The Holly chieftain., 1910-01-14

said Board Of County Commissioners,
pursuant to law.
Wiley j. House,
W. A. Merrill,
S. j. Higbee.
Committee.
State Of Colorado,
County Of Prowers -
Before the Board Of County Com
missioners. within and for said county.
in the State aforesaid.
In the matter Of the petition for the
organization Of the Granada and Holly
irrigation district.
PETITION
To tie Board Of Coaaly Commissioners Of PROM
srs County. Colorado:
We. the undersigned residents OF the County
of Prowers. State Of CoIorsdo. desiring to pro.
vide for the irrigation Of certian lands embraced
within the bou, daries Of an irrigation district
as hereinafter described. propose the organ.
zstion OF an irrigation disiric pursuant to and
under the provisions oi an Act Of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Colorado. entitled
''An Act in Relation to Irrigation Districts
approved May Sd. 1905. all amendments there
to. and to that end and purpose do respectfully
represent and show to the Board Of County
Gsnmssioners Of the County Of Prowers, and
State Of Colorado. as follows:
That We constitue major ty OF the persons
tho are resident freeholders OF agricultural
lands within said proposed district. or who are
the OWNERS Of land to the extent Of forty acres
more within said s'eposed district and re-
side within Pro,sers County. Colorado. and
that we are also owners in u. aggregate Of a
ymaiorisy Of the whole number Of acres belong
~ to resident freehoiders Of asricuiturs jagds
,~,abjn said proposed district. or bslosfing 10
the aypers Of lands to the extent Of forty acres
or more within said proposed district. resident
within Proxers County. Colorado.
We further represent and state that i, is the
purpose d The petitioners to organize an irrga-
aon district under the provisions Of the said Act
aforementioned. and asaeadments thereto. and
that a general description d tke boundaries Of
such proposed district is Is follows, to wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner Of Section
1l. t,,ynship 23 south. range As west. thence
east eiSgty (SO) rods. thence north eighty (80)
rods. thease east one hundred and sixty Q6O)
GODS. thsaes aerth eighty (8O) rods. thence
east eighty lS6D rods, to line Of Section IL.
thence e.s. eighty GV rods. thence south one
hundred and sixty lleO) rods. thence east
e;fhW &8OD rods. thence north eighty (8O)
rods, thence east one hundred asd sixty (16O)
rods. AA0ce south eighty (SO) rods. to the
southeast .esrper OF Section IL. thence east
eighty (80) re4. to the southeast corner Of the
Southwest sasrte (SW I'D Of Southwest
quarter $ W l.4.f Section :; Township %
South. Range a we.. of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, tience south eighty 80 rods. thence
aorth aishty-60-rs1s. thence eas, one.1-me
= " l.4-a soutbeast guastsl.s 1-4-of section
8. thence south two hundred .sd forty .24O
rods, thence west two hundred spl fsHy.240-
rods. ,hence south eighty 30 rods. " Je
sasthwest corner Of Section ~. thence esst
eighty 30 rods. thence south ope hundred
as1 sixty .160- rods. thence west eighty 80
rods 70 the center of the east line Of section
~. dAeAee sasth eighty 80 rods. thence west
ose h.al5ad and sixty 100. rods. thence south
two hundred and forty -240- rods to the center
Of section 30. thence east two hundred and
lorty .24O- rods. fbsRce south one hundred and
sixty rods; themes sss eighty 30 rods on the
south line 'of section 20 10 tbe center thereof,
thence south eighty -S0rods. thence east eighty
so rods. thence south two hundrsd and forty
no rods. thence east to the wsa bank of
Wsf Creek. thence in southcrIy direction
stong the west Bags of said Wolf Creek to
N.hereSa iniersecfs. ths. east and west half
section line ia the, eenter Of section 9, town.
ship "a south. .rsnfs ~ west fthe sixth prn-
cipal meridian. thence east to the southwest cor
ner Of northwest quarter Ia Of nsection 10,
thence north one hundred and sixty (l6O rods
,A~nce east eighty (8O) rods. thence north one
SD one half Il l2) miles. thence east eighty
(6O) rods. to the center Of Section "a. Town.
ship % South. Range A West. thence north
two hundred and forty GAO rods. thence east
eighty (80) rods. thence north eighty (8O)
rods, thence east eighty (80) rods. thence
aorth one hundred and sixty (l6Q) reds to the
oorthwes. corner Of Section 26. iheuee north
one hundred and sixty (160) rods. themes eas,
eighty (6O) rods. thence north one hundred
and sixty (l60) rods. thence east eighty (S0)
rods thence north eighty (80) rods. thence
east one hundred and sixty (l60) rods. thence
south (80) rods to the southeast corner Sec