Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-08-25
ROGUE RIVER AND TRIBUTAR-
les ARE AFFECTED.
HEARING TO BE In OCTOBER
City of Grants Pass, Among Other
Users, Must Show Its
Right.

Every person who owns or claims
a water right on Rogue river or any
OF its tributaries in the three coun-
ties of Josephine, Jackson and Cur
ry, must step forward and show to
the board of control of the state by
what right, title, etc., he claims or
controls water. A large number of
notices have been sent to water
claimants from the boards office at
Salem, notifying the said claimants to
appear on certain dates at certain
points in the three counties and prove
their rights.
In Josephine county the city of
Grants Pass has been served with a
notice among large number of 9TH
ers. City Auditor Opdycke will act
for the city, the hearing in Grants
Pass to be October 8, and at the
county court house.
The printed notices sent to all in
terested are rather voluminous and
give reasons why, blank forms for
the reports, and information general.
ly.
Notices state that where persons
fail to appear and submit proof of
right TO use water default will be en-
tered, and the water user barred from
further rights.
The city of Grants Pass uses water
from Rogue river for sprinkling the
parks. The domestic water supply is
owned by the Rogue River Water
company and that corporation will
answer for itself
The hearings will be held at the
following places and dates. Ashland,
September %, 26 and %; Medford,
September 2S; Trail, September 30;
Gold Hill, October q Grants Pass
October 8, and 5; Applegate (Rose
Hall), October Z; Monday October 9
and for 80 days thereafter at Salem.
The hours for examination at all
towns will be from the hours of 10
a. m. to - noon, and from p. m
to 5 p. m.
A paragraph in some of the infor-
nation sent out reads as follows;
Proceedings have been COM
menced by users Of the waters Of the
stream and its tributaries named In
the notice enclosed for the purpose of
adjudlcating and establishing the
rights OF all persons claiming the
use of the waters OF such stream or
any tributary thereof, for irrigation,
power, mining, domestic, stock and
other uses. Upon the final deter
mination in these proceedings, de-
cree will be entered In the circuit
court defining and establishing all
rights to such water, and thereafter
certificates will be issued by the
state. which will thereafter be the
basis OF the title OF the water user
to the water, and will be recorded
In the proper county, as In the case
OF deed to land. II is the purpose
OF this proceeding to place title to
water upon much the same basis as
title 10 land, to secure proper and
orderly distribution and division In
times Of scarcity, by an officer EN-
powered so to do. to prevent litiga
ton in the future and TO protect the
water user in the righttul use o'
water.
The enclosed notice Is sent you
so that you may be prepared at th'
time and place named therein to pre-
sent TO the superintendent OF YOU
water division evidence and proof o
your right to the waters of sucl
stream, or a tributary thereof Fail
ure TO make proof Of your claim will
bar the subsequent assertion OF
right by you. and It is absolutely nee
essary, for the protection Of whateve
right you mas claim. that YOU appea
and submit proof, as commanded II
this notice. The duty OF the claim