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<br />abow- ~lJ'f"ambffl of 11 ll:'f't. Fire .\fountain Canal
<br />l":ttl'nd~ 34.:- mill"'l <lIon,!, thE' nonh ~ide of the \'allt"y, h
<br />ha.. an initiah'aparltrof 180 cubic fE'f'1 p"'r-'it'('ond:
<br />rf"lJul'inl!' to !rio cubic ft"t'1 Jlf'r 'If'COnd at In.. u.rOlU
<br />Cr.....k cros~inlZ.
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<br />.\tininl!' l(>if to thl' t'arly ....lIlf'mf'nt o[ ....~If'm Colorado
<br />::md brouaht Ihl" .:lrt'a....lir~t railroad ....n,ict'. Thl' Ull" In-
<br />djan~ (JrimnalJ~' 'lttupied Wl:'sH~f'ntral Colorado. in-
<br />dudinc Ih.. vsllp}' ,,[ ttw -'onn Fork III Ih.. GlInni~1O
<br />Rin'r, EOldy ..Horts to J*nt'trall' thl' area "'..re rt'sistt'<1 b}'
<br />thl" Indian!! umil a compromi!<t' a~t't'menl with thl'
<br />GOVl'mmenl "'11.'1 r1'9chffi on :X>ptt'mhPr 4. 1881. and lhl'
<br />Indjan~ remowd 10 tht' Uimah Re:!oel"vslion in Ihl" Tf'r.
<br />rito1)' of Ulah.
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<br />Wlllf'f "!th,.. in Ih" \'8111'~' date [rom 1M::!. Th.. ile\'f"lop.
<br />ml'nl !If irril!:8tion fa("iliti('~ pmrf't'dffi rapidly \Inlil. by
<br />thl' Illrn "f thf' rt'nlll~'. Iht' lal.. ~llmml'r nalllral now of
<br />lot' rh..r harllwcum.. h..nil~' appmprialffl, Hal(' of ....,.
<br />tlt'ml'nt and pupilla lion l,'fnwtn wt'r(' rapid in "arJ~' ypa~.
<br />bUl dp\f'lupmf'nluf lnl' arl'3 ~1fl\'1"i1 by 19:?t1. _-\gril'ultural
<br />....ttlt.m..m ha~ rt'mainffi morl' lIr I..~~ -tali(' ~ine(' that
<br />lim... ahhollch th.. pnplll1l1i,," oa.. incrt'a*<l ~liI.:htl~, dllr'
<br />inc rf>f't'm Y"lIr,~.
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<br />In.....lic:llion..
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<br />In 1'n.J. lht' :<Iall' 01 Cnlnr:ldo 1)>>C'an im..."ti1t'1I1inC' a
<br />numhf'r nf rf'.....nflir _ill". inr!lltlinl! fill' in lnl' ,\'nnh
<br />Fork wall'r.ht'11. .h.1 fl>'ull of tht'..... in.,.."ti"alion. and
<br />aCli\ili..~ "f In.. lnc'al \\'nll'r lI""r~, lhl' BUf('au of H..da-
<br />mation t"omm,'m:ffi in'f"<till':llion of ~toracl' po..~ibililit'~ in
<br />Ihl' Surlh Furl \"allt'y in Itl.]t,.
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<br />A rl'p"ft i'~lIffi by lh.. 8l1n"au 01 Hf'('ramalion in .-\II11'U-"t
<br />)Q.1X .nee....t...! d..wlnpml'm of .1 r.......noir a( Ihf' Hor....
<br />Ranl'h ~it.. un \mhr3eil.. Crf'1>k 10 .....nl' land~ nf lnl' Firl'
<br />.\Iollntain C,lOnl anti ;ll~o "f a rl'.....nnir at Iht' B..au'r
<br />dam~il(' "11 lhl' E.l~1 Fork of 'linnl''''')ta Crl"t'k 10 ~llppl..-
<br />ml'nt thl' "m..r -llppl~ f(lr r1i1rhf'~ tli\l'rtinl! from'lin_
<br />nl':'013 Cr....!.;. ,\OIhra..ilf' Cr.....k anll ,'Iinllt'~ota Crf'..k a....
<br />Irihlllan... "I tllf' :\'urth Fnrk "f Iht' Guoni"'l1O Rh"r. nn
<br />Ihp ~trrnL'th flf Ihi, rpport. thr Pannia Proj""1 \\'0'"
<br />anlhoril('l! nn \l31Th IX. 111:1". b\ Prl'-icll'ntial apprO\lIl
<br />of Ihp fi,ltline" of Ira,ihilil\ of thl' .';f'1.~r"la~ of Ihl:' In-
<br />(('rinr. dalt'll 'Iareh Ill. 193'1.
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<br />'suh'<"f]llf'nt Ifindinl!~ prompu'Ii i~_llanl''' nf a r...i....o
<br />,""0...1 in p,l~l ,1"lIline nnl\' with th.. Firl' .\Iountain Oh'i-
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<br />~ion, Thi, n'por( prop"......! lhal lh.. C-:prinl! Cn'..k B..,...r.
<br />.-nir _ill' nn Ea~t .\IIUlrh Cr....L .iI!oth..r lribllta~ of tht'
<br />:\'nrth Ft>TL lit" d..\..lnl'..d h~ th.. 8urpau of R....lamolinn
<br />.:rntl that It!!" Firp .'ltlUnlain Canal bt> ..nlarc:t'tl hy lh..
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<br />wal"r u'''r' in a Itl-~":lr d..I..I"pnwnl r"'ri,,,1 ,I urine
<br />..-hif'h nn pa~m"nl_ wnldtl Il.. n'<JlIirl',j {',r rh.. 'l"racl'
<br />.lam. Fund. (or lhl' t'anal ,'nlarC'l"nwlll ""T<' In Iii' d..ri\f>d
<br />fr"lI1 f'har!!.._ modI' fnr th" Il~,' "f :-iprin!! l:r,'..1;, R.......noir
<br />"i1I..r .lntl from r"\pnups from 1110' ~;ll" "f I."roll' Crf'f'k
<br />"al.'r ril!:hls in Ihl' arpo to hI' -"f\l'd b\ an "\l,'n,inn nf
<br />th.. Firr .\fountain Canal. Thi~ plan. hm"',,'r. "0' nl't
<br />f:l\nrf'll b\ "atf'r u....r" and .1Iuh"rilalion \\a~ nel( rl'-
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<br />In Itl,U.. lh.. prnjt'\.1 plan wa, IllTl/wr r,'\iv,II" indl1r1.. a
<br />IOlal ,d II. :,)41 at"r"~ of lanll In I,.. h,'n,'fil,',I. t,) rrm ill..
<br />LIHHI ;u.n.-f....1 of 'IIrplll~ r"_"rl"ir l';lfl:wil\, llll'rmit!"
<br />for "lIlar!!f'm..nt :111,1 imprn\..n1o'1l1 "f th,. (l\,'r/:Ulfl and
<br />Fin' ""lIntain Canal-. and (" I'ro,id., Jur lral\~("r "f lh..
<br />II..... of "Ol"r 10 u,"'lr..am lanti, "11 1~'ro'H\ loro,,'k llndt"r
<br />1"0 ah..rnali... plan~. TIll' prnjt'(.( "a' .l\llhori7.t'll nil
<br />Jill1+' ~.i_Jll.J:-. 11\ In" XOth \:'lIler.'". \\'Ilt'n hi,l~ for f'nn-
<br />.lnWlinn "f ='I'riol! Cr....k Oarn ""rl' "I','n,..--I no -\UCll'l 3.
<br />Itl>>!. lh.. I"" bitl wa. .i.~ p.-ref'nl ;lb"..> lIlt' ..ncin.'<'r.'
<br />""Iimar,' .10<1 ,.'\:(......j,.d th.. 101,11 "'r...ntlilllrt' ;lIllhnril...i
<br />{nr .111 [..;1tllr..~. .\.. jll~lifit.all"l1 ('"uld h.. ["lInd for -lIf'n
<br />hi1:h hit!_. .Inti :III bill~ ".'r.. ri'J,~.lt'll. II ".1_ d"lpnnin,'d.
<br />h"""\,'r. :hal "nl:lrC'l'ml'nt Jn,1 "'I"Il-i"1l ..f lh,. Firp
<br />_'I"lI01ain .Inti lh..rl,llld C.mal. ",'n. ["a~ibl.. IiOd"rl3k.
<br />in1:' ind"r...nd..nl ..f 11'1.> 'I..r.:re" {".lIl1r.'. \, r"p,nnH'Ol
<br />fHnlr;,r,'I_ hatll.....n ..'.....u(...1 [,..t'....'n till' (;",..rnnt..nl
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