The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-12-27

TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTY:
We. the undersigned citizens OF the
United States. constituting n major
ity OF the owners OF land within the
| boundaries az hereinafter described,
or who are bona fide claimants TO
unoccupied land under the laws OF
the United States. or OF the State OF
Oregon, all being duly qualified cleo
tors under the law OF the State OF
Oregon for organizing irrigation dis
tficts, neing desirous OF forming an
irrigation district embracing the land
hereinafter designated within the
boundaries hereinafter described and
set forth. and utilizing the waters OF
the Silvies River. Foley Slough and
Poison Greek for the purpose OF irri-
CATION and the reclamation OF said
lands. do hereby petition your Hon
orable Court as follows:
That II is the purpose OF the un-
! derslgned petitioners to organize an
| irrigation district under and by yir-
tue OF the irrigation district laws OF
the State OF Oregon as recited In
Chapter 35T. General Laws OF Ore
gon. 1917. providing for the organic
alton and 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 aud defining the boun-
daries thereof; and
That Your Honorable Court pro-
ceed. with such dispatch as may he
under said law TO 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 for
voting at said election; and
That the boundaries and descrip-
ton of land under said district shall
be az follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner
OF Section 4. Township 23 South.
Range 81 East. Willamette Meridian,
In Harney County, Oregon; thence
east along north line OF Secs. and
3 TO n. r.. corner OF Sec. 3; thence
southeast To s. II. corner or the
NEh NWh OF See. 2. thence
northeast to the ~ w. corner OF See.
l; thence along the north line OF
Sec. to the n. r.. corner OF Sec. i,
all In the same town and range;
thence east along north line OF Secs.
Is and 8 In Township 2S South.
Range 32 East. w. NJ, to the N. II.
corner OF said Sec. 8: thence south To
the east quarter corner OF said Sec.
8; thence southeast TO the y. n. cor
ner OF Sec. 4; thence east on the line
between Secs. 3 and 10 TO the 3. T..
corner OF Sec. 3; thence south to the
east quarter corner OF said Sec. 10;
thence east along the center line
through Secs. IL and 12. to the east
quarter corner of Sec. IL. all In the
same township and range, and being
TO point on the range line between
ranges 32 and 32h East. w. M;
thence south along said range line TO
the q. T.. corner of Section 25, Town
ship "a South. Range 32 East, w. M;
thence west along the north line OF
Sec. SO. to the north quarter corner
of Sec. 35: thence north to the CEN
ter OF Sec. 49, thence west to the
east quarter corner OF Sec. ~;
thence north to the N. Il. corner OF
Sec. 81; thence west along the north
line OF Sec. 27 to the N. w. corner
thereof; thence north along the west
line of Secs. 22 and 15. to the N. w.
corner of said Sec. 15; thence west
along the north line OF Secs. l6 and
II to the N. w. corner OF Sec. II;
thence north ON line between Secs.
and 8. to east quarter corner OF
Sec. z: thence west to the center of
Sec. a; thence north to the north
quarter corner of Sec. z; thence west
to the 8. w. corner of Sec. 9; thence
north along west line of Sec. 8 to
the N. w. corner thereof. all In said
Township "a South. Range 32 Feast;
thence west along the south line of
Secs. 36. SO, and "a, Township 2S
South, Range 81 East to the east
bank of the Silvies River, being near
the s. Il. corner of Sec. 34s thence
meandering the east bank OF said
river in a northwesterly direction, to
the s. w. corner OF Sec. l6, said
Township 2S South, Range 81 East
thence north along the west line OF
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