The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-15


gon, ON the 9th Day OF March, f0t
TO THE HONORABLE COUNT
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTY
OREGON:
We, the undersigned Citizens o
the United States, whose names hav
been personally signed to this peti
tion, constituting majority of tn
owners of land irrigated or suscepti
BILE of irrigation within the bound
aries hereinafter described, or wh'
are the holders of an uncompletet
title or contract to purchase state
lands under the laws of the State oi
Oregon. or who are bona fide claim
ants to lands under the laws of tn,
United States, each being over the
age of 81 years. and the name oi
each appearing upon the last assess
ment roll for Harvey County, Oregon
and each having the qualifications
under the laws of the State of Ore
gon for organizing irrigation dts
tricts, being desirous of forming an
irrigation district embracing the
lands hereinafter designated within
the boundaries hereafter described
and set forth, and utilizing the
waters of Silvies River and its tribu-
taries, Foley Slough and Poison
Greek, for the purpose of irrigation
and the reclamation of said lands
and to provide for the reconstruc-
ton, betterment, extension. purchase.
operation and maintenance of irri-
cation works already constructed,
and for domestic purposes, do hereby
petition your Honorable Court as
follows:
That it is the intent and purpose to
organize an irrigation district under
aud by virtue of the district irriga-
ton laws of the State of Oregon as
set forth in Chapter 357, General
Laws of Oregon, 1917, providing for
the organization and management of
irrigation districts, and
. That your Honorable body pro-
oeed 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 place
for voting at said election, and
That the boundaries and descrip-
ton of the lands under said district
are as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northwest cor
Ter of Lot of Section 90 Township
22 South, Range 80 East, thence east
to the Northeast corner OF said Lot
Section 23; thence south to the
center OF said Section 49, thence
thence south to the south quarter
corner of said Section "a; thence
east to the Southeast corner OF said
Section "a t. 22 S. r. 80 E.; thence
south to the southwest corner of SEQ
tion 80 in T. 22 S. II, 81 E.; thence
east to the Southeast corner of said
Section 80; thence south to the west
quarter corner of Section 32;thence
east to the center of said Section 80;
thence south to the Northeast corner
of the SEA of SWA of said Section
S2 thence east to the North-eas.
corner of the SEA of SEA of said
Section 32 thence south to the South
east corner of said Section 32 T. 22
S. r. 81 E.; thence east to the North
east corner of Section in T. 23 s. II.
81 E.; thence south to the North
west corner of Section IA; thence east
to the Northeast corner of said
Section IA; thence south to the west
quarter corner of Section 13; thence
east to the east quarter corner of
said Section 13 #. 23 S. II. 81 f..
thence east to the east quarter corner
of Section IS T. 23 s. Il. 32 e..
thence south to the Southeast cor
ner of said Section 18; thence East
to the Northeast corner of Section
20; thence south to the Southeast
corner of said Section 20; thence
east to the north quarter corner of
Section 28; thence south to the center
OF Section 33; thence west to the west
quarter corner OF Section 81; thence
south to the Southwest corner Of
said Section 81 T. 23 S. r. 32 East
thence south to the Southwest corner
of Section 6 T, "a S. II. 32 f.; thence
east to the north quarter corner
of Section z; thence south TO the
center of said Section Z; thence east
10 the Northeast corner OF Lot of
said Section T. thence south to the
Southeast corner of Lot of said
Section z; thence east to the north
quarter corner of Section IT; thence
sogth to the Northeast corner of the