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<br />OH1EAL PARK PROJECT:
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<br />Already surveyed by U. S. B. R.
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<br />Would .cover part of Four Mile and Dutton Park areas,
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<br />, DULCE; CfUUAA, NAVAJO PROJECT is set up for 15,900
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<br />12,200 New Mexico
<br />3,.700 Colorado
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<br />We ole,im 1500.
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<br />Mr\, ArchieB. Toner" a Direotor of the Southwestern Conservation;
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<br />Distriot fil'om Hinsdale County, Colo1'ado, presented the problems for his ,
<br />seotion. ~i~ relllar!ts were along the line of Mr. Hottr.s, in that they ne~a-
<br />ed sen.rall~ll projeots, and that, no single large projeot would oover :
<br />their n~ed~. He went into the possibilities of irrigated pastures, and :'
<br />gave somel'te%'lf valuable information on the subjeot, based on aotual experlo'
<br />ienoes, lJ!l stated that on 85 acres of irrigated pasture in 1943 he ran :
<br />8 miloh cows. 5 horses, 185 sheep. and cut 15 tons of hay. That in 19l.14,:
<br />on this s$epasture, he ran 8 miloh cows, 5 horses, 200 sheep and 23 .
<br />steers. , Tlmt it, took 12 aores of dry land to produoe a beef animal; whil~
<br />one aore of irrigated pasture would produoe one animal, That on the irri~
<br />gated pastjlre the oalf orop was 15% larger than on range land. That in
<br />. former yeat~ they had been able to use the range from April 15th to Novem~
<br />ber 15th, w~th 30 days gathering timelthat now they could only use the,
<br />range from:Ms.y l5th',to October 15th with 15 days gathering time. , T~t th,.",
<br />salvation of this country ISV' in foundation herds, both beef and da3,ry :
<br />cattle, ana ill certified seed. That 'with the present improved tYJ;1e of be.f
<br />Mttle they Were producing as much bee,f now as when they had larger and ;
<br />poorer bred herds.
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<br />Thtit very definitely they were against all transmountain diver- '"
<br />sions untq c9Jllpletestudies had been made on 100801 projeots to show sui'-
<br />ficient water 'available for bcth.
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<br />He~e ~. ~Vesley Nelson, Superintendent of Distriot No.5, Bureau
<br />. of Reolsllle:'1:l.0*,. in charge of all transmountain diversions, assured Mr.
<br />Toner thatlnowater would be diverted until'definitely proved that there "
<br />was enough Mater available for both the looal projeots and the trllns" '
<br />mounte.1n d~ve.t!'s:l.onsl that 1000.1 projeots would be prote~ted at all times
<br />as against ,transmouritain diversions.
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<br />Mr~,F~oyd E. McSpadden, Superintendent of t"e Consolidated Ute' ,
<br />Agency at l!gnacio, Colorado, was asked to express his views on this matteD
<br />,of Reolams:!ii10I!.. He informed the COllUllissioner that the Ute Indians were ' ;
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