|
<br />
<br />,,".~ J>.
<br />
<br />_\ :.:
<br />
<br />.c ,.
<br />
<br />.-.' '"
<br />
<br />
<br />t
<br />,
<br />I
<br />j
<br />~
<br />t
<br />I
<br />
<br />J.
<br />
<br />Of1<,8l11.
<br />
<br />0-
<br />./
<br />....
<br />
<br />h
<br />
<br />over $3,000,000 or $51.00 per acre reclaimed. Thia project w~a
<br />conoider~d bpracticuble trcJ:l il cost standpoint, and wua abaltdoned.
<br />A modified, prcj'Jct 'lias' tha\1. inY~st1bated inyolving; tha proposed', ,i
<br />Sta.te, tine: Rll/le:rv01r~ (d!l!ll.1l5, Jee:t,., high h ;1.7 mUell. main. 'canal, and
<br />17,000. acres'. oJ l~d along, the. 'i!<3s:t: .ailieot..the La,l'14~o..:::Th6 ::,'
<br />esti:lrtlted:' cOllt was ~26.00 per' !lore, not. including laterals. For
<br />aome unknown reason thie project was alao abandoned.
<br />
<br />11. During the apring of 1919 the Attorney Genaral of Colorado
<br />'--",",was.-noUtiedby:an official o,t:,the State.of,New.Maxico.that.legal.;',.:
<br />,.. .-- acHon 'would' be brou0ht. in. the S\.preIll!3Court. of'; the. United.litlltes, ,
<br />... on the 'wat ere ot: the La Plata: RiYer..;,l Thi.s contemplated: aotion", :,-;..;.
<br />which, 80 tar, has not ~aterialized, was brought about by the vary
<br />dry year Jlnd.. year of. low. strearr.!loVl. on;:the La . Plata. ot.l~18, .:: ~:'"
<br />.':' PraoticaJ.lyvery little water crol1Bed. the.l:ltate tIne that year af-
<br />ter luna 1,' and the. total tlO\1. at: HellpantS 'for. ;1.918 was .1el1s'. than
<br />l~;OOO.aore-te~t,. llt.lsaat 5O~ bolow. normal,.l91~ ntn~:l't was nor- .
<br />mal, and in addition lat.e. sumner rains. ;'fere heavy. in July~ August
<br />and'. Septerober.." 19::0 run'.oft \1a8.5~ abovll normal,- and direct !low
<br />from melting' snow was well nnintained. up. .intl) July." July and Aug-
<br />ust 'vere.drYkionths, .little rain talling on..the meaa !lrea wheri'l ',"
<br />ir~igation predomin~t3s..' "'<-' "~ '. -, . . . .,. _..'
<br />
<br />.., >.0'-.. ".
<br />
<br />,'.. r--. '" '. I:.':'
<br />
<br />, '
<br />,.',
<br />
<br />.. . .'~ : :.
<br />
<br />:- ~\~' ~':. .
<br />
<br /><J". '
<br />
<br />" ."-
<br />
<br />IRRIGATED AFEA:
<br />
<br />Th~'totai irrigated, arell,inthe La Plata !!asin, as.
<br />. baBe~. On surveys in 1919,';10.8'.23,117 acres, of which
<br />18,988 acrea were 111 Colorado, and 4129 across in
<br />Now Mexico. .'. " ,,',. .,' - .. '
<br />
<br />: ,~-. : ." ,.
<br />
<br />._"1_;
<br />
<br />12.
<br />
<br />.. -. - . '..-', '.
<br />.'.', ., ,.': ; ,- . '" ~- .'
<br />.'.' ~ . .'l'he only: ligures' available for: comparative purposes, secured
<br />13. in. '1905 pyF.ngineerM.C,Hinderl!ller {tn,en, engaged on:,sjlryi'lYs 1.01' a .
<br />U.S.Reclamation.' Pr9jeot) give' ;5864aoro.s 1m. ac1;)ially, ~rrigated. in,',:
<br />190.5..in Hev{llexico .trom.the.La Plata River.. The, appro;ximate. area""
<br />irrigated in Colorado in 1899 at the 'time of' opening of the Ute ""
<br />Iridian Reservation probably did not. exoeed 3500 acree, and was .
<br />.~., . large,lY in,-?,Ol!lPSO!'l ,park,.}lay G\.il.ch Jlnd, the vioinit:r, of Hespert'.s.
<br />~~h'<;;.t.i.' ",: ,;..\~.-,".~.., <~'-:">"'~'-:,";."1:..' '_.,:. . '. ._"..,. .;':(..'i( '~'..~,:",~t.~'j,:,.( ';, .!
<br />J~:(/~~_.~;';' k.:r~:.;"..;'::'''.~'. ~;:y :i:,'j..:.f ?~<;(..:!~; '.' ~. '-: . ,:,'..-~:.'__ ,~-_':.:-_"::'.
<br />::"J~t~"\~,"J :'_-L .:!.,;.~.,:L!~:;~:::::(-~."', ~_;t ". ,-~ :J,:,: :'...;-f., l";:.:'_':.,' 'f~}. '~'..
<br />DECREED' WATER RIGHTS:;.' Dec1;ee>l. righte"in~ the,La P13,ta Blls.in total. 613.
<br />;,:',,;p' ':".::" ','.. :)", Secona.~,i'eQt .il'\ b(\tlLllta.tesi, ~\),b:-divi4ing,i..e..:;'
<br />~ 14., ;) ~:<~ i~_~'.ir ~ ~; ~::' .::.'~. I,; X .:.i, A.h~vEt 1;"t:~i- ,:: ,>.~ ,.:- '}'-'.":.>;~'.;~ ,:;\':-E1,. ':~:.:: .'i -'. ,;',.'_:- .!,,~<-" ~'\; \/) .~. ....,
<br />,,".::.... t~.; ':,: ~-l,~ t .1.. . l\".: "/'~..~_.;:.,~ .;3 ~-,;\ -, .1:."- ,.;, ;.;'. ;; -' ..,;:., .,Se_Q.o~4...._t~o:t;:_",!~ ;',:;~-: -":;~' ;.,:" .,
<br />e'<\~'~l'''.,'''.~,' '~"j~.';-.'::-;J,""'~' 'Colorado.;c,<"~.,--:../ .:.' <"i-'" 49S'-.1A.*':"'i';" ",C' ,-._,._,>.,.
<br />1: ~(:~~. .t ,;,. . ~ '.;. ~~.-~, ~ ~,~'" ., '~~ .-~~w ).Jei~'cQ\;;. .y:~~ ;.;,~ ~.:: :", ~'}',;.~:' <~i 9. '87 o;_~;:_~:~~~.~::~, :\ I:, ,) .:'. ~'. ': i., ;,..\ :,~
<br />.,'r ,C','.'. L";',~ " ,:Total"'...." ',','< .613.01'; ,,,....' '..'"...
<br />*lstadjudication 85.18 sec":ft.'Jan;i2,1899,
<br />2nd" ..JO~& " " Juns 19,1n4,
<br />.'." : 290.51 If..'''
<br />.'2nd':'.,. ".. condit5,QnrJ.....?Q.2.63"". June 19,1914,
<br />493.14 ' ", "
<br />
<br />P_'}
<br />
<br />.,.".'..'.'
<br />
<br />';oOrd.y one adjudication, \dz., April 22, 1901.
<br />
<br />..
<br />.1
<br />
<br />.
<br />:i:?1
<br />,.
<br />v,::
<br />'"
<br />(
<br />-; $:";
<br />
<br />'it ~
<br />
<br />-j d ~ ~.,
<br />,'~. 1f...
<br />f: ~,'
<br />; ~1 .'.
<br />'.: 'l"~""~:'~':".'
<br />; :!I >
<br />- 'J;.- ~.,
<br />..t ,'t-5" ;t.(-'
<br />'t';:~S. ~,
<br />. - ."t- "-'~""
<br />
<br />;(r~;~
<br />df,
<br />l;!Jr
<br />
<br />..~ ".
<br />,r.wl1iiI.k
<br />. :1. "
<br />fp :' .
<br />'il. _- ,
<br />.t-li;\."
<br />i;;:Wf.'
<br />if gl'J':
<br />J":~,'
<br />'ht~f:
<br />:;:11'
<br />:::'if,:'i
<br />, 11~~_ ii-
<br />~,l..
<br />i.'~.f;:it;
<br />kt~~>
<br />!'i.:1l.'.'.
<br />ll~ilt
<br />~)~;
<br />.'.'i....'..'..I......'.:..';
<br />W~,; ~;~
<br />':~: \,,' ,.. .
<br />~i~::: '.\:'"
<br />;f~ :i. .-
<br />\~, ',:' :-<-_;;s .
<br />
<br />:il.
<br />'; if: .
<br />.~ f ;,
<br />-~! :: ~~. 'ti:
<br />',<
<br />
<br />
|