The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-28

United States, bona fide owners of
land within the boundarleS' herein
after described, or who are bona
fide claimants TO unoccupied land
under the laws OF the United States,
or are holders OF uncompleted titles
or contracts for purchase OF State
lands under the laws of Oregon,
being desirous OF forming an irriga-
tion district embracing the land
within the boundaries hereinafter set
forth. will at the session of the
County Court for Harney County,
Oregon, on the End day OF Jan. 1919,
at 10 o'clock A. M. OF said day. or as
soon thereafter as the same can be
heard. respectfully present to said
Court a petition praying said Court
to proclaim an irrigation district
and defining the boundaries thereof;
and to call an election for the pur-
poses above set forth and to do all
things necessary and proper under
the law for the formation OF said
district, and designating the time
and places for voting at said election.
That the boundaries of the pro-
posed district as set forth and de-
scribed In said petition are as fol-
lows. 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 32, East Willamette
Meridian, in Harvey County, Oregon;
thence west to the west quarter
corner of said Sec. 21; thence south
to the SW corner OF Sec. .33, all in
same town and range; thence west
along the line between Townships "a
and 25 to the NV corner of Lot 1
OF Sec. 9, Township 25, South, Range
32, Bast; thence south to SW corner
OF said Lot 1, Sec. @; thence west to
SW corner of Lot Of said Sec. 6;
thence south to NV corner of Lot z
of same section; thence west to the
NV corner of SEA SEA of Sec. /,
Township 25, South, Range 81,
East; thence south to the SW corner
of said Sc sen Sec. /; thence
west to the NV corner of Sec. ~;
thence south to the west quarter
corner OF said Sec. 10; thence west
TO the NV corner of NE u SEA OF
Sec. IL; thence south to the SW
corner of Sc 4 SEA of said Sec. IL;
thence west to South quarter cor
ner of said Section H. thence south
through center of Sections IA and
23 to South quarter corner ofSec-
tion 23; thence east to Sc corner
OF Sec. "a, all in Township 25, South,
Range 81, East; thence east to the
Sc corner of Sec. %, In Township rs,
South, Range 32, East; thence south
to the Sc corner of Sec. 81; thence
west to the south quarter corner of
said Sec. 81; thence south through
the center of Sec. "a, all In Town
ship % South, Range SO, East. and
the center of Sec. 3, in Township 26
South, Range 32, East, North of
Malheur Lake, to the intersection
OF said line and the meander line
bounding Malheur Lake, and being
near the center OF said Sec. 3,
thence In an easterly and northeast
erly direction following the meand-
cred line of said lake to the SE cor
ner of Sec. 23, Township 25, South,
Range 321s, East; thence north to
the NE corner of Sec. II; thence
west to the north west corner OF Sec.
10; thence north to the east quarter
corner OF Sec. 4; thence west to the
west quarter corner of said Sec. 4 (;
thence north to the NE corner of Sec.
8; thence west to the NV corner OF
Sec. 6, all in Township 25, South,
Range 32h, East; thence north to
the NE corner of SEA of Sec. SO,
in Township "a, South, Range 80,
East; thence west to center of said
Sec. SO; thence north to north |
quarter corner of said Sec. 36; !
thence west to north quarter corner
of Sec. 35; thence north to the center
OF Sec. 26; thence west to the east
quarter corner of Sec. 81; thence
north to NE corner of said Sec. 81;
thence west to NV corner of said Sec.
27; thence north to east quarter cor
ner of Sec. 21; thence west to inter
section OF the center line of said Sec.
21 and the East Fork of Silvies
River, all in Township "a South,
Range 32, East, same being the
place of beginning.
All in conformity with the fore
going and under the laws OF State
OF Oregon, and YOUR PETITION
ERS WILL EVER PRAY:
NAMES OF PETITIONERS