The Delta independent., 1889-11-12
Adjudication 0fPliOriheS Of Water Rights
STATE OF COLORADO,
DELTA COUNTY rs

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In the District Court.
In The matter Of the petition of John II. Garren,
Cnney and.S. b. Cracket for the adjudication
ofprloritics of water rights iu Water District
and not yet adjudicated.
On tie 18th day Of June, 1889, at the February
term OF said Court, in said county, come the above
numed petitioners and present their petition
represen enting that the rights to the use OF water
which ditch the petitioners arc claimants, MS ap-
pears by the statement of claim thereof, on file
herein. have never been adjudicated and it
appearing from said petition and statement OF
claim that said Boles and Manney Ditch is sup
piled with water from the Unrompal'gre Riyer,a II
pearins from snd petition and statement That
said ditch claims the priority of light nnmber
IN said Ma,er blet and It appearing from
said petition that there is now scuicity OF winter
in said Wafer district, and said petitioners
proof tf II the rights 10 which their said ditch
Is justly cniticd upon terms Of notice to
fully advised in the premises doth order and
adjudge that said petition be permitted to ls
other parties Interested may come in upon the
terms herein contained and nf ':c Pioif of their
priories Of right to ne , Of water in wa;eF
| ndjudca ion Sail be borne pro-rata by the
parties making proof Of their i'riorities, Thnt
Water District shall be made at least twenty days
priur TO the time set for the taking Of testimony,
and such personal service may be made by the
parties in iatcrest, and all interested non-resi-
dents owners or claimants Of bitches in said dis,
trct shall be seiyed with II, tce by publication,
| at least once week. + r four successive weeks.
| in Il wee ly newspaper published i'll the town #
Della, said County, and by like notice pub
liShed at least once week. for fullr successiSc
| weeks. in the town Of Montrose. County of Mont
rose. said Statc and the ahdavit Of personal ser
vice and the affidavit OF the publishers shall be
| being impnciicable for the testimony herein to
be taken in open Court it is ordered that Thongs
| J. Black, of the County of Montrosr, said State.
| be and hereby Is appointed ns referee in said
| matter Of Adjudication, tn whom is referred the
| said petition and statement Of claim, and all
statements of clam Of the USE of water from the
| natural streams in said Water Districts. and said
| referee shall take and conside all evidence in
such matter. make an abstract of the same, make
therefrom findings of tnct and also draft decree
and make his final report to this Court On or
before the first day OF the next regular term OF
this Court sitting IN and for said Delta county.
And said referee shall have all powers and per
form all duties given to and require of II referee
| in the statutes guv.r .rning the matter herein.
| The said referee shall before entering upon the
duties Of MS office and within twenty days hereof
| file his written acceptance and oath Of office
with the clerk Of this Court and 1t is furthur
ordered that said referee may begin the taking of
testimony he rein at date by him appointed
due notice thereof Icing given as by law and thi
| order required and in such notice said referee
shall state the times and places he will take
| testimony, the names of petitioners and the
object of their proceedings.
JOHN CAMPBELL. Judge