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Show AN AMENDED NOTICE OP WATER APPROPRIATION FOLLOWING OTHER NOTICES PILED WITH THE SECRETARY OP STATE FOR ARIZONA, AND WITH THE RECORDER OF PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, DURING THE YEAR 1912. Notice is hereby given that the United States of America hereby locates, claims and appropriates perpetually the water of the Santa Cruz creek or river and its tributaries, torrential or otherwise, flowing in the channel or channels of the said Santa Cruz River and in the branches of the same, as to both the surface and underground flow to the extent of 60,000 (sixty thousand) acre feet per annum, for the purpose of irrigation and domestic use on lands in the county of Pinal, Arizona, which are reserved for, occupied by, or intended by the United States for allotment to its wards, the Papago and Pima Indians. The United States intends to construct and maintain irrigation works, including dams for the diversion of said quantity of water, canals, reservoirs, tanks, and other works for the irrigation of Indian lands as above specified, in the county of Pinal, State of Arizona, at points along the course of the Santa Cruz River as hereinbefore described, and the channels and branches thereof. The point of diversion are located: (1) In Township 5 South, Range U East, of the Gila and Salt River Meridian in the vicinity of the Indian village known as Ak-Chin, said village being near the town of Maricopa, Arizona, and (2) Approximately in Township 9 South, Range 1; East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian^ at or near the reservoir site situated in an unsurveyed section lying almost due north of the United States Land Monument No. 1353 and 1 Mile north of Mineral Survey Monument No. 2J4J+I, and (3) At such other suitable points along the course of the said Santa Cruz River and its channels, branches and tributaries, either above or below the points hereinbefore described, as may be selected by engineers of the Government. |
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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. |