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Show 1 1 Big Opening of Irrigated Land I I ' , I in the Very Heart of the Best Section of ft I IDAHO P J I 18,750 Acres of Irrigated Land Reclaimed Under The l I I I SECOND OWSLEY PROJECT l! Hf Eg Located in Jefferson County, Idaho,, in the Famous, Upper Snake River Near Roberts and Hamer, Idaho, on the Main H fS Line of the Oregon Short Line Railroad jjj H , fi Opening to Be Held on the Matkins Ranch, One and One-Half Miles West of Pumping Plant, on 1 i , 1 OCTOBER 9th9 1910 f HI s t 1 '' Ec ' O J r..l. D..L.I f A,ni.'.n At tho pumping plant the water Is tirted to a maximum height of eighteen reot . 31 ' ,; yp tDeCOnCi VWSiey rrOjeCt l.OCailOn and from this point It runs through thirty miles of main canals and laterals by grav- IE H i Jf ity. The system Is built so that the water Is delivered to within one-half mile p H , , IT The Second Owsley Project Is located near Costal Lake (formerly called Mud of eac legal subdivision of one hundred sixty acres and directly on a majority of 31 H I jJJ Lake), Jefferson County, State of Idaho, and Is accessible either from Hamer or ' the land. Hi H J. ifi Ilobcrts, Idaho. Tho pumping plant is located about thirteen miles west of Hamer, ' Troof of completion of works was niado on August 30, 1919. rtj H 0 tC "d about twenty tulles northwest of Itoberts. Huberts nnd Hamer are located on 31 H H rS tho main lino or the Oregon Short Lino Il.illroad. about halt way between Salt Lako Anovitinn onrl tVf oini--i'ns4) 31 H ' fifi city, utah, and jiutte. Montana. ' - uperaiion anu maintenance rt- H -31 ArrirTrarl Yr Cfafa . Tho operation of this plant will bo turned over to the settlers, free and clear " Efc l 5 rtpprOVLU Uy k3lcHt2 J of all Incumbrances, tho Bamo to be operated by an operating company with 18,750 i! Hl VC . shares, each share to bo appurtenant to ono acre of land and entitling tho owner 31 M yjj Tlio land under the Second Owsley Project was segregated under tho Carey Act ' . (0 ono vote In tho management and operation of the company. tC B Mi and a contract entered Into by the State of Idaho with tho company to reclaim tho -1 Owing to our well constructed ditches and laterals and the low power charge rt; M i Un ,and for tno Stat0 nnd tno 0ovornment Profiting by fifteen years or Carey Act of jig.OO per horsepower per season, the maintenance of this system should never Jy m HJ developments In the Stato of Idaho, tho state has maintained a rigid supervision or- be In excess of one dollar per acre and for a number of years should not be In excess Ifi H "h er tho Owsley Project at all times and nil consttuctlon work has been under the dl- 0f fifty cents per acre. S" m , k IE rcct supervision of the Stato Engineer. Heretofore, In many Instances, Carey Act settlers have located upon land and ffl H fU In his final report, tho State Engineer said: "This Is tho first project ever built nave nad t0 walt 8evcral years for delivery of water, and In some Instances, owing to M Azn In tho Stato of Idaho that was completed ahoad of time, and the character of the tho companies' inability to completo thalr works, never received water. Our co'm- Ifc HHV i MI work and the ptoject in general Is tho best piece of construction that has ever been pany can dellter water to every acre of Its land NOW. S H "ffi done on any Caroy Act Project within tho State." " . ' Uj Approved by the Government Wonderful Opportunieies H Jfj At the time that the land was temporarily segregated by tho Federal Govern- 1 The future of this district Is assured, as the company has already built what C H Ui ment an exhaustive study of the Owsley Project was made by tho Federal Carey Act Is known as the First Owsley Project. This has been sold to settlers, has been rU H JjJ Inspector, both with reference to tho physical features affecting tho development, ,l ' approved and accepted by the Stato of Idaho and the management turned over to fj H a 3J and with reference to tho water supply. - the settlers. .A small part of the land has been farmed during tho year 1919 and Qj H fi After the examination was made, the Federal Carey Act Inspector recommend- r practically all of It will be farmed in 1920. , rQ H ' ' ' I'mC "' eJ lliat a Permanent segregation be made and the company be permitted to construct ' ' As an illustration of what can be done, Oscar W. Linger farmed 35 acres on 31 H ' f,x r!J . the irrigation works, under the supervision of the Stato Engineer, necessary to re- i - tho First Owsley Project andralsed 460 bushels of 'wheat and 100 tons of alfalfa l H ' ijc claim tho land, . ' on 35 acres In the year 1918$ 82 tono of the alfalfa being ralBod on 16 acres, the r H JfJ . . same having beon planted In 1917, this being tho first year'a crop. tXJ M 'Un Snalr31 RlVfr VallPV IJltrirt In 1919 th0 y,e,d off r 36 acre8 w,u amount to more than 200 tons of alfalfa, ft! H - H OliatkC 1XIVCI V tXUVZy &iailll and Mr Llnger has sold this for 20 per ton in btaek, jauklng a gross yield or Hi H Zn Tho crops raised In this district consist principally oft wheat, oats, barley, peas, more than $100,000 per acre. HO ( l in potatoes, alfalfa and sugar beets. J The price of this land and water Is fixed by tho Stato of Idaho at $75.50 per fr m .an The averago yield per acre being from -10 to 60 bushels of wheat; 75 to 100 acre, and the company cannot sell It for more. It la easily worth from J100.00 to S M fU bushels of oats; 50 to 80 bushels of barley; 400 to 600 bushels of potatoes; 4 to ; $150.00 per acre, and, on the terms that It Is being sold, the yearly payments aro 1 1 s Q 7 tons of alfalfn an(1 from 10 to 20 tons of sugar beets. Itemembor these aro av- r not any more than' a fair rental valuo of the land. Jr M ' IK erago yields. We hayo posltlro evidence of much 'larger yields in exceptional cases. Tho land, if put In shape for cultivation and irrigation, will pay for itseir. at " m - rll Idaho Falls, tho metropolis of this district, is tho largest originating point of - the present prico of crops, In one year, Proof of this Is made by what Mr Llnuor 8l H i oh food products In the world; also tho largest shipping point on the Oregon Short Line has dono, all of which can bo verified by visiting his place. ffi B ' Um Ilallroad. 31 H ,rtf Tho valuo of land In this district In a high state of cultivation runs from ono Rorrontinn Hi B tin hundred! fifty to five hundred dollars Per ncro. The averago price being from "V fXCCrcdllOIl rJJ H M3 two to three hundred dollars por acre. i ,-s all H fU Crystal, or Mud, lake is famous for duck hunting. In the fall season there & ' 23 Priavatpi nf I anrlc '"f ' ,8 every arlety of duck known to this country; also many wild geese. The lako 1 -uf naracter or Lianas is also noted for us nne trout fishing. V J3n H rt; The lnnd Is lovol with a gentle slopo toward tho Lako of approximately two - Tho desert near by abounds with sagehens, and in tho foothills and mountains 31 B 3 teet to tho mile. It Is covoroj with a heavy growth of sago brush, Is free from al- directly on the west jou can find ever variety or grouse; and higher up there Is IC M HS kali and Is of volcanic ash nnd silt formation, and part of tho land has an accumu- , plonty or deer, sheop, goats and bearr Tho writer has left tho project ono day fH H ,ffi lull on of s.md upon Its surface, und all tho land Is underlaid with an Impervious and returned the next with his llrn.it of big game. - Jfi i. rQ clay subsoil, which runs' to tho remarkable dopth of from eighty to ono hundred The project Is located In the center of this sportsman's paradise. JZ 1 ' in feel. This laud Is similar in character to the Twin Falls County, except that it is 31 B IC more level nnd enn be put In a high stato of cultivation with less expense. IftrrflS '" 3t H QI Anyone familial with tho water sup-ply In tho Interiuountalu country must lc,,uo BjvJvJ -31 know that there will bo but fow moro op-portunlties to purchase good irrigated land" ., ,j ,, ,, .,, , ,,,,,, ... Fr" 1BVB fiJ ut ground-floor prices. ,T,.', land ,Ym ,bo .8ol.tJ t0 q"n"f.,ed Car,oy Ac enlrymen for 50 cents per acre. ifi Ijljpl rJJ b ih.v one-half payable at tho time of filing and one-half paynblo on or before May 1 ffi IjBjjf. ifi X7'.. Q,,-.l 1D23; and th'5' water w,n be 80,1 and '"ado an appurtonant to the land ffl H ffi Water OUpply at tlio price of $75 Iier acre; ono tenth payable In cash at the date .of filing and 51 M ffl Tho source or tho water supply Is from Costal Lake. Tho company holding a' the oa-ahco Payable In nine equal annual Installments with Interest at the rato of VT. 31 water pormlt for 187.5 second foet or wator, which Is sutndent, under tho duty or mx Pf cont por annum. aj iBBjSj tC water fixed by tho Stato Engineer, to water 18,750 acres. This pormlt bolng the . Homember that It only takes about one hundred entrymen to buy nil this land Jfl iBBBl TjA second wntor right on tho lake, tho sulllclency of which hns been approved by both . tnoy iko ono hundred sixty acres each. 'You can't tnko less than forty nor mor5 Ml '' rf tho Stato nnd Government Englnoors. ,nDn. nT,', '"d-wl sixty ncres. Tho company has had more than five hundred In- ffi iBBjSj ' Jjl Tho past season has proven that tnis is one of tho host, If not tho best, water ,,-'.. quiries on tuts lanil. ........ fO IbbB j , T rights In tho Stato of Idaho. Many good districts woio short of water, but our a- ,, , JOou are In tho market -for good Irrigated land located In'opo of tho best tfl B , ter supply was gteatur than any provlous cnr. ,"nB ;,S,J,8 ,ll,o Intormountatn country, at less than Its valuo. don't fail to ffi h . Tlio company agiees to deliver to each ncro or land two aero root during tho t investigate ami register early, as you may draw the 160 that a town will bo bullion 3! m L . - Irrigation season, which Is moro water than can be successfully used. f or one of tho quarters adjacent thereto. v m u I Irrigation System Opening I iiH i I Tll Irrigation system consists of an Intake of about one mllo In length In which Tho nnnnlnir nf tlm Inml will hn hlrl n ii xtnii.t n . I i H the water flows to the pumping plant by gravity. In the pump-house the company ,los west of tho pu np .Ins plant or Oc?obo? 9 1 A?,!' T ".l!1 u0ne-haU m I 1 Huh Installed thruo 36-lnch Pint Iron Works Centrifugal Pumps, which aro propelled ueot anjone either "it Hamer or UobX Idaho ;ir.nanil0me.ut,8 ?m bo matl0 to 1 ' by three 250 II. P. General Electric Motors. The pumps have a capacity or over Z fth5 iX'ol ' pwnlnj brno"wS tho company B ,0 ,h'8 ,nnd boforo nnd ' I H 4 ,J0'000 KaUonH ,cr ,nut0' A representative of the State of Idaho will bo In charge or tho oponlng. 1 iB fi 1 Remember, This is a Completed Project, Ready for Operation. You Can See Just What. You Are Buying. We Ask That You J m, i I Give It a Thorough Examination. Write for Descriptive Literature, or take a trip and see It, as It Is Impossible to Describe i H: , I This Land; It Has to Be Seen to Be Appreciated. i I I THOMAS L. HATKINS, Manager I H I 216 FELT BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH . PHONE WASATCH 4509 I H, " M McCornick & Co., Bankers, Salt Lake City, Utan REFERENCES Idaho Falls National Bank, Idaho Falls, Idaho 1 Hi ' I Natiorial City Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah Anderson Bros. Bank, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 1 Hrl |