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<br />l;'llilPO~TO).l' :n,'VE$T:t~TI()NS :BY Jp.y D.STANl~JID. 1912-;1.915 <br /> <br />Th~ investigatiOllS begun by Mr. FrenQh in 11110 was turnell over tQ MI'. <br />Stannard in June} 1912, 'linG thlln carded this wQrk forward to 1$15, and toward the <br />end in ceGperat:l.on withD.G.Uil1er,D:rainage Engineer, Department of Agriculture. <br />These investigations are covered by the following reports: <br /> <br />Ope~tione 1912-4913 .by J.n.Stannard <br />Drainage 1913, by J.D.Sta~rd <br />Operatiol'ls, 1914,by J..lil.l!jannard <br />Drainage, 1915 by J;n.StalU1ardcandD.G.Mil1er <br /> <br />~p'eratillns 1912: <br /> <br />A rS'1:l.ew of. the artesian WEIll dtuaticn was mad", with an :l.lWX'sass in the <br /> <br />previous eetimai;ed number th$rsQi', by :rlNlllch to 6,000 al1.d with 1arl;al output. esti- <br /> <br />llllltad at ill? ,ZOO aore te..t eil)l1Ually. A large part of the re:p4rt is deVllbd to a raT\. <br /> <br />view of state engineers' raporte on operations in the water oommiesioners dlstrillis. <br /> <br />a dstaUed rllv:1ew of lItol"ag@ development is givan. Fro.l1l a etudy of the drainage <br />area b$hreel"l State Bridge, and Elllbude gi'.ging statune, the b.t:tew ill this region <br />was concluded to be dus to runoff from the adjaeel'lt area with lIO pmabUity 01' any <br />oOl:'lll$etionbetwean th"'ilIe ir.tflows and$an Luie Valley we.terfil. <br />The aNti!. to be benefitted by genaral drainage of San Luis Valley was sI$U'" <br />Illah\l. at Q50,OOO $Oreeter the no:rth &nd and 200.000allt'8e :for tne south end. An <br />~~l;,fI~b !>fland valu9s indicated that d~il'lage would benefit land 'ialUS$ to the <br />ut$ut d tlO to $20 pei' &eN. The claim of il\tertexoence fit t.he rederal "El!lbargo" <br />on reservoir conetruetion wasr$futed by a showing from.etate engineers' reports, <br /><1:1: ll'xtend.j"; ,inerSI,\liH.S in irrigated area from 1906to 19l::heueh gal,aahadng beell <br />14-.4f'. ~7.1A IllIG! 27.3" raapectiv"ly ir.t :I.:rrigati01l. d:l.v:l.91on13 l.,2.and .S. the latter <br />.' <br />_: ' <br /> <br />ta~illlg in t~e San Luis Valley. <br />The t'$"l3llrt also inlll.udes a tabUlatio~ Qfnewtilings 11l1'1I'ater rightll <br />i ':'., - <br /> <br />intne stlilt$. engineer's dUes to r the years 1II11-19U.. <br />