Vallisco Water Company / Farmers Union Ditch Company / Boise City Canal Company / Jacobs Canal Company / Middleton Water Company / Hudson's Bay Company / /
Country
Columbia / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
New York Canal / Ridenbaugh Canal / Riverside Canal / Dixie Canal / Oregon Trail / Homestead Act / Fort Boise / /
IndustryTerm
ultimate pre-federal solution / nearby mining areas / travel route / earlier systems / early ditch systems / irrigation systems / public systems / similar law / food / long lasting irrigation systems / large nearby mining market / systems / possible solution / speculative western mining ventures / manufacturing / early large systems / canal systems / /
NaturalFeature
Snake / Boise River / Columbia river / Willamette Valley / Snake river / Dry Creek / Boise Valley / /
Organization
Wilson Price Hunt party / United States Army / Idaho Legislature / California State Legislature / /
Person
John Jacob Astor / John Lemp / William Ridenbaugh / Tom Davis / Howard Sebree / Morris / John C. Fremont / D. W. Ross / /
Position
farmer / prominent and substantial Boise businessman / engineer / leader in the development / /
ProvinceOrState
Pioneer Irrigation District / Montana / Canyon County / /
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