NOTICE OF APPROPRIATION OF WATER. CAL. C.C. secs, 1410-1422. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of california respecting water rights, the undersigned, has appropriated, and hereby claim all the water flowing in the Gulch due east of My Homestead and in sec 14 Twp. 42 N.R. 13 East M.D.M.
Notes: Claims ALL water in gulch — no specific quantity. 'R.E.L.' initials — possibly Robert E. Lee related name (Civil War era naming). Cal. C.C. secs 1410-1422 reference at top — California Civil Code water appropriation sections. Notice posted on a Stake. Conduct from gulch SW 1/2 mile to homestead. No witnesses listed. Dated Sept 25, 1912. Filed Oct 2. Signed T.H. Ballard.