Record Details
Description of the Location, Works and Business of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co.
USU Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Description of the Location, Works and Business of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co. |
| Description | Describes the history and extent of the irrigation project of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Company as of 1889. Cities and towns served by the irrigation system included Ogden, Brigham City, Corrinne, Bear River City, Honeyville, Willard, and Plain City; orchard, vineyard, and farm lands served by the canals exceeded 250,000 acres. Discusses related water rights, including legal opinions on same, and the economic, and physical characteristics of the Territory of Utah.... |
| Creator | Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Company; Bear River Canal Company (Utah) |
| Publisher | Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Company Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
| Coverage | Bear River Valley, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771190/ ; Bear River, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771173/ ; Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5585000/ ; Franklin County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5593547/ ; Caribou County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5588082/ ; Oneida County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5602844/ ; Uinta County, Wyoming, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5841693/ ; Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5830383/ ; Rich County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780377/ ; Summit County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5782267/ ; Cache County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5772317/ ; Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771875/ ; 1880-1889; 19th century; |
| Subject | Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Irrigation--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Irrigation--History; Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho) |
| Format | Manuscripts; Legal documents image/jpeg; |
| Source | A Description of the Location, Works and Business of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co. Kansas City, Mo. : Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co., 1889? Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, 631.7 B38 |
| Relation | Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Books Map removed from original volume is also available in this digital collection at: http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Bear&CISOPTR=5650&REC=7 Title of map: Map of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho Showing Location of the Canal of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Company. Original copy of map is housed in map drawers. Bear River Watershed Historical Bibliography / compiled by Utah State University Library, Special Collections and Archives, 2005 |
| Type | Text; |
| Rights | Public domain Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Date | 1889 |
| Identifier | http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Bear/id/4785 |
