The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-21

quarter. ana southw"s, quartz. o:
northeast quarter.
| All Of the nbo,e described lands
constitute contiguous body OF
swamp; wet and overfloved lands
now In process OF reclamation.
III.
The total acreage included in said
lands and to be included In the dis
trict aforesaid In 5000 acres all In
klamath County, Oregon.
~.
The names Of the owners OF the
above described land to bs included
In said district. M shown by the rec
ords OF the county. and the acreage
owned by each Of such owners re.
sp"ctiycly are ns follows:
'aD G"ary Investment Company
Ga ooTporhtion) In the owner OF one
huH OF the acreage described above
NJ Included In the proposed district
tbJ Robert ~, Ellis is the owner
ot onc.fourth OF tn. acreage depcrib.
cd above an included In the Pre- posed
district.
ici J. e, Elliot, King is the owner
OF one'fourth OF the acreage describ-
ed above as included In the proposed
district.
v.
Said district IN to be organized for
the construction. operation and main.
tenhnce OF u drainage and irrigation
system and the reclamation OF said
lands and protection thereof from the
overflow Of the Upper klamath Lake
and the natural drainage from the
surrounding hills upon said land. and
the proposed reclamation and protec.
'tion aforesaid IL for agricultural pur.
poses and viii be conducive to the
public welfare and will be Of public
benefit.
VI
All the lands above described and
to be included IA said proposed DIS.
'ric' are and should be properly In.
clud,d therein. and will be benefi.
cihily affected by the operation of
the propo sed district.
VII.
The benefits Of such Pre- posed rec
lamaiion ard protection will exceed
the cost inquired and any damage
that may be done. and the best inter
Gets OF tire land aforesaid TO be in
oludcd In the district and Of the
owners Of such land ms n whole, and
of the public nj large. will be pro- |
noted by the formation and proposed
& pera,ions Of such district.
VIII.
The formation OF a drainage dis
INT under the provisions OF the act
In n proper and advantu-
gcous method OF accom- plishing the !
reclamation and protection OF the |
lands aforesaid to be included ,
therein.
The proposed plan cf reclamation 4
and protection IL to provide where
necessary. proper and suitable dikes
To prevent the overflow Of waters OF I
Upper Klamath Lake. and to drain
the lands by bitches or otherwise,
experimenting said works by pump.
INK plants or other methods affording
nrainage' 10 provide by canals. In
taxes ana headgates and pumps. q
more systematic. economical and eff
'lcnt means OF irrigation: and TO pro-
'ide protection as may be best suited
10 accomplish the purpose. Said
Iahds In general are partially reclaim
"a swamp and overflow lands, Said
ands are now protected from over
How by dikes. and an improved sys.
lem Of drainage and irrigation is In
process OF construction, and the pro-
posed plan will include such addi-
'ional dikes. drainage and irrigation
annals and works rs will be deemed
All OF the underagned petitioners
have agreed, and do hereby agree.
hat they will pay any and all ex-
penses incurred and any tax or taxes
hat may be levied against their lands
respectively, for the purpose OF pay
ng the expense OF organizing or at
,empiing to organize the proposed
district.
WHEREFORE your petitioners
'ray that the lands herein described,
n such part OF them as may be found
~ the court TO be properly included
n the proposed district aforesaid,
'ither permanently or until further
investigation and surveys may permit
shall be declared organ
zed into drainage district, and that
uch and other and further proceed
ngs be had as may be necessary and
proper.
iEARY INVESTMENT COMPANY,
by AGNES NJ, GEARY,
President.
ROBERT ii. ELLIS.
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