John M. Bordwell
T40N R17E S31,32
high confidence
Claim Details
- Filed
- December 29, 1913
- Recorded
- December 29, 1913
- Recorder
- T.H. Ballard
- Type
- Appropriation
Water Source
- Source
- North Fork of Emerson Creek
- Size
- 200.0 miner's inches
- Purpose
- Irrigation
- Diversion
- Ditch
Use Location
SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 32, and S 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Sec 31, T40N R17E M.D.M. (160 acres)
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 (40% confidence).
- Current owner
- GROVE LAND & LIVESTOCK
- Right type
- Stockpond
- Status
- Certified
- Face value
- 3.0 Acre-feet per Year
- eWRIMS source
- EMERSON CREEK
- Application #
- C005153
Other Claims at This Location (7)
T40N R17E S31,32 — 3 matched, 2 not in eWRIMS
Wm. J. Carroll
1872
Potential
Wesley J. Smith
1873
Matched
Stephen Whittlesey
1874
Matched
R.E. Raine
1877
Potential
Jesse Parman & M.J. Geeson
1878
Not in ewrims
H.E. Powers
1907
Not in ewrims
John W. Brown
1913
Matched
Transcription
John M. Bordwell. Water claim. Notice. Know all men by these presents that I, John M. Bordwell of Surprise Vally Siskiyou County California claim two hundred 200 inches of water now running out of the North Fork of amerson Creek in Surprise Vally and in the ditch owned by me and used by me since August 1st. 1868.
Source Photos
From: Modoc County Water Claims Book 2
— Page 250
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Notes: SISKIYOU TRANSCRIPTION. North Fork of Emerson Creek (Bordwell spells it 'amerson'). Claims use since August 1, 1868 — PRE-DATES Brown's 1872 claim on same creek! One of the EARLIEST use dates in the entire record. 160 acres. Original dated April 1872 (but use since 1868). Filed at request of J.M. Bordwell, May 6, 1872. Recorded May 9, 1872 by John V. Brown, Recorder, F.R. Hogeboom Deputy. Siskiyou Book 1 Water Rights page 4 — very early entry in Siskiyou water rights book! Certified by Eugene Dowling, Dec 22, 1913. Recorded in Modoc at request of A.K. Wylie, Dec 29, 1913. A.K. Wylie systematically transcribing Emerson Creek claims.