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I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I PINE RIVER CANAL COMPANY SOME IIISTORY ON JULY II, 1899 CHARLES W. THURINGER FILED A STATEMENT SHOWING THAT HE WAS OWNER OF THE PRCC; THAT IT WAS AN ENLARGEMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE SPEDC HE ALSO PROPOSED TO ENLARGE THE SPEDC AND HAD COMMENCED WORK JUNE J, 1899. SOUTHERN COLORADO LAND AND IRRIGATION COMPANY WAS FORMED MAY 10, 1900. CERTIFICATE WAS SIGNED BY BLAIR BURWELL, C. W. THURINGER, S.W. JACOBS, EDWARD A. TAFT AND H. J. TAFT. THIS CERTIFICATE WAS FILED WITH THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE AND STATED THAT THEY ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND ALSO STATES IT WAS ORGANIZED FEBRUARY IS, 1900, ALSO THAT THEY STATED WORK WAS COMMENCED ON THE EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT WITH IN 90 DAYS AFTER INCORPORATION. ABOUT 1902 PROCEEDINGS WERE STARTED IN THE DISTRICT COURTS OF LA PLATA COUNTY TO ADJUDICATE THE WATER OF THE PINE RIVER AND DURING 1902 & 1903 A NUMBER OF CLAIMS WERE FILED, SOME INDIVIDUAL INDIANS BEING OWNERS OF ALLOTMENTS, THEY WERE DEMANDING THE RIGHT TO DIVERT WATER FOR THEIR DITCHES WITH A PRIORITY DATE OF JULY 25, 1868 WIllCH IS THE DATE OF THE SO-CALLED "TREATY" BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN UTE INDIANS. IN 1907 RECORDS SHOW THAT COLORADO DEVELOPMENT AND DITCH COMPANY WAS OWNERS OF CERTIFICATES TO THE WATER. THE PINE RIVER CANAL COMPANY WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING OVER, OWNING AND OPERATING THE PRCC. THE PRCC WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXCHANGE ITS STOCK FOR THE WATER CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING AND ISSUED BY THE COLORADO DEvELOPMENT AND DITCH COMPANY, UPON THE BASIS OF EIGHTY(80) SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTING AND (I) CUBIC FOOT OF WATER PER SECOND OF TIME. EACH SHARE HOLDER WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 80 SHARES OF WATER FOR EACH 80 ACRES OF LAND TO BE IRRIGATED. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, THE COLORADO DEVELOPMENT AND DITCH COMPANY, AND SCEDC, APPROVED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER APRIL 26, 1906 AND BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR MAY 8,1906, STATED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE IRRIGATION SEASON IN EACH YEAR THE GOVERNMENT SHALL PAY TO THE PRCC & SCEDC THE SUM OF $100.00. THE PRCC AND THE SCEDC SHALL MAINTAIN THE DITCH NOW OWNED IN COMMON AND CARRY THROUGH SUCH COMMONLY OWNED DITCH NOT TO EXCEED FORTY (40) CUBIC FEET Of WATER PER SECOND OF TIME.