Water
Series
Identifier: IX
Scope and Contents
Preston Nutter's efforts to control water sources on the Arizona Strip are documented in Boxes 22-23 and Boxes 49-53. Materials concerning water sources on the Utah range, including the Nine Mile Ranch and Range Valley, are filed in Boxes 54-57. The records consist for the most part of applications to appropriate water submitted to the Utah State Engineer's Office, deeds, some correspondence, and papers from various irrigation companies. The boxes are arranged by region. Box 54 contains papers on Nine Mile Creek, the Green River, and irrigation companies in the Uinta Basin. Box 55 pertains to springs and other groundwater sources on the Tavaputs Plateau, the Nutter Corporation's summer range. Records dealing with Argyle Creek and Range Creek are in Box 56, while Box 57 contains Statement of Water User's Claim forms. Applications to appropriate water in Boxes 54-56 are filed by application number.
Dates
- 1876-1981
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 52 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Preston Nutter Corporation (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu