AZ vs. CA:23 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIII; Nos. 6001-6003H; 6101-6170; 6501-6507; 7000-7004; 7300-73077000-7004; 7300-7307

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__2__ Notice of Water Appropriation. Notice is Hereby Given that I, C. W. Petit, a citizen of the United States of America, and of the State of California, do for myself and for the Palo Verde Mutual Water Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of said State of California, and having its principal place of business at Oxnard, in said State of California, hereby claim Two hundred thousand (200,000) miners inches, measured under a four inch pressure, of the Waters of the Colorado River, here flowing, both surface and underflow, and flowing by the intended point of diversion as follows: That the intended point of diversion is the place where this notice is posted, and is situate at the present intake of said Palo Verde Mutual Water Company, on the West bank of said Colorado River, and is situate near the South line of Section 18, Township 5 South, Range 24 East, S.B.B. & M. in the County of Riverside, State of California, and which intended point of diversion is commonly known as "Blythe Intake", and is the point at which said Palo Verde Mutual Water Company is now diverting water from the Colorado River, for the purpose of conveying same by canal to "Olive Lake" and thence to certain ranch lands. That said water is claimed for the purpose of irrigating Ranch lands, for domestic and stock uses, and for power for operating machinery and for generating electric energy and for other useful and beneficial purposes. That the place of intended use of said water is upon all of the lands of the Palo Verde Valley, in the Counties of Riverside and Imperial, State of California, which