Arizona republican., 1896-08-14
FL PAS0 IS HILARIOUS The Boundary Commits
 sion Reports. An International Dam Will
 Result.
The Boundary Disputes Between
 Ended-All Satisfied.

Fl Paso Times: Yesterday marks a great event in the history of El Paso and Cludad Juarez. The International boundary commission. which has heen working for many months to finish the boundary disputes which have arisen concerning the strip of laud lying south of the Fl Paso irrigation canal and the island near San Elizario, has concluded it's labors. The Fl Paso, or what is better known as the Chamizal case, has been disposed of by non agreement on the part of the commits sion, leaving the two governments to make final decision upon the testi- mony and arguments as submitted by the commission. AS 70 the island case the commission has agreed, in view of the testimony presented, that the river abandoned it's old bed and formed new one, and therefore the island will continue to remain United States territory.
 The commission, as concerns 1oIn- dary matters, has adjourned unti! the beginning of February, 1897, but has set meeting shortly to formulate a programme for finishing the work en- trusted to them under the convention signed in Washington on the 9th of March lest, as to restoring the water of the Rio Grande to the citizens of both sides of the river and the con- struction of the great international dam. Commissioners Otorno and Mills who are both thoroughly fla miliar with the conditions of our sec tion of the country and who have seen with their own eyes the great suffer ing of our people on account of the lack of water, will now devote their entire attention to finishing the inves- tigatiOns entrusted to them by the above mentioned treaty.
 Colonel Mills has already secured the services of Engineer W. W. Follett, who made the preliminary survey for the dam and who is one of the test posted engineers on work of this char acter to be found anywhere He has located for the United States geologi- cal survey number of dam sites in Colorado and New Mexico and is fully posted as to the dams and reservoirs existing in that portion of the country Captain Derby and Mr. Ybarrola are expected lnere next week..
 The engineering work as to the loca- tion of the dam, plans and specified tions, changes of the railroads and in- VestlgatiOns as to the amount of water which has been taken out in Colorado and New Mexico will b. entrusted tc the engineers, while the commission CTS will correspond with the govern ments as to the enacting of rrope1 laws by which the water of the inter. national storage reservo:r will be properly protected and distributed They will also enter into negotiations with private owners of land to be sub merged by the water and confer witt the United States government with ( view to placing such lands unde, United States jurisdiction, and vii further consider the matter of trans ferring the railroads.
 The star of Fl Paso and Ciudat Juarez is in the ascendency and wher the great work of this dam shall hay, been completed, the twin cities hert on the frontier will show to the world their progress and thrift that will soor place them in the rank Of the princi pal points of the southwest.
 Both commissioners are anxious tt have the investigation fully completed and placed before the two govern ments within the time provided for il the treaty so that the matter can b, acted upon and appropriations secured before the term of the present ad ministration expires.