Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-04-26
RECLAMATION co. IS SERVED
WITH THE INJUNCTION

Warren C. Noteware, who is
acting as the agent for the Love-
lock farmers in their suit against
the Pacific Reclamation company
returned last night from Metro
! polls where he had been to serve
the re 'ent court orders. restrain
| ing the company from further
storage Of the river waters.
General Manager Ross of the
company was served with the
papers on Tuesday. He immedi-
ately left for Winnemucca, where
it is understood that heavy
counter bond would be put up in
order that the gates might remain
closed.
However, we have received a
message from the county clerk,
stating that up till noon today, no
action had been taken by the COM
pany. Something must be done
soon or the company will be in
contempt of court.
Speaking Of his observations at
Metropolis, Mr.. Nuteware gave
the following interview to the
Review-Miner:
Il visited the dam of the company
on Wednesday. There is a full
force of men working on the dam,
and it is expected that it will be
completed in the next thirty days.
The reservoir gates are closed
down tight and there is not Z drop
Of water passing.
Everything there has been done
on a large scale They have a
traction engine equipped with
rails for breaking brush ard plow-
ing the land. The hotel at Metro
polls is one of the finest between
Salt Lake and Sacramento in point
of fittings and service. The rail-
road depot is a model of construc.
ton. All the improvements that
have been made are of the model
and permanent kind.
Tne company now claims that
they have 600 people or the tract
and that in twelve months there
will be 1000. The sales of land
so far have been principally to dry
farmers from Utah. eastern states
and from Northwest Canada.
In spite of the large investment
at Metropolis, and the apparent
sincerity Of the men back of it,
the project appears TO he of an
unsound nature and not justified
by the conditions. This opinion in
so far as | could see is shared in
by the ranchers and business
people at ElSo and down the river.
The project reminds me of the
boom days of Tonopah and Gold
field, when it was claimed that
every prospect was mine. We
have had bitter lessons of the
result of unwarranted booms in
mining and the State, think, will
soon be given another dose from
an agricultural standpoint.
talked with a number of the
old ranchcrs at Elko and they are
of the opinion this company can
never make good their extravagaht
claims. notwithstanding what we
have read in Elko papers, the senti-
ment of the irrigators on the
upper Humboldt is in our favor in
this injunction suit. The irrigators
there know that instead of this suit
jeapordi2ing their rights, IL will
protect them. On the outcome Of
this suit depends the right, not
only Of this company but Of other
projects, some now started, and
others contemplated. Lovelock is
the first to feel the effects of head
water storage, because she is on
the tail end Of the stream. hut
how long will il he before every
irrigator below Elko will face the
same condition as now confronts
us? With the right to store so
called flood waters at the source of
the river uncontested, the rights
of every appropriation on the river
is jeaporGizcd. ~ Lovelock Review
Miner.
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