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vide- the Stall- int.. four water di\ i-ion* : The 

 Hr-l to con-i-l of all lands drained lathe North 



nii<i South I'lattcaml Bnftke ( tributary ol 



men rivers and their tributaries ; (hewoood^of 

 Und* drained by the tributaries of tin- Yellow- 

 stone ami Missouri rivers north of tin- North 

 IMatte and cast of the Minimi! of the Mi^ Horn 

 mountains; tin- third, of hinds drained lathe 

 Ilig Horn ri\er and it- tributaries; die fourth, 

 of lands drained liy tin- (liven, Hear, and Snake 

 ri\er- and 'he tributaries thereof, except Snake 

 ri \er.a trilmtaryof Green river, and its tribu- 

 taries. The Snake river of the. fourth division 

 is marked on the maps with a second name, the 

 Shoshoiie. Kach division is to have a -uperin- 

 teiident, who shall report to the State Kngincer, 

 and the. four constitute with him a board of con- 

 trol. Measurements and calculations are fir-t to 

 lie made by the engineer for the discharge of 

 streams, beginning with those most used for 

 irrigation or other beneficial purposes. Facts 

 are to be collected ami surveys made to deter- 

 mine the most suitable locations for con-t rurtin;: 

 works for utilizing the water of the State and to 

 ascertain the location of the lands best suited for 

 irrigation. The division superintendents are to 

 make reports regarding the amount of water 

 -ary to supply all the ditches, canals, and 

 reservoirs of the districts, the amount, actually 

 coining into the district, whether it is on the in- 

 crease or on the decrease, and what ditches, 

 canals, and reservoirs are without their propel- 

 supply. If it shall appear that water is received 

 by any ono of these in any division of his dis- 

 trict whose claim post-dates that of the ditch, 

 canal, or reservoir in another district HS ascer- 

 tained from his register, he shall at once order 

 the post-dated one shut down and the water 

 given to the elder, his orders being at all times 

 directed to the enforcement of priority of ap- 

 propriation. 



Other sections of the act provide for the de- 

 termination of priorities of riirht. prcscrilw the 

 method of adjudication in disputed cases, the 

 method of action in cases of application from 

 persons, associations, or corporations desiring to 

 construct new distributing works or enlarge old 

 ones; and the legal standard for the measure- 

 ment of water, lx>th for the purpose of determin- 

 ing the How in natural streams and for distribut- 

 ing water therefrom, is made a cubic foot of 

 water per second of time. 



Some question having arisen a- to the legality 

 of t he election of Sept. 11, 181N>. u the 



county and precinct olhYers and their terms of 

 office, the Legislature passed an act declaring 

 that since the election was called by the Governor 

 and the several board .-of county commissioners, 

 and the electors voted in good faith, it should be 

 recognized as |e<;al, and the term- of ofliee of 

 the county and pivcinct olV. i>rc-eriU'd. 



The < oliimblan Exposition. I .. l..-isla- 

 ture, by an act approved Jan. 1". ,t d a 



board of commissioners for th. n. to 



consist of five members, one of whom should In- 

 the State Kngincer. They w. re to hold "flice till 

 Jan. 1. 1SH4. and to j:i\e l.nd- in $.V<MHl each. 

 An appropriation of $30.000 wa* made for the 

 expenses of the State exhibit, and it was iip>- 

 vided that not more than $1<).<HO should \e 

 drawn in each of the \.-ars 1-JU. 1 -!.'. ai 



.ut of any fund-, in th* Slut.- trustify for this 

 pur|M.se. Tin- commission WM aulh n/..l. if it 

 should ! deemed advisable, to r.. t ik 

 buihling at a <-.mt not to exceed $iuo<*i. .,r. if it 

 ohonld M-CIII for tin- b.ft interests i.f tl,.- Mir. 

 to unite with H.IIH- n. ih boring > 



it of a building to be UMO jointly. And 



lit the cloM- of t: n the COtnilHMlion i 



to have power to n-ll th<- buiidiin;. " r 

 of the State in the j 



i ley to the State treuury. Ti 



of the commissioners was fixed at f5 a day 

 for time actually employed, and expenses neces- 

 sarily incurred, provided that 1:0 pul,|n 

 should receive lullher lli.i: 



regular salary and hi- expense*. 



The commission d*cid<d u|.on a aeparate build- 

 ing for the State, and had plans dniwn f- 

 to be built in IMKi. These plan- wer<- iheflrrt 

 to lie approved by the expo-itji.n aiithoritim. 

 The exterior will be an imitation of -tone. Tin- 

 interior will have a main hall 24 bv -41) ,' t. with 

 two offices on the first floor, and sitting nnd toi- 

 let rooms above. The furnishing of the build- 

 ing and the money required to arm up- tin- o*,|- 

 lective display are expected to be pmvidid b> 

 popular wibscription. The exhibit of mining 

 products and the like will include a great variety 

 of specimens gold, silver, copper, tin. iron, alu- 

 minum, sulphur, borax, soda. a*be5to*. graphite, 

 kaolin, grinding, polishing, and lithograph - 

 coal, coke, illuminating and lubricating oils, and 

 natural gas. The commission exnect to put on 

 exhibition alsosj>ecimcngof tools for both placer 

 and underground mining, machinery for mimnc 

 and handling coal, and dumping, drawing, and 

 ventilating apparatus, together with map-, im <l- 

 els, and picture- to illustrate the mineral and 

 geological dejiosits of the State. The '"iiunitlcr 

 on Agriculture design to have, in addition tu 

 the specimens of their department. dingrnm and 



Slans of irrigation works and maj* of irrigation 

 istricts. '1 hey also offer prizes for superior 

 grains, grasses, and garden 



Irrigation. ' ulletin issued in Au- 



gust L r i\(- the following figur. - i: ir- 



rigation in \V\oiniiig: There are 1.JMT farm 

 that are irrigattd, out of a total numl 

 .{,2-47. The total acres of land to these -1.917 

 farms is 1 .508.MO. u|x>n which imp- 

 by irrigation in the year 1MH. In mldit: 

 the irrigation an-a fn>m which crops were cut <-r 

 gathered, there were approximate! v24< 

 Irrigated fr grazing purjiose*. The avenue of 

 fn-t < t of wat. r rij;ht i- ^0.62 an aiTe: and the 

 average ,-t of pre|Miring the il for cult ixatkw. 

 including the pun-hu- be land, i- - 



an acre. The average prvx-nt value of the irri- 

 gated land of the Slate, including build 



ited as $31.20 M\ n ! n j>|r- 



in profit, lees co*t of building!', 



igo annini 



cent- an aen-. whu h. didiicti-d fnitn tln vaitt* Of 

 pHMiuets. leave* an average annual rrturn of 

 $7.1 an u 



ln.li.il. I.and*.-In <) -* 



ttpix'inted by tin S Interior to 



iii-giiliale with the Sboebone anil A|wno* Io- 

 dian- -'' " f " I*' 1 



Winil UP "."H fjfrrtr. [ *CrWS 



with the I. Pr which they cede lo tb 



