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The
May 26, 1892, water claim
Harrison
filed a water claim for the spring associated with his Palomar Mountain
land on May 26, 1892. This is the earliest document uncovered to this
point that associated Harrison with the mountain property. His hand-written
claim reads:
Notice is hereby given that I, Nathan Harris, do hereby claim and have
appropriated the water here flowing on this stream situate on the west
side of the N.W. ¼ of S.E. ¼ Sec. 1 Twp1 Tp 10S. R.1. W.
S. B. M. in San Diego County, California to the extent of fifty miners
riches. My claim being made to the water here flowing, percolating or
collecting whether above or below the surface.
That said water is claimed and appropriated for domestic irrigating and
stock purposes upon fractional S.W. ¼ (lots 1, 2, & 3) of Section
1 Twp 10 S. 1. W. S. B. M. as well as upon any water neighboring lands
whose owners or claimants shall purchase water from me.
That I intend to divert and convey said water by means of a ditch two
feet wide and one foot deep.
In witness whereof attest my hand this 26th May 1892.
Nathan Harris (his mark X)
Witness to mark: B. D. Sparkman.
State of California
County of San Diego
Nathan Harris being sworn according to law says- That he posted a copy
of the foregoing notice at the place of division as therein judicated
on the 25th day of May 1892 for the uses + purposes therein indicated.
Subscribed and sworn to Nathan Harris (his mark X) before me this 27th
of May 1892.
W. M. Gassaway County Clerk
By Wm Neal Deputy.
Received for Record June 1. 1892. At 47 min past 4 oclock P.M. at request
of Geo. N. Hitchcock.
E. H. Miller County Recorder
By A. P. Johnson Jr. Deputy
Recorded July 5. 1892 at 9 oclock and 40 min A.M.”
The claim gave him official rights to the water on his land on the western
slope of Palomar Mountain. Harrison marked the claim with an “x”
in place of his signature, suggesting that he was illiterate at the time.
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