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Show WATER COMMISSION ER MEETS WITH FARMERS .Federal Water Oomraiss'oner Horace Hor-ace -Sheley cf Myton met recently at Lapoint with the directors of the C;;ray Valley Canal company and the Whiterocks Irrigation company when plans were worked out for the proper prop-er distribution and measurement of water in the above companies canals. The Wblterccks Irrigation company com-pany delivers water to the Ouray Valley Canal company during high water time, the lormer company diverts water directly from the vhiterocks river, but during low water period, lu order to consr e water, it uses tbe channel of the Whiterocks' Indian canal from the river until it crosses the canal of tbe Wbitenocks Irrigation company, n order to carry out tbe Whiteroqks Irrigation company is buikMng a weir to determiue the amount of water obtained during the lew water peafion. I At the terminus of the canal .f the Whiterocke Irrigation company, where it delivers wateT to tbo Oirav Volley Canal company there is a measuring flume which the latter company has spUt Into twto parts by a wall along the length of the flume so that one channel is four feet wide and tbe ether sii feet. Tbe smaller channel will -be seed for measurement measure-ment during low water time apd biota channel .111 $e B9cd daring tbe nrgbTyatcr ncrlcd, "j "" |