The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-05
STATE OF CoLORApn .

touNri or Cosri.Ls. 50
In the District Court Of til. Iath Judicial
County of Co-tilla.
In the matter Of the position
Il Charles T. Shoup and Vii
liam ". shoup for a d-cre
changing the point Of diversion
OF their ~nter right. which l. ,,,.,.,
now diverted at the heaigate '"'tR'
Of Empire Canal and flows
through said Canal in Irriea.
ii"n District No -oia -aid State
Now this the md day III September 4. d. Iu,l
before cha-. e. Holbr,s'k. -ul. Judge uf .aid
the county 81 Conejo- and Stat. of GOIorado
comes the above named p~tition-r- and pre-
eerc , st f et,." as., IL ps,e prayGx Tor
til" point of diversion 1f water from the natural
-tram known ss the Rio Grnude river. Ia Ir1.
and f"riy-f"nr srhun,rcsiths ~, cui,ir feet
ol snt:. u: pc, -ssond .e time ir'm ~ oad brad.
oio,ada aid Empi1r rsnsI az seir. sHnn.s
40. said Empire Canal iseinx nl-O rutitir.i q,
Construction priority M. I'll. by rrs-ss " the
with priortic- Ia the use of water fr,m aid
~" Grandc river and IL. trihutari-.. by r-s-.,n
Il aud for said ice,e. Davis \ Binsle Ditch t..
ApproPriati"n prior'i-- nnmirrr-i Il and I'll.
which last named prioritir- give the right tn
the use Of ioa cubic fse, II water per second IL
aid Empire Canal, tho water sought L, l..
changed by -aid petitioners il Hn undix it.-l Is
interest in and To TIC .nid io.A cubic scct of
y
said Lec-c, Dasi. A Binxl- Ditch " in proriti..
nnn'rr'd q and :ii a- aforesaid. II. Head.
gate of .aid Empire Canal Nhcrr said water {.
diverted from .ad river |. I.rntssi al a r.,nt on
tho right bank of .aid Rio Gran,l. river in Mi.
tirnndc County. Colorado, at what |. known a.
located a- folI.~.. sr~iii isO feet np or si.,,r
q hcaisnt- 81 -ald Empirr cnuai ~i.ici, i.
of section e, Tu~n.hip ~ \. Range s. sNNr
n, IN the Son,i, East !. "f the North East i. .f
.aid .eet'"a ~ the ,~,i,ioacr- desire to CHANGE
Iats fatft AZ All ia
on ssid river descrilsssi u. foli.~-, 4 ,s,nt IN,
til. loft bank of said river Ia the s.itl, ~r.i
lnIr'ra e 81 Ii ,.~s,"" ,,i = ,"Sa.hip ~ R.ssr ;ES
wc-t ..'.a.. f.~t fr'n, the Norti, quarter Iip
corner 81 said -.c,i"n :, in Rio Grand. do,n,,
u i,.ad1a'. to irr css,.,rs,ct-d Il, a nitc, ,L,,
viii rnu-~ :" i- constructed Il, h. kn..~u a. ti,,,
kmmcr Ditch ~hieh ditch, viii have C.n.
10 spprat b, ihs Ir,i,ion aird i.r,r," ,In' . H..
vested rights "f other la and Ia The M... ~
viii not hr injnrioa-I, a6rrt-t ~ aid rhsns,,
= ID. .,.n, "i ti,. ,a"e t-inx aiI..~r-i and
d.s,'i =, The e"sr, 1, h. h-,.,', os.i-r,si ,ha,
-aii petition ,s hir-t In the District C.,nrt .f
-aid to-titla County, Colorado And u,.u,
futfh", consideration ii .sid pc,ition TIL. cs..
I. hereby --t fnr hearing t-f,r. III. said c.,t
- ,hr Court i,''u-e At the C.s,nty -..at III aid
."-t,iin County, oa Mss..iay shr ilth ia, -
N",,m'r. \. D. i'Dl, at tho h.nr "s = "ci.rl a.
~ o' -aid Jay, the -nnsc ls.tms ~ III. ia,.
~ III. regular April term "S said tn,,ft In ..iI
'"nn,s. when aud ~i,~s- .sid tont, Viii co.,'
''''" " "r~f w" "sis~tte" ~ ehts ptssrsstips.
a. Ia ~h"ti'~r or not such ri,snv,,, II xrwu,r,i
and made. ~oalJ nIuti.~i.l, ssr.,t ii,.. ,..t,.i
risf't- "f other. n. we'll ai-s, .. sny aud rii
objrrt,"n- which may h, utx,.i ar ,,r.cut,.i A..
.sid Petition. -! I" TIL. prs~..siinx, W
thAh. Z. Ol.bRtHDk. Jrp.s.
=. N.w. u,rr-f"f-, .c.t Meyer. ti~rk II th.
District '''u "f The t'sin,, II C.siiiia aui
state "i toi"f.., do h-s-i., so,is, all ,u,r..o..
".-"siati"n- and corporation ini-r,,.,s~i ~.
o~n.t- IA any canal ar ditch or r-.ey,o,t IN
.ati Irrigation District M. ~ II the state III
s"l'''s3'', and MI f~t-on. tni~sr.icst =. o~u.,.
,f consumer. at water la .aii ltrtSu t,,s, III.
tr,r, Ia appear ,s'for" the District tsnivt In tt,.
town "t san Luis In ih- C..anty af t..tiii.
state "t t"lufe.o, an xos,.iay tl.r lith .trY al
November A. u. i'Ot, st ii.r l,.ss,s III ori,rl
~ "" f'f-nss ~ .ait tay. ti.~ .as,r t.tur ,s,.,
al the day. III III. regular Nntti terra III ali
court. ani that you aud ~srt, III y,,,i then .u,i
ii'"t- present y'.nI psss.. u any y.u have tss,t
Ing :" -hs,~ that ti'~ .sid rhAhs. II the ts,iut
~ hi."r.i..' "t ~ water sish,-, .. prayed 10
tonr. would inInri.n.ty sfs~t year Vested
right ~ an. io tile u.r ~ water In said ivrt,..
ton District ~ the vested right. ~ am -,
either .f you. wy
You and -asl ~ yoa ar~ further n.aiss.i ,h.,
~ you fail !" appear NJ aid time aud place sn.i
pt's'~-i to hear ttt~ pss,f. II .atd trt
aud " " aptsst !" the .ati.farsissa ~ tir .st.l
,"art 'ha, the ,~.i-d right. II .Mi,..v. IN and u,
the ~" 81 water i" aid lrfisatissi District ~it
not II, tnlusis,isty sns~tsst IN ,,.s.i, ~hanr. .
d~rt~s viii l~ made h, tho tsr,st stL,vjuS the
t~t'tss~fs :" f~ak- IL. change =. ptsSs.l (,t IL
tirit I'rttttou.
"'",.' ~. ssh la, II s~ps ,s,t.
i'is,L II tho bl.,,,r, t.s,.; ~ t..;i,,.
'",tnty, CalStMdh.