespective ot Its source, a field Investigation ot the locality generally loaves llttlo and r; ""'-" hV. , ioW this hi 0 nor ?on iS ItaSk VikSr !-0IShUb; S 1 H ;fi doubt as to tho source being Egin Donch, asldo from tho relatively small amount more than It 100 000 per acre ' B B y,eId f S I ffi furnished by Camas Crock .. .To sum up itho situation. It therefore is found that The prico of this land knd water Is fixed by the Stato or Idaho at J75.50 nor 1 n at tho present time, at least ono liundrol thousand aero feet are entering Mud lako acre. and tho company cannot sell It for more. It la easily worth from I10M0 to ffl '1 M lg annually, with the apparent probability that 150,000 acre feet or more will even- $150.00er acre, and. on the terms that It Is being sold, the yearly payments ara R I H O tually bo available. ... As only 28.07G.84 gross ncros would actually bo In- not any moro than a fair rental value or the land "X puymtnis aro - m B volved in tho Owsley Project after Segregation List 74 ls addod, thore appoiva a.t - Tho land, ir put in shapo for cultivation and irrigation, will' nay for itseir at ' Fe 1 M ifi amplo supply ot water avallablo at tho prosent time, with tho apparent probability . tho present price of crops, In ono year. Proof of this is made by wLt Mr L n'cor 31 I H Sc of an increased supply from year to year, . . . In view ot the ontlro reaBlblllty has done, all ot which can bo verified by visiting hiff nlace - LR I H :rj , of tho project and tho ability of the construction company to carry tho develop- , ri! 'I H in ment to completion, It Ib respectfully recommended that Segregation List 74 bo duly Rrfafinn " 1 m - After tho examination was made; the Federal Caroy Act Inspector rocommond- 33 J H Hi ed that a permanent segregation bo mado nnd tho company bo permitted to construct Crystal or Mud, lake is famous for duck hunting? In the fall season there -. En m H LC tho irrigation works, under tho supervision of tho Stato Engineer, necessary to ro- !s ovcry variety of duck known to this country; also many wild gecso. Tho lako LC & B ;S! claim tho land. j is also noted ror its rtno trout fishing. ' "", S3 Jr B Si '-. ' nir. -rii .. . ' Tho desert near by abounds iwlth sagehens, and In the roothjlls and mountains, ' Sj sH ifi ' ' Snake River Vallpv Di;trirt Sr ron. th0 T8t you ?an ",ni oycvy iarlciy, ;of RrouBe'' aml hlE'er UP thcro-is JIT H RJ , s-' uuaRt UIVCI v limy l-'lOiriCl plenty or doer, sheep, goats and bear. Tho writer has loft the project ono day LC H In Tho crops raised in this district consist principally ot wheat, oats, barley, peas, and returned tho noxt with his limit of big game. 31 3g H 'JB potatoes, alfalfa and sugar beots. . v Tho project is located in the center of this sportsman's paradise Jfi T 1 H ' Tho avorago yield per aero being from 40 to 60 bushels ot wheat; 75 to 100 Q- J H 33 bushels of oats; 60 to 80 bushels of barley; 400 to GOO bushels ot potatoes; 4'tb Tpvmc 33 H H J- , 7. tons, of alfalfa, and from 10 to 20 tons of sugar beota. Remember these are av- IC1IU8 Lgj H LH LC , erago-yields. Wo havo positire ovidonce of much larger yields In exceptional cases. -n, im,i n.m u m (n n,nii0j n., . . LC sfl rP . .'' I,lah0 FallB- ,h0 metropolis of this district, ls tho largest originating point of one-half iavabTJ m the 1 S? Viw Pn.iy Ail ,cntryin?"1 tor G0 ceas P"- acre. : ffl AF fl tfi '' '" .rood products In tho world; also tho largest shipping point on tho Oregon Short Lino ?no;,alt n,nH,? nt '? !lm,0. .0,f fllnB an one-hair payablo on or beroro May 1, Ul H LC Rallrond. 1?f "i1 ."i0;,, watcr w, bo E0,(J and mado an appurtenant to tho land LC fl ?P " . Tho value or land In this district in a hgh stato or cultivation runs rrom one lh hnin IJ?m P?r nCtr'' n itont W?0'0 'n cn8' at e date or filing arid . . Hi fl ,ifi - ' hundred rifly to flvo hundred dollars por aero. The avorago price being from ,2 Da,tinco, Payab'o in nlno equal annual Installments with Interest at the rate or 31 fl LC two to threo hundred dollars por aero. .six per cent por annum. ; , - LC fl H! , ... t, nelomuf-that It on y takes about ono hundred enlrymen to buy nil this land Hi fl .3J 3 .p. Prmmrrpr nf I ane ., hoy , dn, """drd'slxty acres each. You can't .take less than forty nor more 31 fl :ffi naraCier Or JLanaS than ono hundred sixty acres. The company has had more than ilvo hundred in- VR H rt2 Tho land Is level with a gentle slopo toward tho Lako of approxlmaloly two qulrlcs on this land. - g2 H In Vet to tho mile. It is coverojj with a hoavy growth of sago brush, Is free from al- , ,'f yo.'1 nre ln ,ho niarket for good Irrigated land located In one of the best t r" H LC knll nnd is of volcanic ash and silt formation, and part of the land has an accumu- rarmaig uiatilcls in the Intermountaln country, at less than, its value, don't fall to tfi H 7V latlon of sand upon Its surface, and all tho land Is underlaid with nn Impervious investigate 1 and register early, as you may draw the lCO'that a town will be bullt on' LC H .mt clay BUbsoli, which runs to the remarkable depth of from eighty to ono hundred or one ot th0 luartors adjacent thereto. - ,',.' 31 H ;H root. This land Is similar In character to tho Twin Falls County, except that It Is- iTv 1 -v 31 H moro Jevel and can be put In a high state of cultivation with' less expense. Llnenitir. flnH I Jl'a tAriri Ml H : Anyone familiar with tho water sup-ply in th0 intermountaln country must wv.aivj uuu or aw.lllij ' m 1 ' atnB!ind&rlc".b0 'W Mro op-portun,UM to purc,m80 ood ln,e ,nu'1 A T oponlnB of the land will be hold at Roberts, Idaho, on October 9. 1919. fl ,,, rnterouna "01 PrIces- - Arrangements w 11 be made to meqt anyone on or before October 9h at- Robots fl ' XTLT .Ol Walio. to show them the land by automobile. E.lthor notify tboComnany or co to H Water Supply x n- Walrf. and Inquire for J. L. VjxJxxorXfc,Tot showing tile land" I fl Tho sourco ot tho water supply Is from Crystal Lake. Tho company holding a -aUrr-?'.51110.1''110 wlH ? ln charso of the draylng. which fl fl water pormlt for 187.5 socond feet ot wator. which ls sulllcient. under tho duty of i-,rWTieTd"nt Roborto. Idaho, at 4 p. m. on October 9, 1919. . water fixed by tho Stato Engineer, to wajor 18.750 acres. This permit being Jha" Tlioso desiring land had better register early, as the company has received a . second water right on tho lako. tho suinclency ot which has beon approved l"C7r V nVmboj" f ln(lJrl08 auA wo do not believe there will be enough land for all fl the Stato and Government Enginoors. ?r both thoso who roglstor. Vou may register nt any time with tho company In Salt Lako flk. fl Tho aast season has proven that this Is ono of tho best, If notMT . . Ciiy' H,ta,i' i w!th nl. B J.,a.ikln.? at. th2 Sanore ,H?'e1' Waho Fal'P. Idaho, or flk 'fl rights In tho Stato ot Idaho. Many good districts wero short or fhn&i, watcr with W. A. Davis, cashier of the Rank ot Roberts, Roberts. Idnho, or with H, G. . . . tor supply was gieator than any previous year. "fator, but our wa- Price at the Eccles Hotol, Rexburg, Idaho. A representative of the Stnto ot Idaho fl I I RemeinbTliiyw for Operation. You Can See Just What You Aie Buying- We Ask That You I H LMliyiM Literature, or take a trip and see It, as It Is Impossible to Describe I sssssT JHsHlHHnJflflflfl as to e een e PPrece fl ttBBH LAND COMPANY I Im1M L. MATKINS, Manager I &rmWL,JI6SSBSi SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH PHONE WASATCH 4509 I jKlKrwjpJP V1TfllggggggB5. J, $&&?' -MJMsbbsbbTsbb bbbbbI PoWwr 'mjSfm;''', ''''$$&& 'iMmHsHlBMloaal Clty Dank' Salt Lnlco Clt)'r utnh o Falls National Bank, Idaho FallH Ida. Andcraun Uroa. Dank Idaho Falls. Ida, H |