Cuyamaca Water Company Records, 1867-1938

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Cuyamaca Water Company Records, 1867-1938

Cuyamaca Water Company Records, 1867-1938

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Records of the Cuyamaca Water Company, formerly the San Diego Flume Company, which was owned and operated by Colonel Ed Fletcher and Montana businessman James A. Murray from June 1, 1910, until its sale to the La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley Irrigation District on January 4, 1926. The Cuyamaca Water Company furnished water to the eastern portion of San Diego County along the San Diego River watershed. The Cuyamaca Water Company Records contain typescripts of reports; water rights contracts transferred from the San Diego Flume Company; technical drawings of flumes, siphons, pumping stations, concrete pipes, and forebays; and maps of flume routes, dam locations, proposed dam locations, subdivisions, and the watershed of the San Diego River. A substantial number of the reports relate to the El Capitan Dam and Reservoir Project and the legal controversy surrounding that project. The strength of this collection, however, lies in the maps and technical drawings series, which cartographically documents the growth of the water company. The subdivision maps evidence the growth of the eastern central portion of San Diego as it developed from an agricultural province to a burgeoning residential area. This collection reflects material that was primarily generated and employed by the managers and engineers in the field, and is complemented by the material in the Fletcher Family Papers (MSS 81), which document the administration of the Cuyamaca Water Company. The records are arranged in three series: 1) REPORTS, STUDIES AND SUMMARIES; 2) WATER RIGHTS AND CONTRACTS; and 3) MAPS AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS. The inclusive dates of the collection are 1867-1938; however, the bulk of the material dates from 1910-1925.

35.95 linear feet; (6 archive boxes, 25 oversized folders)

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University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.