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Show __2__ Draft of Aug. 1, 1918. Contract Between the United States and the Imperial Irrigation District. This Agreement, Made the 23rd day of October, A. D., 1918, by and between the United States of America acting in this behalf by Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter styled the United States, party of the first part, and the Imperial Irrigation District, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, hereinafter styled the District, party of the second part, WlTNESSETH I 2. Whereas, in connection with the Yuma project, Arizona-California, under the provisions of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and particularly Section 25 of the Act of April 21, 1904 (33 Stat., 224), the United States Reclamation Service has constructed on the Colorado River a dam known as the Laguna Dam and certain auxiliary works, situate about ten miles northeast of Yuma, Arizona, together with a main supply canal extending from said dam southwesterly to a point known as Siphon Drop, situate in Section 10, Township 16 South, Range 22 East, S. B. M.; and 3. Whereas, under the aforesaid act of Congress, the United States contemplates the reclamation of 120,-000 acres of irrigable land, more or less, under the Yuma project with water from Colorado River diverted at La- |
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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. |