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<br />70 <br /> <br />Colorado had not damaged any other state, had not deprived any <br />other state ot water; and as there was no damage. or threat of <br />damage by Colorado, Colorado uses should not be restrioted. <br />The oase was tried during the prolonged drouth perlod <br />whloh ooourredin the North Platte Basin. 'l'he report of the <br />Master was based upon thedrouth oonditions. !he United 8tates <br />Supreme Court acceptsd hls report and, as I have said to the <br />Board members on previous occasions, the eubsequent events <br />showed that none of us were wise enough to foretell what <br />Nature is going to do, beoause within a few weeks atter the <br />Supreme Court had announoed its decision, the storage water <br />in the Pa1hfinder were sufficient to till the reservoir alone. <br /> <br />The Kaster, in hie report, expressed doubts that the <br />Pathfinder WOUld ever flll again. <br />'l'heSupreme Court, however, reoognized several matters <br />.for the protection of the upstream areas, whioh,of oourse, <br />inolude Colorado. First, I have told the Board on several <br />occasions that in the first appropriation aot tor the Kendriok <br />Reservoir, there was a proViso to theetteot that the construo~ <br /> <br />tlon and operation of the Xendriok proJeot should not seoure <br /> <br />- <br />rights as against existing and potential water uses ln North <br />Park and Ooloralio. <br /> <br />We urged that as one reason why there should be no <br />llm1ts on Colorado, and the Court said that when and 1t water <br /> <br />would be used by Kendrlck, then would be the t1me to ralse <br />