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<br />002751 <br /> <br />. r. <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />~ 47-ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS- Denver 1, Colo.. Wednesday, May 22, 19:63 <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />Cc~ tel. fl;i"" 7c C c. <br />Board Spurns High <br />Bid on land lease <br />t The Colorado Land Hoard Tue,.dav turnl.'d down ; <br />rancheros hi~h bid to leill't.' SHen Rection.~ of slate land and <br />Il~...ihl)' settled a 30.,year ranKe war. <br />The board leased the property - ------< <br />to Paul Kitch of Roclw Ford else usIng it would have to cross. <br /><lcspite an appeal from Glen private property. <br />~~u11) Watkins. who had outbid The)" also polulf'd (tilt all the <br />1r:-1tCh nnd ollered a $::0,000 usable watu b on Kitch's hod. <br />eposit. Watkin!! had ortered $1 Ram.~e). saId leasmg 13ws ha~e <br />an acre indudlng the deposit. changed since competitive b'ddin~ <br />The two rancht>u have been was the unly del.ermlning fal."lor <br />eliding for years over who hadll'l-______ <br />a right to the land. Wlltkins, whq <br />avcd a cane and shouted at a: <br />henrlng before the board las <br />week, claimed the land orlglnall <br />ad been taken away from him <br />years before. <br />The l;1le Sam Kitch 3('tl.lal1y <br />h:ul outbid Wa.tklm for th~ land <br />many )'~al"J ato. <br />The commission', decision was <br />unanimoWl. All three members <br />declared they were aware the stat <br />will be receiving less from Kitch <br />for the land. The h'ase will b <br />continued at the present ~5 cen <br />per acre. <br />Commissioners A. ),1. Ramsey: <br />and Wesley E. Woodward said the <br />, eased S<.>ctions are surrounded by <br />.Kitch's property and, that an~'one <br />