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Show "burrinjugx dam, flEW SOUTH WALES One of the Irrigation Marvels of the World. Situated -jii niil.-.s from OimiiiLili, ll Hinnll lnun on (In- main Suiillii-ni railway rail-way anil n-ai lii-il hy nm- nl' tin- most miniature railways in Australia, is P.lllTi II jllck Ii.-iiii, tin- sulllvi- nf tlil- wali-i- supply of Ha- .M iirriiiuliidgce Irrigation Ir-rigation Anas. Tin- sii n-' iinni In's of I'aiiTinjiirk pn-. hi-ui a Mi-i,.- of wilil ami rugged grandeur, ami as the Irain a (n' ladies the h-i minus, glimpses art- caught of tin- ureal ihlaml -i-a. Imlri-il in it a verilnlilc sin. fur all In- naies nf till' world could In- on ils liiisnm anil then Ihi'i-i would riinni In spare fnr t hi -Mi l i-ui.l il- .M.n ini' as wi ll. Tin- lii-.--.n-st w ;i li i j i sir lillill mill'' riili- ar anchor al P.iiiTiii.jiicU ami iln-ri-wonlil slill In- n hiiniiri-il fi-i-t nf water linili-r J i r l,i-i-l. A couple nf years ago here ami lln-rt rnlllil lie sci-ll III' dying i.is nf giant gum ln-i-s which had fringed I In- coin-si- nf I ho two rivers. riv-ers. Init tin y liavn Ion',' since gone 'in-ili't', 'in-ili't', ami smart molor boats skim tlm siirfurn iniiliy feet above the submerged sub-merged trunks. Alsn n niiiiilii-r of hoinesieuds. which in-sllt'il in tlm lonesome lone-some valleys, an- likewise buried fathoms fath-oms deep. Tln-li- dispossessed owners wore well cninpciisaii-il hy the State, mill tlm 111 lit- liomi'sii-ails luiil to go In orili-r lliat a seme or two of liiiIiliiif.'M might i,iiii'i'(.' on the Kivorinn pliilns. Tlm flam rallies fnurili among tin great irrigation achievements of the world. The forinntinu at the site of the 4 1 1 1 in is n line-grained hard red granite, and on either side of the dam Ihe hills rise steeply to a height of J.IHMI feel. At ii boil t a mile above the dam Ihe gorge opens out into a largo basin, which fnriuerly iin-luiled the Junelinn nf the I loodradiglieo and Milt-i-umhidgee llivors. When Ihe dam is full the area of (his pnrtinn nf the storage will be about "...""ilKi acres, wilh a depth of water wa-ter over a largo portion of from l.'iO to T.'ll feet. Above this basin Ihe livers jigain enter the hills, opening out Into smaller areas of submerged Hats here mid (here, which will still further increase in-crease (he area of the storage. Some i: miles above (he dam the Yass River falls into the general storage. Water will be eventually held up the Ynss liiver to miles, up the tlooclradigbee liiver to 15 miles, and up the Murrumbidgee Murrum-bidgee liiver to 42 miles above the lam. The Borenihed division woir is situated sit-uated 2-W miles by river below Bur-' ringjuck Iam. Here the water Is diverted di-verted from the liver Into the main canal. Eventually the main canal will extend to about 120 miles from Rerem-lied. Rerem-lied. At present it terminates near (irillith. about !H miles from the Bereuibed take-oft: to Yanco. Where the canal practically enters the area, the distance from Bereuibed Weir is 4,1 miles. s. The estimated capacity of the dam Is ;w,i;i2.G7 1.000 cubic feet, or 771,641 iicre feet. The full supply level will lie at li. L. 1,180 above water spring tides, Sydney, or 200 feet above the invert in-vert of the drain-oft pipes. In the course of a year or so Bur-rinjini; Bur-rinjini; will come into Its own as one of the most attractive resorts for pleasure and recreation in the States, for the vast utilitarian undertaking reposes amidst most picturesque surroundings, sur-roundings, and fishing, boating, swimming, swim-ming, shooting will offer considerable attraction to the tourist and holiday maker, who wishes to make a trip 200 miles inland from Sydney. When the fall is completed it will hold more water than Sydney Harbor, and its bays and valleys will he just as numerous while the surrounding country is more rugged and inspiring thau that which surrounds Port Jackson. Jack-son. There among those steep and formidable mountains to a height of 200 feet the dam backs the water 42 miles. The ruling grade is only 5 feet IH-r mile. From the dam to Yanco, the great irrigation model of New South Wales, via the water route is 2S0 miles, and the fall of the whole of that total distance is only about COO feet, showing how the low grade enables en-ables those areas so far distant from the supply to be watered entirely by gravitation. The farms allotted and available for disposal on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Irri-gation Areas are of varying sizes and of varying quality, with the result that the lines of industry followed by the settlers cover a wide range. There are farms of from 2 to 250 acres in extent, and the chief industries indus-tries carried on are dairying, which in many cases is associated with pig raising, fruit growing, viticulture and vegetable growing. The usual variety of fruits grown tinder irrigation conditions in other parts of the world are being produced on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas and the Yanco Experiment Farm is a useful object lesson available avail-able for the instruction of settlers in the growth of these fruits, and although al-though the settlement is still young, phenomenal crops of apricots, peaches, citrus fruits and grapes have been obtained by the settlers on the various soils suitable for the production produc-tion of each of these classes. Adv. NEW SOUTH WALES INFORMATION BUREAU Sine" Building. I W FruidwaT. Nw York City Will be pleased to send lioTernmcnt Bulletin! or insKrr n inquiries rt'ciiniintf opportunities opportu-nities for farming. Moc-k raising, fruil growing mining and invimeni in New South aitv AUSTRALIA r " ;S5S'i8lS The tenderness and flavor of Libby's Dried '4gS?T Beef are f requendy com- "'H - ;--''- mented upon. gS'; Ubby, McNeill &. Lib by :2iS Chicago SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES. Allen's FootKnse. the antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoes and sprinkled In the foot-bath. It relieves painful, swollen swol-len smarting feet and takes the stinsr out of corns and bunions. Allen's Koot Ease Is a certain relief for sweating callous, tired ar.hinp feet, and makes walking a delight. Sold everywhere. Adv. Buy a Farm Now. Bfcnusf land Is cheaper than It will ever be iKiOn The U. S. Kutlroad Administration Is prepared to furnish lreo Information to homese.-kers rreai -.1 ins farming opportunities. opportuni-ties. We have nothing to sell; no money to lend- onlv information to Kive. "Write ma fully' with reference to your needs. N'amu the slate you wunt to learn nhout. J U. Edwards. Manaser. 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