Show WATER WATH STORIES m DISTURBING T R T TO NEVADA Utah State Engineer Asked to Join in Effort to Curb Alleged Grabbing Propensities Propensities Propensities Pro Pro- of California TORIES to the effect that S STORIES California corporations have made application application for water rights in the Colorado river which if granted an l the lurid part of the application carried out in the construction construction con con- of dams 1000 feet in height would put the tho Green River region of Utah feet under water have aroused Nevada officials Tills ThIs mornIng mornIng morn- morn Ing lag State Engineer George F. F McGonagle McGon- McGon McGonagle agle received a a. letter from front J. J G. G state engineer of ot Nevada a a. a copy which was also sent the state engineer of Arizona as follows In view of ot anticipated irrigation developments de developments developments de- de on the Virgin river and the Colorado river I suggest that It would be advantageous for tor us to agree upon the general adjudication of ot the waters of the Virgin river at some early date in order that rights of future appropriators appropriators appropriators may be clearly defined If Jr this suggestion meets with your our approval approval ap ap- ap- ap I will issue notices bf lat adjudication tion Lion proceedings for the state of ot NeVada Nerada Ne- Ne Tada Vada and will expect you OU to do likeWise likewise likewise like like- wise in your respective states I suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest that when our individual findings are made they be coordinated and presented to a federal court of appropriate appropriate appropriate Jurisdiction for tor approval val and issuance of the confirmatory decrees Replying to the letter Engineer McGonagle McGonagle McGonagle Mc- Mc Gonagle said We are proceeding with witha a deter determination nation of the water rights of the S Santa Sama a Clara river which is the main tr tributary of the Virgin river in Utah Un Und the law of our state allwater all allwater allwater water claimants have submitted their claims calms trO from le Ie Santa Clara and the clerk of Vie district court of Washington WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington coun j coun has sent the claims to this office tf c nere e th they are being Wn ta tabulated tabulated tab tab- r e this i tabulation u of water u w frs frs' claims and from surveys made by b this office I will ma male make e a determination de de- de- de termination of ot all rights and submit them io 16 6 the court at the earliest date practical |