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<br />'1i' <br />t..4~_ <br />~' <br /> <br />(2) Irrigation of the' same lands, omitting the pumping area <br /> <br />from the off-channel Bayfield reservoir with a canal from the reser- <br /> <br />voir back to Pine River. No power development was included. <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />(3) Plan (1), omitting the pumping area and power development. <br /> <br />Costs for the Florida lands were $128 to $138 for new <br /> <br />lands and $23 to $30 for lands requiring supplemental water. <br /> <br />The Vallecitostorage development was deemed adequate for <br /> <br />the project lands on both streams and storage possibilities on <br /> <br />Florida River were considered only to the extent of ascertaining <br /> <br />that such storage would be more costly. <br /> <br />Reconsideration of this project by the Bureau of Reclama- <br /> <br />tion in later years indicated an available land area on Pine River <br /> <br />6"f~ <br />c~.",;, <br />"'[',i1 <br /> <br />such that Vallecito Reservoir, now under construction, cannot serve <br /> <br />Florida River lands. <br /> <br />Private interest in storage developments was very active <br /> <br />during 1909 and 1910. Six filing~ were made with the State Engi- <br /> <br />neers for storage developments on Florida River. <br /> <br />1. Pennington Lake, filing made by W. C. Henry <br /> <br />November 22, 1909, for a dam 120 feet high in section 3. T. 35 N., <br /> <br />R. 8W., to storo.8500 acre feet at an estimated cost of $300,000. <br /> <br />2. Mesa Reservoir No.1, filing made by A. L. Fellows <br /> <br />March 25, 1910, for a dam 64 feet high in Section 4, T. 35 N., <br /> <br />R. 8W., to store 920 acre feet at an estbnated cost of ~26,000, <br /> <br />3. Mesa Reservoir No, 2, filing made by A. L. Fellows <br /> <br />March 25, 1910, for a dam 135 feet high in Section 8, T.35N., <br /> <br />",.{) <br /> <br />R, 8W" to store 12,800 acre feet, at an estDnated cost of <br /> <br />$118,000. <br /> <br />(, <br />