The Trinity journal., 1856-03-22

substantial to elevate the water ana take 1t
to a certain point on Fakes Bar by means
of a flume six hundred feet in length. Mr..
Lord worked on the dam until the 18th of
December, 1858. He Lord then went to
Weavervile and entered suit against the
Company in the District Court, aud attached
the dam and other property belonging to
them. No sooner was this done than the
Company gave the bonds required by law,
took possession of the dam, and proceeded
towards its completion. They worked but
short time when they became aware Of the
fact that the base of the dam was too small
to admit of the water being raised to the
point specified in the contract with Mr.. +.
G. Lord; however they proceeded to raise
the dam as high as the base would admit Of
not, however, without great difficulty and
expense in repairing as many as three large
breaks that occurred between the 9th of
February, '54, and the Sth of March follow
ing. On the 7th Of March the water run
through the Aume for the first time; on the
29th of April the dam gave way the fourth
time, after the water had run over the top
Of the dam and through the flume for two
days and a half Between the first and last
break Of the big dam, or Canon Greek Wa
ter Company's dam, two other companies
commenced operations of a similar nature
The ST. Louis Water Company, the first,
about one mile and u half below the big
dam; and the Canon City Water Company
about one mile and three quarters or two
miles below the big dam, which commenced
operations some five or six weeks after the
st Louis Company. The Canon City Wa
ter Company after working some two or
three months, on some pretended grounds
set up claim to the waters Of Canon Greek
in preference to the st. Louis Company
The latter, however, always exercised the
rights and privileges Of preferment to the
former being second in right to the waters
of Canon Greek. We mention this in CON
nection with our subject to show where the
first innovation on the rights of others be-
gan.
1t now became apparent to the members
of the Cam Greek Water Company that all
attempts to make their dam stand would be
futile. The dam was total loss Of twenty
two thousand dollars. Undismayedin in their
first attempt and after sustaining such a
heavy loss, the Canon Greek Co. moved up
above the old dam about six hundred yards
and on the Sd of May, '54 commenced get
ting out timbcIS for "A new DAM whereby
the water could be easily raised by means of
a small dam sufficiently high to be conducted
to the point first attemptid, on Fakes Bar.
In this they succeeded after an outlay of
five thousand dollars and furthermore, have
succeeded in putting up four miles and Il
quarter of flume six feet wide and three feet
high substantially built--the sleepers, bed
pieces, uprightS and plank all being sawed
at cost Of 81, 500 per mile-besidcs ditch
over one mile and half in length that will
carry 20 sluice-heads of water. Were it not
for this enterprise Canon Greek would be
worthless Many claims that are now sue
cessfully worked would remain forever undis-
turbed
The Canon City Company have brought
suit against the Canon Creek Company
They have also purchased Il part of the St
Louis Company's works and combined them
in their complaint against the Canon Creek
Company The whole matter will be set
tied by law, and whatever the decision may
be, it will interest water companies.
Yours, OLD REsIDENTER.