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Show Irrigation Co. May Buy Out Ogden Firm The Big Lost River Irrigation district dis-trict has been organized by ranchers in the vicinity of Mackay, Idaho, forest for-est service reports state, with- tho view of purchasing the interests of tho Utah Construction company of Ogden in tho Big Lost River valley. The ranchers recently won" a suit against the company which involved tho amount of water which the Utah Construction company would be allowed al-lowed to retain in their dam abovo Mackay, according to forest service reports. re-ports. A temporary court order was granted grant-ed the ranchers by Judge Dietrich of the federal court, which allows the company to store but 9000 aero feet of water in their reservoir. If this storage affects the water table of lands laying below the roservolr enough water will be turned loose to restore the equilibrium, It is stated. 00 |