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Wyoming Water Rights and Immigration Drive
A Wyoming water rights primer explains the Board of Control, water divisions, and district Water Commissioners who police distribution. It details filing a survey, maps, and an application to the State Engineer for ditch construction and proper application of water to land. The article notes that priority assigns beneficial use, and cites Basin, Wyoming, as a contact. It then discusses the 1911 State Board of Immigration funding to advertise Wyoming to homeseekers, the plan to attend land shows, and anticipated rising land values as settlement expands. It also highlights irrigation development around the Big Horn river with canals serving the basin and calling for continued coverage on page twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gineer
Board of Control
Wyoming
Basin
Ralph Hooer
Supt. Water Division No
State Board of Immigration
Board of Immigration
West
Thorugh
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
State Land Board
Big Horn
Big Horn Basin