| Show r Irrigation Projects in Utah SUMMARY SUMMARY FURNISHED BY STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS J CAREY AREY ACT PROJECTS File he Carey a act is a an act c of Congress c. c len itch authorizes the secretary of or the tho with the approval of or the Pres- Pres I fent nt to contract and nd agree to o patent each of or several se states dot ot which ill It h Is one free tree of or cost for survey price of or such auch desert lands lantIs not to toI ted eed acres In each state the thc state ma may cause to be Irrigated Claimed aimed and occupied and not nOl less I MI n twenty acres acrea of or each acro acre ct cultivated b by actual settlers Bottlers The he state of ot Utah accepted this grant d provided for Its Us operation as fols fold fol- fol d s In n individual or a company compan makes to tho the state to secure from frome lom 3 e c c general government tho the n o oC of certain tracts of desert lands id d files the necessary maps of surds surya sur- sur ya Is Geld notes evl evidence enco of water waler tits hUs and other Information to enable state board of land commissioners id d the tho state engineer to judge the tho of or the scheme The board t also bo be satisfied of the thc financial of the applicant to construct the system proposed If H tho the oje t is approved by the land board id d the department of or tho the interior the tho theto lite to te enters 3 Into a contract with with tho the In which the maximum price which the tho applicant may sell water ts Is fixed and the state agrees to toland toland toland land at CO CiO cents an acre acro to pursers pur- pur sers of water rights No s 8 more than acres Land water wl IB is paid for tor In Installments Upon pon J proof oot of the s system being com- com eted or a section completed and War wa- wa fr r r. ready the tho United Spates pates ates patents to tho the state and upon proof of reclamation reclamation reclamation tion and settlement of or the state will patent to the The rho irrigation projects pending in Utah under the Carey act and otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise as reported by W. 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J Lynch secretary secretary sec sec- of the state slate board of land commissioners commissioners com corn missioners is as follows The Tho first Care Carey act project In tho the state of ot Utah was Lake Bonneville project Utah list Xo No 1 under which acres were segregated in 1897 French capital became alarmed at tho the outbreak k of the Spanish-American Spanish war and nothing was dono and the land segregated segregated seg seg- was by operation of law law- lawro re restored ro- ro stored to public domain at the end of or often often orten ten years Utah List No 2 2 Beaver Land Irrigation Irrigation gation and Power company of ot Salt Lake Utah under whose whoso proposal 48 2 2674 acres wore segregated in Beaver Beav Beav- er county count near Milford l on the Salt Lake road Under this irrigation system AS A'S tem tom there are 1000 acres private owned land and acres state land The source of water supply Is the Beaver Beavor Beav Beav- er or river Two reservoirs are arc being constructed constructed con eon I tr to Impound feet acre-feet of or I water The estimated cost COlSt of the system syo- syo I tem I is The elevation of or these lards lanos S is about feet above sealevel sea aea level Utah List No 3 3 Oasis Oasis Land and Irrigation Ir Irrigation Irrigation Ir- Ir company compan of or Salt Lake alee Utah Un-Jer Un whose 83 acres were segregated in Millard county near Burtner ou on the San Pedro Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles eles Salt Lake railroad Source of ot water supply is the Sevier river rl Tho The elevation of ot the tho land lond reclaimed Is f feat feol ot above sea level This system Is la partly completed and find water is ready for tor settlers this year car on 1000 acres ot of this list which has been filed on by settlers Other lands on this list arc are areat at nt present open to entry b by purchasers of water from this comp company any The settlers set set- have paid down 25 cents an acre on the land part payment on the wa wa- tor ter The remainder of the time purchase price for tor land Is 15 due with final proof which must be within three years ears from the tho time of notice that water is I ready I but bul proof may be made before Tho Th company is bound to deliver ono one and nd one half acre teat of water per POI acre acro of of land during tho the Irrigating this season Tho estimated cost cast of this system Is 94 I The Time state owns ov-ns considerable land Inna which will be for tor sale some time inthe In Inthe Inthe the future which Is under tho the canals of this system and to the purchasers tho the company is 18 bound boun to loll noli water at 10 less les an acre than to adjacent and similar Carey act lands Utah List No E. E. 4 E. E Warren arren project ct care of ot H. H M W. W Sheeley Salt Sall Lake LaCe Utah Under this proposal 4 acres have boen been segregated by bythe bythe by the state tate and Is la rending pending approval of the department 0 of the Interior This land is situated In Emory y county COunt county near Woodside on tho the Pe Denver r Rio Ulo Grande railroad feet teet sea ea lovel level soil climate and general are aro I adapted for f fruit Estimated cost Approved od by the department department depart dopart ment of the Interior Source of ot ator is the PrIce river an and the supply capacity capacity ca ca- Pty of ot the reservoir la Is ac acre acre- feet Utah List No Buckhorn 6 Buckhorn 5 Irrigation company compan J l building Salt Lake Lako Utah Under S proposal the state stat acres or of has secured land segregated seg- seg r related gated in Emery y county near neat Price on the Denver Rio Grande railroad I Tho Thes source of ot water supply is HuntIngton HuntIngton Huntington Hunt- Hunt Ington creek and reservoirs with a ca capacity ca- ca p. p it of ot acre This segregation segregation segregation segre segre- gation has been approved b by tho the de department department tIe tIe- of tho the Interior and arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments are now being ma made e for tor Jotting lot Jot ting contracts etc and con construction will begin soon Estimated cost 00 Utah List No C P. F. P. P II H. Lott LoU Carey act project Address Myton Utah or care of E E. V. W. Senior Salt Lake Utah Under this application acres of or land south Routh of the tho former Uintah In Indian Indian In- In dian reservation In townships 9 and 10 so south th ranges 16 17 east Salt Lake meridian has t teen Leer ter selected b by the state and for tor survey has hns be been n approver approved This project will furnish certain homesteaders within the former reservation reservation reser resor- with water and antI construction on the works within tho reservation will begin at once Source of ot water supply supply sup sup- ply ph Is tho the Duche ne river and tho di diversion diversion dl- dl version dam will be near near My Myton ton This project li Js near the projected Moffatt railroad from Denver to Salt bait Lake Lak Estimated Estimated estimated es Es- cost Utah List No D. 7 D. 7 D. D B B. B Mackintosh care of or F I. B. B Stephens Salt Lake Utah acres In in Millard project Application Application Application cation now pending at Washington Utah List No 8 8 Uintah h neal Ueal Estate and In Investment nt con company pan Vernal Utah I Application for tor segregation n of 2 acres now pending 1 at t Washington Utah List No 9 9 Virgin 9 Virgin Valley Rec company project t to Irrigate liTigate acres of land to be segregated under the tho Carey act and other private owned lands in Washington county Address Salt Lake Utah List No 10 10 Green Green River company compau com corn pan pany to irrigate acres In Emer Emery Em Em- er cry ery and Grand Grund counties The state has asked for temporary withdrawal but tho the state has not not yet ot been advised of or approval nl by the th department of the tho In Interior In- In tenor This project contemplates COnstruction construction construction con COn- of a dam tIam In the Green river to divert 2000 second feet of ot water and antI supply the lands to bo be irrigated b by di direct direct direct di- di low flow The estimated cost nearly neary Address E. 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A Wedgwood Salt SnIt Lake Utah List No 11 Spanish 11 Spanish Valley Water Water Water Wa Wa- ter und End Land company compan care Attorney Willard VIllard Hanson Salt Lake Utah This project is to irrigate acres to be segregated under the time Care Carey act and also private owned lands in Grand county count estimated cost of the tho irrigation irrigation tion works The Tho state has filed on tho lards lands and acid the selection Is pending at nt Washington with the department department department de de- of ot the Interior UTAH STATE PROJECTS I The state has hns two reclamation projects project under the management of tho the state boar board of ot land commissioners and tho the direction of ot the state stale engineer One Ono of ot these called the state reservoir project is completed and water will be ready to delver deliver for tor the season of or 1911 11 Under this project the state has acres of or f first class land landIn In townships 3 33 3 anti and 34 south ran range o 6 5 west went b Salt al I Lake fco meridian In Garfield county a and d tort forty f miles south Bouth of pe vale on the San Sanpete ete branch of the Denver R Rio Grano Grande railroad The Tha state has baS constructed a storage reservoir reser- reser voir on on the tn Sevier river at an out ont lay of more mol than 1 near noar Hatch Hatch- town The state offers otters its land and water water wa wa- wa ter tel at 30 to 35 an acre This tract trac Is it fine farm land and tho the water supply sup sup- supply pi ply is abundant The object of or the state In sellin selling I the water at cost and tho land at low price Is to secure owners owners own own- ers era of or Improved Irrigated farms The funds for this project are token taken from the state reservoir land grant fund ant antas and andas as fast as a project Is completed am and sold the tho mone money Is return returned d to the state I. I and used as fiS a perpetual fund for tor reclamation reclamation reclamation rec rec- purposes Time The lands under this project were werl selected and the works constructed under tho the direction of tho the state engineer The work on tho the reservoirs and canals is high class In every respect These lands are arc near towns long lonE s established with good g schools etc and are near the national forest insuring fuel and grazing g privileges Hog Hog-es and water conservation The Pluto state reservoir project The project The state has bas selected acres acrea of land lond west of the tho Sevier river In San Sanpete ete aimed and Sevier Seler counties to be reclaimed by bywaters bywaters waters from the Pluto Piute reservoir resor project and also to furnish water for about aces es of private owned land un under under under un- un der the system The state is con constructing construct construct- In ing a largo large reservoir to Impound about feet acre of ot water on tho the Sevier Savier river n Plute Piute county b by which an ampie ample ample am am- pie supply of or water will wll be furnished to at least acres of good bench lands having ln an altitude of ot to 5 feet Tho lands landt are situated close cloae to the tho Sanpete branch of ot tho the Denver it Rio Grande railroad and close to towns tons of or 1000 to population each as Richfield Sauna Salina and Gunnison The estimated cost of ot this project Is Over acres under completed canal offered February 11 1911 with water for tor Irrl irrigable ablo portion The Tho water water wa wa- ter tel value Is 35 per acre of at Irrigable portion Copies of the state la laws 3 and rules state reservoir fund la law and Carey CareT act laws lawe and rules will be furnished on re- re Quest Address Addres secretary Utah Development league Salt Lake Utah toh |
