Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-07

Announcement to this effect has just
been made in Ottawa, where the joint
international commission met Tues
day. Delay in announcing the details
is due to the fact that the commission
has only just made public the terms
of the agreement, which was favored
unanimously by the members of the
board. The reservoir proposition is
the plan placed before the commission
at Chinook. Mont. upon the occasion
of its hearing in that city, September
IL last.
The reservoir plan was first broach-
ed during conversation between Gov
ernor Dixon and Commissioner Me-
Grath of the Canadian section white
on the train between Havre and Chi
nook. 7a#--. 7-7s1 ~ -
Discussed by Dixon.
1t was later discussed by the COVER
nor publicly before the commission at
the Chinook hearing. and later by the
governor and the commissioners in
the presence of Canadian and American
engineers on board the special train
on which the commission travelled on
the Great Northern railroad It was
at that time considered feasible and
practical but the members of the com
mission hesitated to accept it as a So
luton before first consulting their re-
snective governments. because Of the
possible expense Of the construction OF
Il reservoir.
Aside from the construction OF the
reservoir at st. Mary's lake, the Chain
ject is to be proceeded with, and in
Canada project known as the Verdi
girls coulee reservoir will be completed,
md the st. Mary's reservoir, it is stat
ed. gives assurance that there will be
ample water for both of these Nss
cation projects inasmuch as the err
winter flow and flood waters OF &GfAs5s
the st. Mary and the Milk rivers
be impounded. 20
Division at Boundary.
The recommendations submitted by
the commissioners to their respective
governments apply only to waters that
ross the international boundary and
he division is at the boundary.
The rules for the measurement and
lpportionment of the waters to be
lsed by the two countries are many
and minute. During the irrigation
season when the normal flow of the
Milk river at the eastern boundary
'rossing is 666 cubic feet per second
" less, the United States gets three
ourths and Canada one fourth of the
low. When it exceeds this volume.
he United States gets prior appropri- :.
ltion of 500 cubic feet second. and
he excess of 666 feet is equally di-
-ided During the non-irrigation sea-
'on the water is equally divided.
The natural flow of the Saskatehe-
van tributaries of the Milk river where
hey cross the boundary is divided
qually.
Keep Guaalao Stations.
Provision is made for keeping a daily
ecord Of tho flow of the rivers By
Measurement at the guaging stations
It the boundary at all places where any
t the water which would naturally
low across the boundary are diverted
II stored or the natural flow increased
II decreased. Each country may re-
eive its share of waters at such points
s desired. International guaginR sta
ions are to be maintained at st. Mary's
n the north and south branches of the
dix river. on Lodge creek, Battle
reek and Frenchman river near the In
ernational boundary. and on the Milk
tver western crossing and at such
ther points as the commission may ~.
rove,