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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
4
State Engineer’s office in Salt Lake City announces an application by a private party to divert 614 cubic feet per second of Rock Creek water from a canal in Sanpete County Utah for irrigation of 20 acres. Protests must be filed within thirty days after publication.
The document notes an application under Utah law to appropriate 3 cubic feet per second of Beaver Creek water in Uintah County Utah. The diversion point lies near the northwest corner of a specified township, with flow to extend through an expanded canal system across multiple townships and ranges, spanning April 1 to November 1 each year for irrigation of hundreds of acres.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a protest against a grant process. It references official offices and a thirty day window after complaint, with mentions of first publication October and another date in November. Names and precise actions are uncertain due to garbled text.
Notice is given that Benedict has applied per Chapter 168 Session Laws of Utah to appropriate 80 cubic feet per second of water from Drylis tahh creek in Salt Lake County Utah. The project would convey water to Pryork canal and extend 60 000 feet to irrigate 143 720 acres across multiple sections. Protests must be filed in duplicate within 30 days after publication. Public notices dated October 16 and November 1, 1904.
Notice from the State Engineers Office Salt Lake City Utah dated Sept 25 1908 notifying the Dry Circle Irrigation Company of an application to appropriate four and four tenths cubic feet per second of water from the Utah River in Seventy County for irrigation and domestic use from April to September annually with conveyance by a canal and a thirty day period for objections including a sworn statement and duplicate affidavits due within thirty days of notice with publication dates October 16 and November 16.
Notice from the State Engineers Office Salt Lake City Utah dated December 12 1903 announces that E L Gum and others of Myton Utah have filed an appropriation application under Utah law to divert 820 acre feet of winter water from Five Mile Flat Wasatch County Utah. Water may be stored during January 1 to December 31 each year and released for irrigation on land described in sections 28 and 10 township 4 south range 1 west in Utah, with further terms and deadlines for supporting documents and duplicate affidavits.
State Engineer notices that Charles IT Judi of Tos Logelos California has applied under Utah law to appropriate two tenths of a cubic foot per second from Powder Spring Water in Salt Lake County for domestic and stock use. Protest forms must be filed within thirty days of publication. Publication dates are October 16 and November 1905.
State Engineers of Salt Lake City note a permit request dated September 2s 108 for the diversion of sixty eight cubic feet per second of Uintah River water. The plan runs 2 772 feet east of the Section 6 corner and points to a location near Whitrock Creek with a 15 minute west bearing.
Notice of a land and water right application covering 4 700 acres in several townships and ranges. Includes use for irrigation and domestic water, with a thirty day protest period and filing requirements to the State Engineer. Publication dates listed as October 16 and November 16.
Legal notice from C Y Meine Superintendent of Indian Service requests changes to the irrigation water diversion point for a tract in Uintah and Duchesne areas Utah. Protests must be affidavited and filed by the stated deadline with the State Engineer. Publication dates listed October 16 and November 16.
State Engineer announces Chorwald Andeusson of Feral Utah applies under Utah laws to appropriate 500 acre feet of water from Inep Creek Uintah County. Water to be stored in a reservoir in section 27 township 8 south range 1 east Salt Lake base, released to irrigate 100 acres via 750 foot pipeline. Protests with reasons must be sworn and filed within thirty days after publication.
State Sightses Office in Salt Lake City reports Abner Eicheus has applied under Chapter 108 Utah law to appropriate irrigation of 1410 cubic feet per second from an unnamed spring in Uintah County. The point of diversion lies near Section 29 in Township 2 South Range 24 East, with a 600 foot north offset. Protests must be filed within thirty days after publication, official date October 16, publication November 16.
Department of the interior notice states Alma G Ander of Miener Utah filed for land Lot 7 and 8 Sec 9 T? R21 S, and Lot 34 SW14 NLY NL BEM Sec 9 T? R21 S. additional to said Hol No 14950. witnesses Clarente Bird Ephraim Green Charles Shannon David E Brown. hearing before Register November 7.
Notice is given that A Car roll of Lert Ducheane, btah, with entry for the SE 4g NE by ant NEL Sl, Section 7, Township 38, Range 1 f Lintah Special Meridian, intends to make final proof to establish a land claim. The hearing will be before the Rector and receiver at Vernal Utah on November 7, 1999. Claimants named Ammons Neynolda, Bert L Smith, Heber.
Timothy and John McDermaid of Fort Duchesne are listed in a curious regional notation with unclear affiliations. The fragment references two individuals and a place, without clear event or outcome.
A Utah Secretary of State notice reports a legislative resolution proposing an amendment to Section 8 of Article 9 of the state constitution. It outlines creating new counties from existing ones and redefining county borders, with election processes for voter approval at the next general election. The document is dated August 24, 1908, Salt Lake City.
Be it readolved and enacted by the legislature of the State of Utah Two Thirds of the Members thereof Concurring therein Section 1 hat the following proposition to amend the Constitution of the State of Utah is herein submitted to the qualified electors of the State for their approval or disapproval name Shat Section 4 Article 18 of the Constitution of Utah be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows Provision 4 All mines and mining claims both placer and rock in place containing bearing gold silver copper land coal or other valuable mineral deposits after purchase thereat from the United States shall be taxed at the price paid the United States therefor unless the surface ground or some part thereof of such mine or claim is used or other than mining purposes and has a separate and independent value for such other purposes in which case such part or ground or any part thereof used for other than mining purposes shall be taxed at its value for each other purposes and provided by law And all the machinery needed in min
Official notice records Utah Secretary of State certifying a proposed amendment to Article 18 Section 4 of the Utah Constitution. The measure would tax mining machinery and improvements and require publication in newspapers statewide for two months before the next general election. The document bears the state seal and date August 24, 1908.
A proposed amendment to Section 7 of Article VII of Utah’s Constitution seeks to set state property tax rates for general state purposes, district and high school funds, with caps per dollar of valuation. It calls for public submission to voters at the next general election, with a 1909 January effective date if adopted. The secretary of state certifies the full document and its submission details.
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