Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-08-10
SURVEY WORK IS
STARTED At
ELkO
EIkoiteS "PaSS the Buck
TO Battle Mountain
Water Users

The following from the Elko Free
i'rGss. is so appropriate 10 the ALA
sorbing question OF interest to this
valley. and SO fully explains the sur
yeying work now being done by rep
resentati,es OF the State Engineer 5
office In this valley, that We reprint
,he entire article:
State Engineer VIM. Kearney is
here this week looking over the
water situation. and is assisted in
his work by Assistant Engineer ]. R.
Van Naglc, who has been here for
the past two weeks personally inter-
viewing the water users and looking
up each Individual claim. At present
he Is III the eastern part of the
ly wark this way taking each streaau
tributar, To the Humboldt river In
Elko county
Mr.. kearney in all interview with
the Free Press man yesterday talk
ed very freely about the water
situation AS existing between the
water users Of Elko county and the
ranrhers OF the Lovelock valley, and
realizes .he importance OF amicabl.
adjusting the claims of all parties,
concerned. For the past twenty-five
years there has been more or les
talk of impending litigation. the
nS-r"lock iieople contending they
! re not ge,iIng their share OF the
water. while the Elko county resi-
dents claim that it Is not now or
ever has been, .he fault of the irri-
gators in Elko county that makes a
shortage of wafer in Lovelock, but
Il siuful vast. OF water in the Battle
Mouutiin basin. that causes a short
age below
MIR. ke;rney believes that to get
at ,le matter properly compilation
OF the water rights on the Humboldt
river and ills tributaries should be
made. and to this end is asking
that eyeiy wafer user have his irri-
gated land surveyed, the date oil
each water appropriation, and the
amodit oi water granted, and with
these figures he can make a list.
showing the priority of the water,
aud what each person is legally en-
titled 10 The list will be printed
and ever, water user will be furn-
ished one, with the request that IL
there is any doubt as TO- the correct
ness, the matter can then be taken
up and adjusted.
The wa,er in each stream will
be measured and by this method 1t
can easily be determined just what
amour, al water is now unappropria
ted, the fu.nre applications can then
be made without injnring any of the
rigA,s OF others.
The legislature of 1907 passed
law providing for the appropriation.
distribution and use of water and
appointed state engineer. defining
his duties and powers, Sec. IA, Is.
IL and / / covers the existing situa-
tiou ana We pubiish it herewith, a
follows
Seciinn Il Such State Engineer
shrll nr, pare for each stream i'll
the state OF Nevada list of the
appropriations of water according to
priority and in order to make such
list lie shall enclose to each per-
son having Il claim to the waters of
such stream Il llfpk form, on which
SAID claimant shall u. sent in writ
lug all the particulars showing the
amuunts and ua,cs oi appropriations
to the use of water of said stream
10 which ne lays ..'sim; the said
st Atemelh to include he following:
: HIS les: lnfcrina'i,n concerning:
rn.. ,.sine aud adarcrs of the
aimant ---.- s-as..z,
The nature Of tho rse on which
fhe clam Tor an appropriation is
ilased
s<vhe time of the commencement OIL
%s,,ch use and Il distributing works
are required.
The year of beginning Of survey.
The year of beginning of construo-
ton
The year whsn completed.