Bonds of this district were purchased by the state of Nebraska at the same time those of the Alliance irrigation district were purchased. So that Chimney Rock and Alliance share in being the first to sell their bonds to the state.

Brown Crekk Irrigation District The formation of this district was petitioned on November 8, 1912, hearing on said petition was held on December 16, 1912. The following list of signers of this petition show considerably to whose ambitions energy the conditions were due : Mark Spanogle. H. B. Smith, J. D. llagerty. C A.

Tolle. P. J. Dunn, S. J. Dunn, John Riley, Peter Riley, M. Elassass, John Beerline, Myrtle Slimm, Frank H. King, Roy R. Rew, Tames L. Mcintosh, W. S. Bassett, Jafe Thurman, W. T. Layne, 1'. A. Rowlan, Pat Rowlan, Anthony Johnson, P. A. Johnson, Mrs. X. P. Riley, M. L. Wehn, W. 11. Snell, G. W. Beerline, and C. F. Hagerty.

The election was held February 1. 1913. and resulted in the election of C. G. Stevens as director for the second division, Pat Hawlon, third division, and Frank H. King and Pat Dunn tied for the directorship of the first division. Anthony Johnson was elected assessor and M. L. Wehn, treasurer.

The head-gate of the canal of this district lies on the north side of the river across from Bridgeport near the railroad bridge about a mile east. The canal runs east on the north side of the river through the balance of Camp Clarke precinct across King precinct, crosses Broadwater and the end is about in the west part of eastwood precinct; tincanal being about twenty-five or thirty miles in length.