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Show By office letter "G" dated October 25, 1915, the receipt of certain papers filed by the company in your office was acknowledged and it was stated: "These papers satisfactorily show: (1) That on July 17, 1877, Thos. H. Blythe made a filing on 190,000 inches of the waters of the Colorado River,1 and on December 15, 1878, T. H. Blythe and O. P. Callaway made a filing on 95,000 inches of water from the same source2 and on February 20, 1883, Thomas H. Blythe made a further filing on 100,000 inches of water, also from the same source.3 This water was all to be used in an irrigation system constructed on what is now known as the Blythe Rancho by the appropriators. (2) That on November 15, 1905, Abram L. Hobson and Helen B. Hobson, his wife, William A. Hobson, and Effie S. Hobson, his wife, and Frank Murphy and Delia E. Murphy, his wife, conveyed to the Palo Verde Land and Water company the tract of land known as the Blythe Rancho, with all rights appurtenant thereto.4 (3) That on January 26, 1906, one Florence B. Moore released a certain mortgage executed by W. A. Hobson, A. L. Hobson and Frank Murphy on November 15, 1905, to the said Florence B. Moore. (4) That the Palo Verde Land and Water Company is an organization duly incorporated under the laws of California and that on July 23, 1908, the board of directors of this company authorized the conveyance of its irrigation system and the rights appurtenant thereto to the Palo Verde Mutual Water Company.5 1 Apparently Calif. Ex. No. 327 or 328, or both, since Blythe made two such filings on July 17, 1877. 2Calif. Ex. No. 329. 3Calif. Ex. No. 330. (This undated notice was posted on February 15, 1883, and recorded on February 20, 1883.) 4Calif. Ex. No. 335. 5Calif. Ex. No. 337. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |