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<br />o <br />r~' 01 <br />l\J <br />W <br />00 <br />W <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />the streams.. In the past there has been a relatively small amount of such <br /> <br />disturbance in the upper reaches of the Colorado River watershed in Middle <br /> <br />Park.. Moreover:J the annu8.1 high spring runoff has been of sufficient <br /> <br />volume to carry away any temporary depositions of sediment in the stream.. <br /> <br />As a result!) the Colorado River from Granby Dam to Krennnling has remained <br /> <br />clear and beautiful,\! -vn th a bed composed for the most part of gravel,9 <br /> <br />rubbls,\! and boulderso <br />:11+.. Development 0 The first settlement on the Western Slope was made <br /> <br />at Breckenridge in 1860.. However,\! because of the Ute Indit'lil menillce, Middle <br /> <br />Park was not settled until 1874.. The title of the utes to lands in western <br /> <br />Colorado had been confirmed by a treAty TIn. th the United States Goverrnnent <br /> <br />in 1868.. In spite of that,\! by 1881 the influx of miners and cattlemen <br /> <br />brought about the removal of the Indians to reservations in utah, south- <br /> <br />western Colorado, and northwestern New Mexico.. <br /> <br />150 Grand County.l' which embraces most of Middle Park,9 ha.s a resident <br /> <br />population of 3,904 personso Many of these are concentrated in the several <br /> <br />small towns which dot the Park.. Three of these lie between Granby Darn and <br /> <br />Krenunling, namelyg Granby.s Hot Sulphur Springs, and Parshall.l' with popula- <br /> <br />tions of' approxi.'Tlately 445.1' 257, Imd 41,\1 respectively" Fifteen miles north <br /> <br />of Granby is the village of Grand Lake.l' population 301.. Kremmling, located <br /> <br />near the western edge of the Park, has about 617 residents.. <br /> <br />160 Irriga,tion. With settlement came irrigation.. Ear~ ditches were <br /> <br />small and constructed as chea.ply as possible.. That description holds true <br /> <br />at present for most of the developments for use of water in Middle Parko <br /> <br />17.. Larger and more complex are the eYisting transmountain diversions <br /> <br />which bring water to the Eastern Slopeo The Gr~nd River Ditch,\! constructed <br /> <br />in 1906 and enl!'\.rged in 19119 is still in operation.. It brings water from <br /> <br />..,5~ <br />