NOTICE OF APPROPRIATION OF WATER. hereby claim all the water in a spring Commonly called Nelson Spring located about 5 miles south east of My homestead in the county of Modoc, State of California. measured under a four-inch pressure.
Notes: O'Connell claim #1 — claims 'all the water' from Nelson Spring, 5 miles SE of homestead. Notice on stake. Three witnesses: Miss Mary Wells, Wm Brodley, Florence McAnliffe. Filed at 2:25 PM. Homesteader systematically claiming every water source near his land.