CONTENTS. 11 



Ibrigation from the San Joaquin Rivek — Continued. P«ge. 

 Evolution of water laws in California — Continued. 



The Wright district law 236 



Litigation over water rights on San Joaquin and Fresno rivers and Chowchilla Creek 237 



In the superior court of Fresno County 237 



In the superior court of Madera County 242 



In the superior court of Merced County 245 



In the superior court of Mariposa County 245 



Investigations in the field 246 



Canals on San Joaquin River 246 



Upper San Joaquin River Canal Company 246 



The Aliso Canal 247 



The Chowchilla Canal 247 



TheBlyth Canal 247 



The East Side Canal 247 



The James Canal 248 



The irrigation system of the San Joaquin and Kings River Canal and Irrigation 



Company 248 



Canals on Fresno River 249 



Canals on Chowchilla Creek 250 



Sierra Vista Vineyard Company 250 



Bliss Canal 250 



Distribution of water among canals 250 



Distribution of water among irrigators 252 



Methods of irrigating 253 



Duty of water 254 



Answers to a circular letter of inquiry concerning irrigation matters 254 



Conclusions 255 



Methods of filing and recording claims to water 2-55 



Adjudication of water rights 256 



Influence of the doctrine of riparian rights on the success of irrigation 256 



Stream control 257 



State engineer 257 



Where claims should be recorded 257 



Conservation and use of flood waters, and legislation thereon . . . ■. 257 



Water appropriations from KiNCiS River. By C. E. Grunskv 2.59 



Kings River 259 



Watershed 260 



Valley section of Kings River 261 



Lands irrigated 262 



Tulare Lake 265 



Rainfall and climate 266 



The flow of Kings River 267 



AVater storage 269 



Claims to water 269 



Insufficiency of the record 270 



Water laws and water rights 272 



W^ater-right litigation 276 



Kings River canals 282 



San Joaquin and Kings River Canal 282 



Sanger Flume 283 



Ditches of Centerville Bottoms 283 



Rice Ditch 284 



Jacobie Diteh 284 



The Dunnigan-Byrd Ditch 284 



