Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-24

LOT Sucn orders bearing the date or 0tl
day of April, 1921;
And whereas, the members of til.
international joint commission hav.
unanimously determined that the salt
reclamation and irrigation officer
should be guided in the measurement,
and apportionme Of said waters BY
the directions and instructions herein
latter set forth;
It is therefore ordered and direct
ed by the commission in pursuanc,
of the powers conferred by the said ar
ticle vi of the said treaty that tn,
reclamation and irrigation officers O
the United States and Canada, shall
until this order is varied, modified OF
withdrawn by the commission, max,
| jointly the measurement and appor
tionment of the water to be used BY
the United States and Canada in &C
cordance with the following rules:
St. Mary river, 1:
(a) During the irrigation season
when the natural flow of the st. Mary
river at the point where it crosses the
international boundary is six hundred
and sixty-six (666) cubic feet per sec.
! ond or less Canada shall be entitled
! to three-fourths and the United States
to one-fourth of such flow.
TO- During the irrigation season
when the natural flow of the st. Mary
river at the point where it crosses the
international boundary is more than
six hundred and sixty-six (666) cubic
feet per second Canada shall be en-
titled to a prior appropriation of five
hundred $500 cubic feet per second
and the excess over six hundred and six.
| ty-six 1866 cubic feet per second shall
be divided equally between the two
countries.
(c) During the non-irrigation season
the natural flow of the St Mary river
at the point where it crosses the in
ternational boundary shall be divided
equally between the two countries.
Milk river, II:
(a) During the irrigation season
when the natural flow of the Milk
| river at the point where it crosses the
international boundary for the last
time Commonly and hereafter called
the eastern crossing) is six hundred and
! sixty-six 1861 cubic feet per second or
less, the United States shall be en-
titled to threefourths and Canada to
fourth of such natural flow.
(b) During the irrigation season
when the natural flow of the Milk
river at the eastern crossing is more
than six hundred and sixty-six 1861
cubic feet per second the United
States shall be entitled to prior ap-
prporiation of five hundred (5OO)
cubic feet per second and the excess
over six hundred and sixty-six 1861
cubic feet per second shall be divided
equally between the two countries.
(c) During the non-irrigation season
the natural flow of the Milk river at
the eastern crossing shall be divided
equally between the two countries.
Eastern tributaries of Milk river,
III:
The natural flow OF the eastern
otherwise known as the Saskatche-
wan or northern) tributaries of the
Milk river at the points where they
cross the international boundary shall
be divided equally between the two
countries.
Waters not naturally crossing the
boundary. ~:
Each country shall be apportioned
such waters of the said rivers and of
any tributaries thereof as rise in that
country but do not naturally flow across
the international boundary.
V. For the purpose of carrying out
the apportionment directed in para
graphs I. II and III hereof the said
reclamation and irrigation officers shall
Jointly take steps.
(a) to ascertain and keep a daily
record of the natural flow of the st.