|
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />i --.~.-
<br />
<br />6
<br />
<br />('O-'lP.U~ "-SD AGRF.F.MEXT:o; BETWEEN ,,'ERT41~ foITAT&...
<br />
<br />OOllPAC'I'S .lXD AGREEYI!:STS BETWEE...~ CERTAIlf STATES.
<br />
<br />7
<br />
<br />"nit from whidl the wllter n-turru; ~nul11alh' to the stN'am in the
<br />form of .6pnn~'1I. formin~. in turn,' 1"1\'ul('18. brooks. and ('~b tlUlI
<br />new'r f'Xlfih'() bEofore tll.. irrij:tfttioh works wpre ('Ollstnll'tl'l:1.
<br />)Ir. )11('IU;",n. WI-II, that slatf'mf'Ul is larJ.,."l'h' tlu.'oretil"81. You
<br />would !lot l'a,r as a prlu.tk'lll man li\'in~ out in t1~at 8thl J't>~i()1l that
<br />mudl of tlu" wlllt'rdl\"t"rlt'(1 for the PUfIHlSl' of irriJ."lltion N'adlt'S tht"Se
<br />ullill'rJ!,:oulld lakt'S anel lo1.rt>ams. wu!l1t Jon ~
<br />)Ir. t..ull'.:~n:R. Oh. \"t'S,.
<br />)11". Ulnu::'it:n. You \nluM l
<br />. ~lr._l.\~I'.:STt:H. )"1'S, 1'h... pt..n....lllnJ,:'t" nf "'turn, l:'O fllr liS ollr
<br />InH."llj....t1ons lIan. thus far J.,."UIlt>. \"llrips ZH"('ol...Jin~ to rht.' !"..i! 3nll
<br />topo~ntphy of tht" ('uuntr.,' ami the pani('uhlr !>1.ril't! of Ihe l'ltrllta Ull-
<br />t1t'rl\('llth. In utlwr wurd!!!. tllP !ol(lil i~ mitT\" fir h"Nl stt'l.ltifit"l1 with ruck.
<br />"TIll the, .lip of tilt' nll'k, or tht" (ttllllily uf tilt' Buhsuil hafi a ~tt'a: tl.-al
<br />to lIu With tilt' amollnt of watt'r Ihat "-"turnlt lmek to th.. "tn.'tlm. 111_
<br />nosti",">>.tiuns show that the rt'turn rung from ::!O l",'r ("lit till 10 liS hi..h
<br />as 1.10 \""r ('('lit. llwl sltmelillll'S mott". of tht' wolt'rs hlkeu a ('ollsill;l'-
<br />o~)lt' dl"hU!''''' fnlm tll(' sirt'1lm. "'Iwn' tilt" ~nlll:'r Wllto: opplil'il imnw.
<br />(halt'I,r u.IJa('('lIt to tilt' ~trt'am, along' tilt' rln'r hu:tom hllllls, wllt'rt"
<br />Iht' lantls Ill'\' 1II1llt'rlaid with g'Mlin ~Mltft. tilt' rt'tllrll is nuich in
<br />t'X('\'SS of thut: du. ollh' walt'r Ihat is lu!>1 i~ thnt whi('h is lo,;t II\'
<br />t'nlp(lI"nlinn in tilt' tlhflrt tilllt' tht, \\"ltkr is t'xl)(~lllt tht" sllrfll',(~ Itn;l
<br />thnlllg'h)\lollt ('XlUlla,tiClII IUIlI ~Jtlit'r like ('hanllt'ls, ,
<br />Tlw ( II,\IR~US, "11t'1l "ou tiN 1'11t tilt" watt"r U!l tht' Iltnll. II takt>s
<br />quite":1 IUIIl! timl' for it to\'l.Iak Ihrollg'h Illltt Innd. (ll1t'S it nnt 1
<br />~Ir. C,-\IlI'}:~'n:R, Y("!'l. illtlt'('ll. ~Ir. Chairmlln, ' TIlt' full t'tfl."C'1 Ilf
<br />Iht' 11.tllrll('l.1 suppl~' is nut manift'Stt'l1 in IlIlmy distri(,t~ for Ill' hil!h as
<br />10. 1:'1. or 20 W'Rrs Rftl'r the inilialllPplic'lIlion lak('s plll("!.',
<br />~Ir, Wid!ol(.h.lht:' llotl."CllluthorilY on soils Ilnd application of watl'l'
<br />nt tln~ Uni\,t'nlil.y of rtah. an(1 now. I lJt'liew, Ih.. pl"t"Si(lt'nt of that.
<br />institulion. ill his \'lIlufthll' work. Slt\'s thllt for oniinRr\" ('llll'ula-
<br />lion it ma~' lit! ~id thnt one-half of tht' t'arth maN> is air'; in oth..r
<br />wortls, it is made up of "oitls, So that if \"UII h.ke a tumhlt'I' full
<br />of soil. for .."ample. it would he much like" 'tumhh'r full of Illllrbles.
<br />and onp.half of the "paC'(' of Ihllt tumhl('r would 1)(' OC<'upit'l1 hv
<br />sn1id muttE'r and one.half hy ,ooids, As Ill(' watl'r pOlin! upon lIie
<br />surfllCt' of the Irtound it naturul1y pllSM'S down throl1~h those ,'oitl~.
<br />accumulat.t>s below, and raises the walt'r plRne alt it el,1",tNI in nature,
<br />flO that if the water piaill'> wt're rniwd OWl' a certain al'ell. 10 ft'('t.
<br />for ('xample, o,-pr what it ori~nally was. the rou,rh fi~rt.'S tI~re
<br />would be thst )"ou would ha"e an und('r~,,"Oull(1 l'l"R'n'OIr of !i fl."t't
<br />in depth of dear wal('r. This water. of C"OUrst', is added 10 ('lleh
<br />)'('ar by ('3eh \'ear's appli('.lion. and it pllgs('S out bt>low into the
<br />suhtt'mnt'IUl ehann(');;;., ere-eks. anti brooks that I h.'-e mentionetJ.
<br />Prol:r.,bh. the most t'xhaustil't' shuh. en'r made in Ihe Unitt"tl
<br />SlaWS on ihis subjet,t is jll!'t beinj? (~II;dud("(1 011 the ~o\lth Phltlt."
<br />Hiwr. The Suulh Platte Ri\.t'r is whllt we know liS a disappt'arin,:t
<br />ri\.er: that is to Nl~'. il in('n'l!.S('tl in Uow fnllll its npp.'r !',Ullnvs.
<br />Iht" snow hanks in tilt' moulltains: it inen"Ilst't1 in flow as it pm-
<br />rt"t'C1l'CI out lowl\nl lilt' fnothills 1.0"0011. .\0,1 wht'n il wt"1I1 mto
<br />Ihe plains of Ihe .\tlantic slopt", or Ibe ntt'at Plains .l"t'll. it l'('>('ein...t
<br />110 mol'\' ;:!r:ulual C'lmlribnliolls: it J..'TntlUlllh', under natUl'31 C(lmli-
<br />lionS" lost itst'1f io Ihe A,ml. so thlllt in the nionth of ,\ul!'U"t of l'<8eh
<br />Jt'flr. for uample. it diSll\)J}t'9tt'l1 t:'nlil"t'l,y within j,'i to 100 milt"S
<br />t'ast of Iht' mounlains: it ( IAApfK'an"t1. p.~ far lIS visible flow of Ihe.
<br />
<br />surfaee of the stl'f'am is ('oncemed. There i~ a strrlcb of laD miles
<br />f,,?m 1I,1t' lown of I~ Salle, Colo" to ,Jull!'Sbt-rg. <.'-010" Julesl)('rg
<br />~lh~ rlj.,-ht at the pOlllt where the Soutb Platte Riwr ('fO$SCS into
<br />~l'b1"'ll.ska. Th-:r: has bt>en . n'l'.)' l'are.fulantl thorou~h,,.,ooinJ{ study
<br />J~llIde of that rl\er for a two-,yeu period. (,()Ilduded JOUltl.r by the
<br />State of,Colo~do and Ihe Ilt'plll1mt'nt of Agriculture. The,)' placed
<br />alltoma!lc n'A'H;.~ers on en'ry lIt'ad gate, on t"'er,)' dil'ersion anti on
<br />t".t'r,' rn'er station, '
<br />Tflt' "I)shot ,uf th1lt stwI,y ~hows tlult on'r I,:.J()O ~'(md,fpt,t of
<br />wl!lpr ~J1Pt'.ar 111 tilt' 1.1...1 of that ~tZ:1I11l Itnd are t'('t.li\'t'rt~1 thrOlIg'b
<br />thllt 1.IlI.mllt" !<trvtch thllt Wll~ url~lIl:llh' dr\': Iht" I,:.~)(l ~1Il(1,ft'('t
<br />uf "'liter appt'ltr in tht. holtt>:>1 ownth of.lhe ~lUunlt'r. wht't"t, IIn wlllt'r
<br />ht.ll h..tut\', lilliit' uf II1Ilt wRtl'r (x.ing' whut Wt' teml .. ori..illlll wutt'r"
<br />or fllIIt yt'ar's flu\\' frulll tll(' mounlains. ....
<br />Th," r:"tl!o;llll fur tlmt is H'r~' silllplp: Tln.rv al"l' OH'r tl million 1Il'n'S
<br />Ilm~' IrrJJ!llt('t1 011 thllt drllina:..",: thnl has IJlo't'n 1II\l1('r irri~lItilJl1. smue
<br />of II. O\'t'r tiU \"t'urs: 11 lur~e part. of it o\"l'r 40 ~'('ars: antJ, g'raduall,)"
<br />tilt' ~rl'llt III me Spullg't! h::8 1.'t'1I till""l. lOu Ihat nuw t11t'rt. b; It. M,l'lUh"
<br />n..tUMI of tilt' strvKIIl: anti so g'r't'lIt nncl so cunslllnt ane! n'linLI(' i's
<br />tlult n'turn tlmt lI)lwllnls of :illO.fXN.) IICn'S of land han" ht"l.'1} re-
<br />dnilllt'tl. ur Ilellrl,' n'C.'lllilJll'<l-in Ih(' Ill:lill n~'lllilll('II_llIrill" the
<br />p:lst JO ~'('nl"l:lll~ !jl.. I't'i'ult ~f.wol'kg built diH'rlinl-r wah'r fnlll;-'pllrt
<br />(If the l'tn'llm wllldt was orl~lIl1llh' dr\" I<unll.
<br />)Ir, BIIIE!I. In what Stnle is limit .
<br />~If. CAlll'}:sn:R. Colurado. bt'I\,:t't'll tilt' town of Ln SaUt' Mnd Ihe
<br />tllwn of .Jull's!x.'rl!. on Ihe South Platte Riwr,
<br />I han! (li~n.Jo;St.'(1 to Utt'utiull Ihat. ill orllt'r to hrill/! ollt, Ihis phase
<br />of tilt' IlUlt~l'r: TIIlI~ Ih6 ll\IIM'r :-;t~tt"S kllow tlill:'t', e(l!uIilions full
<br />\\"('11. or tllt'lf f.'Xt'('lItl\.es IIDI Ihose III ('haN!t' of their Stllte" '!'UVl'rn-
<br />lllt'nts do; amI the)" t"eH.lizto tlUlt wht'1I the w';tt'r is used at the ~JII['('t'S
<br />Jlut 0111.\' is the u,,;t\ btolwli('ill.llllUI the erop pn.llludioll g'rt.'1I1. IInd not
<br />0111,)' is IIricl 11011 lllmclt!Ot worthlt'S8 laud ('(m\"t'rtt'tl inlo hi/!hh' IU'tMlue-
<br />tin,: lallll. slIl~IHlrtin/: ,fllmili,c'~ antllwll.in/: to sUPIHlrt the Oun'rll-
<br />JIIt'nt b" taxahnn. but 1Il11l1dlt!on tht're IS 1\ romtunt stonl'!e of wl\t('r
<br />III kill/! 'plat't" in tht' ,'ohls,of Ihe t"llrth Ihal ('usts Iluthillj? t~ Ihl' low('r
<br />rin'r. And it is 1111 inddt'ntal gturn"'..... .And Iht' walt'r so u~l, in
<br />lar",~~ pltrt. IU"l'unling' to the suil rondilillns, wil1n'tunl fur n>U:<l'. alld
<br />Io!'oing' out to the Illnli will lIg'ain. in pari. tt't1IMl for further n'lISE',
<br />t'tP.. (Illwn w the mouth of the stream. So mueh for Ihis brief sketch
<br />of tilt' physil.sl fads, ,
<br />To n.'turn D~llin 10 the ('Onft'l"t'IK'e of the J.,~l\'('rnors. in .Au~ust,
<br />Ht',JfJ. Ihe /..oo\'('rnul"S of thuse "",\"('n :oihdt's... and olllt'r lIl'('tf'(litt"tIl'f.'I)re.
<br />~lIlllti\'t'S. IIwt lit tht' cil\' of Ilt'll\'f'r. IInd 10 that l'onft'n!nee clime
<br />..\rthur p, Da\'is. Dit't"l..1.or of the United ~t.l1tt'S UedaUllllion St>nice,
<br />and otht.1'S (,()1lI1t>l1.l't1 with Ihat hurt'll It. Th(' ddibtoraliolls of Ihat
<br />1M...h' t'xtt'mlt'1.1 owr t;tlhll' Ihl"t'e ds,'s. tht' hcxh' I..in.. known I1S the
<br />1~~~le uf Ihe Southwl'St. :Intll)t'in~.presidt'll U\~t'r b" Bo\'. ThuIllllS K
<br />l'll.DlplN;.II. of .\ri.wna, ~
<br />At thnl 1I1t'l'lilll-r tilt' Virt't:lor of tll(' rllitt'tl ~latt'S Hedalll:\tion
<br />Nt\'ino. the mattt'r hll,'in/!, I_n pretty thoNIU/:"hl:y clisclIR't'(1. made
<br />the ~tlll('IJlt'1I1 thllt tllt're was all1l\le wlltt'r within Ihe clrniull"e 1ll"t'1I.
<br />of the l'oloMlllo Ilin'r to lwrmil de\'elopment in thai IluIlrtt.;: ur on
<br />fill\, l~lrt of that ~1",alll. without an,' IIlIt'rft't"t'nl'e with fututt" de-
<br />n.ropment in all}' ntht'r part of the (~raina~ area, alld n'~)llllions
<br />were Ihen .doptt"tl, unalllmousl}', t"8lhng upon Ihe t;t>\'t'11 :;tal('S of
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />
|