The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-12-23

Immediately drains 10 the river, with
out thoroughly wetting the land and
making the same productive;
(f) That In many instances the Car
son river, with its many branches and
sloughs, flows through the lands of
the said water users, and rapidly
drains the said lands, necessitating
a greater amount of water to accom-
plish the same end that may be at
tanned by lesser amount of water on
other lands;
(g) That your protestants have, for
a long period of years, had the right
and privilege of a greater amount of
water per acre, than that attempted
to be given by the State Engineer;
that they have used the water judi
ciously and In proper manner to
the greater production of the said
lands, and now claim the same amount
of water as has been heretofore used;
(h) That the arbitrary enforcing of
rule of 3.6 acre-feet per acre means
the destroying of many farms in Car
son Valley, and an enormous loss to
the owners thereof;
ID That the adopting and enforcing
of the rule of 3.6 acre-feet per acre
as the duty of water is unconstitu-
tional. and a direct violation of the
Constitution of the United States as
it would deprive people of property
without due process of law;
ID That the setting of the duty of
water at 36 acre-feet per acre, with
out just consideration of the various
characters of land and the seepage
and back-flow conditions is unfair.
unjust, and not equity.
Length Of Season or Time of Use
The length of the irrigation sea-
son shall be $50 days and COM
mence on or about April l of
each year the exact date being
dependent upon the season and
the river run-off.
Your protestants respectfully pro-
test the above Length of Season or
Time of Use" of the said waters for
the following reasons;
(a) That the length of time of $50
days for use of water is an arbitrary
length OF time, set without Justice to
your petitioners;
(b) That the said length of time of
1S0 days was a number of days set
without proper investigation of the
conditions prevailing in Carson Valley
, and set without consultation with, or
the taking of evidence of the water
users of the time necessary for the
use of said waters;
I'D That $50 days is a period of time
Tar insufficient to cover the needs OF
the water users of Carson Valley, as
long years OF experience has taught
them, and is not a time sufficient to
cover the needs of your protestants;
I'D That a period of 1s0 days is one
that in most years would result in
but one crop being raised in Carson
Valley, the drying out of the land, the
killing of pasture, and the ruination
of farms.
(e) That irrigation of the farm
lands of Carson Valley is necessary
in the majority of years from early in
March until the last of October.
(f) Land planted to timothy and
kindred grasses demands water for at
least eight months of the year to keep
the same from drying out
(g) Water is absolutely necessary
| upon the lands in October to prepare
the lands for Fall blowing;
(h) Water is absolutely necessary
the year round for stock watering pur-
noses and for preserving pasture land
ID That your protestants for a long
period of years have had the uninter-
rupted and undisputed right and pri-
vilege of geaterr length of time OF
he use of the waters of the said
river, as in the aforesaid determine.
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