The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-12-13
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
UARNEY COUNTY, OREGON

DISTRICT To BE fhtot4N hB
no THE COUNTY COURT OF
HARVEY COUNTY. STATE OF
OREGON. UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. on THE 9TH DAY
OF JANUARY, 1890.
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT or HARVEY COUNTY:
We. the undersigned citizens Of the
United States. constituting. a major
itv OF the owners OF land within the
boundaries as hereinafter described,
or who are bona fide claimants TO
unoccupied land under the laws Of
tho United states. or OF the STATE OF
Oregon, pll being duly qualified elec-
tors uut'er the law OF the state or
oregon for organizing irrigation di'-
tr.lts. lo'Ug dosirpus of forming an
lrriraUou IafrlgJ embracing the land
hereinafter designated Within Che
hauDdarlO hereinafter described and
sst forth. and utilizing the waters OF
tho suy.cs River. Foley Slough and
Poison Creek for the purpose OF irri-
cation and the reclamation oi said
lands. do hereby petition your lion
orable Court ms follows:
That II is the purpose OF the un-
dersigned petitioners TO organize an
irrigation district under and by yir-
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 organic
alton aud management OF Irrigation
districts: and
That Your Honorable Court do pro-
claim district as set forth herein
designating the name OF said dis
trict: dividing said district into three
subdivisions and defining the boun-
daries thereof; and
That Your Honorable Court pro-
coed, with such dispatch AS may be
under said law 10 call an election for
the purposes above set forth and do
all things necessary under said law
! for the formation OF said district
designating the time and places toI
voting at said election; and
That the boundaries and descrip'
tlon OF land under said district shalI
be as follows, to-wit'
Beginning az the northwest corner
of Section 4. Township 2S South
Range 81 East. Willamette Meridian
In Harney County. Oregon; thence
east along north line of Secs. and
3 TO n. Il. corner OF Sec. 3; thence
southeast TO 5. Il. corner OF the
NEh NWA OF Sec. 2; thence
northeast TO the n. w. corner OF Sec
/; thence along the north line oi
Sec. 1 to the ". L. corner OF Sec. i,
all In the same town and range
thence east along north line or Secs
10 and S In Township 20 south
Range SO East. w. NJ. 20 the N. T.
corner OF said Sec. g; thence south "a
the east quarter corner OF said Sec
g.; thence southeast TO the y. h. cor
ner OF Sec. 4; thence east on the line
between Secs. and 10 to the 3. T.
corner OF Sec. 8; thence south TO the
east quarter corner OF said Sec. 10
thence east along the center line
through Secs. IL and l2. TO the eas'
quarter corner of Sec. ~. all In the
same township and range. and being
10 a point on the range line between
ranges 32 and 324 East, w. M
thence south along said range line tC
the S. +. corner OF Section 20, Town
ship "a South, Range 32 East, W. M
thence west along the north line ol
See. SO, to the north quarter corner
OF See. S5; thence north TO the cen
ter of Sec, 26 thence west TO the
east quarter corner of Sec. "a
thence north to the n. +. corner oi
Sec. 27; thence west along the nortf
line of See. 81 TO the n. w. corner
thereof; thence north along the wes
line of Secs. 22 and Is, to the N. w
corner of said Sec. 10; thence wes
along the north line of Secs. 10 ano
In 10 the y. w. corner of Sec. IL
thence north on line between Secs
Z and s, to east quarter corner o
Sec. z; thence west to the center o
See. Z; thence north to the nortl
/ quarter corner of See, z; thence ives
TO the S. w, corner OF Sec. 6; thenc'
north along west line OF Sec. q t'
the n. w. corner thereof, all in sai'
! Township "a South, Range 32 Feast
thence west along the south line o
Secs. SO. 35, and "a, Township q
South, Range 81 East, to the eas
bank OF the Silvies River, being nea
the S. r. corner of Sec. "a; theme
meandering the east bank of salt
river in a northwesterly direction, 4
the S. w. corner of Sec. 16, sai'
Township 23 South, Range 81 East
thence north along the west line o
Secs, l6. and 4 to the N. w. cor