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002491 14. The Buffalo Ditoh and ll1.1i'falo Croek were t"en gaged at the orossings of the Santa Fe Trail. I continued to Holly and gaged the river and Wild Horse Creek. Cheyenne Creek was estinRted at the saJ1l;e.Fe Trail. I obsel'Yed that the Frontier and Alamo Ditohe. .....re dry. When I arrived at Syi'aou~ I fourut tbli Ft. Aubrey Ditch diverting 'W8.ter. I set a etake lit the water surface and then _nt to the Kansaa Gaging Station on the river.. I met lIr., B.H. Cummings. the l'wdrogrilpher for KansU. and mad.e arrangement.. to, make the trip to Gardi'n City with him. The gage was read at the river and reoorded. . Seotions Eight. Nine and Ten. Uoyember 15th. 1921. Mr. Cumming;s gaged the F'Ii.. Aubrey Ditab wbile I gaged the riyer at Syraouse. We went to the Ama!on Ditoh and found 1t dry. The South Bide Ditch and the rber at IlBrtland were then gaged. The Greal; Eaatern Ditoh _. not diverting but had some .eepage water 1Il'lioh was estimated. A measure_nt of the riyer was made a't Dllertield. We then went to the 1'll'ting station on the Far.mere Ditoh1'lht.ro' a measurement --.. mnde. The river was praGtioa1ly dry at the Farmer, headg~e. The Garden Oity Ditch waap9tdi,verting!. When we arriyed at Garden City it was too dark te meaaurll the river. . Mr. CUllllllings assisted 1118 in ewery possible way and showed me the 10 cations of' the different gag11l@; stations. Mr. Stookly ~ Supt. of the Os men 01 ty Sugar Faotory stated that they were wasting 8.0 S.F. into the river and this amount I have used in rrry determi nktions. This 1Iftter is pumped 1'rOlll _Us in the Yioin1ty of the faotory. I gaged the l' bor thll next morning and left at 9:00 A .M. on the train for Syraouse where I had lef"t the oar. This oompleted the seepage measurementllo : ~ :IIIIII~