am isT0TE: The for 'ivg questions apply on?:; tc irrigated land shewn on this plat ^ " • j

I DESCRIPTION AND MAP OF FARM II 18. Legal Description of this Fanm..NM^-*....^^q.^.2aji....T._>4.So._.R,...3u-E. •

B H i l l IRRIGATED LAND [__ ~] NON-IRRIGATED LAND \ I

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B 19. If the above land is irrigated from more than one ditch please give the acreage under each ditch in 19A and •

H indicate the location of the land irrigated from each on the above map. •

I 19A. Ditch: /&AZ^...^/..{SZ/?....d!. ....Acres.: 1

B Ditch: ;... Acres:. .-.•„...,.,• 8S Inforatiation supplied by: 91 Nam. Address Date.. "////#£... •

B REMARKS: ...^f.£.S*L..£Ac?..<~.Al...4^...j&dk~ B• H • . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . , . • ' f f i H

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B If you cannot answer all of the questions :n this form answer as many as you fan and return the form to us as flj• soon as possible. l < gg > S j

H *-'*®4>l FormAVI-12 IOM S-4 5

H STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE \

H Water Resources Survey ;

H C(yUNTY..J^L.JAtli:i ::

I FILE NO ;^.Q..tA \

H Owner .£..&*/r/.C..//..i..d?...:..j?L Address ^.A^^.^/:'.^.^:.....y..^^!^^.Z.^ \H B * * '•* •••''* '•

H AAA Owner Address

8 Operato*:'.!.^^,.*!.^.--^ Addres8....^r^Z..<^.^^..,).^^^Z?.,^.: \

9 New Owner Address ;

H New Operator Address \

H Assessment Record.-'?.

H Assessed Acreage \ j

S Legal Description of This ?w../tfJ^/j&..".Jf.r.C. <?J. ^%^..: ^ . . £ Z.J!*.r>£ \

3 • ••••" jH Total Acres in Farm £...& | I

H Code Number Farm Map \ I

I Photo No....Z.^f.:.££ I ! j 1.1H AAA Contract No I | I

1 ! |m AAA Total Cropland Acreage i i EH Jlt/Z JLJM ' 1

H /' > I ^ Y l IW App. No...fe./.. &B Decree No iI i >{ I• Land is located in fl• ] , I• T w p - 5 ^ RgeJ.JA- Twp Rge ! |I iH Twp Rge Twp Rge j : •I Filed in Twp Rge > IB TlJ 3. 7 ; . HB Remarks • B

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HI *m» -?. STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE * IM Water Resources Survey Code No. 6? 1

ffi| Notice of Appropriation I

H 1. County..?JkaJ2.™ Book £ Page 5 i Record Y±l?.< ] IB _ „ , » . , Lobdell, Harry 0. , ,, St. Xavicr, k'ontana 1V3 2. Name of Appropnator.... ? :.' Address IH 3. Date Appropriated !?Z®?-±?±?. Date Tiled t$±}^ |H 1H Amount Appropriated, Miners Inches ?1.9. , Cubic Feet per .second... 1

S 4. Name of S t reaniJ - : !^^ . .^^ Tributary...?.^.i!?™ B a s i i £ ^ 5 ^ I

i 5. Point of Divewion.J?5^^^ 1H 16p;r> f t . iS. oi? GI7 corn or of B

n ; IH Sec ?? Twp i^. Rge....\l?...!?.: Bank of Stream....!^. 1

I IHi ' flH 6. Purpose ^ ^ ^ ^ A . . . . ^ ? : ^ L . ^ ^ ^ ' 1M 7. Description of System caMl..5i<?.V..x. 4C';.. ruiinin{3..north}yest.. . i

9 8. Land Description of Intended Place of Use... •9R SH HJIl^r..sfija....22.r..Iv

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m : HI IH 9. Remarks (Pertaining to Use, etc.). fl

• Decree ij• 10. Case No Date Amt. Decreed: M.I C. F. S : H

B 11. To Whom Decreed Address i H

H 12. Name of Ditch Maximum Capacity (C. F. S.) fl

H 13. Date of Priority Purpose fl

H 14. Land Description of Place of Use as Decreed ; fl

I : flm 15. Remarks (Present Use Status, etc.) ; H

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BB W.P* 3116 it _Study of Hontana' s Water Rosources Fom :.71i«»4 / ; I |

KH Record of a Farm under A.A..A. Program Having I r r i ga t ed Land •• 1

H A.iuA. Contract No . - - - . County ...l^^ijLClldc Twp. j£jUkMltto£&£.££$l' I 1

S Name of Owner L>.?&*i ?.// / f"f ( C\ ;tddross C) T >\r) (.-: f i*F( / / & s/f- \ 1

HB Nam© of Operator , ; Address , ' 1

M Total Number of J.cres in ?i\rm..si^-Q Number of Acres Irrigated in 1940 1^8 ' IM Outline on the plat below in red pencil the boundaries of the farm unit . i 9Hj If possible, show in blue pencil the location of the irrigated land. The \ 1ER section number (s) should be clearly indicated* Cbtain the legal descrip- : Ion tion from, county ovraership records and correct boundaries if necessary. j I

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B A STUDY OF MONTANA'S ^ATER RESOURCES—WFA \ IHB , Location of Irrigated lands ;• i

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B File Mo. Me-me of Otner Name, of Operator Firai^ S e «

• :,\ J83 Taylor, J. R. Campbell Farming Corp. . B

B 1080 U.S. I . D« Campbell Farming Corp. K

B (Form D-l - Location of Irr igated Lands) fl

B (Form \TR-7 - land Ownership Record) fl

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I SRSk STATE 0F M0NTANA Code No ^I l ^ ^ ^ l S T A T B E N G I N E E R S 0 F F I C E County Ma .Horn• ^ ^ ^ f e ^ Water Resources Survey T 4 so.-R 31. B. ;

El Name of Land Owner ?ayl.93?.i...?..«...R« Address..Jl.PL^!AI^-S-Ll.^MkiB.-P.9.?:pA• Name of Operator .QaiiLi:>.ati3.1..X i:i:QiJit;..ClQXi).. Address llurd.iii^..Ecav.U

8 Part AI TO BE FILED BY THOSE OBTAINING IRRIGATION WATER FROMH A DITCH COMPANY OR IRRIGATION DISTRICT• 1. Water is delivered by: ^2j.:....<^.....^L...^.^X-^'- !S ,_,• Name of Ditch, Ditch Company or District supplying water

H 2. State the number of acres you irrigate under this system Shares you holdB 3. If you obtain water from more than one Company, give the number of shares, acres irrigated and the name ofH the Company under "Remarks," If you obtain water from a Ditch Company and also have a private system fill IH in both Part A and Part B. J

I PartBI TO BE FIT ED BY THOSE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE DITCH, PUMP OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM I

H or those who have a private water right under a Ditch Company I

M 4. In what year was this land first irrigated ? Date I

• 5. Give the name of the original appropriate (first user): i I

R 6. Give the date appropriated Amount filed on: Miners Inches C. F. S : I

8 7. State the total number of acres irrigated under this system: \ 1

H 8. Give the point of diversion: ^4 V4> Section Township Range j 1

I Part C 1I TO BE FILED BY ALL WATER USERS IN ADDITION TO PART A OR PART B iI 9. Source of Water: .4#£^.£.^.s?^.l>: £.£.&.&.A:. \ 1B Name of streairi or lake from which water is origirally d'^ertod , H

B 10. Water is obtained by: (Check one) Gravity Pumping Other ' 9

B 11. What is the greatest number of acres you have irrigated? Date \ B

B 12. How many acres did you irrigate in 19.A?..? (Crop and pasture) I fl

I 13. State th'. total number of additional acres that could be irrigated by increasing the water supply, land level- \ M

B ing, etc.... This land is under what ditch? „.......„;_.„ | •

• 14. How many acres of seeped land do you have which could be drained and put into production? j •

I 15. What is the condition of your irrigation system? ! «

• 16. Is your water supply adequate? Yes No Explain ;. i H

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H Owner /t..£2>.M../..£!L.£:....+..SJ..: -Ct Address j£.£...<r....<Z&i/Af.<ai.£i.^/. !H "yf ^ ''••H AAA Owner ; Address )j H ... . .. •

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H New Owner Address \

H New Operator Address \

I MBH Assessment Record—.*? [

1 IH Assessed Acreage I• Legal Description of This Vzrra....J/,£..l..^I !:.C.:1ZJ.. A&^..J6JL,..Zr/S.M.g;...l...3.l£.. ; II ; I !I Z::Z..ZI:I:::.:::::I: :W Total Acres in Farm ^f.^M. , 1

I Code Number Farm Map I

R Photo No I£.L.L.^.. | 9 I

H AAA Contract No | IB

H AAA Total Cropland Acreage I I I

H App. No...« iI IIH Decree No \MI IH Land is located in ' H8 Twp..^. . . Rge.-^TZf T vp Rge . I &1 ' 1 1 1V Twp Rge Twp Rge . . W

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H Name of Land Ovmer. y.*....'?.?...-1..?...?.* Address I

H Name of Operator. Qair«itielL.JEuxinins..Cj3a:p-. Address. J^^b.i 'O^U 1

• Fart A II TO BE FILED BY THOSE OBTAINING IRRIGATION WATER FROM IM 4 A DITCH COMPANY OR IRRIGATION DISTRICT |

• 1. Water is delivered by: .^JZ.t/.....^..^/../Z..SL.. I^ B ^/ Name of Ditch, Ditch Company or District supply'ng water H

H 2. State the number of acres you irrigate under this system Shares you hold \ I

H 3. If you obtain water from more than one Company, give the number of shares, acres irrigated and the name of 8Hj the Company under "Remarks." If you obtain water from a Ditch Company and also have a private system fill ; HWm in both Part A and Part B. B

• PartB IH TO BE FILED BY THOSE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE DITCH, PUMP OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM 1

JH or those who have a private water right under a Ditch Company m

BEj 4. In what year was this land first irrigated? Date lj

H 5. Give the name of the original appropriate (first user): I «

H 6. Give the date appropriated Amount filed on: Miners Inches C. F. S \ M

D 7. State the t&fcal number of acres imgated under this system: j H

H 8. Give the point of diversion: Vi */4 Section Township Range i B

1 PartC | IH TO BE FILED BY ALL WATER USERS IN ADDITION TO PART A OR PART B SB 9. Source of Water: ^.CiZ^.k:^^. .<?.Z:£.£.A | IBJ Name of stroam or lake from which water is originally diverted ! H

M 10. Water is obtained by: (Check one) Gravity Pumping Other : fl

H 11. What is the greatest number of acres you have irrigated? Date ! 9

B 12. How many acres did you irrigate in 19..5.L? (Crop and pasture) j H

M 13. State the total number of additional acres that could be irrigated by increasing tho-water supply, land level- • 0

W ing, etc This land is under what ditch? j s i

m 14. How many acres of seeped land do you have which could be drained and put into production? | 91

B 15. What is the condition of your irrigation system? j fll

B 16. Is your water supply adequate? Yes No Explain HB 17. BEMARKS: r - I H

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H NOTE: The fore| ig (juestioiis apply only to irrigated land shown on this plat.fi r $r* \

i * ^ f" DESCRIPTION AND MAP OF FARM'Hj 18. Legal Description of this Farm ^.!..S.eo...:L..8A..9.x.l^^

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B i 1 IRRIGATED LAND | ~J\ N < > N - I R R I G A T E I ) LAND

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i~"T"t"|9 19. If the above land is irr igated from more t han one ditch please give t he acreage under each ditch in 19A and 1

• indicate t he location of t h e land irr igated from each on the above map. . . , . ; • I

I 19A. B i t c h : &£^....Z.£g./z~c/,.. .Acves:, ., 1

K Ditch: Acres: 8B Information supplied by: BI Name Address Date.^^fe£... 1

I REMARKS: ..^S.x..^!./n^.r.<<£:...^^ 1

H ' " «HH If you cannot answer all of the questions on this form answer as many as you can and return the form to us as M

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B COUNTY.... 3/.$....M6&a. ! I

H FILE NO ^&.J:...& ! I

H Owner /Z.-Jz...^.^2. Address.... I I

H AAA Owner Address ! I

H Operator..k.^^&<<&£^Z.^^^ Address..^^^.r;;:z^.^..y....,:^'r? ;•;;..:' | 1

B New Owner Address \ I

• New Operator Address • |

H Assessment Record.. i 9

• Assessed Acreage I I

H Leg il ])escription of This Farm..^±^£.^.c ^..y.»..2>.Z£.j.J/9..s<.%.y J[..:^.^^.!?.JL.jz.G..t..Ag.. j I

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m Total Acrr- in Farm.....^^.^? I I

I Code Number Farm Map j •

I PhotomMZ:lL^YL:2±±l±L^ ^ P " [~~ I | j • 1B AAA Contract No I I I

B AAA Total Cropland Acreage I • | | flj

I App.No...^ ; j I IB Decree No \ •

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I Twp.. dU. Ege..-£/.-.4" Twp Ege j j I

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H Operat t t \ . . .£? .f i^:£:^^A^ Address ' I

B New Owner Address I

BR New Operator Address ; fi

H Assessment Record ; 1

H Assessed Acreage ! I

H Legal Description of This Farm i I

H Total Acres in Farm ; I

H Code Number Farm Map | I

H Photo No I I | . I

B AAA Contract No I I ! I

H AAA Total Cropland Acreage j L ! I

H Decree No I f f

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B Fi la .No. Namo_of_CwS?X Name of Oporator First Second Third Returned I

ffi 49? Baker, Susie Gayle & Indian Frank, Alex 1-30-46 2-23-45 3-18-46 IB ; 449 Bin Horn Co., c/o H. S. Snell Snail, K. E«. 1-30-46 2-23-46 P.-20-46 Ifl 47i3 Bureau of Catholics Missions Owens, C. I,. 1.-30-46 2-23-46 3-18-46 3-1-46 IB 485 Dow, Lucille & Indian Humphrey, Al 1-28-46 2-20-46 3-6-16 3-14-46 IB 172 Kolly Sugar Corp., c /o Fred BB Schaffer Sohafi'ar, Fred Held MB 477 Indian Snivley, H. K. 1-30-46 £-18-46 |8 463-460 Indian U.S.I.D. Not Sent IB 507-456 Indian Zier, Dave 2-8-46 2-7-46 ]9B 46D Indian Lobdoll, Albert 1-30-46 | i• 492 Indian Long, Jaspsr 1-28-46 MB 465-543 Indian Molendrez, Manuel 1-30-46 «• 455 Indian F i l l s , Gus 1-19-46 3-8-46 •B 467 Indian Muhibeier, David 1-30-46 2-14-46 MB 471 Indian Muhlbeier, Herman 1-30-46 4-3-43 ; •fl M'c Indiatj Smart Horse Not Sent HB sW&-544 Indian SchanacBn, Pe te r 1-28-46 2-5-46 BB 462-464 Indian Schanaman, P . J . 1-30-46 MB 461 Indian Steinmetz, Henry 2-2-46 2-12-46 ! •• 1089 Indian Sohv/end, Jeas •H 483 Indian Schwend, Jess 1-3C-46 2-22-46 KM 541 Indian Kern, William 1-30-4? MM 489-497 Indian ftraft, Ed 1-30-46 S-SB-46 3-18-46 ) •• 458 Indian Kel ler , Martin 1-28-46 2-6-46 HB 438 Indian LoFebre, Jim 1-2I&-46 2-19-46 B• 450-454- M• 455-542 Indian Lucero, John J . 1-30-4G 2-&-4S •• ; 1.33 Indian Ilernanda?,, Ramon 1-30-46 2-5«*46 •H '-486-487-482 Indian Humphrey,'Al 1-28-46 2-20-46 3-6-46 3-14-46 MM 480 I^di^n H i l l , Paul 1-30-46 K• 478 Indian Joluison, Charles 1-30-4-6 ^-9-46 HB ^88-490 Indian Xaubzrnan, Alverta 1-30-46 MH 44;iS•••••• •.. Indian Crop Product.ion Not Sent . H• 475 Indian 1-30-46 H• 457 Indian Childs, Al 1-30-46 2-7-46 H

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I 498 Indian Fox, 3earBe ^ ^ J J i Ii 494 Indian *»nk, Alex 1-30-4J |ffl i -76 Indian Hart-unc, Adam 1 -JO-46 |I 445-446 Indian Heller, Hichard 1^,-45 -2-46 |H 444-447 „ t San.b 11B 451-466 Inaian 0 „ A<. •• 452 Indian Autobee, Pete SJtLt I1 440 Indian Blf^C Not Senj 1I S fdaS BHTOC H«t Sent 1I IS.** SSS Cop Production Not Sent |• 469-496 Indian . r,n 4fi 2-14-46 fflI ,=o TnVm Adoinh Jabs, Adolpli l-oO-4b <=• j - * * ,HB 459 labs, Aaolpli i i 1-20-46 S-4-46 MH 491 Keough, J. S. Irank, Alex wI 405 Labbitt, L. H. Lucero, John Held |• 52 lawrenc9, Chase & Indian Iswrenoe, John l-o£-46 ..-23 4b o 4 4 D m| 481 Lobdell /Kell ie Lobdell, Kellie 1-O0-4 - |o-4 5-18-46 |H 474 McGarrityi 15rs. Charles 1 ^ J J ^ 2-14-46 II ^ £SSS; San r^hlbeier, H,»an 1-30-46 2-23-46 3-1B-46 4-3-46 1

I %Z Snivel^ H. K. Snively, II. K. 1-30-46 2-18-46 |• 1090 Sohwend, Jess Sohwend, Jess •• 18 TschirGi, F. M. & Indian Schneider Faming 8OJIJ. Held j

I iOpI-lTISNTS| OF THIS FOLDSR l I

P | Code No. Name of Owner Name, of Operator . \ I^H ' """ ————— M

H 26 C, 27 B Baker, Susie Gayle & Indian Frank, Alex ; IH 11 A Big Horn Co. Snell, H. S. ; IH 23 F Bureau of Catholic Missions Owens» C. L. 1H 25 E, 36 A Dow, Lucille & Indian Humphrey, Al \ IH 2 A Holly Sugar Corp. Schaffer, Fred | 1H 24 E Indian Snivley, H. K. 1H 13 C, 14 A Indian U. S. I. D. ; 1H IS F, 18 B Indian Zier, Dave \ |M 23 D Indian . Lobdell, Albert j IWi 26 B Indian Long, Jasper • IM 14 F, 23 B, Bm 14 C Indian Melendrez, Manuel • Iffl 11 G Indian Mills, Gus : |H 23 A, 24 B Indian Muhlbeier, David ,: B• 23 C Indian Muhlbeier, Herman 1• 2 B Indian Smart Horse :, IH 14 D, 11 B Indian Schanainan, Peter Sr, ; flH 13 D, 14 B Indian Schanaiwan, P. Ji ; IH 13 E Indian Steinmeta, Henry ' •9 15 A, 14 H Indian ScJiwend, Jess , HB 25 B Indiar Schwend, Jess ; flH 1 H Indian Kern, William ! 1R 26 I, 34 C Indian Kraft, M \ flH 13 A Indian Keller, Martin i flH 1 A Indian LeFebre, Jim \ 9El 11 D, 12 A, 12 B, 12 C 1H Indian Lucero, John J. fl• 11 F Indian Hernandez, Ramon ; fl• 25 D, 25 F, fl• 25 A Indian Humphrey, A3. I fl• 24 H Indian Ki l l , Pau3. j IHj 24 A Indian Johnson, Charles i H• 25 G, 26 E Indian Kautzman, Alverta j HH IS" Indian Crop Production 1 •m 24 C Indian Crooked Arm, Carl \ M9 12 S Indian Childs, Al • Hm 36 D Indian Fox, George ] 99 26 F Indian Frank, Alex ! 99 24 D Indian Eartung, Adam j 9fl 2 D, 2 F • Indian Heller, Richard » 9I 2 C , 2 JL, I H9 11 0, 14 3, I 9H 14 G Indian . \ •fl HE Indir.Ti Autobee, Pete 1 99 IS Indian B.K.V.D.O I Mfl 25 C Indian •fl 36 E Indian B.H.V.D.C j •H 1 C, 1 F Indian 8rop Production Co. • flLz

• 13 B, i;4 G Jabs, Adolph Jabs, Adolph i flB 26 D Keough, J. E. Frank, Alex i flB IS D Labbitt, L. E.1. Lucero, John : flB 24 J Lawrence, Chase & Indian Lawrence, John fl• 84 I Lobdell, Hellie MH 23 G McGarrity, Mrs. Charles . flB IB Kuhlbeier, David . •H 23 E Muhlbeier, Herman Muhlbeier, Herman •H ID Perry, Elizabeth Kern, William •H 26 A St. Xavier, Mission Ovx«nfi, Hev. C. L. I

B 22 A* Snively, H. K. itaively, H. K. fl• 15 B Schwend, Jess Schv^end, Jess I

I 35 A* 36 B Tschirgi, F. t". & Indian Schneider Farming Corx>. •; . fl

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1 V M S ' STATE ENGINEERS 0FFICE CountyJ.ME..Horn : I• ^ l | | | § § | r Water Resources Survey T...4.00., R...32..E,. •• I

H Name of Land 0wner..M^gr»...9:iksie..GMle..&.lwLia;i Address r^A^^.i1:1.?.?.!^.?. , I

Eg Name of Operator ^ m c ^ l e x Address >^&w±evx_UonUin& : 1

H TO BE FILED BY THOSE OBTAINING IRRIGATION WATER FROM fl¥M A DITCH COMPANY OR IRRIGATION DISTRICT •

H 1. Water is delivered by: ..0,i.^....^L\.^-.. •.:'...-: '. KHjM Name of Ditch, Ditch Company or District supplying water BH

H 2. State the number of acres you irrigate under this system J.:.+..L Shares you hold 7.S.Z. : H

BB 3. If you obtain water from more than one Company, give the number of shares, acres irrigated and the name of KH the Company under "Remarks." If you obtain water from a Ditch Company and also have a private system fill M9 | in both Part A and Part B. HH TO BE FILED BY THOSE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE DITCH, PUMP OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM I

R or those who have a private water right under a Ditch Company ; H

H 4. In what year was this land first irrigated? Date \ •

H 5. Give the name of the original appropriator (first user): I B

H 6. Give the date appropriated Amount filed on: Miners Inch*a C. F. S BB 7. State the total number of acres irrigated under this system: fl

H 8. Give the point of diversion: .... 4 */4 Section Township Range I H

S TO BE FILED BY ALL WATER USERS IN ADDITION TO PART A OR PART B \ I

H 9. Source of Water: &:U.U....*:</...-.J.JJ. ^ i . . . . . : . ; . . j WLHB 'Name of stream or lake from which water is originally diverted • Wm

9 10. Water is obtained by: (Check one) Gravity .„..; Pumping Other \ H

H 11. What is the greatest number of acres you have irrigated? Date | Hj

H 12. How many acres did you irrigate in 19..45-. ? (Crop and pasture) ../tiZI. \ B

B 13. State the total number of additional acres that could be irrigated by increasing the water supply, land level- \ ffi

I ing, etc ?. This land is under what ditch? [ H

B 14. How many acres of seeped land do you have which could be drained and put into production? j H

9 15. What is the condition of your irrigation system?..,^.....-.::....d. I S |

K 16. Is your water supply adequa+e? Yes....... No Explain j H

R 17. REMARKS: | M

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B | .NOTE: The for^ ing* questions apply only to irrigated land shown on this pla^ s- " \ 1

i * DESCRIPTION AND MAP OF FARM "y j . lB 18. Legal Description of this Farm 3M^..^lWi,...3ec.,..26..~.LQi . ^ ^ E. | I

B [SSlt , ] IRRIGATED LAND |__ | NON-IRRIGATED LAND ; I

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119. If the above land is irrigated from more than one ditch please give the acreage under each ditch in 19A and H

indicate the location of the land irrigated from each on the above map. fl

IDA. Ditch: j^^.jJ^.c^...:..il^..^.^c.L^.... ..Acres\/.QZJL j I

Ditch: Acres: ., \ fl

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REMARKS: ...„ j IIf you cannot answer all of the questions on this form answer as many as you can and return the form to us as . i Bjsoon as possible. i< gs><> ! H

I ^ *n jH STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE jmt Water Resources Survey I

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BJ AAA 0wner....£^L.i.:..::......::..i2...C....i.:...::....; Address J

m Operator /J..S.?.:.:S.i....:l:...i:J.. Address..:1::........ :......C:......:.. .:.:.::.:: |

H New Owner Address '. ' I

H New Operator Address I I

B Assessment Record...^L^:lLi:;i:.y...h^^ :/::..^.':i'.'...::J...^..t^. i; I

I V'5"t''2 joyyg i IH Assessed Acreage....§J..!.S. • 9H / -• ••• • '' ••'' r ; •

• Legal Description of This Farm...;::k.:^Il.£::l:;:..I..:::ir.....::.::..::...^I:..r...: .:.±Z£.:A:Z. gJ.«..3>..€ I I

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• Total Acres in Farm i:l.:t:..^ ] I

I Code Number ilL$:..:...£Z.£l Farm Map || \ I

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I Aro-No-' i j i T I ! 1H Decree No \ .zk*'" X\ | B

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B Twp.iL:^ Rge:r/.:-:f... Twp Rge I I fl

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M Ttebrrunry S3 j 1946 I

SB S t . Xavior, J.•criteria H

B Dear Vx\ ityarik: fl

H Or. January 30 , 1940, t h i s of f ice saint you forms and a . l e t to r askinc, for Ifl information pertoinine; 'l'° your i r r i g a t e d land in Bi{- Horn County. fl

H To da te we have not heard fro/." you. u'ith the vaat water development flH program, now beinc plr.nr.ed on the Tin Horn River by Federal Agencies, i t i s IH e s s e n t i a l tha t we have t h i s information in order t o show the exten t of our water HB use and our water r i g h t s in. t he Big Horn Basin in Eontana. This information I s HB necessary and v i t a l i f we a re t o p ro t ec t our present water USG:?S mid the rilglrbs IB they liave against fu tu re i r r i g a t i o n , nav iga t i on , pov;or, ana flood c o n t r o l ent©r« •B p r i s e s in t h i s a r ea , uo are asking you for t h i s inforror-itlon bectiuse we f e e l i t IB i s tha democratic way,, v/o a l so fool t h a t you aro more qua l i f i ed t o g i?e us t h i s 9B information about your i r r i g a t e d land than anyone e l s e because i t i s p a r t of •B your business«• I t nay bo t h a t you were busy with your fasra w r k , o r some unfor» BB seon t h ing happened a t the tirao our f i r s t l e t t e r was receix'sd aad you put i t as ide •B t o be answered a t Bo;ze o ther tlis® and hav« forgot ton a l l about i t « A l l inxorma- • flB tion received by us is strictly confidential, and is only used to rocord and tabu- flH late the- water use in the Big Horn Arecu H

• V.ator is QS necessary to the farmer ac the soil in which ho plants* fl• 'without i t no cropa will grow - no living thing can survive,, I t ia your watei* flI that we are trying to protect so that you will have plenty now and in the future, flB w'e must keep Montana's water in Montana. 1130 only way we can do this is by having ; SH the support of each and evoiT" water user so that 1 'a have 100$ representation of Ifl a l l v;ator users. Her.iara.bor - "United v/c stand, divided we fall". 9

• • In order* to facilitate this work, a branch officg of the State Enginoar ' IH has boon cutablioued in Billings and is looatcd in the Roosevelt £s>i?ol Building . • HM on Twenty-third ot.reet and Fourth Avenue North* Any time you are in Billings, we mfl will appreciate your calling on us* B

• Hoping to hear from you in the very near future, I am fl

fl Toa r truly yours, ; B

• G-erald T, Oravetx flm A0s»t State Snginoer : Bm GJOtef:tk flj

I ^.S, If you cannot supply us with the infomati ^quested, it incy be that you ' Bcan te l l us of someone who can. ' fl

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B Mr, Alex Frank IH St. X&vier, Montana 1H flm pear Mr, Frank: H

• ^ Records in the Big Horn County Courthouse. g

I A previous appropriation was made September 10, 1895. I

B - Appropriations: * ', * •• if

H According to our records, the following notices of appropriations were f i led " 1R on, and cover your land. H

• On March 4, 1912, JohoJ. Harris and Edward Lawlor f i led for 1,250 cubic fee* IH per second from the Big Horn River, recorded in Miscellaneous Records, 1• Book A, Page 91, _ Big Horn County. ( 341) •

• On March 15, 1912,John JQ Harris and Edward Lawlor f i led ' for 300 cubic feet 1i £eri S!°°S? frm t h e BiK H o r n R ivo r» woordea in Miscellaneous Records, I• Book A, Eaga 554. f B i g H o r n C o u n i ; y # ( 3 4 1 j • » . O

1 t ? \ w S e a p^ r°P r i a t i°ns now in use ? If they are not, mark them »No% and IV i r « » o « y a i « i m a r k t h e m " N o " . . ' • . : » g

U Mr, Alex .Frank IH Bt, 3£aTl«r» Montana I9 IH Bear Mr. Frank: IH IH On Jaruary 30, 1946, vie sent you a le t te r asking for certain 19 information pertaining to your irri^at^d land in Big HOJI County, On IR February 233-d, vie sent you another l a t t e r asking you to submit thn information 1fl we had requested to uo as soon, as possible* To date ive have not heard from you 1H regarding this matter. I1 IH "It is hereby declared to be a policy of the state and necessary •98 for the welfare of the state and ito citizens, that the waters of this s ta te , IB and especially inter-state otream3 arising out of this s ta te , be investigated* : IB The State Engineer shall, either before or after the bringing at such actions 9B (to adjudicate the v/otera of any stream and i ts tributaries in any county BB traversed by aaid stream) s upon the direst ion of the State Water Conservation SB Board, or upon the directions of the court, do a l l things, make all surveys, RB and perform a l l services required by said board in the securing of a l l BB necessary information and make the Kama avtiilable to aaid board or others flB who may bo interested therein, including the courts of this s tats ." flI IH In order to protect the water rights of the water users in this mB state, it is ."laudatory that the State .Engineer have the infoauatio^ that we HH have asked you to submit to this ofi'ice. If you have 3QJ$& the piece of land ; SB• about vihich VJG wrote you, viill you please give "us the name and address of the BH new owner. B9m "»Ve expect to hear from you in the very near future* fl

• / s / Gen-ild J# Oratretz flfl Ass't St.ate Engineer H

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r —— ——, ——^p^,H FORM SM-1 •"•*•:•••<••'.•: • / - / • " • JV- - ' 1 ' 7 ^! 'H A STUDY OP MONTANA'S WATER RESOURCES . IH .--.:' !j . /•' , ' /•' : • ". I

H County...;;v;'.r.ri/'4...''l;-.'...'..::...' Source of Informat ion u'.., /.;!...; „, ; / (;' &

H 1 , Yfater User LLdJi'l,, •'.'...I.:.;..'i Address ...,,Li \J..,,.:..:,,Z... I;..:;'...;,,.......,; |

B 2. Stream L,:.:.;:<. L,A:...i'..!. Tributary t» .llJlujL^l'lL.... Basin Jj:ZlJJJx..xl:-:JL C" IH 3, Point of Diversion ^ -|- Section Township , Range \

H 4* Desc r ip t ion of System ;.,:.;../.„./ •'!.•...;;...;:..'..,.;' dl.LiM. •;,.....'„..:..~.~.>...J. i

H 5<» Type °^ Irrigation ;

I " ^B 6.0riginal Appropriator Address i9 7, First Use; Year Acres Irrigated I

I ^• 8, Maximum Use: Year.... Acres Irrigated |

H 9# Present Use• Year...J.icJ..Acres Irrigated .....-:!;: '\

H 10, Last USQJ Year "Why Abandoned II iH 11, Condition of System 1• 12, Land Description ^Sil~LL^L'.^l^'& M.,1.,..,: XL , T jf:.&. , ?Q.A..t |H Remarks?. _ , 7,> .;

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B WITHESS» Info rmati on by | B

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V Name of Operator 5n.eli*..Ji....&. Address Ear.di.n,.. Montana

W Part A• TO BE FILED BY THOSE OBTAINING IRRIGATION WATER FROM• A DITCH COMPANY OR IRRIGATION DISTRICT• 16 *• lU-«^ A i t ? ' 7 r \ , t• 1. Water is delivered by: O - O & ]J:..k..!Zkt .L^X^LsLJlM**^H A. Name of Ditch, Ditch.Company or District supplying wiiter ,•

H 2. State the number of acres you irrigate under this system.:'^^L.,;i.A/..:'.t:. Shares you hold...: ..z:. ~.r. i

ffi 3. If you obtain water from more than one Company, give the number of shares, acres irrigated and the name offa the Company under "Remarks." If you obtain water from a Ditch Company and also have a private system fillB in both Part A and Part B. • ) hr „ .,. v 41 . / / ,.... ,• . -

M PartBI TO BE FILED BY THOSE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE DITCH, PUMP OR IRRIGATION SYSTEMH or those who have a private water right under a Ditch Company IIH 4. In what year was this land iirst irrigated ? Date „ p ; I

H 5. Give the name of the original appropriator (first user): .irfll^^^ ' I

H 6. Give the date appropriated^/.*f [.XI...\. Amount filed on: Miners Inches..|Xsl...^...C. F. S ! I

W 7. State the total number of acres irrigated under this system:...*£.£>:. I

H 8. Give the point of diversion: 14 M Section Township Range I

I Part C 1B TO BE FILED BY ALL WATER USERS IN ADDITION TO PART A OR PART B I

I 9. Source of Water: J3-^C l$&$<&k- IX^uAdJ. ! IBl ' A Name of stream or lake from which water ia ori .'ina.'ly diverted •

S 10. Water is obtained by: (Check one) Gravity . ^ Pumping Other i 9

• 11, What is the greatest number of acres you have irrigated 1...&.£..£.£*.. Date.../.4..!T~6 , j •

B 12. How many acres did you irrigate in 1945.. .? (Crop and pasture)...vl-^-.itaf:..—?-.i!/...>2....wt--.:- j I

• 13. State the total number of additional acres that could be irrigated by increasing the water supply, land level- 1 B

I ing, etc 7.ZT. This land is under what ditch? &..ie^.J!T$!h&%. j fl

• 14. How many acres of seeped land do you have which could be drained and put into production? j H

B 15. What is the condition of your irrigation system? v^J-zS^iS^C ..„ \ B

H 16. Is your water supply adequate? Yes...p. No Explain — .„ | B

B 17. REMARKS: i dLk l i ^ . - JU"^ II ......Ms ^.^fc^C-^.^^^-^ ! IH Tfft j/h 0 Vv y 0 U $••• • i) ••••• ^""v '' 9

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H ...- NOTE: The foi ing questions apply only* to irrigated land shown on this plati ^ ,, J

• DESCRIPTION AND MAP OF FARM ' ' j '

H 18. Legal Description of this Farm l^NBi^..S.e.c....Jl..ri.lw.«.--4--.3-»-*.-te./...32...K.. )

9 | ^ 5 ^ J IRRIGATED LAND | __ J . NON-JRRIGATED LAND . j

H NORTH | I I :

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9 This map i$ according "to our recor4s. Please change i t if |it i s not j 9• correct, ^hat i s , i f vre show more j i rr igated land than you frave, X i t oi t j . j 99 i f we have | not enough, draw i t in. j j j 9

H 19. If the above land is irrigated from more than one ditch please give the acreage under each ditch in-19A and ^ 9K, indicate the location of the land imgated from each on the above map. j j 9

9 19A. Ditch: ...^^i^^0^^-^- «• Acres : 9

I Ditch: i^X^^t^xJH^.Ma^^l^ ., Acres :.JLlL...£r I MJ 9 y ? ^ j | i ' ' / J ^ i • • ' • ' ; • • • • ' • ' • • • - : ' ' . • • l a 3 [

9 Information suppli6d/by: \'r? / I I / / l / 1 ! H

1 Nanie . . . - . ^S^r :^^o£i t^Z^^ A d d r e s s - . / ^ S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Date...^..^..jZ>> i 9

9 REMARKS: .^ / \ I

• If you cannot answer all of the questions on this form answer as many as you can and return the form to us as , 9 jM soon as possible. i« 2$>» ; H

I On :ioTjt.Bt.Tbor 1 , 1905, ;>, G. rteynoldn, appropriated S1,S3C niner*s .H ' Inchua of -,j,tor froa i>3.r- Horn Hivor. Ilotico of Approprintiion was ;I fi led ^orvoribwr 7, 1905, and rocnrfiod in Book /., 'Pcico ^S6 of Moo. 9• Rocnrds in the Ijir; Horn Count:,- Courthouse B

B A previou;; i.r:propri::.tion vruc .rsntlo Sejyter,Tb©r 10, 1895# B

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R STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE IHI Water Resources Survey flBH nH COUNTY ......:.....::-:::::.; 1m : Im FILE NO '±.±1 mH . • ; • - ' .-.• -J / . / /•' - r . / .• ,.. . . ; £

•H Owner....c.,:^.::;:::.(..:;;..^ :li^£;;..:..^i...^ Address.... ::.':..:?.':::.::.*....''..:'.::.:::.-- B• " ;-; • /' I• AAA Owner L^L^.U.L.^J..-. Address 1

H Operator -~!/2±\LL~..L:;Jls AMress...J^:..:Jl..L:.S.J:.^.:. B

H New Owner Address fi

ma New Operator Address fl

H Assessed Acreage...vl<?.f.£ •H ' mE Legal Description of This Farm . i f J^I...^::.:.:Z: .:6::Ci.;.:±L:£ : I

H Total Acres in Farm...lf .:..f. mR 'flH Code Number JJ.....&. Farm Map H

• Photo No ~.£i:J.L> I \P'"•••. H , 9

H AAA Contract No t>£.JL.j£..:. i U^~—- , 9I -. - . I I 1H AAA Total Cropland Acreage....::.'. ..1..!':'. \jj I /•">- H

I App.No...:l:^ | I j |I ' SB Decree No |H|

H Land is located in j ^ j iff• _ „. .. iH Twp.r.^. Rge..->:.£ Twp Rge !»1 : 1B Twp Rge Twp Rge • MI i ' ;H• Filed in Twp #..:£. Rge. .^ . . .^ r . . . ] ; / | 73 fl• Remarks ••• i H

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H February 23, 1946 1R II • H;. Unoll • IH ;Jtar itoute I» Ifer&in, I.lont y;a I

• IH Dear Mr, ^nel l : IH On January 30, 194-6, tide office a out you forrm and a letter asking for jB information portaininr; to your Irrigated land in Bis Horn County. I•H To da to v;o have not heertl from you* V.'lth t he vast water development jBf program now being planned on the '3Ir Horn River by Fadera l Agencies, i t 1BMl e a e o n t i n l t h a t we have t h i s •Infomr?.tien in o rde r t o show the extant of our waterH use and our water r i g h t s i n t h e r i g Horn Basin i n Montana. This informat ion I sHE necessary end vital if wo ore to protect our present vmtor ussrs and the rightsK they have t^ainat futm*G irrigation, navigation, power„ and flood control enter-*H prisecj in this area, We aro asking you for this inforraatlon becnuao w© feel i t . IH ii3 the) donooratic way, V/e also feel that you are sore qualified to c;ivo us thisH information about your irrigated land than anyone else because i t itf part of 'B your •business. It nay be that you were busy with your farm work, or son© unfor1-H seen thing happened at the tirao our fIrat le t ter ivas reooived and you puv i t a^idoH to be anisworod at socio ether tine and have forgotten a l l about i t . All infDonationH received by us ia strictly coiifidontial, and is only used to rocord and tabulateH the v;ator use in the Bif- Horn arce.IVm i/ater is SIB necessary to the farmer QS the soil in which he plants»B Without i t no crops will grow - no living thing can survive. I t Is your viatorH that v;o are trying to protect so that you will have plenty now and in the future*H i/o jaust keep L.icntana*s Pflater In i-ontana. The only way v;e can do this is by ;H having the support of each and every water user so that we have 100$ represonta-fH tion of a l l water users* Keraenbor - "Unitod v/fc stand, divided we fal l" , :H In order to facilitate this v»*ork, a branch office of tho State EngineerD • has been eotablishod in Billings and is located In the Roosevelt School Building• on Twanty-third Streot ynd Fourth Avenue Worth* Any time you are in Billings, xmM will appreciate your calling on us»IH Hopinr™ to hear from you in the very near future, I am

• V6x«y truly yours,

B Gerald .r« Oravetam Ass*t Siote .ISngineorB GJ0:ef:t2c• PiS. If you cannot supply us vtlth the lnfonnatlon resiuested, i t ray be that you

H POEM SM~1 [ W IB A STUDY QF MONTANA'1 S WATER RESOURCES 1

H County Z1J.....\..CL ;\l.1.c.>.c:;.i..i.;. Source of Informat ion lji .ii . iJ; ix^J^-.^-'' 'l'J '• IJ ^ g \ ' < mk

Hj 1 * Water User Address 'l •

H 2, Stream Tributary t».... Basin ! •

H 3, Point of Diversion -|- ^ Saction Township Range l| B

H 4 U Descript ion of System X^.!..^l b.£;.>;:.-:.Y.'. ) L ; H . ^ ; . ^ : - ! M

H 5 . Typo of Irrigation t , \ •

H 6B Original Appropriator „ Address i •

H 7. First Use* Year ..Acres Irrigated..... j H

H 8# Maximmi Use: Year... Acres Irrigated ..., , ! B

H 9, Present Use: Year Acres Irrigated \...'ht k l ^ ; , ^ . . ; ^ ; fl

H 10» Last Use; Ysar V/hy Abandoned « ffl

H 11, Condition of System j H

fi 12. Land Description !\li£.\LMjl !.2>.£;.;-- Z c f k , T '.A-J> *R .?.2:..fe ]' I

I WITNESS: Information by ^ ; ; m | SR

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H 10. Last Use: Year Why Abandonee i •

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I Name of Land Owner..l^C.i^CL^l.J.^LLjJ:^..^:^:.! Address i^L^J:.^::::.^.^.^^.::^! B

H Name of Operator }-:u..C:.:.^>.y...:..l Address '^:.^^:i.e...J..:.£.£.'. I

B Part A I9 TO BE FILED BY THOSE OBTAINING IRRIGATION WATER FROM IH A DITCH COMPANY OR IRRIGATION DISTRICT j

H 1. Water is delivered by: /2.CL..:*.7..$?/:.<:. C-.sr.sxa./L...HH ' iVamo oC I'ltch, Ditch Company or District supplying waterflfi *" e / f~ '••">

H 2. State the number of acres you irrigate under this system /....:..<¥/..*£>:... Shares you ho\6....J^l..S.H 3. If you obtain water from more than one Company, give the number of shares, acres irrigated and the name ofH the Company under "Remarks." If you obtain water from a Ditch Company and also have a private system fillH in both Part A and Part B.• Part BI TO BE FILED BY THOSE WHO HAVE A PRIVATE DITCH, PUMP OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM

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| | 4. In what year was this land first irrigated? Date •

M 5. Give the name of the original appropriator (first user): . B

• 6. Give the date appropriated Amount filed on: Miners Inches C. F. S. |

H 7. State the total number of acres irrigated under this system: •

• 8. Give the point of diversion: 14 V& Section Township Range •

I Part C \ I1] TO BE FILED BY ALL WATER USERS IN ADDITION TO PART A OR PART B IB 9. Source of Water: £:;.&:...:7l£Lu<.L.../J~.L.i:.::..tZ r ; IH Name of stream or lake from which water is originally diverted '• ; H

• 10. Water is obtained by: (Check one) Gravity ti Pumping Other j. S

• 11. What is the greatest number of acres you have irrigated? Date i | 9

9 12. How many acres did you irrigate in 19.tL~.. ? (Crop and pasture) /...£.„./..£?.. : \ 9^9 ; \ B9

13. State the total number of additional acres that could be irrigated by increasing the water supply, land level- i 9

ing, etc Z2. This land is under what ditch ? .. :.. .,uv. :...., H

14. How many acres of seeped land do you have which could be drained and put into production? ."17. j •

15. What is the condition of your irrigation system? f^.£-::JC.::f^r:...r. ...„. i H

16. Is your water supply adequate ? Yes No Explain ; B

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