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DAILY EAST OREGONIAX. PENBLBTOX. OREGON. WKDXESDAY, DECEMBKR 13, 1911
PAGE THKKK.
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FRIENDS OF EXTENSION
(Contlnlued from page one.)
In defending the attitude of the
government, Mr. Morton declared it
has no Intention or desire to injure
the right of others, but that the ad
judication su t were brought merely
with the Idea of clearing the title to
water. He said that similar action
will be taken on nil the streams of
the state and that he regarded such
adjudications a sc ential to the de
termination of the water rights.
When last upon h's feet Mr. Mor
ton was asked by Dr. H. W. Coe if ho
asserted the United States government
could he sued. In reply the reclama
tlon lnwyer gave a guarded answer
In which he set forth that It would de
pend upon the nnture of the case.
C. C. CHAPMAN
friends of the extension
Morrow County Favors.
age capacity for a BO or 100 foot dam John Day Project.
of 5100 and 21.400 acre feet respect- Relative to the opinion that the
Attorney Woodson of Heppncr was ively. The h'gher dam, owing to the John Day project shou'd be construet-
the last of those speaking in favor of! topogrilhy of the site, is the more ed at this t me in tead of the Umatilla
the extension. He declared Heppnerl economical. For the same reason an ex:ens!on It should be understood that, might be built,
people had Joined with others in urg-I artificial spillway will be necessary, the former has never been formally) Acreage to lio Irrigated
benefit to the town will certainly ac- undeveloped project,
crue from their value in keeping By opening successive units, how
rood water in the river from back- ever, and in connection with better
ing into any drainage system v that nient, work and cultivation, there can
be no question of the adequacy of the
government water supply, and the
ing the extension and that all after Considering also that the foundations approved by the reglamation service.) The exact acreage to be irrigated rapid rise of the duty of water, as in-
listening fully to the arguments dur
ing the evening he was still firm in
his former be lef that the project
should be carried out.
ADDRESS BY I. E. DAVIS
In one of the most Interesting talks
of tho evening and one that enlivened
the crowd greatly, C. C. Chapman,
of tho Portland Commercial club,
poured "oil upon the troubled waters"
yet stood forth plainly as a champion
of the extension.
In opening his remarks Mr. Chap
man declared Pendleton would make
history by Its action regarding the
project and said ho spoln. advisedly
In saying that the action of the club
was being awaited with Interest by
President Taft and others concerned
in tho matter.
"They have raised a pench of a
rookis," sold tho Portland man In
speaking of the fight made by Stan
flcld people in opposition to the ex
tension. However, he held that while
It is the unalienable right of every
man to defend his rights it usually
follows that ho will lose out if ho car
ries his personal interest to a point
where he gets beyond what is right
and for the general welfare.
In an able manner tho Portland
secretary argued that local people
should endorso the extension and then
devote tholr energies to a right set
tlnment of such differences as may
occur. Ho urged that It is to tho in
terests of the fctato to have tho exten
sion carried out by the government:
that no reclamation money will bo
available for Oregon unless through
tho extension.
Tho Private Interests,
Touching upon the Interests of the
lmhls nnd of tho Northern Pacific In
lands held by these people under the
extension, Mr. Chnpmnn declared an
agreement has nlrendy been reached
whereby those lands will be turned
over nt ft very reasonable considera
tion, something In tho neighborhood
of J2.no per acre.
At the conclusion of Ills talk, Mr
Chapman wns greeted by warm np
plaiise though It was manifest his at
for any dam on this creek would have It has been sufficiently investigated under thLs west extension,, it is under- stanced by many successful projects
not been determined. The estimates and mapped to indicate that the acre stood, is not definitely decided, but in other localities,
of cot hereafter given are taken suf- cost will be high and that the con- the area to be lost through this con-.
ficlently liberal to cover these fea- structlon of a canal in the river canon struction can be renuuy estimated,
tures, and are from actual cross sec- Wlli be extremely difficult and long Rumor has 11 tnat fear ls entertained
tlons taken several years ago In the n building. This section of the canal tnat this construction will cause,
field, and from accurate topographic nione will cost over six million dol-1 wnn the reservoir is filled, the back
maps. lal.8 and thii, great initial expense is'lnS "P of the waters In what is known
It is doubtful If any dam can be necessary prior to the irrigation of a
TALK BY E. P. D0DD
The, follow Ing is the address given
last evening by I. K. Davis, former
engineer in the reclamation service
and who Ls now visiting at Hermlston:
Tho Umatilla, like all rivers in east
ern Oregon, has a very uneven flow
resulting from the, physical cond tions
of high altitude at the headwaters
and the relative high precipitation
there.
A large proportion of the d'scharge
occurs in floods or In a high stage in
the flow, requiring for the utilization
of the entire flow an immense amount
of storage.
Discharge) of the Vttmtlllu.
The average discharge of the Uma
tilla for the past sixteen yeares has
been about 540,000 acre feet, nbout
300,000 of wlveh Is at present going
to waste. The annual discharge Is or
course very uneven, nnd the low sea
son flow near Echo practically noth
ing.
I'm for Surplus Water.
There is a popular impression thnt
this waste, in whole or in part, can
be used advantageously In several
ways by perfecting the present pri
vate systems by means of storage,
thus giving complete summer irrigation.
By the enlargement rf the present
system, by Increasing the canal ca
pacities, and by storage, or by the
construction of ent!rely new projects
by means of storage and distribution
work. As a matter of fact, however,
it seems that there are on the Uma
tilla or Its tributaries, no reservoir
sites of present value, the Umatilla
extension site excepted.
ItoHorvolrs.
On the main river are the follow
ing: At Cayu-e where a 60 foot dam
would impound 3S00 feet, and a dam
100 feet high, 22 000 acre feet.
At Bingham, a dam of these heights
would impound 2700 and 16,000 acre
feet respectively. The above storages
aro figured on a basis of a ten foot
freeboard for each dam noted.
The river nt both places has a grade
of about 40 feet to the mile, and ow
ing to this fact In connection with
the presence of the O.-W. 11. & N.
tracks in both sites, neither ate prac
ticable. Those are the best sites above Fen
dloton, and the same objection oper
ates agnlnst nny site along tho main
river. On the North Fork are two
small sites where storage Is limited
and costly doubtless over $100 rer
acre foot.
McKay Creek Stornst
On McKay creek are three reser
voir sites. The lower near the mouth
constructed at this point for less than .ingie acre anJ iS one of the reasons
$70 per acre foot, and from its loca- tenJln to rct.ird development here,
tlon. the land along the lower river Th-8 1)roject cntemplateS the irriga
..my i"uiii utMictiv. ,, f hr.,.t v-unHreit thmisnnd
The site at Big Bend for a dam,
the same height as before noted.
acres at a cost of over $100 per acre.
It is apparent that at some future
would Impound 28,000 or 120.000 acre tjmp the Jonn D . project wil, be
feet, and the Jimated cost per acre built tQ ,rrigate al, the ,and ,y, be
foot stored ls about $S5. ivcen Umatilla and Arlington and
At the Forks, storage would doubt- from the Columbla rlver gouth to lhe
le-s cost $S0 per acre foot and $.0 is lan(j3 At t,mj the wesf
him'ui me maximum.
In none of these estimates has the
damage from flowage been consider
ed. The figures as given are based
on accurate surveys and are believed
to be conservative.
It might be remarked that before
now those sites have been condemned
by capable eng'neers.
I.nwcr Storai.
Below Kcho and on the tract of
desert land lying between the Umatil
la river and Willow creek are two res
extension would have then become
a unit of this project and the water
requ'red there liberated to use else
where. Doubtless at that time land In Uma
tilla county will have become of suf
ficient value to warrant the construc
tion of first class projects along the
Umatilla or Its tributaries.
Water Itlglits.
The Impression seems to be cur
rent that the we-t extension will nf-
as the Meadows, and that this dist
rict will become a swamp. From a
As the first speaker has said we
have several subjects to present and
it is my purpose to give you a few
geological standpoint this tract has f t nn th oVnllnhl simnlv of wn
but just emerged from this condition ter ln the Umatma river, and where
but it may be stated that since this ,n a genera, way the ownership of
valley has a general slope of about ths water lies , als0 want to dis.
ten feet to the mile, the backing up cmse to vou part of tho motlve 0f the
can be measured by prolonging a oppositlon t0 the west extension and
level line from the lake level to in- correct some of the false statements
tersect the present ground water sur- that haye appeared ln some of the
face, a short distance up the valley, resolutions of protests recently pub
This distance must also be meas- Usned by the newspapers. Wnat t
ured. a small amount, to allow the will say here in typewrttten form
neau necessary ior an unuergrounu and can be referred to by any of you.
flow to be acquired.
It is reported thattthis tract is In
serious need of drainage at present,
and it is doubtless true thnt consld-
and if you desire to make a note of
some of the figures that I give you,
please do not hesitate to ask for time
.. . . I. to do so as we nass aloner.
ering the comparative low elevation ,,,'; ,,. ,
A iWlll f 1 MIVVU f'ULJill. 1 171. VI UO VI.
the geological survey 1 will give you
the run off of the Umatilla river in
e'rvolr sites o, good size, but owing to feet th. adjudication of water rights no P,m ,cu ar ..s. n gnt o,
tend beyond the area to be purchased
the exlremo porous character of the n county n aversely to an iiu-
underlying strata both were condemn- Pants"- the government alone excepted,
ed bv the reclamation service after " ! difficult to understand this opln-
exhaustive investigations. lon n the title to the waters to be
About 30 miles west of Echo there used for this extension is at present
vested in tne state, since tne many
is a largo re-ervo!r site but very ex
pensive, owing to the lvgh dam ne
cessary. On account of the topo
graphy of this site, the maximum
storage is the most economical. The
dam and dykes necessary aggregate
about six miles in length. A feed ca-
excess've filings on the Umatilla river
can never bo previously considered.
To illustrate this condition: Fil
ings on a certain ditch below here are
as follows: lO.OOO. r.0.000. R0.00O. 1,
000, 275.000 and 15.000 miners inches
nal for this site would be very long or nbout 10.000, c. f. s. a flow larger
and expensive as it would be largely ,n!'n the low season discharge of all
in hard pan or gravel, the latter re- "t a very few rivers in the United
qu'ring a concrete lining to prevent states.
loss by seepage. The use of this res- mo adjudication ot tnose cuums
ervolr in connection with a project W'H ho ale purely on a question of
from the Umatilla river is not con- fct ns oxistlng nt the time suit was
stdored feasible. ,'insuiuiou, wun inc priority rigni.
Combined Cnimcltles. I "'tell capacity and area Irrigated as
The total capacities of all reservoir ih" rui ng elements, and the whole
sites above Echo on the the Umatilla modified by the modern principle of
nnd Including tho largest on McKay henefVlal use of the waters,
creek is about 6T..000 acre feet, and u s most nssuredly fortunate for
it is therefore perfectly apparent that "'1 concerned thnt tho government Is
the only feasible opportunity to use a rnrt.v to this suit, since it will In-
these waste waters of the Umatilla ' "Ml anl oouitabte adjustment
or nil ela'ms. rue large amount ot
of this country above the river, and
the presence of a large canal in por
ous crnund. encircline two sides of it.
drainage is imperative. It is probable acre feet per year for the last 13
that a lake here, will obstruct some years. This is computed for the river
of the natural drainage channels, but hclow Pendleton and Including all its
tnuuturies liKe tsirch and aicKay
creek. These figures are as follows:
1S97 660,000 acre feet
ls:S 500.000 acre feet
1S99 620.000 acre feet
1900 3S6.000 acre feet
li'Ol 740.000 acre feet
1002 5-0.000 acre feet
1903 750.O00 acre feet
1904 690,000 acre feet
1905 250 000 acre feet
(Smallest in 15 years
l'.-im .VS0.00O acre feet
19n 7 600.000 acre feet
l'.'OS 3N0.OOO acre feet
1909 350.0110 acre feet
1910 6(Hi,onO acre feet
19 U 360.000 acre feet
The average run eft' for the last 15
years pi r year is 540,000 acre feet.
These measurements were taken for
by the government to include over
flowed land and the necessary margin
al strp to take care of this feature.
That this entire area must revert to
a state of swamp seems entirely un
necessary to consider.
Should the tracts under the West
ern Iand & Irrigation company and
i the Irrigon project desire to throw
in their lot with this extension, then
such action is manifestly a confession
of benefits received, and these areas
Is on the lowlands below Echo. It is
accurate data nnd evidence prepared
tltudo wns especially acceptable to tho appears to be the best anj bus a stor- the present great loss of water.
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i-qua.iy ..U....U, ,h(, rw.,nm!lMon porvce Will 1IH-
project will be developed above this ,11IlstIon;l,v tond , a pottiompnt rn
y.cinily for years as the cost would. (ipch. faIr n n 1nst CMimants.
be exceedingly high rom the f.g-, s(nnfiH,i ,1 Other nrnnnec.
lire given it is a simp.e matter for. Conteniplating as the west extcn
nnyono sutiiclentiy Interested to com-I Pin does, the construction of a large
pute tho probable cost of any project reservoir of undecided capacity on
in the vicinity of Pendleton. The ex- ', the main rvor. it may eventuate In
tremely high cost Is certainly appnr- ' damage to tho town of Stanfield from
cnt. it is not entirely Improbably that flowace, nnd the method of protee
small storage works can be built nt Hon necessary. Is to construct sub
this time upon tho upper region of stnntlnl dikes, near the U. U. tracks
the river to Irrigate small tracts, but nnd pump out tho seepage water.
not to a sufficient extent to influence Wlr'lo the appearance of these dikes
w ould class as newly developed tracts.
Otherwise tho extension will be re
stricted to a smaller area, and the
only land lost is for the reservoir site
itself.
Present liuty of vwitor. two twelve months periods, that is.
In consideration or the vast amount one fri,m October 15 to October 15,
of water required to irrigate raw nnd the oth,.r from J.U1U1UV i to Jun
sandy land in Oregon, when first uary j. !ina ti,e lowest record for the
seeded, and referring as an itist.vnce y,,iir was USOll in order to make tho
in point to that part of the Umatilla estimate safe. For this supply of
project already built. and, ack- water there is now under irrigation
nowledging the excessive amount of und pr00PSs of reclamation about 55,
water used there, at present, the state- mm acres of land. The United States
meni is made tnat tins condition or project at HermNt.m has 25.000
affairs is but a repetition of conditi- r,Cros; the Western Uind und Irriga
ons occurlng in California and other tion Co.. 10. (mo to 12.000 acres; tho
places of like character. Furnish Ditch company S.000 to 10.-
lt is equally certain here as there. 000 acres; the Brownoll ditch corn
that the duty of water will steadily rany 1.000 acres and other smaller
rise as the soil becomes broken down, j projects total about 7.000 acres. For
as vegetation increases, and as the 'ibis area approximately 125.000 aero
irrigation system is improved an.l ' feet w ere diverted during the past sea
perfected, ln evidence of this ?Ute- son. Most of the ditches were run to
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w uen water was avauunie in tne river
and this amount cannot be very well
increased. There, t'l.rcfore. remnin'
at least l.l"oii r.on.cio.i and 400.001)
aire fe t of water flowing to the sea
Irrigate a ninety acre tract of nlfal
fa nt Hermlston. is ns follows: 1909,
10 a. f.; 1910, 6 a. f.: and in 1911.
.1.2 a. f It is evident that the gov
ernment cannot construct in the be
ginning to furnish the vast amount of
may not be entirely prepossessing, a water necessary for an entire raw and
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