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Vol.. 27. NO 31Bakersfield, Kern County, Cal„ Saturday, July 30, 1892Price 6 Cents.1 BIG ABSTRACT.-All intricate Chain of Titles Made Plain.The Most Extensive mid Involved . Picco of Work Ever Done In Kern County.This week Houghton Lightner Unbilled an abstract of all the water rights appertaining to Kern river, beginning with 1860, when the first canals were located, and extending to-,the present date.This Includes every record connected with the diversion of water from item river, in the mountains as well as the valley, and is divided Into four parts, namely: the South Fork region, the .North Fork, Kern river in the mountains between the forks and the canyon,The Encampment of the Southern California association has been In Ventura over since Tuesday July 19th, and has been in every way successful.The order of exercises has been as follows: Tuesday, July 19, going intoc assignment of quarters, etc.Wednesday, format opening of cam]) with morning gun; reveille; guard-mount; drill; dress-purade, etc., to be continued dally during the entire session. In the evening, formal address of welcome by the Muyor of Ventura;and the appropriations and locations in the vulley between theG. A. R.byresponse by the commander of the asso-* Eu.H Miller of Ban Diego; nd-ciutlott, j-.u. n uiuierm sun mcgo; uu-dress or welcome to the (1. A. K. by Gen. Vundover; close with dance.Thursday, July 21. G. A. It. day; entertainment under matingeiiient of (Jusldng Post No. 44; fishing, boating bathing, etc.Friday. Ventura day. The townspeople made this very inUyesUiig to the association(Saturday. Public parade by military, H.a canyon and the lakes.The abstract is bound in twelve hooks, aggregating 2500 pages, and is a model of neatness and thoroughness, m it well may lie, coming from this firm, which In this case has exercised -especial care.Jt hits required six months time to complete this abstract, anil as many as twelve persons have been engaged in the work at once.Its Intricate nature is shown by the fact that not only the records in the County Recorder's office have been gone through, hut all the acts of the Supervisors silting as a Hoard of Water Commissioners have been Investigated, the records of swamp and overllowed lands carefully searched, and hi addition private agreements not of record have been hunted up and Incorporated where they properly belong in the chain of title.This makes a complete history of the water rights of Kern river and it could not have been collaborated only for the intimate personal knowledge of these canal enterprises acquired by that firm . through long residence here.In round numbers, there have been found 300 appropriations, 70 canals located below the mouth of the canyon anil 60 above it, and nearly 1QCK) owners.Each canal has been segregated ami its history given by itself in every ease where has been a change In titles And to prove tho correctness of this abstract it has been checked back page, by page and book by book with as ■ much euro as in a commercial bookkeeper’s trial balance.The Farmers’ canal shows the most changes of all which required 204 page6 of the abstract to detail.In the record there tire comprised the results of 250 suits at luw and the settlement of thirteen different estates enter into the matter.This is by nil odds the largest, most intricate ami comprehensive abstract ever made in Kern county, and the firm of Houghton Llghtner deserves especial credit for the energy and thoroughness with which it hits done a work ol such magnitude.civic societies, public schools, G. A. This was one of the grand features of the occasion. Bull In tho evenlug by tho Native Sons and Daughters Sunday, July 24. Memoriul day; special services in Armory Hall at 2 nVltK^k: llamas of all itfimmdpn whoo’clock; names of all comrades who have died since the lust encampment were read and befitting addresses to their memory made by living com-rudca.Monday. W. B. O. day, under the management of the W. It. C. officers of the associutiad, assisted by tho Ventura corns.Tuesday, July 26.Interesting Tallies Compiled From Actual Data.cost and great expense of maintaining, experience having demonstrated, beyond all question, that for small tracts e* of centrifugal pumps Is by farthe use ________ D... ,.......the ciieapeat. Our figures will showthat the running expenses necessary to deliver the water on the land will bo less with pumping machines than with canals.Assuming that one-seventh of oneNative Sons Will Celebrate Adinisson Bay.Water Charges and Construction;miners Inch constant How, for six fWflnor Aero Wltli | months, is the quantity of water re-toBts pei Acre, v itli Estimates , f.ujrej lllHj figuring on tho machinery for Pumping Plants. j being in duplicate, so that in case of _i accident one-half only of tho plant willI bo Htopped, would inuko the total cost Hie fact of the extensive use of I 0flt first-class plant, to rnise 32,000 gal-watcr, by canals, for Irrigating pur*1 tons per minute twenty-J.ve feet high, noses in this state, has created a pop- $80,000. and the ojtenUng cxpetiRCfl uluropinion with the general publicthat it is the only feasible way to irri- Illtcrea; ,,t.r on ,TOi000 (cort of pump.gate, and tho lund could not he Irrl-1I'xr.p'*1}1)*» t*r-*unt........... ....? l,soon , .... . Chief euKiiieiT, salary for thvwhalQ year,gated profitably if tho water was Sm-ona mini hoc r, salary for Mx moutlu... pumped into the irrigation ditches, In- ‘ aifa^S*stead of being brought, perhaps liun- ix»i.aoootcnw@M, for six won tbs'ran.. w,ooo , , . I Ufprt-cJntioii In value ol pliuu, jn-r year.. 1,000dreds of miles, through expensive1Outline of tho Plan of Exercises Which Will Last for Three Days.canals. This Is not the case, however, as can be proven by the large number' w am ins thetehd oxnem of small pumping plants «liTch are ir-; *kSr n .A S of C rl gating profitably orchards located in : 111fir spflHOI1 „f h1x MmMth all oour leading state, such as infruit sections in the.Annual electionof officers for the ensiling year, wltli a pleasant programme in tlio evening;Total running expenses per year........$22,600$22,500 -7- 25,000 acres — 00 cents, sense of pumping land for the summer season of six months, tho Kni.in f'idi-u «nlt;. ' The following would be tlio yearly tilO bfltilft vuini| SflC- ritnnimr If the wiitorluid (O horumen to, Yolo, and other counties, and g aft1? feet hlirlrwhere, in some cases, the water has to « JS!bejumped as high as ninety feet. . li”( 1 iTho following figures Will show the riilb- Mutineer, salary for tho whole year, exact cost per uere, per year, of irrlgat- tcconi* el,*ln!JBr; tnlVy utr*lx *»«»»••• ,it,.* i.. 1 tinviiinli /««nil in Kmir firemen, aulnry fur six inomhs....... 1.400ing ji tth Water brought through canals, 0lli Wlllftei WCKr ,lIHi (cur.................. tmoas charged by some of tho leading irri- coal, -woo ions lt;eb *». fnr six months’ rim.. 32,ooogntton companies located in the south- ntpTcci«tlon in'value of plnut, per yenr..^ jbisrern part ol tho state; also, the water, Totui miming uxpenscs, per year $11,000tSm^VSSSSl^Cliro n Blcr. niw» nnn nf lmirl frir I ho ulimliiPI’ sUMlftnllAbout a month ago Visalia Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, decided to celebrate Admission Day, September 19th, in a proper and fitting manner.Invitations were sent to alt tho Native Sons’ parlors In the Sun Joaquin valley to participate In the celebration. Colonel Fred Crocker of the Southern Pacific was written to regarding railroad rates. It is probable that a one-fare rate for the round trip will be given.The celebration, ay outlined, will commence on Thursday evening, September 8th, by a torchlight procession and thejreeepllou of Native Sons from a distance. After a good night’s rest the celebration proper will ho inaugurated on Friday morning, Admission. Day,when a grand ana ’ '....... J'will take place.dancing.Wednesday. Santa Barbara day; excursion to that place.Thursday, July 28. Break camp.One hundred and filty-llve Veterans registered the first day, and there have been new arrivals every day since. They a re encamped on tlio pluzu, and are enjoy iugft lie co in forts of tho situation in a very thorough manner.Main street and many private residences and grounds are handsomelyornamented with bunting unlt;1 Inscriptions bearing the legend ~ ”. . „ Wolcome,:are to bo situ in everv direction,Hon. Truxtun Beale.Tho President has nominated our Kern county neighbor, Truxtun Beale, to bo Minister to Greece, His brother-in-law, Count BakmetelT, represents the Russian government at Athens, so that tho surroundings will be much pleasanter than at Teheran. The nomlnatlou must bo considered as a promotion and it must he conceded that it lias been well earned.It Is understood that ho gave great satisfaction hi the State department in the administration of his duties in Persia. His dispatches to tho State department were exceptionally good and lie Is said to have instituted some reforms in Persia that have resulted udvattiageously to Americans residing theruund they took occasion to testify their appreciation to the State department,Athens has brilliant and intellectual2.5.3*15 a.n t grc*5 2?*0, ► nIr92: Pi of; *s : a-: *gg: ; gggpgone acre of land for the summer season of six months,| The above figures in regard to pumping are n high estimate and could, in , most eases, lie reduced in actual prac-1 lice. In many narts of the state water ■ power is available as a motive power to drive the pumps, which, by its use,; would greatly reduce the running ex-. pcnscH of plant.{ The ndtiers' inch referred to in this article is for an inch taken under a j head of four inches, and represents 11 (low of nine gallons netr minute. The , reason for using the inch in tills article 'Is that it Is the standard of mcasur-ment with the companies mentioned.The above Interesting tables and estimates arc taken from a pumplilet pub-fished by tire San Frunelscovrool Com-imny, and are replete with valuable information.Raisin Acreage.| William Harvey lias compiled from a book issued by the California Directory company, the sum total of owners ! and acres of raisin vinca In Decentbei1891. This figures as follows:Comity. ; From 1 I AlumciluRuttu. .Ctl«»ii........ContrM f 'tutiiAcres. 01.101X1',By taking the average of the above Kl i»urnlt;U«mv.aiuounlof water used per acre is sped- |.„'H AnfrwW’ lledlh will lie found that it comes to Mi-rmt... . one-sevenlh of one miners* inch con-making a total of 2W),!i40 U. B. gallons h-.ii ikruunilau ..... ’diesociety and wliilu not as expensivo as l per acre, ora total of eleven Indies in §*» •• .......tlio Persian (kan-t. afters social ndvan- .Utx-nil nn t.hn lntiH onr-h 9?II *‘.11 l.s. UWepCL.....Bear Mountain Sox and Lumber Co.This firm, composed of S. I*. Suxton, W. F. Lloyd and C. R, Lloyd, has just completed a sawmill on tho southern slope of Bear Mountain, and linn opened ajgood road, woven miles long, from there to tho railroad at Keeno.They are all well known lumbermen. 8. P. Saxton Is a native of Madison, Ohio, and is a capitalist who Is making largo Investments on the Paclfio coast. He Is so plcosed with the outlook of Kern county, that ho has become a resident.The Lloyd brothers were contractors in Los Angeles for seven years, and have been identified wltli Kern county fortlie past live years.furnished at S .._______________ ____mill is arraged and supplied with every Improved facility for manufacturing lumber. A specialty will be raudc or raisin trays, sweat boxes and plain box lumber.There are twelve men constantly om-tloyeri, and the mill has a dally capuo-ty of 20,006 feet of lumber, board measure,These parties control about ten sections of heavily timbered land, the major portion of which they own.imposing parade The vurlous NativeSons parlors, besides military and civic'... ^ ^ ... ...societies, fir*! departments, etc., will ]»ar-tieipatein the procession, which prom-'■ * ^------is virgin forest, and has never been touched with an axe, and will give abundant supply for ycarb to come.These gentlemen. In starting a new enterprise, and Investing their moans heavily in Kern county, deserve and will undoubtedly receive he...Gy sup. port from our people.IsuB to bo the best over given ill Visalia. Several bands of music will furnish music for the parade. A number of floats, indicative of the order, California and Tulare county, will bo conspicuous features of the parade. The Native Hons* delegations will also have prominent places In lino.T11 the afternoon appropriate literary and musical exercises will be given at some place not as yet designate!!, probably in a grave. In tiie evening a grand ball will be given In the Armory hull. Tho dance will Is) preceded by u fancy military drill of Visalia Native Sons and Young ladies.Tho following day, Saturday, will bo devoted to receptions. lt;Visalia parlorwill hold a reception in Armory Imll. EsChsehollzia parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, of Hanford, will hold a reception in tho Native; 8otin’I mil in the Wllklnskl building. A number ot entertain men ts will be given, arid the guests within our gates will be assured of u merry llmo. In tho evening a grand display of fireworks will bo given. There wlIf be other features, as yet not definitely known No pains nor expense a ill be spared to make the celebration tlio best ever given In this city. Visitors will bo hospitably entertained, and they will reLuni home pleased with their stay In this city.The decoration committee Intend to make the city have a holiday appearance, and the decorations promise to be lavish and In excellent tasteThe Native Sons have been assured of a large utlcmhince of brethren from a distance.—Vlsulla Delta.A New Reach.C. A. Maul has discovered u new variety of pouch in Ida orchard. TwTlio lumber Is of the quality of that Banger aim Madera ThoItPersonal. ,T. A. Wells of .Delano arrived in town Monday.Henry Boh mi came down from Glcunvlltc on Saturday.D. B. Jerrue rehirnod from a trip to Catalina island on Saturday.A, J. MnUby cnmo down from his miner near White rlvoron Monday.N. 1*. l’eteraon of Korn villa arrived here Monday on route to Shusta county. 1Mrs. Kerning and her daughter MissJeuido left for Tehuuhlua on Monday for a two or three weeks visit amongtheir many friends.8 W. Fergussou, R. Frlssello and C. Sohlniedte went south Mondayoven ing for a pleasure tour. From Los Angeles or some port along the coast they Intend to beard a steamer, and sail nojHbjTrobubly'iW far as Portland, Oregon. They expect to return here the first week iu AugUBt.AV. H, Davenport, freigiit agent of tho Union Fooilio system, and W. H. Hamilton, general ugetit of tho Chicago and Nortliwesteni. both lo* (mU'd at Los Angeles, arrived hereBunday to In vest! gale the fruit supply of Kern, being anxious lo got a shuro of It for shipment over their lines.After 8earancl Meaning Businces.llarry Babcock and Fred Butler of Bun Frunelaeo, men who havo hunted In many lands, urrived hero last week ami went up to 8an Ktnigtllo to hunt grizzly bears. Thov both are keen and veteran sno its men and mean bUKiness.
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The Weekly Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Sat, Jul 30, 1892
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