The state herald., 1905-05-26
DExoUNcE RESERVOIR
NEED CANON FOR MoFFAT ROAD
Citizens Of Grand and Routt Countie
Want the Railroad and Do Not
Want Gore Canon Reservoir.

Denver, May 2S.-A dispatch from
Hot Sulphur Springs says A mas
meeting was called Saturday night b.
Mayor Adams to get an expression
from the people of Hot Sulphur
Springs on the subject of Gore canon,
and the town hall was filled. An ami
mated but entirely harmonious meet
ing was held.
Mayor Adams was elected chairman
and F. |. Huntington, secretary. After
| several speeches the sentiments of the
meeting were ordered put into the
form of resolutions and committee
consisting of Frank n. Briggs, w. p.
Farris, David p. Howard, Fountain Nc.
Auley and J. Z. Brown was appointed
to draw up the resolutions, which ar
as follows:
Whereas, 1t is of the utmost i'm
| portance TO the entire state of Colorado
that the Denver, Northwestern & Pa
cific railroad. known as the Moffat
road, shall be built in the quickest pos
sible time, from Denver to Salt Lake
City. opening up, en- route. Grand and
Routt counties, with their vast wealth
OF coal, precious metals. timber, agrl.
cultural lands and live stock interests;
and,
Whereas, certain selfish, designing
and INSCRIPTIONS persons are trying
| to prevent said railroad from being
| finished by depriving 1t of the Gore
canon route, the only feasible route 1t
can take. as has been determined by
competent and experienced surveyors,
| after having examined all other routes;
and.
Whereas, It is the purpose of those
! opposed to the Moffat road to construct
an immense dam across Gore canon,
making a reservoir for the storage Of
water in the western portion of Grand
| county, such waters to he used for ir-
! rigation purposes in Arizona and Cali.
fornia and not in Colorado: be it
Resolved, by this mass meeting OF
the citizens OF Hot Sulphur Springs
/ and vicinity, that We are unalterably
/ opposed to the construction of said
dam and reservoir. because:
First, 1t would submerse more than
\ 1900 acres OF the most productive
/ meadows and stock farms In Grand
! county, every acre of which Is patented
/ and owned by private individuals; tho
/ town of Kremmling, number q:
county bridges and miles of county
/ roads, absolutely destroying the posi-
| bility of passing through Grand county
| TO the westward for all time to come.
'Second-lt is impracticable and un.
necessary, there being other and better
| storage reservoir sites. unclaimed and
| uncultiyated, along the Loo miles Of
/ ditch proposed to be made. and nearer
/ the lands TO he redeemed
"Third-Under the valuations placed
on the lands TO be taken. by options 10
! the New Century Light and Power
Company over 81 900, 900 worth Of act.
ual property would be destroyed by
! this reservoir.
"Fourth-Of the 1885 acres OF
land within the proposed lines Of this
I reservoir, less than $500 acres are
government land. and practically
worthless. while over l2,00G acres ara
I patented and under cultivation.
Fifth-Ten thousand head Of cattle
are now sustained by and upon this
land and these would be eliminated
after the land shall be submerged.
"Sixth-The construction of the pro
posed dam and reservoir would mean
| bankruptcy to Grand county, and the
dissolution OF the commonwealth. as
IL would destroy half the taxable prop.
erty of the county and put watery
waste in place OF II.
"Seyenth-We believe the real In.
stigation OF the Gore canon reservoir
TO be certain railroad and coal land In.
terests opposing the Moffat road.
These Interests are aware that only
the Gore canon stands between the
Moffat road and the immense coal de
posits of Routt county. once this new
railroad shall tap these coal fields,
millions OF tons Of anthracite. bitumi.
nous and Ignite Goals will be avail.
able to Denver and the markets OF the
world. II II shall be possible to crush
out this competition by closing Gore
canon TO the MOffnt road Il will profit
the owners OF other coal lands and rail.
roads many millions Of dollars and de.
priye the people ot the state OF the
great benefits that would accrue TO
them by the opening up of this vast
wealth Of coal.
For these reasons and others too
numerous 10 mention here we extend
to Mr.. D. II. Mofiat and his associates
our earnest sympathy in this fight and
hope TO see him win. and assure him
that not more than 4 dozen people In
Grand county see the matter in a diff.
ierent light. and those twelve Rro
blinded BY having been hoodwinked
into the folly OF believing that the gov.
crnment will pay the exofbitant prices
placed on their land In the fake options
TO the New Century Light a Power
Company"
The resolutions were unanimously