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Reclamation Co., a corporation owners of 50 second feet of water of Pinto Creek."' In Der. of 1909 a certificate of C:onsolidation was drawn up involoing the "New Castle Farm Co." and "The Kew Castle Reclamation Co." Directors of said corporation were G. W. ?Addleton, Lehi W. Jones. J. L. Sevy, (Pres. of the New Castle Farm Co.), K. T. Porter, .. Scc., 'I'. W. Jones, D. Mr. LIoHnt. J. F. Morrill, I' \\I. Walton, J. L. : Fackrell, J. X. Chrdner, and 1.T . -4shton. In this consolidation of the two companys, Article XVI states: "The properties of the respective companies, consists of contract and sale certificate titles to some eighteen thousand acres of land situated in Iron County. Together with traction engines, excavators, buildings, and various farm implements."" T h e men promoting this project had plans for a large city, with railroads, street c a n and everything that is associated with a large metropolis. T h e company built a large hotel to arcomrnndate all the travelers visiting, or who had husiness, in this area. They obtained much of the land by "Desert Entry," a type of homesteading. An individual was i.iren title to 160 acres of property by filing on it and getting water to it in a given amount of time. At first, thc homesteader would run the "high water" or spring runoff straight to the property in order to prove up on the land. At this time, there were wet years with ahove average rainfall and grain could be raised in most of the valley - even down hy Thistle, thc crops wcre I~eautiful.' One day, when Lehi rode out to Xew Castle to see things in general, he went down in the fields with 1Villat.d. Lehi walked out in a patch of barley up to his waist and said, "By George, I'd never believed it - this is about the prettiest barley I have ever seen."' l ' h e farmers used steam engines for plowing and harvesting of the crops. The tractors, manufactured by the old C.A. Best Tractor Co., wcre so tempermental that an engineer came with the Best units to operate them. The machines were sold only on that basis. Each "traction engine" pulled two twelve-foot discs. They had combines that would take a forty-four foot cut. The steam tractors used a xrent deal of wood and water. It took a "four-horse outfit" on the water wagon and one to deliver wood. Of interest is the following contract to deliver wood to one of the units: Kew Castle, June 17, 1!108 'Tontract hetween Perry M'insor party of the first part, and New Castle Reclamation Co., party of thc serond part. Wherein the party of the first part asrecs to deliver 100 cords of wood to the party of the serond, delivery to commence not later that June 21 and to continue at the rate of 3 cords per day until the total 100 rords is in, the first 50 cords to

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Title	Lehi Willard Jones: Biography
Creator	Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K.
Subject	Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah
Description	Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah
Source	Lehi Willard Jones
Date Digital	2008-01
Date Original	1972
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Language	eng
Genre	Biography
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Description	Reclamation Co., a corporation owners of 50 second feet of water of Pinto Creek."' In Der. of 1909 a certificate of C:onsolidation was drawn up involoing the "New Castle Farm Co." and "The Kew Castle Reclamation Co." Directors of said corporation were G. W. ?Addleton, Lehi W. Jones. J. L. Sevy, (Pres. of the New Castle Farm Co.), K. T. Porter,.. Scc., 'I'. W. Jones, D. Mr. LIoHnt. J. F. Morrill, I' \\I. Walton, J. L. : Fackrell, J. X. Chrdner, and 1.T. -4shton. In this consolidation of the two companys, Article XVI states: "The properties of the respective companies, consists of contract and sale certificate titles to some eighteen thousand acres of land situated in Iron County. Together with traction engines, excavators, buildings, and various farm implements." T h e men promoting this project had plans for a large city, with railroads, street c a n and everything that is associated with a large metropolis. T h e company built a large hotel to arcomrnndate all the travelers visiting, or who had husiness, in this area. They obtained much of the land by "Desert Entry" a type of homesteading. An individual was i.iren title to 160 acres of property by filing on it and getting water to it in a given amount of time. At first, thc homesteader would run the "high water" or spring runoff straight to the property in order to prove up on the land. At this time, there were wet years with ahove average rainfall and grain could be raised in most of the valley - even down hy Thistle, thc crops wcre I~eautiful.' One day, when Lehi rode out to Xew Castle to see things in general, he went down in the fields with 1Villat.d. Lehi walked out in a patch of barley up to his waist and said, "By George, I'd never believed it - this is about the prettiest barley I have ever seen."' l ' h e farmers used steam engines for plowing and harvesting of the crops. The tractors, manufactured by the old C.A. Best Tractor Co., wcre so tempermental that an engineer came with the Best units to operate them. The machines were sold only on that basis. Each "traction engine" pulled two twelve-foot discs. They had combines that would take a forty-four foot cut. The steam tractors used a xrent deal of wood and water. It took a "four-horse outfit" on the water wagon and one to deliver wood. Of interest is the following contract to deliver wood to one of the units: Kew Castle, June 17, 1!108 'Tontract hetween Perry M'insor party of the first part, and New Castle Reclamation Co., party of thc serond part. Wherein the party of the first part asrecs to deliver 100 cords of wood to the party of the serond, delivery to commence not later that June 21 and to continue at the rate of 3 cords per day until the total 100 rords is in, the first 50 cords to 151
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