LOCAL AREAS AND WORKS IN BOX ELDER COUNTY.

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The additional area that could be irrigated in this section if water could be provided is not far from 19,000 acres.

Salt Spring on section 6, township 11 north, range 3 west, is of a brackish nature. The consequence is that it is nearly abandoned for irrigation except on alfalfa, to which it seems to be less injurious. The same note will apply with full force on the waters of Malad River.

Summary.-Cultivated, 12,000 acres ; irrigated, 1,900 acres; subject to irrigation if water provided, 19,000 acres; reservoir site (proposed),1; elevation of farms, 4,280 to 4,500 feet above sea.

The upper section of county contains about 6,000 acres of cultivated soil without water. No site for reservoir is reported. Elevation of farms are from 4,420 to 4,540 feet; subject to irrigation if water is supplied, 600 acres.

A dam is proposed across Bear River with a canal from there. Surveys have been made for a dam 250 feet long and 20 feet high across the river; a tunnel 14 by 10 feet for 14 miles out and in through the cliffs, with a fall of 4 feet per mile, and then a canal 70 feet wide and 6 feet deep, fall 1 foot per mile. About one-half mile below the dam it is proposed to flume part of the water across the river into a canal on the west side of the river. On the west side of the river the canal is surveyed for a distance of 45 miles, and on the east side it crosses the boundary line into Weber County, at a distance of about 43 miles.

The Malad River section shows 3,000 acres of cultivated soil. Canals and ditches were built as early as 1868 and the water taken out of Malade River by aid of a dam. The water being of a brackish character proved injurious to the vegetation and the irrigation abandoned, except on alfalfa to a limited extent. About 22,000 acres additional could be cultivated if water was applied.

About 14 miles of canals were constructed. The main canal 4 miles long, 12 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and 14-foot fall per mile.

There are 80 acres of dry farm at Blind Spring on section 10, township 12 north, range 4 west, and 1,000 acres cultivated in Blue Spring Valley, of which 150 acres are irrigated.

The canals are two in number and 24 miles in length, 3 to 4 feet wide at bottom, and falls 4 feet per mile. The owner is Promontory Stock Ranch Company, Promontory, Utah.

NOTE.-The canals take all the water and no chance for reservoirs is reported. About 2,000 acres additional could be irrigated if water is supplied. Elevation is about 4,700 feet above sea-level.

The Portage section represents about 7,000 acres of land under culture, of which 2,500 acres are irrigated for grain or hay.

The main water supply is Malad River through Portage Ditch, 10 feet wide, 2 feet deep, 7 miles long, and falls 14 feet per mile. The water in said river is good at this point, the bad water running in from some mineral spring below.

Portage Creek supplies Portage town. This creek has a fine site for a reservoir. The settlers had begun construction, but it was abandoned for want of means. Its estimated dimensions are: Length, 600 feet; height, 20 feet; contents, 15,000 cubic yards; capacity, 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 cubic feet of water; $40,000 cost.

This section also has been a thriving Indian settlement, with many houses and good farms. The water supply is inadequate.

Summary.-Cultivated land, 7,000 acres; irrigated land, 2,500 acres; reservoir site (proposed), 1; arable land if water supplied, 3,000 acres; elevation of farms, 4,500 feet to 4,600 feet above sea; elevation of reservoir, 5,000 feet above sea.

Two other sections show, one a cultivated area of nearly 4,000 acres, of which 2,000 acres are under irrigation. There are two chances for reservoirs, but locations and dimensions are not reported. Water supply insufficient. Elevation of farms 5,640 to 5,675 feet above the sea. In meadow, 150 acres.

The other represents a cultivated area of nearly 1,500 acres, including 250 acres in meadow. About 950 acres are irrigated. Nearly 11 miles of canals have been built, Width, 4 feet; depth, 2 feet; fall, 3 feet per mile. Elevation of valley 4,600 to 4,625 feet above sea. Water supply insufficient. Facilities for reservoirs good, but no report made on locations and dimensions. Additional arable land if supplied with water, 2,500 acres.

The most northerly section of country is one that has been very hard for the settlers to subdue, owing to the sterility of the nature.

The area cultivated is nearly 2,500 acres; the area irrigated, 1,400 acres. Elevation of valley, 4,275 feet above the sea. Water supply from Deep Creek in Idaho, Canals 13 miles long, 10 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and 2-foot fall per mile.

Water supply insufficient. Facilities for reservoirs good. Cost and dimensions not given. Facilities for raising 50,000 bushels and homes for one hundred families additional is reported if water was supplied. Additional arable land 9,600 acres.

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Logan, Hyde Park and Smithfield Logan River...... 1, 2001, 200 2,500

Canal.

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Approximately.

NOTES.-Average depth of snow in mountains during winter, 3 feet.

Irrigation season begins about May 1, and ends about the 1st of September.

The elevation of Cache Valley is 4, 533 feet.

About 33 per cent. of the crops of this county have been lost this year from lack of water.

Land is irrigated at intervals of about two weeks when water supply is plentiful and about four hours, time is allowed for watering 1 acre of land.

There are many places in the mountains where water can be stored.