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<br />C'1urt J'Il1S :Jur-1sd1ct~ n of all of tho fmrt.iro to t~ is suit n-r:r! of th~ <br />Q.'hjC'C,t mattor ~'6rcof; that the allp'-I.,t1t. !OnE or t- () pot1 tion ar.o tru~J <br />tl-.~t TlO protests 'h.:;vo bo(ln filod horeln; that defanl t has been t.aken <br />herdn 311,:)1n:'Jt : 11 wl-to fil11l"..d to t}rpa~r on or before t 18 day end d>>.ta, <br />tl':o t~~.e ml<i pl~ce .f1Xf~d by the 'iO'll.~ f..-,r t,he ~Gnr~n;' or this petit.t.on; <br />thnt the """t.!"!:" r-!~htD nhove r.-wntion,. d ~ 1'(: G nod by 1;: e "'!atlin Canal <br />:':omr.:my; 'mrl t.~~.:'t sni'j ,;;~t(;;"" ri~\1tS, ave n(lt be-en nbandoned :;.0 to IlnJT <br />p::lrt of t~~leM and have heen usp.d in their f'/I'lM.rety far beneficial <br />l\~r.1~111t1trt11 anrt tiora<~ctlc purpooeo since t.~ey were til"'8t appropr1at,~ <br />(hwn tl? nod Incln:1: n~ the prelHmt data "r-ene\'~"r the sarno 'Were avail~le <br />and t,..c r<"1nlre:'I("nts of propel" lrrigf'lU''I1 of crops and plants r~..."lifed <br />t.he ~A~e. <br /> <br />4. Tht.t~ the fiood wh1~\. o~~llrred i.n the !.rk9.n8as River ilt;ld <br />poor''''' t;",,"g'., \Voter "iotri"t '10. 17 dur' ng t"" s_ "r 19<;, d..o~ <br />the di'fnrR1.on rlP~ll of t,r:f'> pet1t1'1ner, wht~aui"'On extensive teats snd <br />8\U"f'ey8- were mn:1e by c:ompetEmt 1rrl~'.t.i"m en!~:lnc(~r8, fro!'!] 'l'ril.~ch tosts <br />and 8l1t"VCYS ~.t appeeTS nt-eoltltely n<"cc "..ary to chanReJ t.he locaM..()n ()f <br />8~lrl O(l':! ~o (1 nr.-w po:1:nt of' d1verej:m on t~e ~:,'Jt]th bank of the .~rka"$a9 <br />nivor. l(J('1lted in thf! ~";''Tt~ one-h~lf of t', c lJ"orthwest f"luarttr of Saqtion <br />10, Tcr.~nsh~p 2? fo\.th. n"nge 5'9 7e~t of t~_c 6th. ? U. 1n 't'{a.tf'r nJ.striet <br />"10. 17 in Otero Count.y, Colorado. m,ich P lint is about 1300 feet ,a$t of. <br />or d'"". t"e Irkanal\8 !;iver f'rc'lll the pr~','mt point of dive:'mion, whish <br />preEPnt, yoint 01" rt1ver:Ji.:m is on t,! (1 flouth bank ot the ~rkat\.8'as f.;.i~r <br />at tho c -.nfluf'neo <>.f ~.l'e said river find the Ap1shapa River in nect1qn <br />18. Towncr.1p 22 :~O\1t;:l, r,....nRc 59 l'Or..t of tho: nth. P. "-,. in '(l!"ntar District <br />t.fo. 17 in Ote7'O t:Olln~.y, r.olorado. <br />5. T' n.t the cr.nnRG in the \-)(}int of d1vffrs1:1-n of add <br />pr1orH;1.(>6 hera1nhcfore r:te8cr1 bed d'.')ca n"t affeot th e ownership of 1fhe <br /> <br />-2- <br />