Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-04-08
DESERT ENTRY
REQUIREMENTS

Land Office, applicants for des;
ert land entries are required to
furnish evidence of definite ar
rangements for obtaining water,
in anticipation of the construc-
ton of extensive irrigation
works not determined upon, and
where it is not demonstr trated that
water can be conserved in sufi-
cient quantity and conveyed to
the land, the register and re-
ceiyer will reject the application.
applicant proposes to appropri.
ate water for the irrig2tion of
the land claimed by him, he
must file with his declaration
record evidence of his notice of
appropriation under the apple
able state laws. In case he pro-
poses to procure water through
an irrigation district, a corpora
ton, or association, record evil
dence Of a contract for water
must accompany his declaration,
or if no contract can be obtained
prior to entry some written as
surance from responsible officials
of such DISTRICT, corporation, or
association, having either a pro-
posed irrigation scheme, one un.
der construction, or one com
pleted that, If entry be allowed,
applicant will be aola to procure
water for the reclamation of the
land applied for.
At the time of filing the dec.
laration, the applicant must also
file plans describing in detail the
following: Source of water sup.
ply; character of the irrigation
works constructed, or proposed
to be constructed, that is, reser-
voirs for storage, canals, fumes,
or other method by which is to
be conserved and conveyed to the
land; of by direct diversion, the
character and volume of the flow
of the streams or springs, wheth-
er perennially flowing or inter
mittent. II the works have not
been constructed, it must be
shown whether they are to be
built by an irrigation district, and
a general description of the pro-
posed plan must be furnished.
1t must be shown in connection
with any proposed plan whether,
and by whom, surveys and in
vestigations have been made
which demonstrate the existence
Of a sufficient water supply and
the feasibility of the proposed
works to convey water to the
land. If the applicant, or others
in association with him, propose
to construct irrigation works, a
sworn statement must accom-
pany the declaration, containing
a general description of the pro-
posed water works, and estimate
of the cost and such other in
as will help in de-
termining the sufficiency of the
water supply. If the irrigation
is proposed by means of artesian
wells, or by pumping from under
sources of water supply,
evidence must be submitted as
to the existence of such water
supply upon, or near the land
involved, including statement
as to other wells heretofore
sunk and affording a water sup
ply to adjoining or nearby lands.
With respect TO the land itself,
a specific showing must be sub
as to its approximate al
titude, character of the soil, and
to what points upon the tract the
bitches or laterals are to be ex-
tended, and that the land is of
such contour that it can be ir-
rigated from the proposed sys
TEN. The map required to be
filed must be sufficiently definite
and accurate to show the plan
for conducting water to the land.
If declarations are not sup
ported by the required evidence,
the register and receiver are in
structed to reject the same.
Where the required evidence is
furnished the register and re-
ceiver are directed to forward
the declaration and accompany
ing proofs to the Chief of Field
Division for his investigation
and report as to the sufficiency
of the ALLEGED water supply.