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Interview with William Durbrow, Irrigation Leader (1958) (233 pages)
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compensated for his work with the district.
Mr. Wisker came to Nevada County to operate a farm
for a man named Whitney, up on Loma Rica, He was
operating that ferm and was quite a factor in ime
proving the affairs of the community end making better
the agricultural situation 211 through Nevada County.
Was he trained in agriculture?
I don't know whether. he was or not,
He was a ranch manager.
He was @ ranch manager and operated this Loma Rica
Raneh and lived at Loma Ricas the property later be-~
came the property of the principal owner of the IdghoMaryland Mine who lived there until his death.
This was a lerge ranch, I presume.
A good-sized ranch, yes.
Then, December 10, 1926, it looked as though the
district was gine to be operated all right and water
was going to be available, so some of the acreave in
Placer County wanted to join the district. On that
date 66,500 acres in Placer County were annexed to the
district, making 2,268,500 acres in the Astrict. That
was the district as I knew it.
The first water was delivered July 1, 1927.
When did you come to the district?