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Show That affidavit showing due publication and posting of the notices of sale as aforesaid, are herewith submitted and filed; That on the 8th day of February, 1916, the day on which said properties were advertised to be sold, as aforesaid, I attended at the time and place fixed for said sale, and exposed said properties for sale as an entirety and in one parcel at public auction, according to law, to the highest bidder for cash, gold coin of the United States; That thereupon Boaz Duncan, Intervener herein, did bid the sum of $1,500,000.00 gold coin of the United States, for said properties; that immediately thereafter the Southern Pacific Company, one of the defendants herein, did bid the sum of $3,875,000.00, gold coin of the United States, for said properties and said two bids were all of the bids for the purchase of said properties at said sale; that the Southern Pacific Company being the highest bidder therefor, the said properties were struck off and sold by me as such Commissioner, to the said Southern Pacific Company for the sum of $3,875,000.00, gold coin of the United States, the highest price bid therefor, subject to confirmation by this Honorable Court; That thereupon, in conformance with said order of sale the Southern Pacific Company did deliver to and deposit with me, as such Commissioner, on account of said bid and purchase price, the sum of $232,329.85, gold coin of the United States, and Receiver's Certificates heretofore issued by the Receiver in said action pursuant to order of Court, and mentioned in said decree, all duly endorsed to me, as such Commissioner, said Receiver's Certificates bearing numbers as follows, respectively, having been issued on the dates next hereinafter indicated |
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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. |