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Show ... C o s t CI- Government ditches costo from about $5.00 *n acre up. To Subduing Land. cake beneficial use oa some of" theao lands, it will be n$c~ '. ese&ry to gc a long vay "up" - in some instances, perhaps, up as high as $150.00 on acre. ... I discussed with Mr. .ioward fc'enr.s, former Engineer in charge of the Government Irrigation Project, ond with Kr. 'Joseph ... Bryant, tho present Engineer in choree, lbs nricing cf efforts to perfect' the water righto hi. SOIMI oi" ths Indian allotments. Both sere of opinion that it *crui. he a waste of money to endeavor to subdue *ome of the allotments. Thoy expressed the belief that a few of tho sore uneven allotments cculd not '?e aubdnwd ••-1 an ewpisnaa r>£ lens than fron -jlBS.OO to |150,00 an acre. After having viewed thf.se allctnentg, - was convinced that they were quite right in their view. It seems to me, Sell Some therefore, that WW sensible ?nd tajsinesa like thing to do I " .' would be either to exchange the so aUotnonts for others that 3 '-0 :••• i ' can be subdued, at a reasonable cost, cr to soil, for what they will bring, the Very recalcitrant allotments and vse the proceeds in the purchase of other lAnds for the allottees on which tho crater risht can be perfected at a low cost and • ' ! . within a reasonable time. |