Show IRGATIN SITAT IIEIIER HAS CONSUMED ONE WEEK AND MAY TAKE ANOTHER Question a to the Right of the Ontario On-tario to Sell Water Prom Its Tunnel Tun-nel Attorneys Taking a Ret Heber Aug HThe big water suit continues to be heard before Judge Dusenbery One full week ha been consumed in listening to evidence and will probabiy require nearly another week to complete the evidence Among other questions arising In the case was one that arose yesterday a to the use of the Ontario drain tunnel water In 1894 a large volume of water was struck in the tunnel and ha since continued to flow into the Provo river In 1894 the Ontario Silver Mining company sold to the Midway Irrigation company a portion of the waters of said tUIme The water after emptying into the river riv-er mingled with and became a part of the river waters and has been used for Irrigation purposes by the people generally The question arose with the attorneys as to whether the Ontario Mining company could sell any of the water of the tunnel after it left their property After some discussion It was agreed by all the parties in the action that the Midway Irrigation company should have 5 cubic feet of the tunnel tun-nel water per second I is understood that the Ontario company will in the future use the balance of the tunnel water for power and other purposes changing its course from its is present channel By virtue of the agreement yesterday the case wi terminate at least three days sooner soon-er than wa expected Senator R C Chambers and Messrs Murdock and Keatly of the Ontario company were in Heber yesterday afternoon ernoon to appear as witnesses in the case now being tried but they were not called on the witness stand The court adjourned a little earlier yesterday yester-day afternoon and many of the attorneys attor-neys and witnesses have gone home to spend Sunday with their families |