North Park union., 1901-06-21

\ in order t<,savoihconfusion md uncer-
tainty in the difributinn OF water in
said district. said rights si,onld bc de-
termined. The hurt further finds that
on account of thd shortness Of time al
lowed for the terms of this COURT ana
the CREST number of wltnesses required
in proceedings OF this character II Is
impractical and mexpedienl to hear the
evidence in open court.
Ii is therefore ordered that the Hon
orable Newton c. Garbutt being q dis.
Greet person, properly qualified, pe and
hereby is appointed referee OF tins
court to whom is referred said petition,
the matter of taking evidence and re-
porting the same, making an abstract
and findings of law and fact upon the
same and preparing decree in said AFT
iudieation. II said referee upon max
ing bis findings shall find that any OF
the priorities touching which proof is
submitted and which are determined by
him are prior in point of time to any of
those heretofore determined in any ad-
Indication of priorities to the use OF
water in said district heretofore had, he
shall renumber the several priorities i'll
said district so that the numbering will
correspond with the several findings.
Said referee Is not authorized however
to hear any Testimony nor make any
findings touching any priorities hereto
fore determined.
1t is further ordered that all owners
Of bitches in said water district No. 40,
the priorities of which have not been
adjudicated, may file their statements
with said referee and have the same de-
termined irrespective of the fact as to
whether or not, they have Joined as Pc
! titioners herein.
That all parties interested may have
sufficient notice of these proceedings,
said referee is directed to cause copy
OF this order to be published in the North
Park Union, weekly newspaper Of
general circulation in said water dis
trict No. 40, for four successive weeks,
together with notice fixing a time in
which statements of claims for priori-
ties shall be filed with him;
Further, that he mail to the last known
post Office address as nearly as he can
determine the same, of the several
claimants mentioned in the decree of
September 10, 1892, n copy of this order.
1t is further ordered that said referee
give notice by publication in said North
Park Union, for four successive weeks,
of the time and place he may fix for
taking testimony herein, and that he
cause to be mailed to each of the claim
ants who file statements Of appropria-
tions with him, n copy of said notice;
1t is further ordered that the costs of
this proceeding shall be dividedpro rata
among the several ditch owners sub
mitting proof in this proceeding.
Done in open court. ,.,
CHRISTIAN A. bennett,
Judge.
In pursuance of the above order, all
persons desiring to take advantage OF
its provisions are hereby notified to file
their statements of claims for priorities
to the use of water in said district with
the undersigned Referee at Fort Collins,
Colorado, on or before the 18th day Of
July, 1901. Further
NOTICE
is hereby given that l will be in Walden,
Colorado, on the 10th day of July, 1901,
ut which time and place will commence
the taking of testimony in this proceed
ing and continue the same from day to
| day thereafter for such time rs may be
necessary, not later than the 3lst day
of July, 1901. NEWTON c. GARBUTT,
Referee