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<br />FrOID this small e~rly begimling, 111nce the land was <br /> <br /> <br />Oplm to aettJ.elllent, j:i1e irriGated Bree hila grown Dteadily, <br /> <br /> <br />until todo)" all the lands in the wiley IIrein private O1fD.er- <br /> <br />ship except tAoS6 too rough or too 1'ar from tile river to be <br />easilY reached by ditches. There h~B been no coordinRt1on of <br />, , :development since it WIlS all the result of individuRl effort, <br /> <br />and it is o~ ~f lote years that the Joint use of ~ larger <br />ditches iles materiolized. <br /> <br />BecllUlle of tIla hiShly individuel1.llUc ll/.I.tl.lre of <br /> <br />the settlement, t.here WOIl no possibility of oOllllllOn I1ction <br />unt.il tile prelilent period or /IllccelllliVli dr,- years, wl11ch bas <br />forced Joint coneider~tion of the water supply problero, at <br />lenst by Ule majority of the ep~ropri8tors. Owners of the <br /> <br />oldest priorities h~ve, except in tho driest yeer6, bgen <br /> <br />feirly well Illlppl1ed, wMle owners of the JlI.llior rights have <br /> <br /> <br />had 11 ttle influence wi t.h tile u;ejor.L ty of tile eettlers. P'crm- <br /> <br />ing :ltarted I'll en adjunct of the llve6totk bU!;iDes6, IUld con- <br /> <br />tinuee ~o e.t present, in epite of ntteltpts to branch into <br /> <br />other llnel!l wbich heve been held back by lack 01.' water wi tIl <br /> <br /> <br />whioh to make &he eban&e,' ~n~ by =~rketi~E difficulties. <br /> <br />The ir1'1@'bted epee hel!' nol'! becollle so large thp.t f)veD wi tb <br /> <br />l\ 1lI0re llol'lllf\l weter supply then tbst of the la!;t ~i:A or <br /> <br />Boven years, supplemental stor>:'ie is e nocllBoity. <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br />~"G <br />'* <br />