The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
DITCH DECREE
STATE OF COLORADO,

In the matter OF the priorities of wa
ter rights and the adjudication there
OF for irrigation purposes, in Water
District No. IL, of the State of Colo
rado
Daniel Miller. Lizzie Schultz, Richard
c. Schultz, Adolph G. Schultz, Fred
Keeling. Charles W. Keeling, Amelia
KEELING and William Keeling, Peti
tionerB.
To the People Of the State of Colo
rado. to all persons, associations
and corporations owners of bitches,
reservoirs. water rights, and all
users OF water in Water District No.
13, Of the State of Colorado, inter
ested adversely to the claim OF
priorities of right to use OF water
hereinafter mentioned. Greeting.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that all of the petitioners
above named have fled in said Court
theif statement OF said claim for the
Schultz Ditch a." which has its head
gate located on the east bank of Sou,h
Colony Creek from which stream it
draws its supply Of water) at a point
whence the E y Sec. Cor. of Sec. !
in TIP. "a s.. Rye. 30 W. bears n. 2
deg. O6 min W. I1Sss feet, and petit
TONERS. Charles ". KEELING, Fred ReII-
ing. Amelia Keeling and William Ken-
ing. have filed their statement of claim
for the KEELING Bros Desert Ditch
No ?" which has its headgate on the
south bank OF Colony Creek tfrom
which stream II draws its supply OF
waterl at a point whence the s. E.
Cor. OF the n. W. 4 of the n. w. Z
Of Sec. 80, Tp- % s., Rye. 52 W., bears
s. IA degs- IS minis. w. sol feet, anc
Claim for them is made. in cubic fest
Of water per second, respectively. as
follows for Schultz ditch A. priority
OF right as OF May Is. 1894. to three
cubic feet. and priority Of right. as OF
date OF May /. 1903. TO fifteen cubic feet
For Keeling Bros. Ditch No. 2, priority
OF right, as OF date OF March LIST. 1873.
to 1--WE cubic feet And said persons
have filed In said Court their petition
praying that they be allowed to make
proof OF said bitches. and their prior
tiles Of right. and for decree adjudi-
eating the same
That on the 9Th day of November,
A ID. 1914. the said Court allowed tie
nling OF said petition and made and
entered OF record in the above en.i-
tied cause an order thereon. in words
and figures ~ follows. to-wtt:
ORDER ON PETITION FoR Deere
Now ON this 9Th day OF November
A ID. 1914. upon consideration OF [
verified petition OF Daniel Miller and
others. for = decree adjudicating thu
priority OF right TO use OF water ,or
irrigation purposes OF the Schultz
Ditch A and Of the Keeling Bros.
Desert Ditch No ?. In the statement OF
claim heretofore MED in this court
for said bitches. respectively. and IN
said petition more particularly des-
cribed and set forth, situate In the
County Of Custer and State OF Colo
rado and drawing water from natural
streams In said Water District No.
Is. and praying leave to ole their said
petition. which contains a copy II
said statements Of claim. to be per-
mitted to give notice OF hearing. ami
to present proofs before the court
thereon. II is considered and ordere
by the Court that said petition and
statements OF claim be received; that
leave be and hereby II granted said
petitioners to present evidence and
make proof OF the priorities Of right
to use OF water TO which said bitches
are entitled. AZ I'm said statements OF
claim and petition set forth. in open
court at Canon City. In said Fremont
County. on Tuesday. the NTH day OF
January. A. d. 1915, at the hour OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon OF said
day, which time is hereby fixed for
that purpose. or as soon thereafter
as the same can be heard. when an
where testimony and objection on part
OF any and all parties adversely inter
ested may also be presented and
heard. That notice Of said petition
and hearing be given to all persons.
corporations and associations adverse
ly interested. by notice issued in the
name Of the People Of the State of
Colorado by the Clerk Of this Court
under its seal. containing the names
OF said bitches. the amount Of water
and dates OF priority claimed there
for. and q copy OF this order. That
said notice be published in the wet
Mountain Tribune" weekly newspa-
per published at westcliffe In
said Custer County. for four
successive weekly issues OF said
newspaper. the last publication
to be at least twenty days prior 10
said date Of hearing. And that cory
OF said printed notice be mailed. wi,
postage fully prepaid. 10 all persons
who have. since the entry Of the gen
erai adjudication decree for said Wa
ter District No. IS IN this Court, hled
therein statement Of claim OF rfkht
to use Of water IN said water district.
or to their several successors In In
terest at the postoffice address OF said
claimant as st forth In said petition.
at least thirty days before the sasd
date OF hearing
II Il further ordered that petition
ere nay the costa of thio yrOceedinE.
except costa made By adverse claim
anita.