The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-09-14
County of Larimer,


cation of Priority Of right
to the use of water for)
irrigation purposes in wal Order.
ter Districts Numbers 46,)
and At in Water Division)
No. Of the State Of COLI
oradO.
The above entitled matters coming
on to be heard on the petitions Of
G. H. Fischer OF Water District AZ
and Willis Briggs and Charles Bohn
of Water District 46, praying for an
adjudication of priorities Of right
to the use of water for irrigation pur-
poses in and for said water districta.
and the said cases having been ON
motion OF counsel for the petitioners
consolidated for the purpose Of hear
ing and taking testimony. and the
Court being fully advised In the
premises and deeming it impracticabls
and inexpedient to hear evidence
herein in open court it is hereby or
dered and entered of record:
That Alb. H. Romans member of
the Bar of this State and resident
and practicing Attorney and Coun-
sellor at Law at Loveland, Colorado
be and is hereby appointed referee
herein, he being in the opinion OF the
court discreet person properly
qualified to act as referee OF this
Court: to whom is referred the
foregoing petitions and all state
ments of claim now or hereafter to
be filed herein and all evidence
which may have heretofore been tax
en- with reference to these matters
in former like proceedings; that said
referee is directed to give notice Of
the hearing Of said claims, take evil
dence and report the same, make
determinations and findings thereon
and prepare a decree adjudicating
the rights submitted and upon which
evidence is taken in form and man
ner as by statute in such case made
and provided. That the said referee
shall take and file the oath required
by the statute and proceed to give
all such notice as may be required
by the statute and file with his re-
port proofs Of the posting, publica-
ton and service Of said notices: the
said referee hereby appointed to hav
all powers conferred by statutes in
such case made and provided.
Done in Chambers at Boulder Colo
RADIO in the Eighth Judicial District
this 9Th day of July A. D. 1911.
HARRY P. GAMBLE,
Judge.
And whereas the said Alb H. Ro-
mans have filed with the clerk Of the
district court OF Larimer county Col
orado my written acceptance of said
appointment, and have also taken,
subscribed and filed with said Clerk
myoath of office as such referee in
said proceedings as required by the
statutes in such cases made and pro-
vided: NOW THEREFORE,, do
hereby give notice to all persons, as
sociations and corporations Interested
as owners or users Of water In said
Water Districts Numbers 40 and A.,
said District No. 46 consisting of all
lands irrigated by water taken from
the North Platte river above the
mouth of Michigan creek and from
the streams draining into the said
portion of North Platte river: and
said district Al consisting of all lands
irrigated by water taken from that
portion of the North Platte river be-
tween water district No. 46 and the
State line of Colorado, and from the
streams draining into the said porto
of the North Platte river and from
Granite and Encampment creeks and
the streams draining into said creeks
that l will be at the place, at the
time hereinafter designated to hear
and to take testimony touching the
priorities of the right Of the several
bitches, canals and reservoirs in said
water districts, and will continue
said hearing from day to day and
from time to time until all such ev-
idence shall be taken, to wit:
At the district Court room in the
Town of Walden on the twentyfourh
day of October A. D. 1911.
And 1 do hereby notify all per-
sons, associations, and corporations,
interested as owners or users Of
water in said water districts to at
tend by themselves, their attorneys
at the time and place mentioned here
in, and then and there file state
ment of claim, in case no such state
ment has heretofore been filed, in
the office OF the Clerk of the District
Court aforesaid. Such statement to
be under oath, showing the ditch.
canal. pipe line or reservoir in which
tho inforocf Ia claimed fOgather with