John Hurley

Goose Lake Valley, California. May 23rd, 1874. Know all men by these presents, that I John Hurley, of Goose Lake Valley, in the County of Modoc, State of California, have on this the Twenty third day of May, A.D. eighteen hundred and seventy four, located and appropriated one hundred inches of the water now running in the creek known as Swearinger's Creek. Said Creek and water claim is situated in Goose Lake Valley in the South end, in the said County of Modoc. Said Water claim consists of the water ditch with capacity of carrying one hundred (100) inches of water. Said ditch leaves the said Creek at a point about one hundred yards below where the present traveled road now crosses the said Creek. Said ditch is now running in a Southerly direction and carries the water on the following described land, to-wit: the East half and S.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of Sec 17, S.E. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of Sec 18, Range 444 N. 14 E.; For the purposes of irrigation and Stock. John Hurley. Filed for Record June 1st 1874 at 45 minutes past 8 o'clock A.M. at request of J. Hulleman and recorded this 17 the day of July, A.D. 1874 at 43 minutes past Eight o'clock A.M. N. FitzGerald, Recorder.