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',. III~~ 002480 3. Seotion T\u'ee. Cot. 7. 1921. The river was measured at 18 Junta and the disoharge found to be 186.2 s.f. From this llI9asurOl1lent the disoharge of the river wail obtained for the previous El't'ening. ". next mde a measur8l!lent of the Ft. Iqons Canal and from this determined the amount in the ditoh on the 6th. We met llIr. Cressy. WaterCpmmis~iOl1er 01' Distriot '* 11 at the Ft. Lyons Canal and he IItate4 that the r.1I AniDa. 10wn Ditch water was beine; diyer'ted thro"gh the IesApima. COt\IIol1dat8d Ditoh. ThiS ditoh was iIleBs~ed, alsd Hou.eand Adobe. Creeks. both of whioh only had B..epep water. T1ie'rlver _s lISaaur$d e,te;ln at !ail Animaa. the end of seotion three. .anda nail driYen in a po.;t at the water surface. As ..,e had several houl's before night we dooided to go down the- south side of the river. snd see if' any water was returning to the. stream between ~8 Animas and. Caddoa. We m:nt s.a far as Rule Creek .'II'here a nnasurement wo.s made near the mouth. . "W{e returned to I.es Animas al"riving at 7:30 P.M. ,:+ . Seetion FoUr. Ootober 8. 1921. We measured the Purgatoire River naar the .mouth thon wont t.o the point we hEld measured the river on the 7th. The _ter surface 'WlIS the same height CiS on the 7th. The m&8suren.ent m,ule on tbm; dat.e was used for the be!$kninr, of Seoi;ion four. . . .... i " '-, " We then oontinued dawn the north. side of the river to Prawer3. All the streams and arroyBs wore gated or estimnt.ed where im- praotioable to measure irith a meter. '!he Ft. Bent. Keesee nnd Amity Ditol1es wore then gaged.and the several soepege ditches thnt are. il'_t.:>roepted by t.t.s .Ami -ty Canal. The river was gaged !It the l41mar gaging s tBtion and measure- ments YlWde un tho Lnmar iJa in Canal and South Lateral. '!'his oomplet- ed Seotion four.