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Show AGRICULTURE UNDER IRRIGATION IN BASIN OF VIRGIN RIVER. 245 May 8, 1890, David McMullen and others claimed all the water of Quail Creek not used by H»r-risburg and Leeds for irrigation in the Harrisburg Old Field. January 6, 1891, Jame« N. Louder claimed 200 inches, or all the surplus not diverted by Harrie-burg and Leeds Ditch, for mining, milling, and manufacturing at the Bonanza mill Bite. January 7, 1891, Thomas Judd claimed all the water of Quail Creek at the head of Leeds Ditch, for operating the Barber Mill. January 13, 1801, M. E. Paris claimed 200 inches for mining, milling, and manufacturing at the Magdalena mining claim. January 23, 1891, John S. Ferris claimed all the water at the junction of Cottonwood and Harrisburg creeks, for mining, milling, and manufacturing at the Ferris mill site. January 25, 1893, August Kuhn claimed all of Grassy Spring in Grapevine Wash, near Leeds, for agriculture. January 16, 1894, the Name party filed another notice, claiming the water of Grassy Spring for irrigation. May 20, 1901, E. C. Olsen claimed all the water in Three Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest from 'Heath ranch, for irrigation and domestic purposes. June 4, 1901, W. J. Custer claimed all the water in Three Pine Creek for ranch purposes. November 25, 1901, Brundage Mining and Reduction Company claimed 500 miner's inches from Quail Creek, for mining, milling, manufacturing, and other purposes above the Leeds Dam. On January 20, 1902, the same company claimed 50 cubic feet per second for mining, milling, and domestic purposes, in the Harrisburg raining district. AWARDS OF QUAIL CREEK BY COUNTY SELECTMEN. There have been a number of awards to Quail Creek and tributary springs by the county selectmen sitting as water commissioners, of which the following is a summary: July 20, 1881, J. H. Leigh was given primary right to Leigh Springs for 24 acres. July 20, 1881, I. S. McMullin was given primary right to springs one-half mile above McMuilins field, near Leeds, for 32 acres. August 6, 1881, Barber & Walker Silver Mining Company was given primary righte for 12 acres. August <i, 1881, the Leeds Mining Company received a right for 14.75 acres. August 8, 1893, W. D. Sullivan received a primary right for 8 acres, and a secondary right for 35 acres from the spring rising in Leeds field. August 8, 1893, Hiram Leary received a certificate for primary right for 8 acres, and a secondary right for 5 acres from water rising in Leeds field. ON A8H AND KANAKRA CREEKS. There has been little difficulty over water titles in the settlements on Ash and Kanarra creeks. On Kanarra Creek there has been no question about the ownership of the water until recently, and on Ash Creek, while there have been a few unimportant disagreements, titles are quite well settled, although not established according to law. KANARRAVIIXE. Fur over twenty years, according to the old settlers, the water of Kanarra Creek has been used in Kanarravillc and fields under an allotment made in 1881, by which the water of the creek was divided into 244£^ shares by the selectmen of Kane County. During the intervening time complete harmony has prevailed in the distribution of water. In 1902, to make titles more secure, the K.inarraville Field Reservoir and Irrigation Company was incorporated and all individual rights merged into it. These individual rights were "conveyed and warranted" to the corporation in return for capital stock. No sooner had the organization been accomplished than W. T. Stapley, |
