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<br />Florida. Prajl'ct <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />I..."..." u.",.".t R..........uir <br /> <br />O\l'rflO\~ \~..ir. hl"adwflrks. slllil','way, winlo!wall.., and fi~h <br />~'rt"t'n". <br /> <br />DllrinJ! thl' ,;ann> l'lIn"tnwtiun [It'riod. the Floridll Farnl- <br />t"r~ Ditch \nl~ t"nlarJ!Nl and r"lot'atrt! alonJ! :l.Q mill,... <br />and Florida Canal was l'nlan!'Nl and rl'loeall"(l O\l'r I.N <br />mill'''. TIlt' fir;t irrigatiun walt"r wa~ deliH'rN! in IqhJ. <br /> <br />UEYEI.()P'IE'T <br /> <br />Early IIi..tor~ <br /> <br />Ahl'r th" territor') wa.. acquirl'(1 by till' t nitl'(l Statf''' <br />from :\h,:dco. a larJ!''' ar('a whieh ineludl''' Ih.. Florida <br />Projt'{'1 wa.. ...'t 8..id.. a.. a rl'''('nation for the tte Indian,.. <br />.'hl' di;.('tlH'ry of !!flld and oth..r min"ral.. in the northern <br />,.lountainou... pari of the rf',...natiun lffi to t'nl'rnochm"nt <br />b~ minl'r" ami pro..pft.tor.. on r..""'rvalinn land". Th" <br />rt>"ultinl!' {'onfli!'t wa" ,..,Illt>d in 1874 wht"n the tnitt'll <br />Slate.. pUf{"ha!lfi1 that part nf tht' rt',...nati"n ("ontaininl!' <br /> <br />the minl'ral land,.. Fo\lowin/l thl' IN:" Plln:ha..... thl' lwt, <br />1I'r a.,-ieullural land" 11m" rl'mon><l from th" ft'St'nation <br />\H'rf' tlt'\l'lupNI and ,""ult'll. In 18q,). rt"""'f\lItiun land" <br />~~hi("h had notl}t'(>n alllll.'ott"(l tn indi\-iduallmlhtn" \\t"rl' <br />Opt'oN! to homp..tt>lId,>r... with rp"ultifl!! ....ttlenwnt and ir- <br />riJ!atinn tle\..lopnlt'nt. <br /> <br />In~t...ti!!alilln" <br /> <br />I'rnj''t.t plannin!! in\t>"ti/lati"n of th.. Florida Projt'Ct wa" <br />IIndt'rtaken, tOl,Wlhp-r with a ntlm11l'r of nth..r \\e,,\t'rn <br />"lop'> proj,"(.t.. in Colurado. a.. part of a Puhlic \\" orb <br />Projt'{'t with an allotment of $1511,000 from the aI" <br />propriation mad.. 8\"oilahle IIndt"r tht" .'\ationallndu"trial <br />H.-'CO\e~ .kt of June Ill. IQ33. In S..pll>mlwr 1938. work <br />in proj..'Tt".... und..r tilt' (lri~inal appropriation wa.. tran"f..r- <br />rl'('! to Colurado Ri\t"f 8a..in 11l\....ti~atiom and na.. ("on-stinued with apprnpriatiun" rut that purpu"(' und..r thl' <br />prO\i..iun.. tlf St'f'tio!l l:i of th.. Bouldt>r CanYflll At't. <br />