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Domestic News
April 1, 1892
The Dalles Weekly Chronicle
Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon
What is this article about?
The first section of a major irrigation canal in North Yakima was opened on March 26, marking a celebratory event with delegations, music, and cannon fire. The canal, 25 miles long and built by the Irrigation company, is described as the start of the country's greatest irrigating system.
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Irrigating Canal Opened.
NORTH YAKIMA, March 26.—This has been a gala day in this portion of the Inland Empire. Water was let into the first section of the Irrigation company's mammoth canal, which is completed for a distance of twenty-five miles. A large delegation were present from other portions of the state, as the headgates were lifted and the waters of the Yakima coursed through the canal, cheered by shouts of the people, music of brass bands, and the roar of cannon. The canal is thirty feet wide on the bottom, and sixty-two feet wide on top, and is the beginning of the greatest irrigating system ever attempted in this country.
NORTH YAKIMA, March 26.—This has been a gala day in this portion of the Inland Empire. Water was let into the first section of the Irrigation company's mammoth canal, which is completed for a distance of twenty-five miles. A large delegation were present from other portions of the state, as the headgates were lifted and the waters of the Yakima coursed through the canal, cheered by shouts of the people, music of brass bands, and the roar of cannon. The canal is thirty feet wide on the bottom, and sixty-two feet wide on top, and is the beginning of the greatest irrigating system ever attempted in this country.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Celebration
What keywords are associated?
Irrigation Canal
North Yakima
Canal Opening
Inland Empire
Yakima Waters
Where did it happen?
North Yakima
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
North Yakima
Event Date
March 26.
Outcome
canal section completed and water flow initiated successfully, beginning of major irrigating system.
Event Details
Water was let into the first 25-mile section of the Irrigation company's canal amid a gala celebration with delegations from other state portions, shouts, brass bands, and cannon fire as headgates were lifted.