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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1948)
16 Pilles Section Two Cottage Grove Sentinel tyiTAOE (¡ROVE, I.ANE COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JIJLY M, I94H NUMBER 51 Possibilities Of Irrigation In Cottage Grove-Creswell Area Outlined During October 1942, data from acron of land classified, only mvu) cent of th»- area class 1 and 2 lands Lane County Offices on ownership, acres of class 1 and 2. anrf ill of would lx- irrigated as some mat tillable areas, tax data, mortuges, this I. class 2 exept for 3C> acres. uring crops would not require ir livestock, arai crops were collected I he landa are ali in privale own- rigation. This would leave 5,300 No field woi k i>y other agencies । S*UP. arxl the better lands liave acres that would have to carry was ma<lc In connection with the *"1 " under cultivation fur many the construction and operation present investigation. I« ¡years The a pixirer were *■!■<( ; - — -- - - - Jamia — and I maintenance costs in any one HM1 ncorwi Hebron । ! ... ur,{'' _ ,y f,ultivated in formar years year On February 7, Imi, . . .... ■ m — a ...I Grange No M5 at Fottage Grove, I hilt b *’ n/iii/ to reverted to Further studies arc repaired to Oregon, rtitiomd the Bureau of "allve »,a,”ure brush* determine the feasibility of this Heclamntion to make a survey of ‘oe development of this project I project. These studies should In- irrigation ixauubilities in the Cot- would lx- Iwni ficial to thr area w. elude preliminary designs anti cs- tage Grove area . Investigation of *' would increase the yield of cash timatea and comparative costs of the Cottage Drove project was < rops. support a larger pq,illation, I allemaic plans. Tin- land classdi- ¡cation study will have to be re started ax a result of thin petition, and increase crop adaptij.ility, but win later drop|x-d. Of Ib.KNt it is estimated that only 80 per-vised am! a complete economic' I basin, in “Lgswcr Columbia’’ Aub- ’ division. The purismo of the project is to provide irrigation and drainage Io the projet') lands. The gross irrigable ureas are: Irrlgatlon |s ssibilitics of the along botli sides of the Coast Fork i 'classes 1 and 2, 6JXM) acres; pua* < Ottage (.rove nil'll were outhned of Willamette River in a narrow, <uro dasa, 2,1W acres. in n letter from the U. S. Depart- broken strip some IK miles long Irrigation nt present Is prac* ment of Interior, Bureau of Rec- beginning about 2 miles south of “<’Pd on " f,’w ,m“,, ,rartM hy lamatlon from the Salem planning r-rov 11« 11. IwmP,nK fr,,,n ’■loughs and wells, office The letter containing r 01(1 P-dom .. lu . 4 ” the navn»i ’'i tr .............................. > Î iS roi' r norths, Uth direction. The main mute Mos. of these sods ur- idx,ut equally divided lad worn the well drained a n d pixirly drained groupa. I respect to the department of Watt r for the projects would be Cottage Grove I’ r o J e c t is Interior Columlda River Basin diver ted both by gravity and liMated In lame . County, Oregon. *• ...... ..... Report, the proji-ct is the upper pumping from How Hiver and I he project lands an* scattered 1 |M«rt of the Willamette River sub- Coast Fork, with storage provided In Dorena and Cottage Grove Res ervoirs. The proposed gravity div ersions are from tile Coast Fork 2 miles below the Dorena Res ervoir. Two pumping plants may be substituted for siphons crossing SBUVIlV the river, after relative costs have I been determined. Drainage ditches MAI ION i would lx* provided where needed. Alternate plans arc diversion ! by gravity, diversion by pump, dis- | tribution by canals, distribution by ¡pipe line with sprinkler applica- lion Irrigation possibilities in the Willamette Valley were investi gated by the War Department in connection with flood control pro jects Two reports have been pub lished; House Document No. 544 75th Congress, 3rd session, dated March 16. 1930. A ' ‘Review ol Survey Report. Willamette River and Tributaries, Oregon,” is now under preparation and has been I submitte<l to other agencies for review. The present investigation by the Bureau of Reclamation was! undertaken in cooperation with tin- Ctorpa of Engmei rs to tamest*] taste multiple uw ol reaervoin| above tlw project lands. The pro ■ n . am ject was first covered by a general ■ MAFif Ju Rponc reconnaissance survey, and a re I ■ MvWllw ' olinais oil ■■ |e|M>rt w.i pnp.r | Campbell.! Lucky for you we keep our eyes wide tn June 1940. Strip topography of canal lo open all the time I Our alert men know South Shore cation and detail topogrophy of bow to Hcrvice your car efficiently, rapid diversion. pump and siphon sites were taken during April to June ly .. . give it all the attention it needs 1942. The strip tojxigraphy is on acetate overlay sheets on aerial to keep it running and purring like a photographs with a scale of 1:12,1X10 and a contour interval of swift kitten. Drive in today and regu 2 feet. The detail topography was larly! planetable on two sheets, scale of 1:1.200, an<l 5 sheets, scale 1:600. The field work is sufficient to prepan* preliminary estimates on the main canals, pumping plants, I and diversion sites, but more top ography may lx* rwa-ded to lay out Ninth and Gibbs laterals and a drainage system. Phone 252 Canals, pump sites, and diver sion sites arc plotted on original field sheets. No estimates were started. Hydrologic computations for «up|M>rting data have been made. These studies cover water rights, runoff records, and quantity of water available for diversion Studies in water requirements in K. clude lcm|M*rnturc studies, deter mination of effective precipitation, conveyance losses, and diversion. A .scmidctailed land classifica tion was made in 1942. This survey was made on Corps of Engineers aerial photographs on a scale of 1:12,000, Descriptive notes and soil profiles are on the backs of these photogrophs. This survey covers the entire project erca. Land classification areas are computed and tabulated by sect ions. The first drift of I he land classification appendix report is alxiut 50 percent completed. field and office study will be re | quired. The cost of this invest!-I gation is estimated at $25,000, off which $2,7(N> was spent prior November 1947. Historic Bear Tracks A wounded bear, followed by s pioneer hunter, in 1874 led to the discovery of the Ore on caves near Grants Pass In southern Oregon. The caves, deep in the heart of Mt. 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D. “Shorty" Smith 500 Main Street 53c 10 lb. Bag Crisp and Tender TOMATOES Field Ripened RADISHES 2 Bunches Another thing, n mosquito doesn’t msxl to go to Hol lywood to | mms n screen test. ' Silly, Isn’t It? Well, we latter talk about something sensible such as our UlbiMon Hauges. We’re anxious to serve you with It, too. Dozen in ib 12c 2 1b. 29c 19c Bargains Always Fresh 63c JOWL BACON Ideal for Seasoning 53c Jumbo Cants each 23c Watermellons Ib. 5c BEEF SHOULDER ROAST Blade Cuts 69c SWARTZ & WOLFARD rfe' * SUCCESSORS TO IRISH & SWARTZ PHONE S3
