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i)', 1.:1J1;.(-. 'i~,~:2 arable land comprises portions of farms, undeveloped becc\Use of' scarcity of v;ater, Because of this l[,tter condition an increase in irrigated area shoule follo>, rapidly after supplemental water ) is provided, Indian Lands On the general map of the project are shol,n 1,$40 acres in unsold Indian allotments III two groups. Those in T. 33 N., R. 9 W., and R. 10 W. near the mouth of Florida River, comprise: Total area ._......... Irrigated land "..... flxable lands 01. 2 ." Total irrigable ...., 800 acres 12 acres $2 acres 94 acres Two tracts of $0 acres each, a part of this group, would be irrigated from Animas River. The Florida River lands would be ade~uately sup- "'i"'. "'.~'I ~@I plied by return flow in that stream, The second group of Indi""n lands, near the east side of Florida Mesa, which include one allotment in the river valley, is a part of the large body of arable non-irrigated land described above. This group comprises: Total aroa ........... Irrigated land ....... Arable land .."....,. Total irrigable lQnd. 1,120.0 acres 32,$ acres $77.3 acreS 910.1 acreS If these Indian lands are provided with Florida River water and found to have prior rights displacing present rights, the area now ade- quately supplied would be reduced by an equal amount. This would increase the demand for storage by white landowners, but there is no disposition on the part of the Indian Service to secure such rights if the lands can be sold without them. The totc.1 demand for stored water would not be ch~nged. 1')