The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
PETITION FOR AN IRRIGATION
DIsTRICT

To be Presented 20 the County Court
OF Harney County, state OF Ore
gon, on the End Day OF jan, 1910
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
| COURT OF HARNEY COUNTY;
We, the undersigned citizens OF the
United States. constituting a majority
of the owners Of land within the boun-
dsries as hereinafter described, or
who are bona fide claimants to un-
occupied land under the laws OF the
United States. or who IL the holder
OF an uncompleted title or contract
to purchase State lands under the
laws Of State OF Oregon. all being
duly qualified owners of land and
electors under the laws of the State
OF Oregon for organizing irrigation
districts, being desirous of forming
I an irrigation district embracing the
lands hereinafter designated within
the boundaries hereinafter described
and set forth, and utilizing the waters
of Silvies River and It's tributaries,
Foley Slough and Poison Creek for
the purpose Of irrigation and the re-
clamation of said lands, and for dom
estic purposes, do hereby petition
your Honorable Court as follows:
That II Is the purpose of the un-
dersigned petitioners to organize an
irrigation district under and by vlr-
tue OF the irrigation district laws of
the State of Oregon as reclted In
Chapter 357. General Laws of Ore
gon, 1917, providing for the organ
ization and management OF irriga-
tion districts; and
That your Honorable Court do
proclaim district as set forth
herein. designating the name OF
said district and defining the bound
aries thereof; and
That your Honorable Court pro-
ceed with such dispatch as may be
under said law to call an election
for the purposes above set forth and
to do all things necessary under said
law for the formation of said dis
trict. designating the time and places
for voting at said election; and
That the boundaries and descrip-
tion of the land under said district
shall be as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of
the East Fork of Silvies River and
the east and west quarter line
through Section 81. Township "a.
South Range so. East Willamette
Meridian, In Harney County, Ore |
gon; thence west to the west quarter
corner OF said Sec. 81; thence south |
to the SW corner of Sec. 33. all |
in same town and range; thence west
along the line between Townships |
"a and 20 to the NV corner of Lot
/ of Sec. 6, Township 25, South.
Range 80, East; thence south to
SW corner OF said Lot /, Sec. 6;
thence west to SW corner of Lot 4
OF said Sec. 6; thence south to NV
corner of Lot of same section;
thence west to the NV corner of
BE u SEA OF Sec. /, Township 25,
South, range 81 East; thence
south to the SW corner of said SEA-
sen Sec. / thence west to the NV
corner of Sec. 12; thence south to the
west quarter corner of said Sec. 12;
thence west to the NV corner OF
NEA SEA OF Sec. IL; thence south
10 the SW corner of SEA SEA of
said Sec. IL; thence west to south
quarter corner of said Sec. IL;
hence south through center OF Secs.
IA and 23 to South quarter corner
II Sec. 23; thence east to Sc corner
II Sec. "a, all In Township 25, South.
Range 81, East; thence east to the
'E corner of Sec. 22. in Township
10, South. Range 32, East; thence
outh to the Sc corner OF Sec. 81;
hence west to the south quarter
orner of said See. 27; thence south
through the center of Sec. "a, all in
'ownship 25 South, Range 32. East,
nd the center of Sec. 3, In Town
hip 26 South, Range 32, East,
North of Malheur Lake,) to the In
of said line and the meand-
r line bounding Malheur Lake, and
eing near the center OF said Sec. 3
hence In an easterly and northeast
rly direction following the meand-
red line of said lake to the Sc
orner OF Sec. 23, Township %,
outh, Range 32h. East; thence
orth to the NE corner OF Sec. II;
hence west to the north west corner
Sec. 10; thence north to the east
uarter corner of Sec. A; thence west
, the west quarter corner of said
&c. 4; thence north to the NE cor