The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-12-06
\ THE COUNTY COURT Of
HARNEY COUNTY. OREGON


PETITION FOR AN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT TO BE PRESENTED
TO THE COUNTY COURT OF
HARNEY COUNTY. STATE OF
OREGON. UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. OK THE It'll DAY
OF JANUARY. 1920,
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTYi
We. the undersigned citizens OF the
United States. constituting major
lty OF the owners OF land within the
boundaries as 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
tricts. being 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 Silyies River. Foley Slough and
Poison Creek for the purpose Of irri-
gation and the reclamation OF said
lands. do hereby petition your Hon
orabie Court as follows:
That IL is the purpose OF the un-
dersigned petitioners to organize an
irrigation district under and BY vir-
tue OF the irrigation district laws OF
the State of Oregon as recited Ia
Chapter 357. General Laws OF Ore
gon. 1917. providing for the organiz-
alton and management OF irrigation
districts. aud
That Your Honorable Court do pro-
claim u district as set forth herein;
designating the name of said dis
trlct: dividing said district into three
subdivisions aud defining the boun-
darles thereof: and
That Your Honorable Court pro-
ceed. 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 for
voting az said election: and
That the boundaries and descrip-
tion OF land under said district shall
be as 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. aud
3 10 N. T.. corner OF See. 3 thence
southeast 10 5. =. corner OF the
NEA NWL OF See, 2. thence
northeast to the Il. w. corner OF Sec.
4: thence along the north line OF
Sec. TO the ". +. corner OF Sec, !,
all in the same town and range:
thence east along north line OF Secs.
q and In Township 2S South.
Rapge S2 East, w, NJ, to- the y. r.
corner OF said Sec. 5; themes south TO
the east quarter corner or said See.
s thence southeast 10 the 5. +. corr
ner OF Sec. 4 thence east on the line
between Secs. and 10 TO the 5. Il,
corner OF See. 5 thence south TO the
east quarter corner OF said Sec TO-;
thence east along the center. line
through Secs. IL and l2, 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 S2h East. w, M;
thence south along said range line To
the s. e. corner OF Section 20, Town
ship "a South. Range s2 East, w. M:
thence west along the north line oil
Sec, SO. to the north quarter corner
OF Sec. So; thence north to the cen
ter of Sec. rs; thence west to the
east quarter corner of Sec. 27;
thence north to the N. II. corner or
Sec. 81; thence west along the north
line of Sec. 81 TO the N. w, corner
thereof; thence north along the west
line Of Secs. 22 and Is, to the N. w.
corner OF said Sec. 10; thence west
along the north line Of Secs. l6 and
III 10 the N. W. corner of Sec. n;
thence north on line between Secs.
Z and s, to east quarter corner Of
Sec. 2; thence west to the center of
See. z; thence north to the north
quarter corner OF Sec. z; thence west
to the s. W. corner OF See. 6 thence
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