The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-29
NOTICE.
STATE OF COLORADO.

IN me Matter OF tns
Water for Beneficial Purposes
sther than Irrisatio4 IN ana iof OF
the State of Colorado.
To all persons associations or corpor
Sialmanti liq11s ts''e Of any ditch, canal or
reservoir taking water from Clear
Creek or its tributaries, or con-
sumers of water taken from any
s4ch diteh canal or r,si res,erVoor,,i on,ice. t.i
That. whereas, on. to-WIt, the lZth
day Of September. A, d. 1906, there
was hled in the District Court of the
by the Rock Flour Milling, Company
and William Woods. setting forth rt
session and operating certain dlten
or canal, carrying and supplying water
for power and manufacturing purpo,ssSis,
the limits of Water District No. !, as
defined and established by law, ana
OF water for such purposes had never
been adJudicated under the laws of the
state OF Colorado, and that no proceed
ing had heretofore been instituted Tor
the adjudication Of priorites for hehe-
ficial purposes other than irrigation in !
said Water District No. !. and that it |
was necessary that a proceeding should
be had To adjudtcate priortties OF tne
ri ght to the use of water for such pur-
poses in said district, and praying lnal
such adjudication be made in order
! that each person. individual or corpor- |
alton owning, operating or using
any bitches. canals or reservoirs mig ~
! ne protected IN ms, HtT OF ilS ll= II w |
! the use OF water IN sald Instruct ~, ~
I purposes other than irrigation, that |
either the court proceed 10 near az az. en
/ idence presented BY any owners oa
claimants ot bitches reservoirs |
maintained or operated for such pnr-
! pose or consumers OF water from any !
= such ditch OF reservoir, after proper |
notice given as provided by statute. or
that in event It should be deemed IN |
i e. pedient or impracticable to hear the
J evidence in open court, that referee
I he appointed with fun powers. as pro-
D 1-f.7 nv 81 ts ia htau
( the same t" whom shall be referred an
ceediug the matter of taking the evil !
] denCe and reporting the same. making
/ AN abstract and hndings Of the same
| aud preparing a decree In TINS pro-
! Whereas on to-wtt. the tn day Of
| one Of the regular juridieal days of the
! Sentember term A u 1906. Of said
/ court, upon the hearing Of said peu-
tion. it bene deemed inpractteable
! and iueNpeGfeUt to hear the evidence
/ in this proceeding in open court an
! said court and entered Of record in
| words and figures as follows. to-wit:
STATE OF COLORADO,
In the as6 0is,1iat t1s,o Court
| In the Matter OF the Adjudication Of
Prtorities Of Right to the Use Of
! Water for Beneficial Purposes other
than Irrigation in aud for Water
District No, T. in the State of Colo
At this day this matter coming on
| to be heard upon the application Of the
Rock Flour Milling Company and VII VIII
| for the appointment of a referee
And thereupon It appearing to the |
! court that il is impracticable and mex |
| pedIent to proceed with this said mat
ter, by hearing evidence In open court
and that this is proper matter for a
II is therefore ordered by the court |
. ,f,. J1.sf nj ha md
he is hereby appointed referee Of this |
court to whom is referred an state
ties i'e elaimine rights and priorities to
I the use OF water for beneficial purposes /
other th9n irriE9tiGn in 2nd for WateF
| Colorado. giving to said referee fun |
| power and authority to take and re |
| port all evidence in said matter, and to |
| make abstract and finding upon the |
| same and to prepare and report there
Indication thereof, and said referee. af- /
! ter taking his oath OF office viii pro- !
! ceed to the discharge of his duties with |
! all convenient speed. according to the |
statutes in such case made and pro-
And it is further ordered by the
| court that all parties interested will
| take notice of and respect and obey all
/ Of said referee in and about the dis
( charge of his said duties in the prem
iSe. Until the rams is fully com
Done in ore2 court this 7th day of
January, A d. lg01
And whereas, the undersigned. Peter
/ l., Palmer Esquire, did, upon the 12th
day of January, 1907. duly and regu-
/ iarly qualify as referee, so appointed
{ in said order.
Now. therefore /. Peter T. Palmer. as
said referee. do hereby give notice un-
/ der the statute made and provided re
/ lutrtng the giving of notice by the ref
1 cree appointed in proceedings Of this
nature that l Will on. tn-wit, Tues
fs ere 5fh 1ay 9d 2dom Marsh SO lyS s1as
] block at the hour OF 10 o'clock a. m,
eommence TO take and hear testimony
] in the above proceeding, subject to ad-
1 journment from time to time thereaf-
/ ter;
/ That I Will. at Golden. Jefferson
/ county, Colorado. al the county court
+ the iSth day Of March 1907. commence
/ to take and hear testimony subject to
/ adjournment from time to time there
lhat win commence to take and
/ hear evidence at the county court
/ house at Central city, GiIpin county,
l Colorado, at 10 o'clock a on Mon
+ DAY. the 9TH day of August, 1907, sub
tect to adjournment from time to time
/ hear evidence. at room No, / Hanchett
! building. Idaho Springs. Clear Creek
] county, Colorado. on Monday, the &d
i day. Of June, 1907 at 10 o'clock m.
subject to adjournment from time to
/ time thereafter
! That said hearings will continue un-
/ til all the proof and evidence in sup
port or against the claim or claims Of
/ priority of appropriation offered to be
/ presented has been heard. either from
/ the persons, individuals. associations o. /
corporations Interested as owners or
claimants of any ditch. canal or reser-
voir for beneficial purposes other than 4.
irrigation, including all storage reser- +.
voirs of every nature. in said Water Z
District No, :. well claimants and /
owners of bitches or canals. or con- .
sumers from the same, maintained and /
operated for purposes of irrigation. OBJ |
| jecttns or offering proof affecting the /.
rights of petitioners and other claim /
ants or owners whose rights of prior !
ity are to be adjudicated herein are |
heard:
That at the time set for such hear