via watereducation.org Aquapedia background – 1849–1850 Gold discovered in the Lower Klamath Basin. Farms and ranches established in the Scott and Shasta valleys. 1855 Klamath River Reservation established on the Lower Klamath River. 1864 Hoopa Valley Tribe and Klamath Tribes cede most of their lands for settlement but retain large reservations. 1868 Two farmers dig first irrigation ditch in the […]