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<br />Historical Uses <br />of the Dolores <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Wht'n lhc valley Wd<; firSl 'ictt!ed in tho.: <br />1880'<;, mo~t of the crop. had to be <br />grown by dryfarming. Efforts were mJdc <br />to bring irrigJtion w,lter from the <br />Dolor!.'s, but difficulties Jnd Llilurc. <br />dcldVl'u completion until 192U. I he <br />facilities were then taken o~cr by tht' <br />MontelUlTlJ Valley Irrig,uian Company. <br />The cities of CunCi Jnd Dove Cree" later <br />tdPPl'd the Dolores for their municipJl <br />water. <br /> <br />'-. <br /> <br />An increasingly popular U'iC for the river <br />is white wJh:r bOJting through the deep <br />lanyonS. Although 'iw;h boating h only <br />possible on ~J"nOW ddY. of spring, the <br />appe,ll of the 'ipOlt is undeniable. In <br />many YCdr'i, howl'vcr, even peak tlows arc <br />too low for <lny bOJting. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />