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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1906)
4 «' i I hi* river an- v«-i y tre it, ST0CKHC1KRS MEET SATURDAÏ i «l«-i I «-l'»p»*i«*nl ii will I * ah‘»W»i limi thvru l.it«-i i» m mik I Ilie p*«a*ibilil i «»f llaihg ibi» p«»w«-i l«X’ lb«- m irgiii.il auiiip Imi'l» nr«- Im hrl«*«l, 'in ig I big uriti lami-* m.iMM) M, I..I I lli- rlvei la th«-ri*l«Xi* rrg* ‘‘It itpp.sir» .«• la* b i ibi«- tu m ik«* an IllMt«*«! bi tili» I.ligi- ««I lilk-' iili'l «*x« .i\ ni i m in ur K « n « m ! h<- « liaim -I «»f »WMiiip. I «*<«m I pp« • K lamat Ii Lik«- 'the liver al III«- In-ii'l ««f Ih»- rapida, tlie »Iie.mi I di» id»iupth alami ‘-7 fr«.*l, when- Ibi» rive.-«Ir«ip< ikilvct ii . a ab«nt iili'l i« « ullc'l I.ink lhi«*r ,\t K«*im the • lialiim*«*, l»y m«*aiiH «*f which the water I-«ner iiipl«l» «-I Klamath River la-gin ran I-«* «liMwn uff ”f Ih»- U).ii‘»bc» »’ir* l ink Rivvr ni-*»» »uppli«-» L'W«-i Kl.im* r»mn«hiig Liwrr klamalh Lik«-, a» Hell uth 1.ik«*i whi« h < '»ver» *27,4 * * ii« ii*» with ii» fr-xu L »wer Klamath Like it -<-lf water and X*»,.4<M n«*i«*“I WMlel nmt imu* gimil »u.imp. Tbi’ l«»wvr l.ik«- u«-la hmmii lidditlullil rcgilhib»*'» ami the Hm,t»liiti«ni in river brighi at K<-ii-> pr*«l»ably «lura ii««I i ai V • »X cr J »X 3 I«-« * "On th-t«»b«-r i' •. IIKM, Khimiith Itivi i wit« ui*‘4»-uiv«l nt Klan -t’ bi Mi II | I G ia -« n at i* • Î v.ilumc b»’”« I i- i ■ - • -i : i • ; ! II w «■* * ' ' ' • t ' " '1 , WM» l«»wci than at «n,- p - . i ai» tt i.<- f«x , Iwrivc ycara. Tin* I « m water il«»w <«f Link Riveriti l'**4 w.n 1,773 m*«ni«l i«M*t. l’p|H-r Klamath Like may I»- h « im | m « a »t<«iag«* rv»«’ti«»ir, If de»irul»h- ”Th«- «*l«*i nli«»n «»I lie* Kl.innitb R imi MJjn.n m a«-rv-f«**-L Ihr p.i. t winter, bow* ever, una «»»»•* <»f unii»ual rainfall. The evaporation in thia region | m Iwlievrd to I m - a I-in I 31# feel. .V ■* thia lake nuti iltain» an area «»f ubmil IM),< fg m*ie«, thia would indi* »t«- a m* un annual md How «»f L»»t Rivi-r of 317»,(M) iu*rv*fii«*t. Tld» ngr»-»*» with a »tiitcinuiit a» to th«* ii«unl ¡tnutial Th«* r«*<«*rvolr (main i» vi»rj flat ami »u impy amt it ia «-atimah'd IInit th«* llh’il ‘»I th«* V»dl«*V ia lllaHlt 3,'«O') ger«-», an I th.ll i -I-mi Ml f>-«-t high w«*’ild give .i «iipin-ity of loo, '» hi iieri-fret, Th»* river ||«« m « through a narrow «’*my«»n »»I Im* »«title roi l ut th«- <I. iiii ait*«. The kind in lid- r«*»«*rviilr alt«* i» largely public «Hid ba- la-en uithdr.tAii for a r«*-«*rvoir. The »it« i«<»f m ci aiibatimtini im|»ortam»«». C|«’4r Luk«- r«***c: v»»ir ail«* 1» »Ituat«* I «»n 11»»* *<oiitlit*rn branch «4 Lwt ltiv«*r, .ui'l ula»v<* C|«*ar Lik«* th«* atream ia known a«» Willov. Cr««-k Tin* »Irainag«* area of VV*i!|«m (T«*«*k, alau«* C|<-ar latke »lam »it«*, i« ‘»77 lupjai'- mile» Th«* ar«-a of thia lt*k<- i» m , i m a«’rr»f A «lam 4*1 i«i-t Idgh at dam ait«- la-low the lake wmld podiuhly hold Indi a million aere- h»«l. The «lam nib« ia in a canyon of v»»|»- Hi««- r«M-k A |'parent11 th«*re ar«* <-%• «-client »pillway op|»>rtuiiiti<-a ami prole ably Ih«-«lam «-ould la- la-at con»tru«*te«l <»( «Mirth ami I«»»««* r«a*k. Then* ia a very promtiim*«*«i public «»pinion I«» th«* «*ff«-«*t that th«- principal aupplt for l/a«t River com«**» «l'»u •» VV'illow Creek. Tin* gra«lra into ( tear latk«- ar«- very ringnlai Wil* I > inmie, ami proliably will Iwinrreaerd bv ( a «tetaile»! invi -»ligation, It would aeetta re.i^onabl»*, (»«»wevrr, I«» «•»»n»i«ler that th«-M- two r«--M*rv«»ir • !!«*• ran Irrigate all th«* un«l< riving agricultural lamia in th«* valleva mum-1 There 1« practically n«» public I. iih I in |\ m - Vall«*y, aoin«- public land in Liligrll- Valley,and «piit a large amount of p-.iblh- land in Vonna ami Swan Lik«- valley». * A- previously »fated, th»- water» not ln»|»Himfod in Horae Fly ami Clear latk«* r«**M*rvoira coiiM la* diverted into Klam* ath River awl away from Tub* laikr. in reM*rv«dr0 ami th«- »n»pltn diverted into Klamath River by lowering the millet of th«- river nt K»- ii «> ami by tlir»»w* Illg M k-i «•e nrro»« Lart River, there prar- tically will I«* no «-ther aupply into Rhett Like, and with an annual rvap- »»ration of 3*^ feet, it is ladieved that th«* lake w«»til-l rapidly »brink in area ami micov«*r a large ;ir»*a of land, It is a fre»li*water lake. Thia lake in inter- Irrigable l.and«. “Ilrrn: V am . mv .— Butt«- Valley i» in 8iakiy»»u county, California, adjacent to th«* northern line of th«* »tate. It ia roughly estimated that it contain» «/ver 10 l,<<N)acr«*» of iigrirulttirul land» includ ing aom«* IO.iMN) or |.\'MH ww of Gov ernment laml in th«* Monthvrn |»»rtion. TI m * rlrvition i» nlaxil 4,2 N) feet, la- tu.-« n I'M) an<I 2<N) feet alanr the level of L»wer Klamath I sake. Butt«* Creek ami Afit«-lo|M-Creek lion into thia val- Irrigable from Clear lake and Morsa Fly Reservoirs. A.-nw, Acr«*s. L'int*i*l!< Valley.......... I’«»e V m II** v .... Swan latke Valley.. .. P. V. KIYKEXDALL, Attorney lor the A »»oc int ion. I P. L MH S T M X, Vice l’rv»i«lvnl of the A »■*<»* i» ti uti. Thia «lifi«*rcm-c in <*h*vaii<«n 1 « «nil'l Ia* iini-l-* »tirth-lrni »o that water» «»f L*t River which ar«* I |H«’in-h -l in tIn- r< p«*! V’«ii ait«*» River c«»ul I l»c turu«*«l into Khimutli lliver »n i aw.iy fr«»ni Tub*, «»r Rh«*tt i Like. The n-lvuntn j»* of »urii a pr«»* |W«**iitig will G- tn iti- I Liter “L mit ItivKtt —I. »*t River!» mi inter | »tat«* »tr« am, w hit b II < h * to n inutcrinl T II. Ill VIPHill.V, l*io)-«i Fngim«*i. Secretary of the Irrigation Committee. «tate an«l navigable, but ia only »lightly mo tnted. Th»* margin of the lake I m me» on de red by tin* land office. If the landa that an* uncovered arc public lami» that tjtibl In* dÌMpoaed of under the reclama tion act, they could la* very earily Irri gateti by mean* of a diversion canal. M. D. WILLIAMS, Engineer of the Awariation. G. VV. WHITE, Trenailrer of the Aa«*<»’iatinn, I U. A. Sl'EAKNS, Director. lev. The midsummer water' supply, however, ia «piite smalt, ami is used for irrigation. Then* would la* an abnmi- ant water supply for pumping front laiwer Klamath latke, and a tsreat abundance of power obtainable fruiti Klainath lliver for lifting thia water into Butte Valley. The <|tieati«m ao to whether it is commerrially feasible to do this is not yet ascertain«*!, but tl«e withdrawals of nnblic land along Klam ath Kiver for tin* ptiqsam <>i generating ' power pen-ling this investigation are, lM*lievr<l to Is* justified. “T clk L akk .—Tule, or Klu-tt, I-ik*-' low Cr N-k in tt*»»t din-liarg»* overflow» into Ch-ar Like, but at tin- aame tin»«* a li'-nr the Hotith«*rn ISriflr rroadiig at large portion tlda water | muwm down K lam.it lion »« r«»rdmg t• • I !ic t«»p »graphi«- L»at River. When th«- i*rwk fall» Cl«*ar sh<*r(s of the Ge»>h«gi« ul »lirvcv, i» I«’«» ; Lik<* la-gin» draining int«» Lnt River th m 2,1 * * f - -t. Th«* « levatioii «»f the nml di-*«-linrgca through it» intak«* «-ban* viver st Krm» i- 4, ***'i f» vt, a* d«-icrmiii«*»l m-l. The ai«*a <»f Clear Lik«-, according by level* run fr »m KLimatbon, which i t«> I imL«dlh*r survey», i» 1>,iF) t acre». The imlirsted a fall of about I.INM fret in a area «»f ivljacent »watn)»a, a«*c«»r»ling t«» distarne of 40 md«-- Near the mouth survey, ia !0,0» ju acre». Th«* «Iminagv «»f Fall» Cr»*ck there i< n «Imp in the basin al»»vr the lake i» <*»»v«*n*<l by a river «*f 4 b et in 2 mil«*«, a» imli«*at«* I spar«M* growth «»( pin«* tree». The eleva* )«i the top-»grrtp!ii« map «-ii th«- Hlia»ta ti n of the Ink-* is 4.O&I feet. Tlu* rt»<- •piadrungl«* With a l«»w wut«-r t!«»u ««f 1. I. t « « i.r.« «AIE, i of th- Like «luring the p.i-’ w inter would 2,«Mi> »«*« «ui I f<*< l, tlii- 4 m f -»t drop RrcnUary ol th«* A ••-»•iati. >n. imlii-af«- ail infl««w of alwuit |.’N>,iMN) nerv- a«»ul«l develop U| ,i>-H) th<-on*tì«-«d le If*.- ]a.*wvr, nt ** p’-inl ninni! nix «*xt«*nt through Cb-ar Lake. I!<»r-«- Fit t«-«-t a-l«l tmna! t • the diachaig«* «»f I/iat mil«*, la*l<>i> tlic map imtirat«., n r«*«M*rvoir aitv.on Miller Cn*vk. tiihut.ir\ River, which w.t» r«»ntitim»ua «luring the •ln>p In tli*. rh< rt>( *>' (< < t in n <li>taiic<* t«i L*-t River, ha* a drainage area al»o\«- inflow ¡»cri-»l. ••Lost River discharge» int «Tile Lake, nt t-» produrr l«L* I it rmiglilv «*atimatc l Mt 2T) »<|ua*r mile • *i In mil«*.— auftl«-i« • Ihir* <>»• t in- ■-> 11, jl '■■ ■■ .|...» . i. « it ~ Ii - a --JU-* II >n ' 11. — i .i i >u i- «. f ... I'll,. I . , |a the urea «»f which isUO.ON) acn*». .. 12,000 ... .lo.mi ... ..*v>,uoo J.HCOTr TAYLOR. ri«* of Title Lik«-. Th«*r«* ¡ m the op|M>r- lunity, l»>th at Clear Lake and Horae Fly Valiev, to hold over water from wet to dry year»». Il Mould *cem rvuftonabh* to expert that 2M),irN) acre-fuel annually might l<* obtain«*«! from th«-e two reacr* voir »ite*. The water from th«**e re»*cr- voir Mitre would naturally la* iiaed on Lingellr- Valley, which contain-* ul»»ut pr »b;ibly th«* tl »•»! n«»t tin* <»ti Liat l«k«* at K»*n«» «*an ••* lowered, a» previ- ‘»iialy »uggr-«t«*d, th«* greater portion «d thia »wauip land ran I m * drained, and , pr» »hably a large |»»rti«ui of the lake l»o**| itself. The Mwamp I iiik I m are all in pri vate owueraldp, title having l«een nm* veyed by Hie »tatr. * L ami » U itiidmawaij «.—Il waa dvwHtrd m <lv buhl«- t<> withdraw, at leimt tem porarily, all publie land» in tin? Clear Like ami Horne Hy re ««rvuir ait«*, the Iaibli»- land» »long Klamath River, and Mtirh townnhipM aa r«»nfaint*»i public irri ga bl»- landa. If th«* hrda of thane navi gable lake« nn* public land»«, aa la h»— li«*vvd to I»* the rn»w, it will pnihably Io porteiblr to minim l«N),tMN) ¡err« of plll»- ' lie lami in a*i«lirion to «»ver aerea oi private land under thin project. •‘S tmu . irv .—Th»* following in a very naigh »•»tiimit*- •»( the gr»«a» irrigable arem: Y'-nn.i Valley. 72,000 Total.... Irrigable fron, Klamitil Hiver. B-.-tween Klainath and Merrill..................................«V',000 From Merrill to Carra . .10,000 Ile-1 of Tille latke............. 30,01)0 B«-<l <if the «.«wer KImnatIi laike................................. .20,0MJ Total ........................... .. ............ 140.000 Botte Valley, irrigable by piinip- ina......................................... 100,000 JACOB KVECK, ii. !.. Hom ate . lia« an ana of Otl.ixx) acr«*e, supplied i Total ......................................... 312,»n 1 >i rector. Einit Attorney for Keclanialion Service. from the inflow of luiat River. Tradi- - The water anpply la la*lier«-d to la, lion states that at times in the |«ast the either from Klamath river or from Low adequate for tlii, irrigation. 12.-M" aen'K of irritable land ; I’.»- Val lake has liven alm<«t dry, that team* er Klamath Lake. ley, containing 10.'*" aeria*; Swan laike have erosMsl over very considerable por “Lowaa K lamath L ak a. -la.wer Klam- Property Acquired. Valley, ill-».Vi m re. ; Yonna Valley, 23,- tions of its area, and that sagebrush ! ath latke haa a water anrface of 20,4101 The moat dilli« ult "listarle that gov. «»I *aa*»*inl fta'I 1 F rum th!» it w ill J fiiirlv well timlM*rv<l and apparentis ha« I **»g tin* p’.i»t w inter th«- lak«* had a net. '»»• aert*.«; 72,000 acre* in all. Tliene stumps an* found in the lake. If lsn*t Iacre. and a swamp and water aurface of I«. MM-n liiat Un- .'pi*, itniuti."* (••« |«>n* r | n fall ruiuf.ill nini uint<*r »In .iui flow i'i>ntinue*i on page 4. ri-<* «»f 7 frrt, iudicating an inflow of area* are gna*. and only nmglily approx- lliver water can tie nxxtly impound«*! HS.ikXI aervs. If the outlet from the Z. it ir »'•r tJ ▼ r1 .Jr Xb r m , k-f vT * •. *■ Pi NTT .1 ?*'1 d-.q ‘-’I i ’¿¿A .j è.‘»Vo Mgs' f I ! ► V n * D KLAHATH FALLS Si I Toggery Shop Complete Stock Dry Goods, Ladies and Gent’s Furnish ings, Shoes for Everybody, Clothing, Crockery, Plain and Fancy China Ware, Fishing Tackle, Trunks, Valises, Etc., Etc. -I I' Ô f Suits made to measure from $13.50 up. (if the clothes don't fit, don't take 'em—that’s our Guarantee for a fit.) I CÎ i , z z kr-* V Ai '1 \v \\ i Walk-Over and Nap-a-Tan shoes for Men and Boys. Stetson, Gilt Edge and Thorough Hats. w “Azo Bankrupt Stocks or Fire Sale Goods carried at this Store. •• New. Clean, up-to-date Merchandise at the Lowest Prices." 1 // irriti' 4 5 fTi V • .. si . 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