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<br />/ <br /> <br />HI ll'i i' 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />locate the underlying rock barriers and "in-place" auger hole permea- <br /> <br />bility tests to evaluate the drainage capabilities of the soil. On lands <br /> <br />presently irrigated, the poorer land classes will be reanalyzed and prob- <br /> <br />lem areas will be rechecked to see if alkali and saline conditions have <br /> <br />changed since the earlier classification. The drainage work will extend <br /> <br />into the 1967 field season, 60 it will be about a year from now before a <br /> <br />decision can be made on the lands and acreages suitable for service by the <br /> <br />project. <br /> <br />The Regional Director and Project Manager met with Colorado and <br /> <br />Wyoming officials and local sponsors of the Savery-Pot Hook project on <br /> <br />July 20, 196~to inform them on the progress of investigations and to <br /> <br />discuss problems or questions connected with project development. The <br /> <br />main items of concern discussed in the meeting were the determination of <br /> <br />proper farm size, the application of the 160-acre limitation, and the <br /> <br />adequacy of the cadastral surveys in the area. A followup meeting is <br /> <br />planned with conservancy district officials to discuss analysis pro- <br /> <br />cedures and economic factors involved in the determination of family <br /> <br />farm size. The cadastral survey problem is apparently one of land owner- <br /> <br />ship identification, which results from resurveys deviating from estab- <br /> <br />lished fence and)(oad lines and the inadequacy of the monumentation in <br /> <br />some areas. Much of this problem can be corrected qy better identifica- <br /> <br />tion on maps of the location of existing section and quarter-section <br /> <br />corners. There are a number of townships with only rock corners estab- <br /> <br />lished in the 1890's which should be resurveyed. An early meeting with <br /> <br />the Bureau of Land Management is being arranged.to work out a solution <br /> <br />to this problem. <br /> <br />9 <br />