AZ vs. CA:19 California Exhibits, Vol. XIX; Nos. 4000-4044

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[10] answer. In Riverside county, soil sandy loam, no natural streams, springs or bodies of water upon or pass through or adjoin it; none within several miles. question 5. Do you own and control, or have a clear right to, the use of water sufficient to irrigate the whole of said land and for keeping the same permanently irrigated ? answer. Yes. question 6. State the source and volume of the water supply, how acquired by you, and how maintained, and at what cost. (Record evidence of the claimant's right to the use of the water, or other satisfactory evidence, in accordance with local laws, must be furnished.) answer. 160 shares 'of water stock Palo Verde Mutual Water Co., cost $18.00 per share. question 7. State from personal knowledge whether such water has been conducted during any one season upon all the irrigable area of the land for which this proof is made, and whether same has been irrigated and reclaimed from its desert condition to such an extent that it will produce an agricultural crop, or a paying crop of hay. answer. Yes. question 8. State also the number, dimensions, and carrying capacity of the main ditch or ditches, and also of all the ditches on each legal subdivision of the land which are used in irrigating same; also the cost of the dams and ditches and the amount expended in the aggregate, in compliance with the legal requirements. (If an expenditure of $3 per acre of the area of said land has not been shown by annual proofs, an itemized statement of expenditures must be furnished.) answer. As shown on map, cost of ditches $260.15. Total expenditure in complying with legal requirements, $2132.04.