Utah exhibits [of the] State of Arizona, complainant, v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego, and County of San Diego, defendants, United States of America and State of Nevada, interveners, State of New Mexico and State of Utah, parties

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AGRICULTURE UNDER IRRIGATION IN BASIN OF VIRGIN RIVER. 223 BLOOMINGTON. In this settlement situated on the river below St George, 190 acres, in average holdings of 12 acres, is watered by the Bloomington Irrigation Company's ditch, taking water from Virgin River, and using also some seepage water from Santa Clara Creek early in the season. The ditch is 2 miles long and the water supply is generally sufficient. PKICS. The Price Field Irrigation Company takea water from the Virgin River below St. George, for 184 acres in average holdings of 11.5 acres. The ditch is 3 miles long, and the annual cost of water is from $3 to $10 per acre. The organization controlling the water has recently lapsed. ATKINVILLB. At Atkinville on the river valley below Price, William Atkin waters 120 acres through a private ditch 1.5 miles long. SANTA CLARA. This settlement is on Santa Clara Creek. The Santa Clara Field Company controls six small ditches which water 455 acres in average holdings of 10.5 acres. Water is distributed by time rotation. The supply is very short, and the cost is from 75 cents to $1 per acre per annum, GUNLOCK. Gunlock is also located on the Santa Clara. Nine small ditches distribute water to 105 acres in average holdings of 10 acres. The water supply is short, and cost* about 50 cents per acre per annum. PINS VALLKY. Pine Valley is near the headwaters of Santa Clara Creek. A generally sufficient supply of water is supplied to 623 acres by seven ditches, at sa atuaunt cost of 50 cents per acre. The average size of holdings is 20 acres. In June, 1902, when the Santa Clara was normal, the enow in the Pine Valley Mountains having melted, water was flowing into the valley from all sources as follows: Cu. ft. per sec. Main creek, one-fourth mile above Pine Valley Upper North Ditch.............. 5. 25 Spring Branch, 100 yards below spring......................................... 2.59- Forsyth and Lloyd canyons.................................................... 1.00 Total................................................................... 8.84 A gauging of the stream made below all tributaries and below the fields on the same day showed 2.61 cubic feet per second to be passing out of the valley. Deducting this from the amount entering the valley from all sources gives 6.23 cubic feet pet second as being used in the valley. This gave a duty at the beginning of the irrigation season of 1 cubic foot per second to each 100 acres. Only the hardier products can be raised in this valley, on account of the altitude. SHKBITB INDIAN FARM. This farm of 80 acres is watered by three ditches from Santa Clara Creek. The water supply is short and the cost is nominal. MAOOTSA. Seventy-eight acres in this settlement, located above the junction of Magotsa and Santa Clara creeks, is watered by six ditches from Magotaa Creek and Moody Wash. The water supply is good. hunt's, chadburn's, and postkr's farms. These farms, containing 46 acres, are on 8anta Clara Creek, 15 miles above Gunlock. There are three ditches, with a total length of 1.5 miles. GHA88 VALI.BY. This settlement contains 103 acres on Grass Valley Creek, west of Pine Valley. The holdings average 25.75 acres. There are four ditches having a total length of 3 miles. The supply is generally sufficient.