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<br />-~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />There is now in the virgin valley in Nevada aLout three thousand <br />acrew under cultivation, sUDporting some seven hundred and fifty, <br />people, I might say in this connection thEt the Reclamation <br />Service has not l1eretofore maintained an observation station on <br />the MUdcy River. Ordinarily it is a small stream, but in rainy <br />seasons and under flood conditions it re&ches 18rge proportions. <br />A rise has been recorded of something li1:e 10,000 second. feet flor.- <br />in the space of only 24 hours, so you can readily see tha t a dam <br />for conserving its fl00d waters, irrespecti\'e of the normal flow <br />of, the M'U.ddy er Virgin Ri vel's, would afford water for the irriga- <br />tion of a large aCl'eage of the land. VIe do not propose partnershir <br />with CRlifornia to the exclusion of any other state, or with Ari- <br />zona, nor Utah, but we do lnoist upon our rights. Vje only want <br />justice" Under the rleadow, Valley wash we.ters there may be 15,000 <br />acres il'ri!?sted. 'l'his. in addition to the previously-mentioned <br />35,000 rnake3 a total of 50,000 acres. This is within the State <br />of Nevada. On the Muddy River, 5.000 acres are now under culti- <br />vation, supporting about 1,000 peonle. I might say the develop- <br />ment of these two last-mentioned 'Uro,iects, so far as it has a1- <br />,ready progressed, has been under great h!lildica.p, which hE.ndicap <br />will be largs'ly removed once power is developed at Boulder Canyon,. <br />Now," under the ColoraJo !liver proper we want allocated to us, <br />32,'000 acres. 'l'he Cot.tonwood ISland Project contains about 12,000 <br />ac re s,', Other s t& te s are taU:ing ab out hundreds of thousands, and <br />P. <br />