The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-01

These articles of agreement, made
this 2sth day of May, 1908, between
the Fort Belknap Canal and lrrlga-
tion company, organized and existing
,,,der tho laws of the State of Monta-
ma and its several stockholders; the
Paradise Valley Ditch and Irrigation
company organized and existing un-
der the laws of the State OF Montana
and it's several stockholders; the Ex-
tensino Ditch company, organized
and existing under the laws OF tue
State of Montana, and its seVerai
stockholders; the New Harlem lrrl-
cation company, organized and eS-l
isting under the laws of the state OF
Montana, and its several stocKholo-
ers: the Cooks Irrigation company
organized and existing under the laWs|
of the State of Montana, and its sew
oral Stockholders: the Matheson
Ditch company, organized and exist
ing under the laws of the State OF
Montana, and it's several stocKholo-
ers: the West Fork Ditch company
organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Montana and Its sew
erai stockholders; and Sprinkles & An
derson, a partnership owning ana
controlling what was formerly known
as the Winter-Anderson Ditch, parties
of the first part, their successors and
assigns, and hereinafter deslgnat-
ed as the ditch owners; and the Up
per Milk River Water Users Assocl-
alton. and the Lower Milk River Wa
ter Users Association, both organ
lied and existing under the laws OF
the State of Montana, their success
sors and assigns, parties of the Sec
ono part, and hereinafter designated
as the Water Users Association; and
the United States of America and It's
assigns aacting in their behalf by H.
N. Savage. Supervising Engineer OF
the United States Reclamation Serv-
ice. thereunto duly authorized by
the Secretary of the Interior, party OF
the third part, subject to the approv-
al of the Director of the United
States Reclamation Service.
Witnesseth, Whereas, by a declar~
alton of the SuprmCoutr ee
alton of the supreme court of the
United States in the case of Winters
VS.. the Unitd States, COZ U. S., 564)
the appropriations of water from the
Milk river and it's tributaries near
Chinook and Harlem, Montana, have
been deprived of valuable rights to
use of water which has been benef.-
ciallyt applied by them in good ia tn
to an area of approximately $4,000
acres, and
Whereas, A bill is about to be in
troduced in congress for an appropri-
alton of $3O0,00O.00 to pay in their
behalf portion of the acreage charge
for obtaining new water supply
from the st. Mary river Or elsewhere
for the passage of which the ditch
owners and the Water Users Asso-
Citations propose to use all reasonable
and legitimte efforts, and the ditch
owners affected are willing to convey
their water rights and company dams
bitches, reservoirs and structures, tt
the purchasers of the new water sup
ply, as represented by the Water U.s.
arus ioti or1
Whereas, Said water rights anG
compny dms, bitches, reservoirs
and structures have an estimated val.
lie of $3.50 per acre of the land irri-
gated thereby, and,
Whereas, The Reclamation Servic.
contemplates the immediate construc
tion of canal system to irrigate the
land in the Milk river valley below
the proposed Dodson dam as a part OF
the st. Mary-Milk river project; ano
Whereas, The Reclamation Servic.
must know definitely how much wata,
from Milk river and its tributaries
has been appropriated above the bod
son dam,
therefore, 1t is hereby agreed:
l. Ihat it such appropriation by
congress and an adequate supply OF
water be provided from the St. Mary
river, Or elsewhere, and arrange.
ments be made for the construction o,
the diversion canals for the St. Mary.
Milk rivre project, then each of the
dltch owners will execute and deliver
or secure the execution and delivery
OF a sufficient conveyance of the
present water rights, and compa ~
dams, bitches, reservoirs. and strue.
lures, covering the said lands in The
MILK rivre valley susceptible of jrri-
CATION from said