The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
NOTICE.
STATE OF COLORADO. |


Water District Number Seven of
the State of Colorado.
To all persons. associations or corpor-
atoms Interested as owners or
claimants of any ditch. canal or
reservoir taking water from clear
Creek or its tributaries, or con-
sumerS OF water taken from any
5Geh dI{sh, capai or rTes,erVolrti Ta, ntice ,h
That. whereas on. to-wit, the l2th
day of September. A. d. 1906. there |
was filed in the District Court of the
city and county OF Denver, "A petition
by the Rock Flour Milling Company
aud William ; Woods. setting forth
session and operating a certain ditch
or canal carrying and supplying water
ior power and manufae turing PURPOSES,
the limits of Water District No. 1, as
defined and established by law. and
that their right OF priority to the use
OF water for such purposes had never
been adjHdtCated under the laws OF the
state OF Colorado and that no proceed
ing had heretofore been instituted for
the adjudication of prlurities for bene-
ncial purposes other than irrigation in
said Water District No. :. and that II
was necessary that "A proceeding should
he had TO adjudicate priorities of the
poses in said district, and praying that
such Adjudication be made in order
that each person. individual or corpor-
alton 50 owning, operating or uSlns
any bitches, canals or reservoirs might
be protected in his, her OF its right "a
the use Of water in said district TOR
purposes other than IRRIGATION, that
either the court proceed to hear al eN-
idence presented by any owners or
claimants of bitches or reservoirs
maintained or operated for such pur-
pose. or consumers of water from any
such ditch or reservoir after proper
notice given HS provided by statute, or
chat in event il should be deemed in
rNpedtent ar impra"tiCahle to hear the
evidence in open court. that referee
DE appointed with nun powers. as pro-
The same To whom shall ho referred ali
statements of claims ulcd in said pro-
ceedins. the matter Of taking the HNi-
deuce and reporting the samv, making
an abstract and findings ot the same,
aud preparing "a decree Ia THIS pro-
! Whereas on to-wit, the 7th day of
| January. A u. 1901. the same being
one of the regular Jurtdcal days OF the
I court, upon the hearing Of said peti-
lion it hetrg deemed impracti%,ahle
/ in this proceeding in open court, an
order was duly made and rendered by
said court and entered of record in
..ORDER.
STATE or COLORADO
In the District Court.
No. 4l340.
In The Matter of the ADJUDICATION of
Water for Beneficial Purposes other
than Irrigation in aud FOR Water
District No. !, in the state of Colo
AT this day this matter coming on
{ To he HFHIt upon inc AGpllHNllph on tnF
Rock Flour Milling Company ana Wu-
liam 5. Woods. the petitioners herein
for the appointment of referee
And thereupon it appearing to the
court that 1t is impracttcah.e and mex
pedie0t TO proceed with this said mat
ter by hearing evidence in open court
and that this is a proper matter for
referee
1t is therefore ordered by the court
that Peter L. Palmer. Esquire he and
he is hereby appointed referee Of this
me1ts and claims of any and az par
ties claiming rights and priorlties to
the use Of water for beneficial purpose
District No : Division No l. state Of
Colorado. giving to said referee fun
power and authority to ta'se and re
port all evidence in said matter. and to
make an abstract and finding upon the
same and to prepare and report there
with to the court a decree for the adj
Indication thereof; and said referee, ar
ter taking his oath of office, will pro
coed to the discharge Of his duties Wit h
all convenient speed, according to tn"
statutes in such case made and pro-
And it is further. ordered by IL"
court that all parties Interested Will
| take notice Of and respect and obey @li
notices. orders and other proceedings
Of said referee in and about tn" dis
charge Of his said duties in the prem
lSg. uhtil the same Is fuzzy com
Done in @pen court this 7,b day of
JOHN l MuI.LIHs,
And whereas. the gn,dersigued, Peter
day Of January, 1907 duly and regu-
lurly qualify as referee, 50 appointed
in said order:
Now, Therefore +, Peter l. Palmer. as
said referee, do hereby give notice un-
der the statute made and provided re
lutriug the giving of notice by the ref
cree appointed in proceedings Of this
DAY tie I2th day of March 1907, at
a. n la
block, at the hour of 10 o'clock Il. m,
commence to take and h"ar testimony
in the above prucee ling subject to uI-
JourHment from time to time thercat-
county. Colorado. at the county court
house. at o o'clock a. m on Monday
the 18th day of March. 1907, commence
to take and hear testimony. subject 10
adjournment from time to time there
after;
That I viii commence to take and
Ho14a At Central City. GiIpin county
Colorado, at 10 o'clock a. m, on Mon
Jet to adjeurnment from time TO tim~
that ! viii commence to take and
county. Colorado. on Monday. the 81
day of June, 1907. at 10 O'Clock m.
subject to adjournment from time to
/ time thereafter:
That said hearings will continue uu
til all the proof and evidenC. in sup
port or against the claim or claims Of
priority of appropriation offered 10 he
presented has been heard either from
the persons individuals. associations or
corporations Interested owners or
claimants Of any ditch, canal or re=eT-
vOir for beneficial purposes other than
irrigation, including all storage rsSer-
yoirs of every nature, in said water
District No. : as well as claimants and
owners of bitches or canals or con
sumers from the same. maintained ana
operated for purposes Of irrigation Oh
iecting or offering proof affecting N"
rights of petitioners and other claim
ants owners whose rights Of prior
ity are to be adiudicated herein are
heard;
That at the time set for such hear
inrs, all persons. associations or cor
porations Interested as owners or
t.