Box 7
Container
Contains 10 Results:
Burson, D. M. D. M. Burson's report to San Francisco Savings Union, re a preliminary survey of Nigger Jim Canyon on the Temecula Creek for the purpose of taking out water to irrigate Pauba and Temecula Ranches. 1891.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45.1
Scope and Contents
The title of this item was supplied by Burson, the report’s author. It reflects a racist place
name that was in use at the time the report was written. The canyon surveyed is now part of the Vail Lake reservoir on Temecula Creek, east of Temecula, California. UCR Library has chosen to retain and add context to the report author’s use of harmful language in this finding aid, in order to preserve information about the context of the report’s creation. Bound with letter report to...
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on the possible irrigation development on the property of the Pauba Land and Water Company situated in Riverside County, California. 1895.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45.2
Collection Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The James Dix Schuyler collection consists of unpublished reports, correspondence, and other documents. The reports cover Schuyler's work as a consulting engineer in the Western U.S., Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico. A notable aspect of the Schuyler collection is the photographic record represented within the reports. Schuyler illustrated many of his reports with original black-and-white photographs. He also provided detailed captions describing them....
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on water storage on the Pauba Rancho, Riverside County, California. 1898.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45.3
Scope and Contents
Letter report to Willard M. Shelton, Esq., San Francisco Savings Union, Los Angeles.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on canal and pipe line surveys from the Pauba damsite to Wildomar and Elsinore. 1899.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45.4
Scope and Contents
Letter report to Willard M. Shelton, Esq., San Francisco Savings Union, Los Angeles. Library also has holograph draft copy.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on the water supply available for irrigation, to be developed by storage reservoirs on the Pauba and Temecula Ranchos, in Riverside County, California. 1908.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45.5
Scope and Contents
Prepared at the request of H. R. Cowan and H. L. Berkey, Los Angeles.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. The artesian water supply of the Elsinore Lake basin, Riverside County, California : report on tests of wells bored by the Superior Land and Water Company. 1911.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents
Letter report to Superior Land and Water Co., Riverside, Calif. Appendix: Log of the wells.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on proposed pipe-distribution and water purification improvements at Hemet, Cal. 1898.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 47
Scope and Contents
Letter report to W. F. Whittier, Esq., San Francisco.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on the feasibility and cost of irrigating the Palo Verde Mesa and the Chucawalla Valley in Riverside County, California, by pumping from the Colorado River. 1912.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents
Letter report to Dr. George Wharton James, Pasadena, Calif.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on strengthening vitrified pipe, Raynor Springs pipe line. 1900.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 48.5
Scope and Contents
Letter report to Riverside Highland Water Co., Highgrove, Calif.
Dates:
1891-1912
Schuyler, J. D. Report on the physical condition, business and value of the gas and electric works and water works of the San Benito Water, Light and Power Company, of Hollister, Cal. 1905.
File — Box: 7, Folder: 49
Scope and Contents
Written to provide advice regarding properties in the Hollister area and their desirability as investments.
Dates:
1905