The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-29

District Court OF the seventh judi
cial District of the State Of Colorado
of April, 1919, the undersigned was
duly appointed referee in the above
matter of which the order following
STATE OF COLORADO,
COUNTY OF GuNN1soN. %
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAID
m fG THE MATTER OF THE
ADJUDICATION OF WA
TER DISTDiCT NO. SO OF oh''Eh'
THE STATE OF COLORA-
DO, J
Eldon w. and Lauren B. Waterman,
| Petitioners.
The above entitled matter coming
on for hearing before the Court on
this l4th day Of April. 1912 and the
Waterman, of said County, for them
selves and for all other water users
in said water district whose water
rights have not been finally adjudi-
Gated and determined having been
submitted to the Court, and the
Court being fully advised in the
premises and believing that general
adjudication of water rights in said
to the DEGREES heretofore entered by
this Court, is necessary
And it appearing to the Court that
it would be impracticable and mex
pedient to proceed to hear evidence
in said matter in open Court, and it
being suggested that Cara j. Estes.
Deputy Clerk of the District Court,
be appointed by said Court as referee
and all of the attorneys practicing at
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in said Court and no objections be-
ing made to the appointment OF said
p' II + IS s. ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and
DECREED That general adjudica-
ton of water rights and water pri-
critics be had in said Water District
No. 50, supplemental to the DEGREES
heretofore entered by this Court.
That Cara ]. Estes, a discreet per-
and she is hereby appointed referee
of the said Court in this cause to
whom is referred the claims of these
petitioners and all other persons
whose water rights have not been
finally adiudicated and determined
who may present before her their APP
p'ications for the ad udication of
water rights in Water District No.
| So and that the said referee give
The pendency of these proceedings as
is by law required TO be given and
to do and perform all acts pertaining
to her said Office in the matter of the
taking of evidence and making an abb
stract of the same and findings upon
the same. and preparing decree
upon such evidence and findings and
to fully and completely carry out the
requirements of the statute relative
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parties owning water rights in said
district an opportunity to present
and determine their water rights and
water priorities, as provided by law,
and in accordance with the further
order of this Court.
Done in open Court this 14th day
of April. 1919.
THOMAS ]. BLACK, Judge.
NOW THEREFORE, I do hereby
lions and corporations interested as
as owners or consumers of water in
any ditch, canal or reservoir in Water
District Mo- SO, that / will at the
place and on the day hereinafter des-
ignated attend for the purpose of
hearing and taking evidence touching
the priority of rights OF the several
bitches, canals and reservoirs in said
water district whose water rights
determined by DEGREES heretofore en-
tered by said Court in said District,
and will continue such hearings from
day to day and from time to time as
such hearings may be adjourned by
me until all such evidence shall be
taken.
That the first of said hearings is
hereby set for the 2sth day of June,
a. ID. 1919, at the Office of the Clerk
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House in Gunnison, Colorado.
And hereby notify all persons, as
sociations and corporations interested
as owners or consumers of water in
any ditch, canal or reservoir in said
Water District No. SO, whose water
rights have not been finally adjudi-
Gated and determined by prior de-
crees of this Court to attend by
themselves, their agents or attorneys
at the time and places appointed
herein, and then and there file a
statement of claim under cath show
ing the ditch, canal or reservoir, or
two or more of such in which he, she,
they or it may claim an interest, to-
gether with the names of all owners
thereof, which statement may be
made by anyone of the owners of
such ditch, canal or reservoir for and
on behalf of all, and that they and
each of them may then and there
present their proof for or against
any priority of right of water by APP
preparation sought to be shown BY
any party by or through any such
ditch, canal or reservoir, either as
owner or consumer of water drawn
therefrom, subsequent to such de-
crees as have been heretofore rem
dered and entered by said Court in
said Water District.
CARA j. ESTES. Referee.
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