The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-04-15
HETITION FOR ORGANIZATION OF LOWER LITTLE HORN
AND LODGE GRASS IRRIGATION DISTRICT

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q Montana upon duly organized irrigation districts, AND, in par
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and that all of the aforesaid lands are located within the boun-
carries Of the Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn County, State
on Montana; that from the foregoing general description of the
lands hereinbefore set forth, there are expressly excluded all
highways, and used as such at the date of the filing of this
petition, together with all Indian Lands whether the same be
Tribal Lands, trust patented lands or allotted lands standing in
the name Of the United States of America, and also all state
lands belonging to the State of Montana, which have not been
purchased from said state.
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That the names of the holders of title or evidence of title
70 the lands In said proposed irrigation district, ascertained from
the records Of the office Of the County clerk and Recorder of
Big Horn County, State of Montana, and the post office address L
or each are as. set out and described in Exhibit "A", hereto at l.
tached and by this reference hereby made a part of this Petition.
That generally the source from which the lands in said
proposed Irrigation district are now being irrigated and Will con-
dnus TO be Erigated Is by direct diversion from the natural flow
OF the Little Horn River and Lodge Grass Greek. principally by
gravity. and possibly at some future time, by pumping irrigation
water rom sand Little Horn River and said Lodge Grass Greek.
That the works for the proposed irrigation district have
been designed, located and almost completely constructed, oper-l4