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<br />In <br /> <br />~"1 <br />~ <br /> <br />Right of way for the reservoir involves only four land <br /> <br />o~~erships and one active coal lease on Government land <br /> <br />expiring on ~ugust 6, 1943. Several 40-acre tracts in the <br /> <br />vicinity of the dam site are public land and have been with- <br /> <br />dra~~ from entry for the reservoir. <br /> <br />Two o~~erships include all the irrigated land and in <br /> <br />addition several adjoining 40's used for pasture which should <br /> <br />be acquired as they would not be usable without the irrigated <br /> <br />areas. The other two ownerships cover 40-acre tracts, both <br /> <br />of Which should be acquired. <br /> <br />The total area of private land which should be acquired <br /> <br />for a reservoir of 10,000-acre-feet capacity is 880 acres, of <br /> <br />which 217 acres are irrigated, mostly for hay, grain and pasture. <br /> <br />Improvements consist of one set of farm buildings, a one-room <br /> <br />school, nine temporary buildings, five of which are dwellings, <br /> <br />and one coal tipple ovmed by Henry Zieseniss on leased Government <br /> <br />land. One small power line and two telephone lines cross the <br /> <br />reservoir site. <br /> <br />.59 <br />