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<br />STATEXENT OF HR. DELPH E. CARPENTER, ATI'ORNEY AT LAW.
<br />GREELEY, COLO.
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<br />murto limo Oil(" "..sr'lI flu\\" (If tlu:, rin.r: thi" tu bt- illlpuun.lt"l1 liI"-
<br />m.lrih' 1m" IMIW(.(" (lurpo"e... . .
<br />'nl~ Unit~J l"tutt'ti J:(~'loltlliltiull ~1'\'ll" is all:uulls (0 rUlIstrlU'1
<br />what ill knuwn all tll.. Buultlt'r (':UI,'UIl Ht"l:il'n"uir in llit' Culunulo
<br />Hin'(' Clllln.ll. 01' till' (i11111d CRIl\';"', ",hid. ""HuM lIan- UII illl-
<br />l'uundinJ! ~:apadt~. wht.n t''lIlIIplt'h~1. llN~'rtlin~ 111 thrir plIlIlS. of
<br />:!:,.llllll.llllO lll"t"l'.ft>t,t II Will', Its I :1111 :ulnSt'll: III utlll'r wunls. ("1111-
<br />!"idt'ubh' mOIl' than tilt. .n'rlll-'" n':I["" ,I"w IIf lIlt' I'in'r.
<br />In \'i~"' of lIlt' unful"tUtllll... lillJ!lltiull hl'tlll~ht b,'" a Iltllllllt'r uf the
<br />lu\\"I'1" ~tatt's lWllin",1 th~. :-'(ah's or uril-rill in wtllt'r l"lll'plil"S ill tilt'
<br />,,"~."'t 011 t;lr~'n;;\s wlll'n' tilt' \\":It('l' is liSt'l;l fot, il'ri~ltliClIl. 11\1" must
<br />nntahl~. uf which i", tilt' l'1lSt' uf Kau""l'" r. C"llIl1ltlo (:.:'04i 1.. ~,. ,hI).
<br />il IUh l'Orut' 10 Ill' 1"I..U'ltrd~1 liS II Itlulh'r uf implJ11ltUt"l.' Ihut th" tillt' In
<br />till' wlltt'r-Ihllt i",. 1114' lit". tll itl" II",,"-l'o'huuhlllt' Ih'h'rlllill~1 in Ilol.
<br />ntlWt' IIf fllrtllt'r (111llilrlwtillfl-llnaloj..'ouS,. if ."UIl J,lt'llst'. III tilt' ~'I.
<br />llin" IIf tillt. 10 IHfillllefUl~ till' t'1"I..1'Iioll Ilf II hllil,hn/!.
<br />'Illt' ~ltllt'8 of U1'i/!in-lhlll i~.111t' ~lltlt':'i in whit'h tIn' WRh')' hIlS its
<br />ril"t"--f..,,,1 11l1l11'uuh'1l11 thlll Iht'" art' ('utitl"ll to Illllk,. B f('ll"""lllhlt'
<br />U~ of thl' wlllt'r in tilt' 1I1'pl'r ~hlh'. lilt' ~tllh' nf orij!in. I",fun' it
<br />IHI"M'S 1111 cluwlI 10 tht' 10.....I.r ~tah.,.. Th(~ 10Wt'r :-:IOIh'",. HI! lilt' ulht'r
<br />UUII!. Illln' f"'(III~'lltly tllkt'1l lilt' lIUitwl.. t!lltt tin' wlllt'l" IIIllst llils,",
<br />frulH till' IIppt'r ~tatt' UIHI!>t't1 tn tht. lo\\"('r ~ttlh'. 1lIltIIUl\"t,. SlIUI!!lt (0
<br />111"\'\'t'1I1 f~rllll'r Ih.\"(.lul'lI11'nl IIpOIl lilt' ht'Il~1 wllh'rs. Till'" ,lltlltlllltl
<br />illS 111;'1.'11, III soml' tlt',l..rJ't't'. t'm,(lUrllj..'t"I.1 Ii.,' \'llnulI'" ullll'l' a:..O\'I(('It"", !l'll\'.
<br />in/! nlltlltllll~' a duwlie N".'1~diliH':' II.IH~ II. f("('lilll! of um't'111Iillt~'.
<br />In vit'w of tlu~ oofllhllOn.... It Lt'1II1! II wdl.known fad: tllllt Ihf-
<br />e.. 'ulnnuln Hi"t'r is ",Iill \,OUll/!. liS il Wt'rt.. ill tilt' matl..r uf lht' Illiliz:l-
<br />tiulI of lilt, walt'r, tiupplj'. t'illwr f~lr ~rril!atiun.l~r fur t1nlllt...1ir. 111.)\\"..1'.
<br />ur utllt'r bt'nt>fit'llll lIS('~: llllll wl!olun,i.! to Inulll all~' rutllrt, t'ontrn-
<br />\"t'rs\' lOt'lwt't'1l Ilw ~tatl'S n'''I)t'('lilll! tilt' t1t.\"t'IUpl~lt'lIt upun that ,rin'r,
<br />lilt' {~ulurllllu !tin'r ~tlltt'S, lot'\-t'1I in IHllulN.'r. Whld, an' IUIIIWIIIll the
<br />hill, C'lliforni'l. ('ulornd... :S"t'\"llll:I, :S"t'w ~ll'xi('O. Ftllh. nllll \\"~'Olll'
<br />ill/!-
<br />The CllAlIOolAS (inll'rpu~in;.!'). .\llIl.\ri7.0lIa.. .
<br />~Ir. ('.UU,,:XTF..lt. Ytos. .\rl1'..III1I1: 1 slwu!.l ha"t' llU'IJIIOI!I'tI th:lt ti~t.
<br />ThoM' Stlltl'S. II\' Ilwir J!fl\.t'rnun< or utht'r I't'prt'S1'IlI11lh't's. .lllt't tll-
<br />,I.....tlll'r III Salt Lake Cit\,. Ctllh. in .JIlIlllllry. WW. (;''''. ~Ilry. of
<br />Utah. nllW CommiK...itlllt'r' of till' Ul'IlI'rlll IAlIll,1 Ol1it'('. p,n'"iolillJ!.
<br />',"ilh your IK'rmiSp;iull. I shlllll:llt'r il.whlllt, III th.' n"("\lrtl t.h.' l~~.ulu.
<br />lions Ihat \WI"\' 1IlIIlpt".1 lit ,Ihllt 1~lt'('llIl~. Bu.t I 1lI1I)" ilrlt't1~ ~tutt'
<br />Ihat, aftt'r n thunlUj!1l t'UJlsltl!'rallUlI IIf Ihl' ,htt",.l"t'lll 1'11I1M~ IIr the
<br />I-....Ill'nll !'ubjt"(.t of tilt' h('Ut'fit'lal liSt;" uf Iht, ~\'lIlt'N of lilt' lolunl(lo
<br />Bin-r Ilhllllll of its Irihutan ,.I"'ums, n>:<olutltll\S \wrl" prt'Pllrt.,J awl
<br />aduph'(1. makill~ l"t.'rtain n~lllllllt'llIlaliuns. pll':t-it'lIl:Ir1~' tu Ihe t,1fI..'t
<br />Ih.t Ihe llnlina:..", art'lI !<IUlllld lit. ,1t'H'lullt..1 prllllllrlly at tilt. !otl\lrt"l.'.
<br />an.1 that Iht' tlt:'n'lllpnlt'llt shnlll~1 prO(,('(1 frum lilt' !otIUN'I.' tlnwl1\\"ltl"t1.
<br />in ordt'r thai tilt' J,!l't'lltt'!'>t IIlot' 1n1l!ht Ill' lIl:tcl~. of tilt' w:,h:r sllJlpl.~', ,
<br />I mig"hl pallSI.' Ilt'~ tll rt'lII11rk that 1,IIt' ~uslllr\' uf Itrl;.!'allUn III Ihl'
<br />"'f'sl hilS dt'rnollslrllh,,1 thlll Ihl' tlpplU":ltltlll tIt watt'r tu Illlltl,.; dill.'"
<br />not ('UIl!<l1P11' thE' wlItt'r. san> in 1"111. 11 i", not lik(' 8 I"\'lin~'ry 11:..('. fur
<br />examplE'. or U!oOI'io> wht'1"t' tilt' wnlt'r is diwrtl..1 from tilt' sh':ull :I~tl
<br />Illl~ off 10 111t' ai.r. in tilt' fl~rn~ tlf "It-a In or \"llpur: I.ut th~ wllh'r. m
<br />or"" \larl. sinks mto lilt' !;tIll III Ihl' S,llmf' m,1lll1Wr Ih:ll \\ ~t('r from
<br />rai~fa I sinks into tilt' soil in the humifl rt'g"lUns, IUhl Imsslll/.! dnwn
<br />throuJ!h th~ \'oiels in Iht' IOIJil. J!rlllluall.,' forms an tIIull'rJ!rHllntl n-!>t'r.
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<br />.\fr. e\lIl'.;~Tnr. ~I.,' IUllne is ))\'I\>h 1-:. (\Ir)lt'lltt'r: n-",itlt"Ilt"t'. tiN'(".
<br />11'\', ("nlll,: Iaw"I"I" pr:111i.... limih.. lar:.......,I\" t.. irril,!lItiun allll illh'r-
<br />t:I;ltt' Wllh'r InwH, .
<br />'Ir. ~lll"nt::sul. "'hulIl e10 ,"ull I"t'ln"l'!'t'lIt!
<br />~Ir. (',\II1"I'::sn:H. IllIn tilt' iOt'I~Illlll rt.pl't',....ututh.1' uf 1111' I!U\'t'rnur
<br />uf C"lurnolo. fur tht' purp.l!'l;' IIf thh~ IWllrill,!!.
<br />This lIIt.:u:U1"\' (II. H. li"'tl) WlIS intrn..hlO'\..1 fur til(' purl'l_' of Iwr.
<br />","iilin/!, till' ~'\'..'n (',,1"111110 Hin'r :-Otlll(',.; tll ,'ntt'1" into 1\ ..'(.nlral"! re.
<br />Sllt,,'(ill~ 11ll' fututt' 1I>-t. lIu,1 .li"pt:l!o<iliull IIC tilt' watl'ni flf thai rlWI'.
<br />pUI.,.mull t'l .\ rtil'lo.' I. ~""i'li'lII Ilt. IlltrllJ!rIlllh ~. Ilf tilt' ('t,Il1itiluti..lll.
<br />Tho:. ('ulnrno.ln Hh't'1" I!; lilt' Ihinll:lrj..~t ri"t'r ill .\tnt:'rkH. Frnlll the
<br />!"tllll.IIMJinl IIf ..It,\"t'llll'lI\1'1l1 il is slill "!"lll,i.!'. 1001 ~u Spt.':lk. It dis-
<br />dlllrl!t'S 11111l11ll11". IIn tilt' II\-""ll~t'. SllIIlI'tllllI,i.!' un'r I "nnn.lMll. :1O'I"\'.f,,,,'(.
<br />That wuultll... 't'ulln;.!'h wlltl'r 10 1,(1\'''1' Ii',llllo.nnfl tU'1"(>S 1 f.MII tlt't'p:
<br />thllt il( iht' II.H'rll"t' di;ot'llarJ.!"t'. Of thllt. 11111.1111 1:i,HUn.nflil ac'n'-ft-'('t
<br />nnw ~_ to WII,.[;. in tlit' (iulf nf ClIlifornill. This wlIter has its
<br />..ri'nllllu,,.,th- illlltn... f1flh" :-itlth's: Illlll islu !oilY. C..,lum.I..." ~'OIl1inJ!.
<br />11llJ rtllll. . ~nllW of 1111' w:lh'l" ri:-o.'S in :S"t'w ~h'xit:~I. DIIlI SOUII' in
<br />.\rizl"Ia, (hw-Imlf nf Illf.'r 1,,'111 of lilt' finw riSt;'S in :S""'\'llo:la, 1111,1 tlu'r-e
<br />is "1I1~lIlllilllh' IlOlIlt. tlf Iht' wlIh'r ri",illJ! in Clllifurnill, ,
<br />~Ir. ~iCtt'I'\'KUtlXT"t. "'hilt tlf) )"011 Illt'lln wlll'n )'on 811)' It I!ClI'S 10
<br />\\"alolh' inlhe nlll( of ('lllitnMliu!
<br />~Ir. (','RI".::sn:n. It /!.It'S ollt illto tilt.' (hilt of ('aliflllTlia 1Il,H1!t.t:'.1.
<br />~Ir. fi.ttlll\'Kllt,XTZ. "'1'11. it will !'liII tlnw tllt'l"\.' 1lI1111'r tlus t'Ollllllld.
<br />wflulcI it /llll ~
<br />~h'. (',\ul'l:xn:lr. It w"ulol: t"xt:"t'pt in !'oil fill' tiS ,'uu!'t1llu..1 in Ihl' u~"s
<br />tllull!! till' rin'r.
<br />~fr. fiUOIJ\'Ktlt.:sTZ. "'!lnt I 1Uf'1l1l is. ~'nU :n"\' /lul I!niul! III .Ih,t'rt it
<br />tn IIn" utlwr tluth-I ~ , '
<br />~Ir: c."lI'~:XTt;ll. Xu: flnh' in a minHI' t11";.!I"\'t', The- Cllhf!lrlllll.
<br />11t"'I)~t' tliwrt 1l1!"'lIt llt"rl'1'nt tlf this w"tt'r out IIf ils IHltuml tlrnlllll:,,'\'
<br />ll\'('r IIllutllt' ~altoll ~1I. will'I'\' th.., n'turn wntt'r'S t'\'lIIKlratt'.
<br />TIlt' CII,UlnlAs. Of t'(IUM;(>. Ihlll is all oM Imlhlt'm. .
<br />~Ir. n......lIYK..ltl~TZ. 1'h"t hlls 1.M.'t'n j..~in~ 011 (or somt' hill":'
<br />~Ir. ('.\IU't::sn:R. Yrs: that lUll" bt""11 ,i.!oin/o! on for !'OI1W lilliI'. .\nd
<br />lilt' StilII' uf I.tah has II Il~nl Ilh-ersinn. in what i\'1. knowll as the
<br />~Irltwlll'rn' projt'l't of tilt' H('('hIlHnlioll St-n'iN',. wlwl'\' tilt' wutt'M1 of
<br />thi" t<tl"\'1I.Iil III'\' din-I1t..1 inlo Ih(> ~lllt I~kt" n:Ullll. thnml!h a lunnel.
<br />Tht'I"\' will h(' in tilt' 1,,(11l1"S(' of tinlt' ~.Ilmt' minor di"t'rsifln~ 1I101l!! tht'
<br />CuutillE'ntnl I>i,'iclt' in Coloradu from Iht' Colora.ln Hi"l'r ..Irainag.'.
<br />Ihmllj?h thl' lIlountll.in nlllW-' to thl' .;\llllntic ",i.1E'. b,. inlermounlain
<br />tUlllwl, for Dlnnit"ilJul ami similllr pllrp(~. hul prolmhl.,' nol 10 ex.
<br />n.....d 2 pt'r {'('Ill of tilt' Wilier SlIPll)Y as 11 maximum, .
<br />I mi::ht !l8V that. of Ihf>M' ~tntt'S, ("olorat.lo funnsht'S roO (M'T' l"t'1I1
<br />of lilt' lUlIIlIal "mutt. "'t' irrig":lll' at I)),l'::t'ul ahout Lono.non 8!,1't'S
<br />of !rlllel in ('ulorlltlo. Ami fllrni!'h ahoul 105,OUO act'E'-fl't'l 10 t1u' rn'er
<br />after irriJ.,"Ktinj! Iht" uno.oon al'rt'!'l. I m('nlion t1u.1'ot' maUl'1"!( ml'rt'I~'
<br />in pg.....ill~. . .
<br />OUt' Ilun/! ful1hl'r: In thE' Grand ~Ilny?u o:!,""!nt1, ~ Inr~ cll"'t'lol).
<br />nwnt is now t'onll'mplatt"(l. Th~ ("allforma I:.Ahson ~ o. l'f'('('nt1v. filt.'tl
<br />in .\rizonll a daim for thl' riJ!ht 10 Inuld II n>st>M'Olr al loII:"'t'S l<err)..
<br />('O)llmonl~' known as the naminl! Gor~ silt', which would amollnllo
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