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THIS INDENTURE, Made this 15th day of April , 2003, between
GREGORY P. and HEATHER L. BARTLETT, his wife, in the County of Lincoln and State
of Wyoming, grantors, and thc UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and its assigns, c/o U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486. Denver, Colorado 80225, grantee, under the
authority of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451), as
amended, and
WITNESSETH, That the grantors, for and in consideration of the sum of Four
Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($467,500.00) to them in hand paid by
the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do by these presents Grant, Bargain,
Sell, and Convey unto the grantee and its assigns, Forever, all the tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the County of Lincoln and State of YVyoming, described as follows, to-wit:
Township 23 North, Range 119 West, 6"' Principal Meridian, Lincoln
County,, Wyoming
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L~.::~ !i-Those portions of Resurvey Tracts 45 and 49 lying EAST of the centerline of the
[(?-.fright-of-way of the Oregon Short Line Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad
.... :Company), and WEST of United States Highway Number 30, being the same land
· ?hs described in paragraphs 1 and 2 ofExlfibit A of Warranty Deed recorded
2::7~:: ~i. September 2, 1999 in Book 435PR on page 273 in the Official Records of the
.7i;! ?:Lincoln County Clerk. More particularly described as the following:
!-Jzi !:':.Section 1'/: All of Lots29 and 31.
Section 20: Lots 2,3, 15,16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 lying West of U.S.
Highway Number 30, and East of the centerline of the right-of-way of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad Company.)
Section :;!9: Lots 3, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17, and 20 lying West of U.S. Highway
Number 30, and East of the centerline of the right-of-way of the OregOn Short
Line Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad Company.)
EXCEPTING THEREFROM any land contained in Warranty Deeds recorded
January 4, 1929 in Book 16 of Deeds on Pages 68, 164, and 165 of the records 'of
Lincoln County Clerk.
Township 22 North, Range 119 West, 6'" Principal Meridian, Lincoln
County, Wyoming
Section 6: Those portions of Lots 8, 9, 10, 17, 20, 21, 35, 36, the SEIANE¼ and,
the NE¼SE~A, lying WEST of the centerline of the right-of-way of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad Company.)
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Township 23 North~ Range 119 West~ 6th Principal Meridian~ Lincoln
County, .Wyoming
Section 31: All of Lots 34 and 32.
EXCEPT1-NG THEREFROM any land contained in Warranty Deed recorded
September 3, 1915 in Book 2 of Deeds on page 347 of the records of the Lincoln
County Clerk.
The above-described tracts of land contains 672.00 acres, more or less.
TOGETHER, with any and all water rights, water, ditches, and ditch rights-of-
way, reservoirs, springs, easements and profits thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining
which are now or hereafter may be used on the aforesaid lands which in any manner entitle said
grantors, their heirs, successors and assigns, to water for irrigation, domestic, stock or other
purposes on said lands, including but not limited to, the following to wit:
Permit No. 9120, Proof No. 23297, Smith's Fork, Covey Canal, (Leslie Olson)
Priority June 9, 1909, (Supplemental supply for acreage shown having original
supply from Leeds Creek Ditch with Territorial Priority of 1888, and under Permit
No. 1310 Enl., from Leeds Creek).
Permit No. 9120, Proof No. 20756, Smith's Fork, Covey Canal (Walter Dimond)
Priority June 9, 1909.
Territorial Permit, Proof No. 8617, Bear River, BO_Dam East. Priority May 31,
1878, (this acreage has supplemental supply under Sucker Springs, Tributary of
Bear River, Permit No. 8918).
Territorial Permit, Proof No. 8634, Bear River, Pixley Ditch, 1881 Priority.
Adjudicated - UW 1237, Bartek # 1, priority date July 20, 1977.
Adjudicated UW 42376, Proof No. U.W. 1477, Beckwith #1 Well, priority May 3,
1978.
Including irrigation equipment on the lands.
The above-described lands are acquired for the present use and benefit of the Fish
and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME, Together with all the hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any~vise appertaining, to the grantee and its assigns,
FOREVER. And the said grantors, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant with the grantee and its assigns, that they are well seised in fee of the lands and premises
aforesaid and have good right to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid, and that
the same are free from all encumbrances whatsoever, subject to:
Existing rights-of-way for highways, railroads, roads, pipelines, canals, ditches,
laterals, electrical transmission lines and telegraph, telephone, and cable lines,
including but not limited to statutory road easements 66 feet in width lying 33 feet
on either side of all section lines.
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Rights of the United States and third persons, if any, as provided for by the
Easement along public roads for lines of telephone and telegraph, poles, wires,
fixtures and to overhang with crossarms, wires and fixtures and incidental purposes
granted to The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. by instrument
recorded December 2, 1920 in Book 2 of Mixed Records on page 359.
Easements for public roadways and incidental purposes granted to the State of
Wyoming by instruments recorded July 14, 1950 in Book 7 of Mixed Records on
pages 474 and 481.
Easement for electrical transmission, distribution and telephone circuits, guy
anchors, poles and incidental purposes granted to Utah Power and Light Company.
recorded February 9, 1955 in Book 9PR on page 343.
Easement for electric power lines and all necessary poles, towers, appurtenances
and incidental purpose granted to California Pacific Utilities company by
instruments recorded August 16, 1955 in Book 11PR on page 4:21 and recorded
January 21, 1957 in book 20PR on page 424.
Easement for electric transmission, distribution, telephone and telegraph circuits,
poles and incidental purposes granted to Utah power and Light Company
recorded October 8, 1965 in Book 71PR on page 386.
Easement for electric transmission, distribution, telephone circuits, guy anchors,
poles and incidental purposes granted to Utah power and Light Company
recorded November 1, 1971 in Book 96PR on page 36.
Easement for communication and other facilities and incidental purposes granted
to Cokeville Telephone Company, Inc. recorded November 21, 1980 in Book'
170PR on page 356.
Oregon Short Line Railroad/Union Pacific Railroad as it crosses the land.
Access easement for ingress and egress across the SE1/4: of Section 6, T. 22 N., R.
119 W. given tO Arden Kay Thornock for agricultural purposes only recorded in
Book 517PR on page 660
Reservation of all oil, gas and other mineral rights contained in Warranty Deed
from Raymond T. Petersen et al, dated August 16, 1988 recorded September 2,
1999 in Book 435PR on page 273.
Vendors reserve the use of the property for agriculture purpose through December
31, 9003.
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And the above-bargained and granted lands and premises in the quiet and
peaceable possession of the grantee and its assigns against all persons lawfully claiming or to claim
the whole or any part thereof, the grantors will WARRANT AND DEFEND.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The grantors hereunto set their hands the day and
year first above written.
Heather L. Bartlett
ACIr-ANOWLEDGMENT
State of Wyoming )
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County of Lincoln)
On this 15th day of April, 2003, before me personally appeared Gregory P.
Bartlett and Heather L. Bartlett, his wife, known to me to be the persons who are described in and
who executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
In witness whereOf, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
88t'Uz"Y ~ - NOTARY
Notary Public
(SE^L)
My Commission Expires: February 2, 2006
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