La Junta tribune., 1909-03-27

Lake Canal. thence In north
easteriy direction along the center
line OF the Lake Canal to its
terminus at Horse Creek, be-
ing a point in the South
west one-fourth IS. W. " OF sec
ton one %. in township twenty, 40
ts2I. south Of range fifty-nve t55l
west OF the sixth principal meridian
18th p NJ. thence following the
right bank OF the said Horse Creek In
a sou,heasterly direction to the east
line OF otero county. being point on
the cas-, line of section twenty-five
t25j township twenty-five t22l south
of range fifty-four t5%) west OF the
sixth principal meridian 18th p. Nj.
thence south along the east line OF
Otero county TO the Intersection Of
the lateral from Reservoir Number
One Of the Laguna Canal company's
system, being a point on the east
line Of section thirty-six 1861. town
ship twenty-five t22l south, of range
cipal meridian tSth p. Nj. thence
following said lateral from Reservoir
Number One in a general southwest
erly direction to the south line Of
section eight 49,. township twenty
three (23j south OF range ffty-five
t55, west Of the sixth principal me-
ridian 10th P. M. thence south to
the branch OF the Jackson lateral.
thence In a general southwesterly di.
rection along said lateral 10 the di-
viding point OF said Jackson lateral.
being a point In the north west quar-
ter IN. w " OF section nineteen
usl. township twenty-three t23l
south. of range fifty-nve t55l west OF
the sixth principal meridian 10Th p.
Nj. thence along the south branch
of the said Jackson lateral in gen
eral southeasterly direction to its
terminus, being a point az the cen
ter of section twenty-elght t2si.
township twenty-three t23) south. of
range nfy-siye t55D west OF the SIKH
principal meridian 18th p. Nj
Thence south along the center line
of said Section twenty-eight t2sr 10
the south liue of section twenty-eight
t2s). thence west along the south
line OF said section twenty eight t2sl
and section twenty-nine t2sl in town
ship twenty-three (23) sonth of range
fifty.fve west of the sixth prin-
cipal meridian to It's intersec-
ton with the Arkansas river. thence
In a northwesterly direction along the
north bank of the said Arkansas
river to the point of beginning Al.
40 Including all that ssr@cf the
southwest quarter IS. W. " of sec
ton twenty-three t23l, township
twenty-five t22b south of range fif-
ty-fiye (55) ives, Of the sixth
principal meridian. lying a-ove
the Lake Canal. all the above de-
scribed lands as shown by the at
tached map Of said proposed district.
The description OF the land to be
aueiuueu, ps oouhuoiNs u tuS "i0
trict
That the said district II to be
formed for the purpose of purchasing
the Lake Canal, Reservoir and all the
rights and franchises appertaining
thereto. and belonging to The Laguna
Canal Company, and for the purpose
Of procuring any other and further
supply OF water that may be obtain
able, In order 10 give the said dis
trict an ample supply of water for q e
irrigation of all lands con aimed there.
in.
That the undersigned constitute a
majority of the resident free-hoiders
within said proposed District, and
that We own a majority of the whole
number of acres belonging to the
resident free-holders within the said
proposed District.
That We propose ,ha name THE
HoLBRoOk IRRIGATION DIS
rRICT" as the name OF said pro-
posed District.
That we hereby select E. L. Es-
tep. W. Z. Stanton and J. l.. Ben
nett as committee to present. this
petition TO the Board of County Com
missioners. as provided by law.
That the means proposed to supply
water for the irrigation OF the lands
embraced within said proposed irri-
CATION district, is the acquiring OF all
Of the rights. priorities of right to
the use Of water, franchises, reser-
voirs. canals owned by The LagIna
Canal Company. or used in, or
through the canal and reservoir sys-