CONTENTS. 9 



Features and water rights of Yuba River, Cal. — Continue*!. page. 

 Storage of water in the Vjasin of Yuba River — Continuefl. 



Fore.st storage 126 



Development of power on Yul)a River 127 



Opinions upon points submitted in circular letter 128 



Appendix 130 



The use of the water of Yuba River. By H. D. H. Connick '. 130 



Browns Valley irrigation district 131 



Practice of irrigation 132 



Duty of water 132 



Irrigation of alfalfa 132 



Irrigation of orchards 133 



Irrigation of hay and grain 133 



Irrigation of corn and strawljerries 134 



Methods used by Sam Sing Company 134 



Loss by seepage and evaporation 134 



Loss by unskillful irrigation and insufficient preparation of land 134 



Measurement , 134 



Season of irrigation 135 



Soil 135 



Effect of irrigation on soil 135 



Effect on health 135 



Value of land 135 



Method of distributing the water 136 



Duty of water around Auburn 136 



Cost of raising olives and peaches 137 



Value of produce .'. - 138 



Cost of raising peaches 138 



Principal ditches and reservoirs in the basin of Yuba River 139 



South Yuba Water Company 139 



The South Yuba Canal system 140 



The sale of water 141 



Value of the projierty 1 42 



Summit Water and Irrigation Company 142 



Kate Hayes Company . ., 144 



North Bloomfield Gravel and Mining Company 145 



Irrigation 147 



Marysville and Nevada Power Company 147 



Canals 147 



Reservoirs ■ 148 



Excelsior Water and ilining Company 148 



Rough and Ready Ditch 149 



New Town Ditch 149 



Woods Ravine Ditch 149 



Pleasant Valley Ditch 150 



Ousley Bar Dit«h 150 



Farm Ditch 150 



Spenceville Ditch 150 



Dams 151 



Reservoirs 151 



Rights in Deer Creek •■ 151 



• Water rights in South Yuba 152 



New Blue Point Mining Company's ditch 152 



Power stations in the basin of Yuba River 153 



