Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1919 — Immense Rerervoir Planned. [ARTICLE]

Immense Rerervoir Planned.

The Idaho state land board has withdrawn from entry state lands lyihg under the contemplated United States reclamation project to place a dam in the Snake river at American falls. It is learned that this project is now receiving favorable consideration by the reclamation officials. Government land under this proposed project which was withdrawn from entry some years ago has never been restored to entry. The project provides for a reservolrwhere is now situated the town*of Auerican Falls and where it is said ig a natural reservoir site of enormous propor-. tions, The lands which would be irrigated by this stored water lie westward 300 miles from the’reservoir sit® on the south side of the Snake rivet.