1904 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



165 



From discussions with railroad offi- 

 cials and the people of the valley, the 

 conclusion is believed to be fair that with 

 a general development of the valley by 

 the federal government transportation 

 facilities will be greatly improved and 

 railroad connections established with the 

 south, which is the natural outlet of the 

 valley, connecting with southern Cali- 

 fornia points. The work in the moun- 



reservoir sites of large capacity on this 

 stream for the regulation of the water 

 supply and the extension of irrigated 

 areas. 



At the time this report was made all 

 the canals on King's River associated 

 themselves in an organization known as 

 the King's River Storage Association. 

 The platform on which they stood was 

 to the effect that they had been spend - 



UPPER DRAINAGE BASIN OF KING'S RIVER. 



tainous portion of the district has been 

 discontinued owing to the winter season , 

 but will be renewed in the early summer. 

 King's River. The U. S. Geological 

 Survey has made extensive investiga- 

 tions of the drainage basin of King's 

 River and the lands irrigated therefrom. 

 A report has been published under the 

 title ' ' Storage of Water on King's River, 

 by J. B. lyippincott. ' ' This report points 

 out the possibilities of utilizing certain 



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about $40,000 a year in lawsuits 

 over these waters, and they considered 

 it more desirable to construct works to 

 increase the water supply than to liti- 

 gate over the natural flow. The great 

 result which this association accom- 

 plished was to reach an amicable agree- 

 ment among themselves for the proper 

 division of this water. Schedules have 

 been arranged which determine the di- 

 vision of waters under all varying vol- 



