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<br />Mr. ,Ula:l D. Christcmson, a grcduc.ta in ongineoring of 5t'J!-
<br />fOrd Univorsity, in the propCil'ation of his thesis for tho lk-,stor's
<br />])0131'00 hiCs ';,orkod out dctQiled survoys 'md lJ_'1]ls 'mcI has u-:do "
<br />schol.-.:rly reviou ;of tho agonciCls and activitios or proHlinent
<br />citizeo:1s of Snc.ke Rival' YCllloy :luring more tha:l t'.70 scora y"o.rs
<br />in their offorts to obtQin a Llors ::dsqu'Ota ~7'.tClr supply 1';01' thoir
<br />fc.rms and r~'1ches. Reforring to his f,th~r, thCl Le.te A. H. Christenson
<br />nh;o loc:lted aocr Baggs in th,o c"crly ninoties, ..lilem S'lYS:
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<br />"Tho lc.to A. H. Christ<2msa!l, a pioneor in irrig,:tion constructioc:.
<br />in Color':,do ;:nel tho Wust, contribute'" pers.:ncUly a largo sum of mOEG}
<br />~,n:: til'''' spent io:1 surv'oys cud i:1Vostig,:tiuns in ordor th.:t tho pro po-
<br />si tion might bo propClrly presented (to the St,',to =..: Fo,lor:]l Govcrn-
<br />L';!.1 t) :J.111 in. .)~l~r that tho 1.1avJlopL.Oat ).ll@,Ilt bQ (}Xpo,.:.i toil. n
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<br />Loa ChriSt3!lS0.:lI \7ith his spl~~'Ji ~ G11~il1o.)rin~ tr;.ill~16 Q;l":' his
<br />1'::1'0 <.lxport kno'.ilodge of '111 :.gricul't'.u'::l ",ursuits, h,',s gi-ror. S'u.bst.",,-
<br />ti-:l holp to Sn,k<.l Ri "[,'I' Y-,lley in tor3sts io:1 his c:oroful s tucly of
<br />irrig'1tion, of r.:itch 2nd c:.:::l;11 l.)c.~tions, ~J.c. ;)f rosorv.Jir possibil-
<br />itios. Ho hCls c0ntribut9~ Ijb"r,',lly in ',7Jrk =.'1 LlOn",y t) :.:i" in tllU
<br />lovcl-pJ.:ent of the Yo.lloy.
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<br />Ii.r. Ross H-:.rdy, as prosiuont ,of tho Li ttlo Sn:.:ke Rivcr Dovolup-
<br />lJCnt Compony, Co:1'.: his -::ss~ciatos h<>ve c'JUtributof: l:JUch t,m=,c:,s the
<br />clovolJpr.DClt ')1' Snuka Ri'7ur Y'olley in J;l.:.:ny ,',c,ys. .;griculturc:l proble.-:w
<br />wi th tho or"flhc:si:J en '.7.t;,r stor'g" iuv.J b"on h=<'lloJ ;,ffoctivoly by
<br />this group. T" n,:L!) all ',;ho hoNG '.10rk.Jl ::ssi lU.Jusly to furthor tllO
<br />in torGsts of S:12k;, Hi '/31' YClll"y "Qul',; b _ L_ki."'lg :::. roll. c..ll vI elll or'
<br />its ci tiZ"'lS. It ;/Oul,l st=t 0ut "'i to. c i tizoo:1s likv El; LvggL>tt,
<br />WillicJC P:o:1L:':1.i, Pc.te Jons, C:',rley Jebbirls, Carl Oborg, GL>0rgi3 Gi,:oon,
<br />Tore Kilgor", Lol._'1U U. Grie3Ve, ",.rs. ShCUlks, .A. P. AAuorson, Ton
<br />VGrn~n, Gledhill, George S:::.lisbury, knrt ChristoJsan af ChOY9:~1C.,
<br />Hc..rry Russell, ci.I1.'l t;..l'1Y .)thursj t..JO nUDJrous to na.r.i.G.
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<br />F..CT3 .il'ID FIGURES - The h"c:cl..,,,tors of tho Littlo SlliOku Riv"r
<br />",,,-,l tJ.O r;.'-'jor p:ort of its b:lsi:l ere divit:eJ bc.tHo'3n tho stGtos of
<br />Wo'Ol:;i:::tg a'1'2 Co10r,,::!o. In its '.;ostorly course it crossos th<.l stGto
<br />li~c sov-J:r..-.l tir::.,:,s bcf0ro turniag southwost;"ioxd. to join tho Yd.:"--opo.
<br />River just e.-:st of tIle C01or::l-.lo-Utah st::lto 1ino. It fon.1S tlw 1:a.jC'r
<br />'lr:J.inc;ga for tllO southam. p.J..rt of Cc.rbon County, WyouingJ Q.D.fl nortt:.oi.'a
<br />part of )f.off:::t o..'1c: Routt C01l.'1 ti os, Colorc,do. Its tot::l 'lr:lin.:>ge aro,~
<br />"boyo tho Louth is cbout 3700 square Lulils, rG21ging in ulGT.,tion fro"
<br />5,600 foet to 14,000 feet nbuvo se8 l'3V01; 1.bout one-fourt'l of tllj oS
<br />81'0., is occupio'.; by stoop roug!l Joount.:ins ",hilo tho r"'~.al.l1mc; threu-
<br />fourths '/,ri0S froL r0111ng hills to _c::Jtly sloping bOilCllOS.
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<br />SettlGL'Jnt of thG v::lloy, ;;l1ieh bo€"-n .uound. 1870 froLo Lining
<br />o.evolopL:O!1 t i1"cor Hc.tms Peck, h.::s r0sul tee; in t:1C pNSC2l t pop,-,::'c:tion
<br />of ;,bout 700 rurcl .-nd 400 Urbc..il inhClbit:li1tS. Bc:.gGs, WJOl:.i;1';, tile
<br />prio:1cip:::l to\'.n of tho v.:lloy, lIas '-' populGtion of 'lbJut 250, t:,O r,,-
<br />L.:::..indor cf t~i.O urb~J1 populc.tioa beine; :.livileLl ;.J.LDng Dixon L"lUj 3uvary:
<br />Wyoc~ng, .'Olld Sl~tcr, Colorado. Practically all of the 1100 pooplo io:1
<br />t;lO v~lloy ~rQ '.:iroctly .Jcpon..lcn t UpO:1 t:10 prGscnt irrigatod ClI"oo.
<br />one. surroundin6 r~~~e l~n~ f~r 2 livolih)od.
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