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

Of the United Kingdom Of Great Brit
ain and ireland and of the British Do
minions Beyond the seas, Emperor Q
India, signed at Washington on tn
18th of January, 1903, it is provided a
follows:
i "The high contracting parties agree
that the st. Mary and Milk rivers ant
their tributaries lin the state of Mon
tana and the provinces of Alberta AMI
|Saskatchewan) are to be treated al
one stream for the purpose of irriga
ton and power, and the waters thereo1
shall be apportioned equally between
the two countries. but in making sucl
e lual .apportionment more than hall
ray he taken from one river and less
than half from the other by either
country SO as to afford more benefic-
al use of each. It is further agreed
that in the division of such waters
Touring the irrigation season. between
the first Of April and thirty first OF
October, inclusive, annually, the Unit
ed States is entitled to prior appro;
priation Of 500 cubic feet per second
much Of such amount as constitutes
|three-fourths of it's natural flow, and OF
1900 cubic feet persecond of the flow
Of the st. Mary river, or so much OF
such amount as constitutes three
fourths of its natural flow.
THE channel Of the Milk river in
Canada may be used at the conven-
fence of the United States for the
conveyance, while passing through Can
adian territory, of waters diverted from
the st. Mary river. The provisions
of Article II of this treaty shall APP
ply to any injury resulting to property
il Canada from the conveyance of such
'"The measurement and apportion-
ment of the water to be used by each
country shall from time to time be
made jointly by the properly constitu-
ted reclamation officers of the United
States and the properly constituted ir-
rigation officers Of His Majesty under
the direction of the international joint
commission.
And whereas, the said reclamation
and irrigation officers have been I'M
liable to agree as to the manner in which
the waters mentioned in the said article
VI should be measured and appor-
toned;
And whereas, before giving direction
as to the measurement and appor-
tionment Of said waters, the interna-
|tional joint commission deemed it
proper to hear such representations
and suggestions thereon as the govern
|ments of the United States and Canada,
the provinces of Alberta and Saskat-
chewan and the state of Montana, and
as corporations and persons interested
might see fit to make and for such
purposes sittings of the commission
were held at the following times and
places:
At the city of ST. Paul, in the state
cf Minnesota, on the 9th, 25th, Goth,
9th and 2Sth days of May, 1915; at
the city of Detroit in the state of Mich
igan, on the 10Th, 10th, and 18th days
of May 1917; at the city of Ottawa, in
the province Of Ontario on the 3rd,
4tll and 9TH days of May, 1920; at the
village of Chinook, in the state of Mon
tana, on the 18th day Of September,
1921, and at the city of Lethbridge, in
the province of Alberta. on the 18th
day of September, 1921, when counsel
and representatives Of the said gov
crnments. corporations and persons ap-
peared and presented their views:
And whereas, pending final decision
as to the proper method of measuring
and apportioning the waters, interim
orders with reference thereto. have
been made by the international joint
commission from time to time, the last