Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-06-08
ENGINEER MALONE
REPORTS FAvORABLY

Pursuant to the request of the
County Commissioners Engineer Geo
w. Malone has compiled and SUBMIT
cd all exhaustive report upon the FEAST
bility and practicability of providing
drainage system for Lyon County
Drainage District No. /. 1t is sub
ject OF vital interest and the report
should be studied by all who are inter
ested in the matter. Owing to lack OF
space we are. able to publish only part
of the report, which follows:
This district is located i'll that part
Of Lyon County. known as Mason
Valley OH the Walker River and EN-
braces approximately S4O0 acres III
townships 1914 N r 25E and entire
" surrounds the town of 4er1ngton,
Nevada, which has been excluded from
the district.
The boundaries OF the district are
as follows:
Beginning at the extreme north end
of the district at corner between sec
tons Is & 26, TAN r 25E., south 4
II miles along the east boundary OF !,
13& Ia n, r 25E, to the Ia corner OF
thet east boundary OF section "a IlSN
RISE; thence IL mile west to the
center of section "a; thence south u
mile to the Ia corner between sections
"a & 25; thence west IA mile to the
IA corner between sections = & 70;
thence south 3-4 mile to the northeast
corner of the southwest la OF the
southwest Ia OF section Is: thence
south l-2 mile to the southeast corner
Of the northeast IA of the northwest
1-4of section g; thence west Z Y
miles to the southwest corner OF the
northwest IA OF the northwest 4
of section "a; thence north IA mics
to the section corner between sections
2E22 and 27-2S; thence west IAN
RISE 1900 it.. more or less, to the IN
tersection OF the Walker River III a
north-easterly direction to point on
the north boundary OF section 90
Tl4N RISE: thence east 5000 It,, more
or less. to the section corner between
sections 25 & SO. 1T4N RISE, to place
of beginning.
=, that norton OF the district from
yer;nptou south. where the land IS
more intensely cultivated and there -
more water applied, there reslsts sat
Grated condition in considerable por-
,ion of the area, which has caused d
material decrease in the production Oh
orons This condition is caused by
lack of natural drainage. Inc reaS-
ons for this lack OF natural drainage
arc elevation of the river along the
west side of the district and par'ai
closing of the slough by land leveiiis
and natural growth OF vegetation; also
by very noticeable narrowing OF '''e
valley at upper end Of the dls'flo''
which tends to hold the water PACK
.h,t drains from the irrigated areas
above.
The central portion of the upper end
~, tho district is composed ct adobe
formation from to 20 tt. deep, wh'ch
laws IN the shapeof lense and is under
laid with gravel strata. This gray
eI extends to the hills on the east WIN
= rising slope OF about 10 1T. to 'he
mile This allows the water to traNe'
under the surface and when eoiiii''S
IN contact with the adobe lense cause ;
a slower velocity, thereby resulting III
an upward pressure, which RAISES ''''
,,ter table and therefore, the erect
-. INNER limit of capillary acton
THE waste water from several nun
d,ed acres OF land irrigated ABOVE '''S
district finds its way thru tins graVel
..,t, ,s we'll as a certain amount oi
srrfa,e run-off and helps to hooo
the lands in this district.
Wells were bored every han '"'e
ov., tbe entire area of the district ana
,,,h.re there were indications OF F."
change OF the SOIL such as ADOBE o.
:, a,e,s that would materially al
fect the drainage plans aoo'''o''''
,aus were bored to determine the ma
.,,re and extent OF the formations; al
60 The natural drainage outlets suen o.
s,ouohs etc, were investlsatea ;oS
ser;es Of wells, thru their entire lehs'"
complete log was kept on ''es'
,ua,,s and elevations were takehoi ed'
o,o co that accurate profles Oh so'
conditions could be shown as ho'e'
an accompanying profile maps
The more important wel's Oh Wy
49,. .;.t were cased and records kept OF
10, etc so that record OF th'