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82 stories matching arid
- The Oasis in the Arid Belt
How irrigation transformed the Yakima Valley from desert to a model of agricultural productivity and speculative ambition.
- Reading the Ancient Earth of the Yakima Valley
A US Geological Survey professor uncovers the deep history of Washington's arid lands, tracing the era of great prehistoric lakes.
- The Settler's Faith in Horse Heaven
Life on the frontier requires more than just endurance; it demands a resilient, if sometimes wavering, belief in the future of the arid landscape.
- The Desert Drill: A Quest for Water in North Yakima
A bold territorial experiment to strike water in the arid landscape of North Yakima hit a snag as machinery languished on the wrong side of the mountains.
- The Fight for Clear Water Rights
A new commission report proposes sweeping changes to ensure farmers and businesses can finally secure legal titles to their water.
- The Push for Irrigation in the Yakima Valley
North Yakima residents lobby the state for a comprehensive irrigation system, mirroring successful agricultural transformations in California.
- The Fight to Irrigate the Desert
Yakima citizens gather to demand legislative action for an irrigation bill to transform the arid landscape.
- The Great High Line Irrigation Dream
Engineers are scouring Northern Pacific Railway data to see if a massive canal can bring water to 170,000 acres of arid land near Kennewick.
- Turning the Sagebrush Into Gold
Colonel John G. Boyle touts the transformation of Yakima's arid land into a booming agricultural paradise through new irrigation projects.
- The Senatorial Inspection of Yakima
A Congressional committee visits Yakima to study the transformative power of irrigation on the arid landscape.
- The Fight for the Valley's Water
North Yakima and Ellensburg join forces to block a deal giving a private irrigation company exclusive control over mountain lake water.
- Engineers Eye Expansion of Sunnyside Canal
Federal investigators are surveying a massive project that could irrigate 30,000 acres of arid land between Kiona and Kennewick.
- The Dream of a Smokeless City
Boosterism meets industrial ambition as White Bluffs looks toward the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam.
- The Bold Scheme to Irrigate the Desert
Local entrepreneurs hope to redeem 15,000 acres of 'worthless' land through an ambitious artesian well project.
- The Miracle Crop for Dry Soils
Industrial agent R.C. Judson reports that experimental alfalfa strains are thriving in the arid soils of the Walla Walla region.
- The Baptism of the Desert
Thousands gather at the headgates of the Northern Pacific's new irrigation canal to celebrate the transformation of arid Yakima plains into fertile farmland.
- The Desert Land Rush of 1903
Speculators and settlers stake claims in the arid sagebrush near Pasco, betting that irrigation will transform the wasteland into a garden.
- The Miracle at Moxee: Water Strikes the High Ground
A homemade rotary drill finds artesian water where experts feared it was impossible, turning arid desert into potential farmland.
- Bringing Water to the Okanogan
A new twenty-mile irrigation ditch promises to transform arid lands into fertile ground for hops and fruit.
- Water Discovered in the Horse Heaven Hills
A successful well-drilling operation in the arid hills promises a new era for dry-land farmers in the Horse Heaven country.
- The Irrigation Promise
Democratic congressional candidate C. W. Masterson rallies voters in Kennewick, attacking the incumbent's record on federal irrigation and drought relief.
- The Ghost of a Industrial Metropolis
A century ago, planners envisioned Priest Rapids as the 'Niagara Falls of the West,' a massive industrial city of 50,000 destined to power the Pacific Northwest. It never arrived.
- The $100-Acre Price of Water: Palouse Project Engineers Reveal the True Cost of Irrigation
Local engineers surveying the Washougal Coulee warn that diverting water to arid Benton County lands will cost close to $100 per acre, a staggering sum for early 20th-century farmers.
- Benton County Sets Vote on Horse Heaven Irrigation District
After years of frustration, landowners push for an official irrigation district, hoping to finally turn arid plateaus into productive farms.
- The Search for Water in Horse Heaven
A deep-well irrigation success story promises a shift toward diversified farming in the arid lands above the valley.