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LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District (Wyo.) records, 1914-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator
LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District. (Wyo.)
Title
LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District (Wyo.) records
Dates
1914-1924 (inclusive)
Quantity
.45 cubic feet (1 box)
Collection Number
07034
Summary
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District was incorporated in Fremont County, Wyoming, in 1921. In 1924, in an agreement with the United States and the Riverton Ditch Company, it took over operation of the LeClair-Riverton No. 2 Ditch. The Riverton Ditch Company was formed in 1914 and built the LeClair-Riverton No. 2 Ditch.

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Content Description

The collection includes photocopies of records of the LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District and the Riverton Ditch Company. There are 3 legal agreements (1915, 1917, 1924); a blueprint of a proposed diversion dam (1919); an undated contract for transfer of the Riverton No. 2 Ditch from the Riverton Ditch Company to the Irrigation District; 20 pieces of business correspondence (1920-1922); the 1920 financial statement of the Riverton Ditch Company; the 1914 By-Laws of the Riverton Ditch Company; a list of landowners of the Irrigation District; a stock register for the Riverton Ditch Company; and various financial and legal papers of the Irrigation District.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the LeClair-Riverton Irrigation District (Wyo.) at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The collection was received from Bill Willman in 1979.

Processing Note

Processing Information

Finding aid encoded by Dinah Miles and D. Claudia Thompson in 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: Nine page agreement between Clayton H. Adams and the Riverton Ditch Company
    Dates: January 14, 1915
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Six page agreement between the State Board of Land Commissioners and the Riverton Ditch Company
    Dates: February 24, 1917
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: One hundred page agreement between the United States, Riverton Ditch Company and the Riverton Irrigation District
    Dates: August 2, 1924
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Blueprint of the Diversion Dam and LeClair Canal
    Dates: May, 1919
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Seven page contract for Transfer of Irrigation System
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from W. S. Hanna
    Dates: September 25, 1920
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to W. S. Hanna
    Dates: October 11, 1920
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from W. S. Hanna
    Dates: October 25, 1920
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from W. S. Hanna
    Dates: December 6, 1920
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to Frank C. Emerson, to A.H. Ayers
    Dates: January 19, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from Frank C. Emerson
    Dates: February 14, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to E.F. Winston, from A.H. Ayers
    Dates: February 16, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from W.S. Hanna
    Dates: February 16, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from Frank C. Emerson
    Dates: February 17, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from E. F. Winston
    Dates: February 17, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to A.H. Ayers, from W. S. Hanna
    Dates: February 26, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to Harry B. Henderson, from J. D. Carmichael
    Dates: February 26, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to J. D. Carmichael, from Harry B. Henderson
    Dates: February 28, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to Harry B. Henderson, from J. D. Carmichael
    Dates: March 5, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to H. D. Comstock
    Dates: September 3, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to Frank C. Emerson, from W. H. Landell and George F. Dobler
    Dates: December 23, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to George F. Dobler, from Frank C. Emerson
    Dates: December 30, 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to M. I. Chapin, from W. S. Hanna
    Dates: December 18, 1922
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence: to W. S. Hanna
    Dates: December 22, 1922
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Financial statement of the Riverton Ditch Company with pages of memoradum attached, 2 copies
    Dates: November 20, 1920
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Three pages from a ledger for Capitol Stock and Bills Payable
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Five page stock register for Capitol Stock
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Twenty pages of By-Laws of the Riverton Ditch Company
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: One page resurvey of the LeClair Canal
    Dates: November and December, 1919
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Envelope copy
    Dates: 1921
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: One page data for permits under the LeClair Ditch
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Seven page list of landowners of the Irrigation District
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 2 page profile of LeClair Canal showing proposed enlargement (never completed)
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Four pages of Typical Section on the LeClair Canal
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Application for a permit to "Divert and Appropriate the Water of the State of Wyoming," 2 forms
    Dates: December 31, 1922
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Nine page schedule of assessments
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1

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Subject Terms

  • Irrigation canals and flumes -- Wyoming -- Fremont County.
  • Irrigation districts -- Wyoming -- Fremont County.
  • Water resources development -- Wyoming -- Fremont County.

Geographical Names

  • Fremont County (Wyo.)
  • LeClair-Riverton No. 2 Ditch.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Legal documents.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Riverton Ditch Company.
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