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Show [49] Ans. / have filed herewith map and affidavit of C. R. Roekwood Chief Engineer of California Development Co. from whom I get my water, setting forth capacity and dimension of canals which affidavit and map are made a part of this proof. Aggregate expenditure amounts to $3750.00. Ques. 9.-State whether you have seen water distributed through and by means of said ditches over all the land in each legal subdivision of your entry with a view to the proper reclamation thereof, and if so, state the dates when each distribution was made, and the quantity of water per acre used, and the time occupied in making the same, in each and every year. Ans. / have, I hired the work done, I saw the water distributed over all the land yesterday the 27" inst. It had been distributed over all the land before that three or four times as I have been informed by my agent. The water zvas put all over the land to a depth of 3 or 4 inches. Ques. 10.-If there are any high points or uneven surfaces which are practically not susceptible of irrigation, state definitely the nature, situation, extent, and area of the same. Ans. None. Ques. 11.-Has an agricultural crop of any kind, including a marked increase in the growth of grass, been raised on the land as the result of such irrigation? If so, state the kind of crop and the quantity per acre, and describe the portion of the entry on which the same was raised, showing the aggregate area in actual cultivation, whether it equals one-eighth of the entire area or not. Ans. There is a crop of barley growing upon the land at present. Some of its nearly ready to cut, and will |
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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] : |