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<br />blme.r1c1al _.,""pUye Ull8 of Colorodo River ..tor because <br /> <br />mtU the extent of the I"'-1Ju1 right i. donned tho omount. <br /> <br /> <br />or ova1lable water would bo _erta1n. Il1 sO rot.&rd1nC <br /> <br />d.....lol"Oflt tha "".te or ""ter 13 enoouraged, for ""_ <br /> <br /> <br />that 13 not put to benofl.c1al o'>n.1DpUvo uso pa.... beyond <br /> <br /> <br />tha tln1 ted State. oitllar for us. In 1Iex100 or for discharge <br /> <br />into the 0ul1' or Calltorn1a. It 1a not conceivable that <br /> <br />In7 proj.ct for white psople 1ICuld be permitted to hold In <br /> <br />reserve any ct.1&I1t1w or Colorado RiTer water 1rhen 111.10..'1 water <br /> <br />1s needed by other water UDeTS. The doct.r1ne of re1At1an <br /> <br />mould Dot be .0 enlarged as to psrndt a Il"oj.ot to an!orce <br /> <br />& claim on water on tho theory that t..louI existence ot a <br /> <br />potent131 de".nd create. a rooen9d r1cl>t to a quantl,1;y <br /> <br />or ....ter greater than tllat ourren~ required and roasona~ <br /> <br />neceaca17 under preeent coOO1tlonlh There 11 no reason tar <br /> <br />the application of In7 different rule to the Indians. In <br />.. <br />o1tl-.er .ituatiOl1 the ...... or ....tcr 13 tba _. <br /> <br />On the 1ibole, it would ae_ to be & sound conclus1cn <br /> <br />that tba IncI1ano hAvo no re.',...,.: or pra!arenUal right to a <br /> <br /> <br />greater quantity of water than they are ncnr using and that <br /> <br /> <br />in the .ecuring of rights to groater cpantiU.. or water <br /> <br /> <br />tho Indians .tand on no different footing tluu1 do tha white <br /> <br />people who use water of the Colorado River .,.lIta. At the <br /> <br />u..e of the treatl.ee and ag_ts 'lith tho Indians and <br /> <br />or the creat.1on of the Indian re58rvatlons there 1fU no <br /> <br />0030 <br /> <br />-11- <br />