Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
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g Rocky Ford, COLO, oct Il iva
Hon. L. Il. Chew. Division Engineer.
Pueblo. Colorado:
Dear Sir-i have the honor TO report
the following for the irrigation season
OF 1904: This season has been the best
for water supply that this district has
had FOR a number OF years. although
there was but little snow In the noun
tains at the commencement OF the sea-
son and In the early part OF tho season
Il looked as II the supply OF water
would be limited. the early and con-
tinuous rainfall has made this year one
OF the best and most prosperous agri-
cultural years we have ever had and
the river has furnished more than
enough water for all the ditches.
part OF the season. and n there had
there might have been great amount
OF water stored for future use
The tributaries To the Arkansas river
east OF Pueblo and in this district
namely. the Apishupa, Timpas, Horse
creek. and Pursatoite. have turnishiea
an enormous amount OF water. whlch
Tor the lack OF reservoirs along the
same streams has not been stored and
. cultural interests OF tho valley. II
would be well for the ditehss inter
ested In the valley To look up reservoir
sites and construct reservoirs no that
they could store surplus water and
have the use OF the same during OUT
% ssm. = not % far % distant mt when they viii
pay more attention To our surplus VA
Ter and build reservoirs to store the
Commenting on the ditches In the or.
der OF ,heif priority. ! have ,h's .o 70
vel ssii supplisa @ With water the entire
from hoods or scarcity OF wator. a.
the same advantages The Las Anitnas
Town Ditch have had some trou6is
With ,ssr brush sa but mot injury tS s9ss -
account OF It's length. and the amoun,
short % @f sainsisns ~aisr during ihs
early part. OF the season, although from
s.n 81. 'ay % rss In as Win erSn
The enormous Hood down Horse creek
oa May :ist was larger than any pre-.
setti.rs Tho Horse creek Reservoir
Ditch. which depends on Horse creek
eood waters for Us supply. 80 Sns -, badly iy
much 80 that they have been unable 20
store any water that would be avail.
so feet OF tho Fort Lyons hume across
the rafn-. but owinx TO the cn~rsctic
Sorh OF tho supsrin,enden. and board
Hume replaced Sy June. so,h, so they
snsra.ismsa @ iiSna'ps pfssissn, % and and soals OF a.
..er,:ss OF Che feas' Lyons eansi are c.r.
lainty entitled 10 y vote OF thnukr
from the stoek khoiists and farmer. un.
der the Port tyVns canal. Outside OF
Of the Hume. the II Lyons canal aero..
Horse -vs-k. ahd'h temporary break at
GaE-sey. they hsyr son. thraush thc
.casoa with practically no other dam
Tn. ca,iin Ditch has been vary for
tunst- In tho supply OF water this year
ard Has only hail t~o or three small
hr-akss along tho line OF the ditch Tbs
itslhsoak Ditch. outside Of tho short.
aE- 10 the early part ot the season. has
had 4 very successful run OF water anJ
has. stored In thris reservoir about
Ths Potter Ditch hA. been unsortun.
ate IN rr- nrirk bp at the h-sdsst- of
th-ir d,'cn with ] sand and has had
but y short run, ,-.t
Tho Crooked krnys Ditch hs. boon
we'll supplied this season. The ct-rn
Canal. was .urvs-sfui la.t ~int-r In
ru,iliE IN riphrNs nrfyrs the Nrisiiapa
ard T1mras tre-k and hhy. had a GOOD
run ~ water this year. and owing TO n
cpupisi sf br.aks they, were without;
wg,rrl = week or t.h days when thrt
rntsht have fHi "a but They have nHi
80 mech more water ,hts year than In
thxs s.a.i fcW .-ars 'hHi the farmers
unasr tho line Of sad ditch have been
well .sas .stT'i.- ~ the oigr" Canal Com