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<br />, , 'I,t- ;1 , , ,- ~ '_'-; . '.-"', l- _ ~.~ ,'-- ~ -~ "~- ....: --, ~ ". _: 1.... ... '~ . = ~t I mg' LtJ~;;..ttJOll <Ind who arc flJr-] court C[ln sa)', cllld by' '~ timo
<br />_/"-"'"\~'lJ~anSas ","[) .ey. ~~/8~; 1,~'~'~::: ~'~'~('IY i.:.:~ l.,.;~~t...i\,:.c:~.J uy .Jh.i Ills1lillg the,finan~es to pI'O:.;~-;tl18mUJ:eywil1besp
<br />nO(;KY pORD (C-s.n-Dj, Co. to HIe suit in llic n~n"'es (If Mr. S,lull(lcl's, altorney for Fort ly be spent In l'csC':ll'cl1 on a clIt,e, lh? ~~u:t realIze tJwt thell.1 "So agajn r ~ay lb;;i :,' time
<br />: 1',:21:II"S of Ule: High Linl.: '.::'!1altlle CaU.in <Jill! Fort Lyo.n called ~,YOI\ cll](J Callin',t11<lt .it will cost SO~I1r1 ground w~ter !<lW. With well~ ~~e JL:~t as In,Hell aff~~t~:l'l<lnd effort wh.lel,1 you ,:~:,! ex,
<br />i ::0. III Rocky Ford and of the compumes. Denver engJileej'!llg ~2!),OCO fOl' thell' sllie alone thlS I wl101ehear!ecllv ~Gl'ee. a U\ULt: ~\ul1ld l~Slllt .\hH.:1I jJend to aclll~\-t~ L~" :i.':',!I!'Jn
<br />:. O::iorJ F'c1l'lners Ditch Co, of ~irrns ami olle en~jncel'ing firm throllgh the distr~ct courl to be '.'To pi~ n~i.gh!)~I' ;Jg.linst WOLLd h.c callstructlve and llotl!',UlhCl~ than ~isscn."j(ln wi]1 he
<br />'Fowll'l' have rcleast:d a leUt'!" III Onlwny h;we LCel1 employed a fe.isonnble eslimate, nelghbor In l1tIg,ltwn - when deslructJve. tIme o.no effOlt well s!~ '1~."
<br />; ou;:ining Ule seriousness or pas. with Smlllders. "The eO:'it, for 'engincering most have bolli wells cll1d sur- "In 1I.1e mCclllli1l1e, our ell~in-: Very truly.
<br />! ~;iiJle liligatinn to well owners. Tile intent of the sllit, accord- nmJ legal, service, to you!' com, f(lee rights-in an dfol't to ce~ eel'S wlll ~l'Oceed w.ith their Raphael J ~;jIlSt';s"
<br />! in Ihe Ad-:,ms:1s VJlley, JIlg 10 Snlll1dcl's, is io obtain rnnics and the aUler W(~ll own- velop a body of la,,; on tbe wal'!\.. I will get a list of the. "Since this litigatio;~ \'.ill ;If.
<br />'1 Till' directors of the two cnln- ultil~l~]tel~t (1 Supreme COllrt de. ers in the Ark<:lIlsas Vnlley will rights of well vs. ~urf.1ce wnter wells .m the ArJ,cmsns Valley so feet all individual well ,)'.\'l1('rs,
<br />! jl.1.lli(:;s h<lve been ;:HI.....lsed 1!l3t c.ision lietel'mining HWl iniga- be at least JS much, 1 include users, seems to me a tragic ec- that, If suit is .s~i.1rted, we wm it appe81's that ind!'.<i.::l:::l ',~'en
<br />"~1 : the Cilllin Canal Co, 3ml the lIOn and other wells cnnnot be the other well owners in tl1is anomie waste. he prepared to Jom all WE'll own- owners will find it neC~':i>,:Jry ta
<br />..; '~:.-rt Lyon Calla! .Co. \~ill file pu.mpe.d wilen surf::Jc~ decreed estinwle as they are directly in~ '-'Proper use of ground water ers who h::we wells jUrJio~' to the form ic1n association t(, protect
<br />~Q ~ C1G<lll1st.th~ HIgh Lt.~lE: an~ PI:lOrJ,tles on the. ~rkans~~ ~iv- vol.....ed, ~nd wli! either co~e in may well conserve our precious, old~st of you~ \\'clls',,\:I,'le~1 you their interests."
<br />~ ,,~~;;,or~lot~p-i~~I~.@\\\e-"P~~X:}\n~e~i ~~~~~~/;~iO;~~~~V}g~n;h~:~ }l~~~ ~~;~~;I~~~:; or be brought In as Iimlled supply, Research fnr ~;1~~Ji::;~n~1~:Oc~~;::\v1ir' n~i '
<br />~ ',\'i~ter irom \,,":.\ls f~r ,i,rrig~t!on er. . "Wl13lcve1' is done to your la'.~3, which Will l~l grlJund and shut clo.w~ yO\lr ol~ :v~~],s ~ntil
<br />.!I.It! QLh~r llll\flo<;e::o. iller ,.ltgll [Jllc:ctors of the High Line wells 85 ~ rcs\ilt of this litiga-. SUI face water rights develop all JUI1JOI ones ale rust :-.hut
<br />,LlI1e Ciln(ll ::Jnl! tile:. uxford Camtl Co. ClI:d tile Oxford F.1!'m- lion \'IiI! I)f coursp. be dane La togeLher wOlJld he the bettcr down.
<br />: r~':IIT:ler-" J)iLch Co.. 1:ke hun- C1'S DitC'll Co. slatc th.:H such (J all other' wc!ls You' h:1'.'e mere- part of wisdom. "If tllc p!aintiff~, C,1l1 get
<br />~h~d.~; uf !:'Il.m;,;r~, .~.cv~r~i~ 0111- l'cguJJlion .wou!d, of l:0Urse, h~r 1y been select~d as guinea pi:;:s, ,'~S6metimes, ill law sui.ls, de- their walr.r hcf?re your .wells
<br />0.:1 _ l:lt.CI1 COlllp<:lll%, Cltles ~nd all pi"ilelic.:JI pllrposes, lwlt as Mr, S<JlIlldel's recognizes ClSlOns arc reachcd which do arc Jntcrfcred With, yuu Will be
<br />:~ld:JI'Jes. own wells from which pumping, b~cal1se lhere is suf- when he ~ays: 'not est<1blish any workable allowed to continue PllnlfJing.
<br />li'.;:-, ~)lllllP ....nd lIse um1c:rgroulld J:clcnl water in the /\.rknns.13 "'Numer'oLls wells lie Clt val'- gro~n~ rul~s, or the deci::;ion is Anyone ~ytlling a .....ell junilll' to
<br />'V;Jl'_l. hIveI' to fll] all Gecreed pI irJIl- ying dlst'"'IlCCS" '1 the !l'read ~o Imlltcd In scope a:'i b1 be u~e. yOllls Will have to demonstrille
<br />GI~J1n G Sdundel'<;, Dcnver tll"; Gnly dUllng eXlremely Jllg"h of tlie P rkansrJ' I 'r itself <lnd less fat a future glllde. lllS well does not matenally ~f-
<br />'dh'y::r, lJ"s ,nOtIlJed tile, C~t- f]o,)c! copdillO'l~ ~ I!l~ke t~e ma~o'\ ~tIJblltIO~ to "It .'1o~Jd be hoper! t1'Clt ...:h('n feet lhe stream flow What
<br />, 'n lln I O....fOld faJmers bomds IIlgh Line Canal Co [lI1d 0,.- the III my of s' '('eel' ed ap- the parll€S wbo are ud\ocnt- "lTIi1.tenally" means, only the
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<br />i I" {'afl C~n:'ll Co lh" Fo!:t 01 Fmmers ~dch Cu dncct- J,ropllutors but 1I11~11 pllnelples
<br />_' '... ,~ C In l' r R'do - Fmo 0:5 IIp.ve ret:>lIled Rc.mbact .J oE j,l.oeedure ,1lt~ E.<:tnbLshed in .
<br />,.0',1 C CInar F"~ i ^~nilYY Ditch ~llOse::;, De'1H:J 1,1w~",~r .1nd John a SImple proceedmg, It was felt
<br />)'lL~lBe'~', ~ PI .~:C, 01 (;J "Jd R Stewart La lUll!...!. l.1w~'er'IWlse l1llt to encumber tile reC-1
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<br />I Cn lOn CI' H dralll1c Dltch . l:. I 1e I'e- or WI eVI enec 0 le extent
<br />.'-'~, I ~y Y que::.t of bO<:lJ'd memhers frult1 to which eoc!l p(lrtlcular well
<br />~g I lhe. two companies, Moses h<:s out of hundreds alfeets the dcw
<br /><0' 1\":',luen a lettL"r cXl1bining t,helcrccd divcrtcrs.'
<br />.J -; r,I'JbClble. legtll 3rld f!l1<lncwl "You expressed lhe opinion
<br />~ ,hurdens to lhe cOI:lpanies Jl1d tl1D.t the very larO"e sums in-
<br />~~ (:~I1::;c9\Jenc:es to :ill well owners volved cOllld moreo productive-
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