The Lamar register., 1896-10-31

trlct No II.
C. W. Swinll. being first duly sworn
according TO Law. says;
That he Is president and manager q
( the Higbiine ditch; Tint owing tn tht
nriorlty OF this ditch being comparative
4 il recent ard the fact that the usteF has
! been low this ssBsnu ia the AFA1Iusss
river, considerable difficulty has hseD eV
! parienced in obtaining water Tor t3F.
ditch, aud for greater part of the time
there has been no water tawinE IN TIE
ditch except o Sufficient quantity 30 fur
nlsh Davis and Mcdaniel 90 OF % ggu'e
foot and 70 furnish about tive cubic feet
which the ditch was cuiitle3 ts earry boy
reasOn Of the old Allen priority. Ihal
the Highllue cump1ny were instructed
by Mr.. Rankin 10 carry OB Of cuDla
foot 20 Davis aud Mcdaniel, whose Iaf.
erll takes nut % the HlgblinD az q point
about eight miles bslow Its heat-aIn- AZ
the time OF this instruction ! gsssl Mr..
Rankin whether Ee should turn p0 - q
foot IN at the hJaaEatu Tor Davis Ne
Daniel. or whether Ir wos hiz meaning
that the nG 81 o cubic iDut shnuli ba de-
iiverei 81 their lateral eight uli5H= balaH
the headgatg, and Mr Rankin laIa mr 'a
turn Ia enough water az tag haa8.-ala sr
that the n6 Eouid be tSyHgcTzi 10 IaF
Davis and Mcdaniel lateral Dur ditch
at the hcldEata D. auuut tUHlIE tnrI
wide ON the bottom and WD c2perIarertI
a great dc,il % difficulty iu rarrEial oHF
Mr. Rankn's lnslFucHuHs iu TazuuI fn
this 90 of foot WUru uataT eaau-
on a cloudy and damp day was tBFutal u
70 set the 90 dnNu go Davis 1Et Ne
Daniel, on bot and windy day % aurII
be entirely eyaporatod before reaching
there. / instructed our ha4a-afe mH
IN accordance with Mr. Eauau'a lu@t-ar-
tious 10 me and tie hpld-8ia mau ua.r
every possible eTlrl tn carry thga cut
bat with very pasr sgfsclss. Suur daTs
too much water goIii come dgaa tru
ditch and st other fumes Davis ali Mr
Daniel would rDmplaIu % ma That tam
were receiving uB water whatever. Az
cundiugiy when Mr.. RIrlzrr q as stHEapatr 6
on this ditch as deputy rummissiarrF. I
turnel the undertaking over % him.
IL has been my custom when Wantln-
water for the HighIlue ditch 20 20 tu
Pueblo and make application dgYgrt On
Mr Rlnkiu. In some INSTANCES / za1 Nr
Rankin and Mr.. Eescv together and
talked Ihr matter over with tha7a. Co.
member of no occasion 90 uhirh Iu=trrr
tinns 70 turn water INTO the ditch we're rs
ceiyei from Mr.. Eselsa alone, without rrs
knowledge and consent % Mr. EauEu.
practically oil % our trIusHgefl1us e.fH
water authorities during Ihis sgtar.
have been had direct uith Nr Rankin.
Since the water bss-ame aarua .H t.r
river, II has becu Mr. Eankius custom.
from time To time, % give llu auFHn-ffr
t1 turn water into the ditch fora Farft
eight hour ran ~ a time The Lregur0ay
uf these runs have yuusd. daEsBg las
somewhat on the stage OF water 10 tho
river, but have been rnutIuuuus frDr5
early in the season up % about the arst
Of July. Most Of the orders for thesr
runs have been received dlrrrt frum Mr.
Rankin alone. ia one or two INSTANCES
Mr.. Rankin and RoeCe together; blt [
remember OF no instance when zuch su-
thority has been received from Nj E,--.a
alone. / am unable, from auy data IL
hand, to state the exact dates on which
authority for these several runs OF R.afar
have been had. About the latter ua-t 1i
June and lst Of July, owing 10 tho IuV
stage Of water 10 the river our authority
Tor runs OF water having been Ta-s F-s
quent, the hsadEate and waste g,.ir- az
the ditch were taken frrcibIs fs-s.,.-sr.4r
Of by parties to me unknown. ure-rsa.. gfy
water CONSUMERS under the ditch. g-IG
without the knowledge or authority "a
the ditch company or any Of It's officers
and without the knowledge or authsrtt,
OF the water commissioner or srlr..rfr,
tendeut, opened the heuduates. srfj,s5
them up and closed the Waste.rates and
spiked them down Mr.. Reece. as water
commissioner, on these occasions was
active and energetic in his efforts for thf
prompt closing 9f the gates aud received
all possible assistance from the manage