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Show -10- 350 second feet of water and able to deliver 700 second feet. This company also secured by purchase from the Palo Verde Land and Water Company1 all the water rights appertaining to the "Blythe Rancho", which had been acquired by Thomas H. Blythe, who, during the years from 1877 to 1883 was engaged in the construction of a system to divert water from the Colorado River at the point now known as the "Blythe Intake", the present intake of this company. The following filings made by Thomas H. Blythe are of record: July 17, 1877, Thomas H. Blythe filed on 95,000 miners inches at Olive Lake, as per Book 4, page 327, San Diego County Records.2 Olive Lake was at that time a natural basin near the channel of the Colorado River, about one mile below the Blythe Intake. July 17, 1877, Thomas H. Blythe filed on 95,000 miners inches of water at Black Point, as per Book 4, page 321, Miscellaneous Records, San Diego County, Cal.3 Black Point is a rocky point situate on the west bank of the Colorado River and is embraced in Lot 2 of Sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 24 E. This point is about iy2 miles north of the Blythe Intake. No water was ever diverted at this point. December 15, 1878, Thomas H. Blythe and O. T. Calloway filed on 95,000 miner's inches of water, to be diverted from the Colorado River at a point in Sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 24 E.4 In this notice is described a main canal, then in the process of con- iSee Calif. Ex. No. 337, Deed, Palo Verde Land & Water Co. to Palo Verde Mutual Water Co., July 28, 1908. 2Calif. Ex. No. 328 (filing actually for 190,000 miners inches). 3Calif. Ex. No. 327 (filing actually for 190,000 miners inches). 4Calif. Ex. No. 329. |
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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. |