James R. Ferguson
T48N R14E S25 E half SE quarter Sec 25 (use and diversion); near East line of SE quarter Sec 25 (dam)
high confidence
Claim Details
- Filed
- March 03, 1898
- Recorded
- March 04, 1898
- Recorder
- J.W. Gibbins
- Type
- Appropriation
Water Source
- Source
- Badger Canyon (stream)
- Size
- 60.0 miner's inches
- Purpose
- Irrigation, Agriculture, Domestic, Stock
- Diversion
- Dam, Ditch
Use Location
E half SE quarter Sec 25, T48N R14E MDM. Dam where stream issues from Badger Canyon into land, about 80 yards above small grove of balm or cottonwood trees. Ditch 3 ft top, 2 ft bottom, 10 inches deep, grade 1/4 inch per rod, leading NW.
State Database (eWRIMS)
Potential match
This water right may match a record in eWRIMS, but the similarity is not strong enough for a confident match (48% confidence).
- Current owner
- FARREL STERNES
- Right type
- Statement of Div and Use
- Status
- Claimed
- Face value
- 0.0 Acre-feet per Year
- eWRIMS source
- BADGER CREEK
- Application #
- S015754
Other Claims at This Location (3)
T48N R14E S25 E half SE quarter Sec 25 (use and diversion); near East line of SE quarter Sec 25 (dam) — 0 matched, 0 not in eWRIMS
Transcription (may be incomplete)
Notice. Is hereby given that I, James R. Ferguson, claim the water flowing in Badger Canyon to the extent of Sixty Inches measured under a four inch pressure...
Source Photos
From: Modoc County Water Claims Book 1
— Page 327
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Notes: Signed as 'Appropriator' rather than 'Claimant'. Precise grade specification (1/4 inch per rod). Landmark: grove of balm or cottonwood trees. Recorded at request of J.F. Harris. T48N is near Oregon border.