The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
Water Districts 40. and II. Division

to the use OF water In Water District
Numers 46, and At of Division Num-
Der /, of the State of Colorado.
Greeting:-
Whereas the Honorable Harry P
Gamble. one of the Judges of the
District Court OF the Eighth judicial
District of the State OF Colorado, in
and for the County of Jackson, in
Chambers at Boulder. Colorado, in
said ] judicial District made and
caused to be entered OF record the
following order in words and figures
as follows, to wit:
STATE OF COLORADO,
County of Jackson.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
In the matter of the Adjudi-)
cation Of Priority Of right
to the use OF water for)
irrigation purposes in wa-) Order.
ter Districts Numbers 46,)
and AZ in Division No. of
the State of Colorado.
AG dUOtS OAIltltu mdLIGIS
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 districts,
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 impracticable
and inexpedient to hear evidence
herein in open court it Is hereby or
dered and entered of record:
That Alb. H. Romans a 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 a 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 oil
the hearing of said claims, take eyi-
dence and report the same, make
determinations and findings thereon
and prepare decree ad5udicating
the rights submitted and upon which
evidence is taken in form and man
ner as by statutes 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 hav1
all powers conferred by statutes in
such case made and provided.
Done in Chambers at Boulder Colo
RADIO in the Eighth Judicial District
this 5th day of July A. D. 1911.
HARRY P. GAMBLE,
Judge.
And whereas / the said referee
have filed with the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Jackson County, Colo
RADIO 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 46 and AZ,
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 portiou
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 right of the several