Right of Way Purchased
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John Mathews, landowner
In March 1872, Daley and Emory purchased the right of way from a landowner, John Mathews, to cut a millrace that was nearly a half-mile long. The water from Little Butte Creek would be diverted into it and then into the lower level of the Mill to power the turbine.