The Glenwood post., 1913-02-15
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Dsaves, Feb "A nillisa nsss feet
sf water, PssviAiAg irsiSatisa fss .
nillisa seses sf dry laad tributary to
Denver, is tie meaning given by these
wAs have naAs . tAsrsssh stsdy OF
the situation to the decision of the
United States interior department to
OAat . permit ts Hearyiyn irrigation
district to tuanel through ths divide
and bring water from the crest of the
western side of Colorado to irrigate
eastern slope lssd.
News Of this decision was received
yesterday by Charles +. Tew, attorney
for the Henrylya irrigation district.
Z The immediate effect of this ruling
Is to supply water for 5000 acres of
l.sA ssAse ~ pss3sst ~ ssiliAg ~
total Of irrigsbls land under this en-
terprise to 100000 acres adjacent to
Oenver.
But it,is the wider Interpretation of
this decision that carries such far
reaching import to eastern slope deveI-
opnent. 1t is regarded - ths brsak-
>ing down Of the last barrier to the use
Of water, for eastern slope lands, that
h nst needed for western slope la.ds.
1t 10 the fosrth breach that has been
made in tAs divide, - fellow:
Fi-t-TSs Ky h.e tunael Of two
ailes, divertiss water frea The lara
oie - IL CseAe u FosAre.
ssesaA-Gsssasy-P -Ps~Ars tunnel OF
two aad . half nilss, divertisg water
fron the Lassais t.. ths Pssdss.
"Aira-TAs Dsaver Rsssrvsir tsn.el
= A1ssss vue9 ApsA - Hsasa tavss
FOR ssesass IN sandy lake. TAis
tunnsi has ~ = - bailt, bat ~
right Of way fer it through the divide
has beea granted BY the department Of
the interior.
Fourth-The final concession of the
department of the interior to tunnel
through the divide above Empire, ami
divert water Of Williams Fork of the
Grand river to irrigate $1,000 acres of
. this project.
1t is estimated that when the four
tx1Aels ass in operation the total acre
age watered by them will approximate
1000.
A to the accessibility Of other water
close to the top Of the divide for ser
vice to eastern slope lasd NJ. Tew,
vAsss sPiaisa y baskSl by seae Il the
bsst saeiasssiAg sAvies in CslssaAe,
said yestseaay:
There are million sere-fest Of VA
ter eless 70 The crest Of the divide, on
the western side, that can be brought
to the eastern side for irrigation pur-
poses without any serious injury to the
western slope"
The opinion is based ON the abund-
ant supply Of water on the western
slope According to government re-
ports, it is stated five million acre
feet of water, in 1911, passed out of
Colorado via the Grand river. This is
cited as evidence that the diversion
of q fraction of this can work no in
. jury Of moment to the western slope
and it ID not the aim Of those who ex-
pect to turn to Colorado use some Of
the water that now passes out Of Col
srado to make any attack ON western
.alspe interests.
1t is psinted out that . nillisa acres
ef nsw laaA unisf irrigation In Cole
ssds win osaa n1eA in suPpsst 70 the
wAsle Of CsIsrsds.
Colorado new rests, in many great
ssspse4s, sa tAs 5000, 900 acres Of irri.
Rassd laaA n tAe state. Te iDeseass
Til BY sas-tAifd would b = sxtsal .
As.efit, tAssgA IN differing AssFss., -
svssy past e osasssaa.
TAs HsaEyiyn district nsas tAs
greet nsAs fer sssA ~ Of this water
y hes besa seesf1sa.
Starting wisA ~ ~ssa, nasesia,
aims for material development and
pioiii, ,i ...sse siais, in ..e esiislei ef
one contest after anstAer, expa,ded
with semethiAg stronger than mere ma
terisl ends.
rhose who were making the fight
became filled With the Inspiring esa-
vietion that it wosh b tAei1s, by vic
&srv. % tu1n vast dessst afeaD ists
feed producing fsslds s.d ssofsstabss
As.eA 30 they lAsorsa tArsssh = tas-
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