in Oregon Continued
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had to irrigate this additional area, Elsewhere throughout the state in- which both private companies and will find Irrigon; and if you will go main canal is practically water tight,
sing a portion of the tremendous dividuals and private firms are rap- individuals have made in irrigation to any weather map issued by the and our distributing service is
olume of the Columbia as a basis idly transforming the semi-arid lands work in eastern Oregon during the government you will find a few lines founded on over 25 miles of cement
f water'supply. into districts of wonderful produc- past few years, the day is not far of concentric circles drawn around pipe, ranging in size from 6 to 14
fivate irrigation companies in tiveness through the agency ot water, distant when these reclaimed sections these Umatilla meadows on the one inches. But we would not be making
'Ortions of the State are like- especially i inn uuc m icmni si- win tumnianu as nign or even mgiici iuc ui mc river, ana me norse me siory oi irrigon cuinpicic ir corn-
price than elsewhere. Heaven country on the other, these prehensive unless we adverted to the
lines going to show that the section contour of the section in which we
THE STORY OF IRRIQON. has a climate peculiar to itself. are situated and told the reader that
Bv A Bennett. Ano ' 18 10 tn,s climate that we within a decade irrigon will lie in trie
fUrwavri
Ate e3ending vast sums to convert ern Oregon.
V use of water a naturally fertile The soil here
We want no loafers, no drones, po
idlers. Neither do we need any busi
ness men. But we do need a few
dozen men with families to come and
help us plant vineyards and orchards,
and share with us in the success
which is sure to be ours.
is peculiarly well
oolnt of lavish nroductive- adapted to irrigation. With a rain-
oil to a
eis, fall in the district extending from
On the west Vide of the Deschutes the eastern base of the Cascades,
irer, in Crook county, the Columbia tnrougn tne central eastern portion
oathern Irrigating company is en- OI nc ranginK irom o to io
aged in the reclamation of 27,000 ,nch,e Pr annum, all the natural
rn. nf unA THi. !. a weaitn oi sou is preserved, txces-
up tt r rriffrn differs nave cast our anchor. We know that very center of one of the richest (lis
not greatly from the history of at no Point a'og the great river, at tricts in Oregon, for about us will be
other irrigation enterprises no otner P'nt in the northwest, are reclaimed at least 400 square miles,
along the Snake, Vakima and 'here many days of sunshine as at or over a quarter of a million acres,
Cohimhia. for the soil alonjr Irr'K- . the water supply coming from open
L'arey act project under the direct 9'v rainfall does not wash away the ,hose rjvers in Oregon and Washing- Irrigon has a climate peculiarly her wells or the Columbia.
upervision of the state. The soil is BUU hcuicihs wimn mac ior dir fon is practically the !ame at the '" '"ol inK '-""i The maximum depth to De pumped
ractlc.llv thi. same as that within a"d never failing crops once the lands varifl nn;, wh,re irrigation and for producing deciduous crops, mel- 'wjn be 150 fettl and the minimum
he segregation of the Deschutes Irri- thoroughly irrigated. reclamation have been resorted to. on8' c,c ler S(''' as Kod as about 40 feet. Already there are a
:ation & Tower company on the east Along the valleys of the various Take the former waste lands . 1 ! mK rivers men- few plants running, two of 100 horsc-
ide of this magnificent stream, streams in this district individual around Yakima and North Yakima, flon,ed- .lhe "w" valley or powrr anci several of 5 to 25, and
6out 70 miles of canals and laterals farmers raise immense crops of al- and then go up to Clarkston, and you ,s"1 w' . are nnn(lreas ot during the last few weeks we have
ave been built and irrigation of the falfa on land which, before it was will find those lands almost identical """ 01 trC!, ireiwimK uat-K had the fact demonstrated that the
ract is advanced to such an extent reclaimed, was nothing but desert
hat the tract is being rapidly settled waste. Here, too, dry land farming,
nd placed under cultivation by the which has proven so successful in
r At. - r : 1. t e ii i. -
with ours. And it is the same with ,rom lnc ,m"1 lrml ,anu a,on lnc gas producer plants will handle water
th; soil around Kennewick and , . " .. : . almost as cheap as it can De nan iy
licoming settlers.
ligation at Irrigon.
rngon, on the Columbia, a
Jid transformation of the desert
astes has taken place within the
ast few years. 1 each orchards.
rape vineyards and melon patches a greater
Colorado and other semi-arid states,
is meeting with ready success and
proving its worth in bountiful harvests.
Wenatchee.
The lands
r: nge lands 20 miles back
, , For market and transportation fa-
arotind all of those ...... T nn ttan. . iiw. T.
places as well as around Irrigon was js nQ mher pojm jn (hf gUtM namr(.
a few years ago m the scin.-and whefe , raj, of watcr inp can reach
class, and was considered worthless; . . . m,ri,.,c : . f. ,,,,rc
T I 4.1 TTl .1J. t T 1 A . I ' A I. t . I V ... . .V . II MM.-.,
lnv,lm r"la lOT "ngauon. nut oy me mag.c u ucn 01 water mere LcavinR out ,he river as a means of cost f thc simf 0)ll w USC(, .
Oregon as a state offer, probably "re no more pro hf.c, no more prof,,- fof fruj vc-rlab,Mi J V'' L
melons, etc., we find that we can by llscf) at ,he current market price it
would cost $80.
gravity flow. One plant on Blalock
island, a few miles below us, is now
pumping 74,000 gallons a minute at
a cost of less than three mills per
horsepower per hour. In other
words it is doitiK for $5 what would
seven hours. With the completion
of the north bank road we can reach
Tacoma in ten hours and Seattle in
eleven.
But better still, our train service is
such that we can load our products
after dark and reach all of the mar
kets mentioned early the following
morning.
Hence we have the soi!, the cli-
Ilcnce we say that in a few years
Irrigon will be 111 the very heart of
one of llie finest region in Oregon,
and one of dense population, for
there will be a home practically on
every 10 acre tract.
And here yoi will see within two
decades, takniR both sides of the
river, at least 2$, 000 people, and prob
ably many more, with Irrigon as the
metropolis.
Irng'
ins neer been
"boom"
field for irrigation enter- c lands in the cst today than
I r . . ... .1 t ... L . !
re producing abundantly on land pnses than any of its sister states, inose lormrr wastes or oai n n places. ra,i( an(j wjthjn six months by choice
vhich a short time ago was blown Crook, Klamath, Lake and Umatilla ihe little town ot irrigon is situ- of tw iineSi rfacn portland in six
k-ith sand from the banks of the counties were among the first to pro- ated on the O. R. & N. railway and ilonrs Spokane in eight hours and thc
liver. viae its aesert regions who water aim ine oiumuia rucr, mi- kmu ai mai m,n,nK country around Baker City m
The system of main canals and lat- crop producing facilities. Ihe sue- point being atvjut .uu yards irom tne
rals employed by the private com- cess which has attended the enormous Columbia, and the town lying be
any working with headquarters at expenditure of both government and tween the railway and the river. It
rrigon, is one of tlv best in the west, private funds in pursuing irrigation is 279 miles east of Portland, and
The main canal is practically water in these counties is shown by the seven miles west of Umatilla, at
Iight and the distributing service is great increase in population in these which point the main line of the rail
arried through more than 25 miles districts and the wealth which is an- way leaves the Columbia and winds
rf efMnt pip, ranging in i from nually being added to these regions in a southeasterly course on to Hunt-
to 14 inches. through the vast increase in produc- ington.
The present system derives its tions. If you will take the time to exam-
upply from the Umatilla river, about Harney and Malheur counties also ine the contour of the country along mate and the markets and marketing town. Her founders builded wisely
8 miles above Irrigon, and it is ex- offer fields of irrigation equal to the Columbia you will find that for facilities; what more is needed? and well. Their aim has been to de
fected that the project in the imme- those mentioned. Large acreages in the first 300 miles from its mouth its Nothing but water, and here is where velop thc country and let the town
lliate future will cover 18,000 acres, these districts are already reclaimed banks are precipitous, or there are Irrigon overtops any of the districts take care of itself. Our pride is in
he waier supply will be ample for while still greater areas are under ranges of abrupt mountains or toot- jn question, for her water system is our orchards, our vineyards, our al-
leveral years and pumping will be process of reclamation. In short, tens hills coming down very close to the one of the very best in the United falfa patches our truck farms and
iesorted to as an auxiliary service of thousands of acres in central east- water's .vlge. In places, as around States, and as stable as the Colum- our clearing fields We are not much
Ivhcnever needed ern Oregon, an acreage large enough Vancouver, the valleys come down to bia.
Around Irrigon are 400 square to provide homes for a multitude, are the river And such is the case there Our present system, which will in
piles of land susceptible of irrigation, being gradually conquered by water, on both sides for a few miles above time cover about 18,000 acres, is de-
. his in time will be reclaimed by Irrigated lands throughout the the slough on the peninsula; but after rived from the Umatilla river, the
pen wells on the Columbia, and in state .-.ell at figures varying from $10 leaving that opening you travel over headgate or intake being about 1J
Ihis respect offers one of the richest to $40 per acre. Terms are offered l-c0 miles before thc country again rnilcs from Irrigon. This supply will
Irrigation districts in Oregon. The u settlers in installments covering a opens up on both sides of the river, be ample for several years, but it is
maximum depth to be pumped will period of years, and the cost price forming a basin or plateau as you expected that pumping will be resort- papers and finest printing t f ices to
lie 150 feet, and the minimum about represents only a small portion of the 1 .' choose to call it. ed to for an auxiliary service as it be found in a day's journey, and are
10 feet. Already there arc a few true valuation of irrigated land, once Hence we sneak of the country be- is needed. However, our supply has all happy and contented, feeling that
)lants running, two of 100 horse- the soil is tilled and giving forth its tween Umatilla and Castle Rock as thus far been ample, and will no we are building slowly, nn surely
I lower, and several of 5 to 25 Iiorse- revenue. Irrigated lands in older re- the "Columbia river basin," for on doubt do us until our holdings are and wisely. V
lower. A plant below Irrigon is now claimed sections of the west sell read- both sides of the great tributary the trebled. Our great need is a couple of score
Slumping 74,000 gallons a minute, and ily at prices running from $50 to country gradually undulates back for Our system of main canals and of good settlers. Men with some
y using a gas engine water is $1,000 per acre. The price is not large many miles, and the water is easy of laterals, or distributing mains, is the means, a thousand or two dollars!
Iittmped at a cot of less than three considering the productiveness and approach from either side. finest in the country owned by any Honest men, reliable men and aboVe
Inills per horse-power per hour. returns, and with the great strides In the very heart of this basin you private or corporate concern. Our all, industrious men.
IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
There are today perhaps 450,000
acres of land under irrigation in Ore
gon. As the cultivated area only
approximates about 10,000,000 acres,
it will be seen that less than one
twentieth of Oregon's crops are
grown under irrigation. Good au
thorities, however, estimate that there
.re more than 1,000,000 acres that
can and ultimately will he irrigated.
Oregon is fortunate in having an
abundant and constant supply of
water that can be brought upon the
arid lands at a cost low enough to
justify the expense. Besides several
small companies now engaged in
bringing under water many thousands
of acres of dry lands, thc government
is at work on two great irrigation
projects in this state, one in Umatilla
county, in northeastern Oregon, and
the other in the Klamath region in
thc southeast. These two projects
will reclaim a total of about 220,000
acres, most of which is now worth
less, and the work will have cost
when completed about $3,000,000,
which the government advances to
be repaid by settlers. Irrigon, in
eastern Oregon, is the center of a
prosperous little community that has
grown up in the last year or two on
lands reclaimed by a private com
pany at a cost of nearly $400,000, The
company has already transformed
5,000 acres of hitherto worthiest land
into gardens, grain fields, orchards,
vineyards and meadows, and hai 15,
000 acres of equally good land that
will soon be brought under water.
The best illustration of the effect!
of irrigation upon arid lands is shown
in the Deschutes valley, where a prl
vate company has put more than 70,
000 acres under ditch and brought A
population of several thousand people
into a section where six yeara ago
there were but two or three families.
This land was reclaimed under tha.
Carey act, by the terms of which any'
of the states containing arid desert
land may, without cost to the ttate
for land, receive a patent from the
United States for any amount of
such land, not exceeding 1,000,000
acres to any one state, which the state
reclaims by irrigation. The Oregon
legislature, in accepting the terms of
this act, stipulated that the state of
Oregon itself should not expend any
money for the reclamation of such
arid lands.
Total government irriga
tion fund June 30, 1906. $32,958,192
Oregon contributed to this
fund to June 30 5,230,663
Amount set aside for Ore
gon projects 3,000,003
Area to be irrigated under
projects approved, acres. 220,000
Approximate segregations
under Carey act, acres... 258,C00
Irrigation under private
systems, acres . . . . 100,000
Total new acreage to be ir-
irrigated in state 270,000
to look at. We have some 300 peo
ple. N'carly a hundred children are
on the school register, and we have
one of the best schools m the tate
We have a fine church, twn minister
of the gospel, good Mores, a fine
hotel, one of the bet weekly news-
1 0,000 Acres Semi-Arid Land
Under Irrigation
LANDS adjacent to thc towns of Echo, Foster and
HeTmistnn, on main line of O. R. & X. railroad, Uma
tilla county, Orepon. Altitude SOO to fiOO feet above
sea level. Extreme early seasons. Especially adapted to
all kinds of fruits and earliest vegetable crops. Perpetual
water rights deeded with the land. Write for full descrip
tion, prices, terms, etc., to
The Inland Irrigation Company
The Furnish Ditch Company
W. J. FURNISH, President
PENDLETON, OR.
Free Irrigated Government Lands
IN CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THE, COUNTRY Of CLOUDLESS DAYS
AT THE ACTUAL COST Of RECLAMATION
OPPORTUNITY
Presents itself to every man who settles on Crook county's
irrigated tracts. The country offers unsurpassed inducements
to the settler, the man of small means, not the speculator, but
the man who WANTS A HOME.
Crook county wants YOU if you are tired of thc drudgery
of eastern farm life and looking for an ideal spot surrounded
by ideal conditions.
Under the magnificent irrigation system of the Deschutes
Irrigation & Power Company any man who will work half as
long, devote half the time to irrigation that he is now spending
on his farm east of the Rockies, will at the end of five years
have more than five times as much as he gets now, both in
capital and annual returns.
Crops never fail under irrigation. As surely as seed is
sown in the spring, just that certain is the bountiful harvest in
the fall.
Irrigation means farming under scientific principles with
less time devoted to the production of crops, less labor ex
pended and an infinitely less cost physically, mentally and
financially.
Homes are Now Ready on
40,000 Irrigated Acres
250,000 More Acres are
Being Reclaimed
CROOK COUNTY
Wealth Where Land and Water Meet
LOCATION In Crook county, Oregon, lying along the eastern bank of the Des
chutes river, the most wonderfully attractive stream in the west.
SOIL Rich, productive, volcanic ash, most fertile in the world, free of alkali and con
taining all the natural unused ingredients.
CLIMATE Einest in the west. Perpetual sunshine, summers long and cool, win
ters mild with little freezing weather and practically no snow.
CROPS Almost everything that can be raised in the north temperate zone, includ
ing fruits, sugar beets and a multitude of grains and grasses.
WATER SUPPLY Deschutes river, a clear, cold mountain stream with a capacity
of 4,500 cubic feet per second of never varying volume.
PRICES Tracts in 40, 80 and 160 acres from $2.50 to $40 per acre. Annual water
maintenance 80 cents per acre.
TERMS As near as possible to suit the purchaser. Deeds direct from the state un
der whose supervision the land is being irrigated.
Lands are being irrigated under the direct supervision of
the Oregon State Land Board. The latter fixes the prices
which shall be charged both for the thousands of homes being
provided for settlers on the reclaimed tracts and also the an
nual charge for water. Construction work is also under the
watchful eye of the state authorities and all of it must be
completed within a certain time.
Permanency of construction has been the one idea car
ried out by the company in building its ditches. Some of the
canal work near the headgates cost as high as $10,000 a mile.
Water taken from the Deschutes, under the law, must be
sold only to settlers under the canals and not to outsiders or
those owning land adjoining the segregation. In consequence
the unprecedented success which has attended the building of
nearlv .100 miles of main lines and laterals is assured for the
balance of the area. Nature, the state and the company at
work are the three factors working diligently to complete the
magnificent project.
Settlers under the irrigation system have organized an
association. The latter has issued a pamphlet setting forth
in detail the success and wonderful possibilities this project
holds for others. You want one of these. They are free for
the asking.
Full Information and Illustrated Pamphlets Containing Entertaining and Instructive Descriptive Matter
Free of Charge by Addressing
11 a 11 n 11 n n 11 u n
-jutcsc-nutes liiigaiLion cr rower company
801-808 CHAMBER
COMMLRCE-
PbfllanarOfegdtt"
Or CHAS. P. RICHARDSON, 502 Jamicson Block, Spokane, Wash., Saks Agent
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