Irrigation in Utah . beenmade for the purpose of reaching and irrigating the numer-ous lands under cultivation. The capacity of the maincanals in operation is 1000 second-feet, an ample supplyfor 150,000 acres. This is less than one-third of the avail-able water supply; for at its lowest the Bear river flowsmore than 3000 cubic feet, while at its flood stage it deliversas much as 20,000 cubic feet per second. So perfect is thecanal in all its features—in permanency of construction, car-rying capacity, perfect gradients and absolute guarantee ofwater supply—that the highest award was given to t
Irrigation in Utah . beenmade for the purpose of reaching and irrigating the numer-ous lands under cultivation. The capacity of the maincanals in operation is 1000 second-feet, an ample supplyfor 150,000 acres. This is less than one-third of the avail-able water supply; for at its lowest the Bear river flowsmore than 3000 cubic feet, while at its flood stage it deliversas much as 20,000 cubic feet per second. So perfect is thecanal in all its features—in permanency of construction, car-rying capacity, perfect gradients and absolute guarantee ofwater supply—that the highest award was given to the BearRiver Canal at the Worlds Fair, The feature that decidedthe contest was the fact that the supply and carryingcapacity enabled the Bear River Company to sell and con-vey to each and every purchaser of water one cubic footper second for each eighty acres of land. According to theaccepted figures of irrigators and irrigation engineers, onesecond-foot of water is generally sufficient to water onehundred BEAR RIVER CANAL, SHOWING STONE CUT AND TUNNEL. Capitalistic Irrigation. 65 Naturally a valley containing a tract of 175,000 acres,traversed by a canal having an irrigating capacity of 150,000acres, has attracted the attention of home-seekers andproved inviting to capital. Already two large capitalisticorganizations have purchased practically all the land in thevalley, and are offering settlers very flattering opportunitiesfor investment. In 1895, 16,000 acres of this land wereirrigated, the unit of distribution among purchasers beinga twenty-acre farm. Experience has proven that an orchardis more profitable than general crops on a highly cultivatedirrigation farm; and although there was a wheat yield ofover 100,000 bushels last year in the Bear River V^alley, thebulk of the land is planted in fruit trees. The terms oiTered by the company are very reasonable,and show a disposition to encourage the orchard industryto its fullest extent. Whenever a compact is made w
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