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Uriah Wood West Side Irrigation Bill letter, 1878.
MANUSCRIPT SMCII : Box 28 : Folder 5
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Title:
Uriah Wood West Side Irrigation Bill letter, 1878West Side Irrigation Bill letter
Creator/Contributor:
Wood, Uriah., creatorAbstract:
Letter by Uriah Wood to Dr. J. Flint urging support of the West Side Irrigation Bill. Wood stated that Miller and Lux wanted
to delete the land between the San Joaquin River and the San Joaquin and Kings River Canal from the West Side Irrigation District.
Date:
1878 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWest Side Irrigation District.
Irrigation -- California -- San Joaquin Valley
Note:
The West Side Irrigation District was originally established by an act of the California State Legislature on April 3, 1876,
then established again by another act of the Legislature on March 26, 1878. The district's Board of Commissioners had last
met on November 7, 1877; its minutes do not explain what had happened in the interim. The district extended north from Tulare
Lake through Tulare, Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, San Joaquin, and Contra Costa Counties, generally occupying the
San Joaquin Valley west of the San Joaquin River.
West Side Irrigation Bill letter.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
Letter in file folder, 15 x 9 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
MANUSCRIPT SMCII : Box 28 : Folder 5
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.