, 1914-07-28
1t is of more value and essential to
the raising Of crops. Under the

the entryman must make a con-
elusive showing at the time of I'll.
ing of the manner in which he ex.
poets to reclaim the land. If he
expects to obtain his water thru
an appropriation made under the
laws OF the state, he must secure a
permit from the office of the state
engineer to divert sufficient water
to reclaim all of the land that can
be irrigated at a reasonable cost
at least one-eighth of the entire
area of the entry, and the irriga-
ton must be carried into each le.
gal subdivision to the extent of
five acres.
If it is the purpose of the claim
ant to irrigate the land through
wells, then he must make a show
ing as to the practicability there
of, the nearness of water to the
surface, etc.
As riparian ownership has been
entirely superseded in Wyoming
by our constitution and statutes,
no water can be taken from
streams or springs for irrigation
purposes without permission of
the state. Even though a spring
may rise upon ones land, the flow
thereof be confined to the entry,
it is not safe to depend upon the
permanent use of the water with
out authority from the state en-
gineer's Office. The grant is east
ly obtained and title is thereby
made perfect.
In many instances desert entry
men secure water for the amount
of land they estimate can be irri-
gated aud thereafter make final
proof upon a greater acreage of
irrigable land. 1t is important
that the acreage of irrigable land
should not exceed the acreage in
the water right, as no end of an
noyance, trouble and expense is
frequently entailed by having to
apply for engagements, an in
creased water supply and extern
sions of time in which to make
proof. An accurate survey by a
thoroughly competent engineer
before filing saves a lot of trouble.
At time of proof the utmost care
should be taken by both the claim
ant and the officer before whom
proof is made to see that the wa
ter right is equal to or in excess
of the irrigable area in each legal
subdivision. If proofs are sub
United that do not make such a
showing they are rejected and the
claimant required to secure addi-
tiolal water.
When water is secured through
irrigation companies, care should
be used to see that the payments
thereon do not extend beyond the
statutory period of entry, as final
proof cannot be made in the alb
sence of a clear title to sufficient
water to irrigate the land. A con-
tract running owe a long period
of years cannot be accepted as a
sufficient title till after it's terms
have been fully complied with.
Generally speaking at the time
Of proof claimants are required to
have certificates of appropriation
from the state engineer or
deed transfer from some party
who has received such a certif-
cate, but exception is made to
this rule in cases where through
no fault of the claimant streams
have not been adjudicated aud he
can secure from the state engin-
eer a certificate to the effect that
he has complied with the state
law and the delay in issuing GER
~tiicate is not his fault.
1t will be seen that the first
and most important thing to be
looked after in making a desert
land entry is the source and vol
ume of the water supply.-W. E.
Chaplin, Register U. s Land Of
fee.