UUS_mss334.xml Guide to the Sevier River Land and Water Company records 1874-1940 Sevier River Land and Water Company records 1874-1940 Finding aid/Register created by Clint Pumphrey Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-26. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Sevier River Land and Water Company records UUS_COLL MSS 334 54 tubes 110 drawings 1874-1940 This collection contains the papers of the Sevier River Land and Water Company and spans the period 1874-1940. Material in English

The materials included in this collection were originally passed from SRL&WC construction engineer Thomas Clark Callister, Jr. to his son, Leland Callister. The papers subsequently appear to have been donated to USU, along with some other Millard County materials, by Craig Callister in the 1980s.

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Initial Citation: Sevier River Land and Water Company records USU_COLL MSS 334, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 334, USUSCA.

Incorporated in 1908 and based in Lynndyl, Utah, the Sevier River Land and Water Company (SRL&WC) was one of many speculative companies formed after the passage of the Carey Act of 1894. The law gave private companies permission to construct irrigation systems in the semiarid West and profit from the sales of water from those systems. Companies like the SRL&WC would front money for water projects like canals and reservoirs, then advertise the newly-irrigated land to prospective buyers. The company would then attempt to turn a profit by charging the landowners fees for the use of water originating from company-owned infrastructure. Often several water companies would collaborate to finance the construction of a headgate, pipeline, or dam. In 1913 the SRL&WC entered into an agreement with three other companies concerning ownership of water rights in the Sevier Bridge Reservoir (in Juab and Sanpete Counties). The SRL&WC would own 41%, the Deseret Irrigation Company 26%, the Delta Land & Water Company 17%, and the Melville Irrigation Company 16%. The companies were to share the cost of improvements to the reservoir in the same proportion. By 1920, many of the speculative companies in this region encountered financial hardship, including the SRL&WC. Unable to pay its taxes, the company folded on June 14, 1920.

This collection contains the papers of the Sevier River Land and Water Company and spans the period 18741-1940. The bulk of the collection is comprised of land surveys, structural diagrams, and hydrographs produced by the company's surveyors and engineers. The surveys are labeled with an "S," the diagrams with a "D," and the hydrographs with an "H," each followed by an identifying number. Drawings labeled with an "M" (miscellaneous) mainly include drawings done by Leland Callister for various engineering classes at the University of Utah. Leland was the son of Thomas Clark Callister, Jr., a construction engineer for the Sevier River Land & Water Company and the founder of the Pahvant Irrigation Company.

Arranged by subject matter.

For more information about Thomas Clark Callister, Jr. see:

"Thomas Clark Callister, Jr." In History of Utah Since Statehood, v. 4, edited by Noble Warrum, 574-576. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1919.

For more information about irrigation companies operating along the Sevier River see:

The Melville Irrigation Company Papers, 1907-1930 COLL MSS 140

Minutes of meetings of the Deseret Irrigation Company, 1913-1934 (COLL MSS 238 no. 102).

 Crafts, Dudley. History of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir Delta, UT: DuWil Publishing Co., 1976. Jensen, William R. "Canals and Canards: Three Case Studies of Land and Water Speculation in Utah, 1905-1920." M.A. thesis, Utah State University, 1971. Sevier River Watershed (Utah)--Maps. Sevier River (Utah)--Maps. Sevier River (Utah)--Surveys. Sevier River Watershed (Utah)--Surveys. Sevier County (Utah)--Surveys. Sanpete County (Utah)--Surveys. Juab County (Utah)--Surveys. Millard County (Utah)--Surveys. Irrigation canals and flumes--Utah--Maps. Irrigation canals and flumes--Utah--Sevier River Watershed. Reservoirs--Utah--Sevier River Watershed--Design and construction. Dams--Utah--Sevier River Watershed--Design and construction. Irrigation engineering--Utah--Sevier River watershed. Hydrographic surveying--Utah--Sevier River. Water and Water Rights Correspondence Surveys 1901-1936 (29 tubes, 59 items) State of Utah index map of lower Sevier River system, Lloyd Garrison S-1 1925 1 "Original map of unirrigated lands under filing # 296" S-2 undated 1 Survey of Piute Reservoir, H. S. Kleinschmidt S-3 1908 1

(survey is also a legal document with detail information, and signed by the president of the Otter Creek Reservoir Company)

 Pahvant Irrigation Company land surveys of Millard County Utah S-4 undated 1 Three maps concerning "Valuable farming lands submerged by the enlarged Sevier Bridge Reservoir," Richard R. Lyman & Clarence S. Jarvis, SLC S-5 1914 1 Land surveys along Sevier River Canal (10+ maps) S-6 undated 2 "Map of Sevier River from Clear Creek to Rocky Ford Reservoir, Van Dyle & Tracing" S-7 undated 3 Survey of water levels near Wellington, Leland C. Callister S-8 1935 4 Survey and affidavit of "Enlarged Sevier Bridge Reservoir" S-9 1909 4 Sevier Bridge Reservoir S-10 1903 5 Original Lynndyl Townsite S-11 1913 6 "Van Dyke of Sevier Bridge Reservoir" S-12 undated 6 Sevier River Land & Water Company Project map, Millard Co., UT S-13 undated 7 Sevier River Land & Water Company Project map, Millard Co., UT, Elmer A. Porter S-14 undated 7 Millard Townsite & Vicinity: Showing Irrigation Systems, Sevier Land & Water Company E. E. Forshay S-15 1909 8 Maps of land along the Sevier River, Sevier River Water & Land Company S-16 undated 8 "Sevier River from Clear Creek to Rocky Ford Reservoir showing un-irrigatable lands under filing 296" S-17 undated 9 Surveys of "Delta, Mellville Reservoir" S-18 undated 10 Affidavit and survey of Fool Creek Reservoir, Sevier River Water & Land Company S-19 1920 11 Surveys of property ownerships (three maps) S-20 undated 11 "Map showing amended location of reservoir # 1", Sevier River Water & Land Company S-21 1920 12 Survey concerning the Sevier River Water & Land Company Project, Elmer A. Porter S-22 undated 12 Blueprints/surveys/hydrographs of Fool Creek Reservoir S-23 undated 13 Blueprints/surveys/hydrographs of Fool Creek Reservoir S-24 undated 14 Survey and affidavit of Otter Creek Reservoir S-25 1901 14 Sevier River Land & Water Company & Pahvant Irrigation District, L. H. Kimball S-26 undated 15 Survey and contour map of Fool Creek Reservoir S-27 undated 15 Surveys of "Delta, Mellville Reservoir" S-28 undated 16 Survey of Utah State Land Board Piute Project S-29 undated 17 Map of the McCornick Townsite, Sevier River, Land, & Water Company S-30 1920 18 Map of Sevier River Watersheds showing locations of weather and gauging, canals and reservoirs, Richlands Irrigation Company S-31 1915 18 Sevier Canal Company maps of canal and blueprints of the "weir gage" S-32 1922 19 Affidavit and survey concerning the Sevier River Water & Land Company S-33 1913 19 Affidavit and survey of Fool Creek Reservoir, Sevier River Water & Land Company S-34 1920 20 Amended plat map of Lynndyl, Utah, Leland H. Kimball S-35 undated 20 "Map of the Sevier River Watershed," F. W. Cotternell S-36 undated 21 "Profile and map of main canal" (20 + maps) S-37 undated 21 Map/survey of the "Sevier River from Clear Creek to Rocky Ford Reservoir" showing towns and canals S-38 undated 21 Topographical maps complied by the Sevier River Land & Water Company S-39 undated 21 Map of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir and Fool Creek Reservoir S-40 undated 21 Map of the Layton drainage S-41 undated 22 Surveys of property in sections 11 and 19, Sevier River Water & Land Company S-42 undated 23 Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USDA S-43 1925 23 "Delta township map showing proposed "sewer mains, outlets, and sundry structures," Sevier River Water & Land Company S-44 undated 23 Survey of reservoir # 1 and 2", Sevier River Water & Land Company S-45 1920 23 "Map showing land actually irrigated" S-46 undated 24 Survey of "Township 15 range 5," ( a town along the Sevier River) S-47 undated 24 Map of electrical lines near Lynndyl, Utah S-48 undated 25 Survey of Delta High School property holdings, L. C. Callister S-49 1936 25 Survey of property ownerships S-50 undated 26 Land Classification Map of Utah, USGS S-51 1931 26 "Distribution system and canal map," Deseret Irrigation Company S-52 1931 27 Sevier Bridge Reservoir index survey map S-53 undated 27 Survey maps of land along the Sevier River S-54 1874 28

(copies of the originals)

 Central Utah Water Company Project, Millard County S-55 undated 28 Survey of the Sevier River showing land owners and property sales S-56 1929 29 "Sketch of plat damsite and proposed river change for the Sevier River," Sevier River Water & Land Company S-57 1912 29 Survey of lands S-58 1921 29 Sevier Bridge Reservoir S-59 1922 29 Diagrams 1908-1940 (17 tubes, 28 items) Ogden Canyon Pipeline, Ogden City Corporation Engineering Department D-1 1935 30 "Plans of house at Sevier Bridge Reservoir" D-2 undated 31 Blueprints, Sevier Dam D-3 1914 32 "Details of outlet tunnel gates and hoists for Sevier River Bridge Dam," R. R. Lyman D-4 1912 32 "Details of concrete prop," Sevier River Land & Water Company of Lynndyl, Utah, drawn by E. A. J. (chief engineer) D-5 1919 32 "Details of Standard County road bridge" (10 maps) D-6 undated 33 Blueprints for a diversion dam (project goal was to move water from the Sevier River, Juab County) Sevier River Land & Water Company D-7 1918 33 Blueprints, Sevier Land & Water Company, Salt Lake Iron & Steel Company D-8 undated 34 Taylor Flat, Power Canal Division Gates D-9 undated 34 Diagrams, "C. W. W. Co., diversion gates" D-10 undated 35 "Deseret High Line" Deseret Irrigation Company, Leland C. Callister D-11 1938 36 "Details of outlet at reservoir # 1", Sevier River Water & Land Company D-12 undated 36 "Repairs to Sevier Bridge Reservoir", T. Clark Callister D-13 1938 37 Plans for wooden truss bridges of varying lengths D-14 1922-1927 37 Blueprints concerning the diversion spillway, Sevier River Water & Land Company D-15 1918 38 "Profile of inverted siphon, Lynndyl, Utah" D-16 1940 39 Blueprints for Fool Creek Reservoir Dam D-17 undated 39 "Details of concrete check intake, reservoir," Sevier River Water & Land Company D-18 1919 40 "Details of brace for the 40' shew truss bridge," near Delta, Utah D-19 undated 40 "Details of bridge and canal gage," Sevier River Water & Land Company D-20 1917 40 Blueprints for a dam, Sevier River Water & Land Company D-21 undated 41 Blueprints of "Water Gates," Sevier River Water & Land Company D-22 undated 42 General plans of enlarged Sevier Bridge Dam D-23 1914 42 Blueprints, Sevier Bridge Reservoir D-24 1915 43 "Diversion spillway/diversion dam," Sevier River Water & Land Company D-25 undated 44 Forms for standard 30' span bridge near McCormick, Utah D-26 1927 44 WPA Project, Lynndyl Siphon D-27 undated 45 Misc. Diagrams, Sevier River Land & Water Company D-28 1917-1921 46 Hydrographs 1908-1927 (5 tubes, 16 items) "Hydrograph of Sevier to Vermillion" H-1 undated 47 Blueprints, hydrograph of Sevier River H-2 1912 47 Diagram, "Callister Lateral" H-3 undated 48 Hydrographs of inflow, outflow, diversions, etc., Piute and Otter Creek Reservoirs H-4 undated 48 "Hydrograph of Lower River" H-5 undated 49 Taylor Flat lateral H-6 undated 49 "Main canal profile before enlargement" (located near Parley Basin) H-7 1940 49 Lynndyl lateral H-8 1908-1918 49 Taylor Flat lateral H-9 1908-1918 50 Main Canal H-10 1908-1918 50 Hydrograph of return flow between Gunnison and Sevier Bridge Reservoir H-11 1916 50 Delta Point lateral H-12 1908-1918 50 Hydrograph of inflow to Sevier Bridge Reservoir H-13 1914-1919 50 Hydrographs of Sevier River from Clear Creek to Sevier Bridge Reservoir H-14 1927 50 Main Canal H-15 1908-1918 51 Main Canal H-16 1908-1918 51 Miscellaneous 1929-1931 (3 tubes, 7 items) Survey of University of Utah land holdings, Arnold Finlayson M-1 1931 52 Mechanical Engineering class drawings, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-2 1931 52 Civil Engineering class drawings, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-3 1929 52 Civil Engineering class drawings, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-4 1929 52 Civil Engineering class drawings, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-5 1929-1930 52 Engineering class drawings, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-6 1929 53 Civil Engineering class drawing, University of Utah, Leland Callister M-7 undated 54