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Rh side of Milk River, east of Malta, Montana. The cost will be from $20 to $25 per acre.

Nebraska.—North Platte project is for the reclamation of an undetermined area of land east of the Wyoming boundary and the building of a canal on the north side of North Platte River. Some of this land is now in private ownership. The cost of reclamation will probably be between $35 and $40 per acre.

Nevada.—The Truckee project now under construction will reclaim upwards of 150,000 acres at a cost of about $25 per acre. There are a number of ramifications which are yet to be worked out and these may result in a larger development.

New Mexico.—The Hondo project in the vicinity of Roswell will irrigate about 10,000 acres, a portion of which is in private ownership. The cost will be upward of $25 per acre. Water is to be obtained from flood storage in a reservoir to be constructed on the north side of Hondo River.

North Dakota.—Fort Buford project is to reclaim 60,000 acres of lands on the west side of Yellowstone River in Montana and North Dakota, at a cost of about $30 per acre. Most of this land is in private ownership.

Oklahoma.—In this territory investigations have been made of the opportunity of storing water in a number of shallow basins, but as yet the results have not been satisfactory.

Oregon.—The Malheur project, on both sides of Malheur River, west of Ontario, will reclaim, by a storage of flood waters of Malheur River, about 90,000 acres at a cost of about $30 per acre.

South Dakota.—The' Belle Fourche project contemplates the reclamation of 60,000 acres of arid land, largely public, situated northerly from the Black Hills. This is to be accomplished by the storage of flood waters of Belle Fourche River. The cost will be about $32 per acre.

Utah.—The Utah Lake project contemplates the utilization of waters tributary to Utah Lake and the reduction of evaporation losses by drawing down the lake. It is possible that 20,000 acres may be reclaimed at a cost of $35 per acre.

Washington.—The Palouse project is for the reclamation of arid lands near Pasco, by storage in Washtucna reservoir. Possibly 100,000 acres, mainly in private ownership, can be reclaimed at a cost of $35 per acre.

Wyoming.—The Shoshone project is for the reclamation of 100,000 acres of public land in the Big Horn Basin, north of Shoshone River. Water will be stored and diverted at a cost of $25 per acre.

Most of the systems for irrigating land depend wholly upon the gravity supply of water, but in a number of localities it will be