Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-10
Newland's Irrigation
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and State.
Meeting Of Academy of Sciences.
Address Of the State
Engineer.

The first annual meeting Of the Ne
v.Ida Academy of Sciences, held in
Morrill, Hall ut the university on
Tuesday Afternoon, was Of such ma
turc as to greatly encourage the men
ana wumc who have been inStrn-
mental in its establishment.
The interest shown in tn" work al
the academy 10y those present seems
prophetic Of the important purt
which this new society j. to play in
the upbuilliug Of the broader inter
"StS uf the State.
President George j. Young in an
address spoke of the organization Of
the academy and The Scope of its
work. DR.. l.. T.. Kennedy. a. chnir-
man Of the science section. reported
that work had been begun 10y that
section along TIA" line OF forestry in
N"stigatiOu ia western Nevada.
l'lunS have been made for the OlI~cr-
walton and study Of the amount OF
rain AMI snowfall upon certain for
"~trI areas III the TruCkrC watershed
WITH exact measurement al tn" run
of. These areas mr." quite certain to-
lr' lcfOrrStch durim" the next decade.
ana il j. hoped 10y making tn" ub-rp-
vatipnS planned. To- determine some
thing concerning the relation 81 for
cStS To the mount AMI distribution
nf water supply.
DIR. j. T.. Church. uS chairman #
the Social Science section. reported
that. rs II result Of TIA" work OF that
section, the Fulk Lore Socirty VA.
nhout to Il" established and that the
Nevada Historical Suricty was al
ready an assured fact.
The event Of tn" session was the
annual address 10y State Engineer \.
t.. Chandler 81 Carson Ou ~thcSubj"Ct.
Some Irrigation Problems in Ne
vndH." Ia this address MIR. Chnnd.
her reviewed briefly the history Of IL
rigntion law IN til" arid west. en-
phnSiZing the fundamental principles
upon which such law H. based: the
continuous beneficial l-" al waite tie
irrmin"S the measure ANA limits tn"
right Of TIA" land tn water: water
rights are vested ia tn" land AMI not
in tn" individual owning the land.
Before entering upon the work Of
reclamation Of the arid lands Of Nc
va'la the rrprCSCntHii ,CS - tia" fed
rrHl government mudr il clear to the
people 81 the state that conflicting
claims Huh the right to ia" usc OF
waters 81 the ~ r'ilInS Tor lrflSilliDH
must first lr settled. To facilitate
the settlement Uf such claims the IT.
rigntinm law passed Ivy our stHtclcg-
iSlutuTc was rnnctch.
This net provided for the c0-Op"ra-
tiOn 81 the state Of Nevada with the
Secretary Oi ia" Interior in thU CON
%StrurtiOu and administration Of irri-
gutiun works for TIA" reclamation ri
arid lands Ia til" stat" uf Nevada. for
the measurement. appropriations
tliStrihutiOn al water, determining Of
water rights. preserving and certify
Ing records thereof. and creating OF
iicrs for tn" enforcement OF the same.
The work Of the newly Crcntrd of
iirc Oi state Engineer was explained
by Mr.. Chandler with the plans Of the
Office for securing rvidcmc" concern
ing the adjudication Of water
rights.
The exposition of the working uf
the new law ~ very clear md
should 10 much toward disarIming
the prejudice against the law which
exists IN ON parts Of the state. BE
sidcs being published In full In the
leading papers of the state this an
nunl address will lw printed 10y the
academy aud distributed through