The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-11-29
n THE COUNTY COURT or
HARNEY COUNTY. OREGON

PETITION FOR AN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT TO BE PRESENTED
TO THE COUNTY COURT OF
HARVEY COUNTY. STATE OF
oRE0ON, UNITED STATES or
AMERICA. ON THE 9TH DAY
OF JANUARY. 1920.
TO THE HONORABLE COUNEY
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTY:
We. the undersigned citizens Of ths
United States. constituting a major.
ity OF the owners OF land within the
boundaries M hereinafter described
or who are bona fide claimants "a
unoccupied land under the laws oi
the United States. or OF the state oi
Oregon. all being duly qualified elec.
tors under the Law Of the State oi
Oregon for organising irrigation dis.
tricts. being desirous OF forming ar
irrigation district embracing the land
hereinafter designated within the
boundaries hereinafter described and
set forth. and utilizing the waters oi
the Silvies River. Foley Slough and
Poison Creek for the purpose OF irri.
CATION and the reclamation OF said
iHuOrs uO utTtON VStstsOu yont ftVH'
orable Court AZ follows:
That Il is the purpose OF the un.
dersigned petitioners IN organize nm
irrigation district under and by vir-
tue Of the Irrigation district laws OF
the State OF Oregon as recited In
Chapter 357. General Laws of Ore
gon. 1917. providing for the organic.
alton and management OF irrigation
districts: and
That Your Honorable Court do pro.
claim a district as set forth herein
designating the name Of said dis
trict: dividing said district into three
subdivisions and defining the boun.
darics thereof: and
That Your Honorable Court pro-
ceed. with such dispatch az may be
under said law to call an election foI
the purposes above set forth and do
all things necessary under said Law
for the formation of said district
designating the tine and places for
voting ut said election: and
That the boundaries and descrip-
tion of land under said district shall
be a. follows. to-wit: ..
Beginning at the northwest corner
OF Section 4. Township 20 South
Range 81 East. Willamette Meridian,
In Harney County. Oregon: thence
east along north line OF Secs. 4 and
2 10 N. Y. corner OF Sec. 3: thence
southeast to 4. ". corner OF the
NEL NWh OF Sec. 2: thence
northeast to the ". w. corner OF See
4: thence along the north line oi
Sec. TO the N. y. corner Of Sec. 1
all In the same town and range,
thence east along north line OF Secs,
q and IN Township 20 South.
Range 32 East. w. NJ. TO the N. w.
corner Of said Sec. 8; thence south Ia
the east quarter corner of said Sec.
8: thence southeast 10 the 8. v. cor
ner of Sec. 4; thence east on the line
between Secs. Q and 10 10 the y. r.
corner Of See. 9: thence south 10 the
east quarter corner of said Sec. 10:
thence east along the center line
through. Secs. IL and i2. to the eas,
quarter corner OF Sec. ~. all In the
same township and range. and being
to point on the range line between
ranges 32 and So East. w. NJ.
thence south along said range line 20
the 8. E. corner Of section 25. Town
ship 2+Bouth. Range 32 East. w. M. f;
thence west along the north line ot
Sec. 80. 20 the north quarter corner
Of Sec. IS: thence north to the cen
ter Of Sec. 26: thence west to the
In Township 20 South. Range 81
East. w. NJ;
All aec 4. az and az NJ and
part Of lots l, 2, 3, and 4. Sec. 2:
all Secs. 3. =. 3, 10. IL. ~. i3. ~,
Is. is. Eh NEH, Nwk NEh and
lots 8. 6. and 8. OF Sec. 81, being
all of said section east OF Silvies
River; EN-. NWH. M SWN. sen
SWM aud LOT 2 OF Sec. %. being all