| Show 4 I tim I I 4 III 1110 Pt hi ES Controversy Supply tt ItS I 1 I Ic itt ii roe Special Correspondence Apache Co Ariz Atiz April 2 funeral services were held today civet ovar ovart t of time the Infant von son of J JThomas Thomas and Sarah Their billie one wan toss born 16 15 and amid died of In Its am ippu on time the lit let Last latt Monday Mardi March SO 20 we farewell to two of our brethren Alex AlexA A DeWitt anil ammil K 16 Crosby who jo go jon n 01 perform a mission Ie De Witt Itt tree to time the Southwestern Slate mla and amid Crosby to time the North Northern ern On states state ioN Teat winter we unit had R a heavy 1155 snoW now I nil a Ii In the mountains and It was wan hoped ii ri would have an excellent crop year iut our omit brethren of St lii 5 mIles mile UK latin claim a ii prior to the lii liiS v S liters atena of the Colorado river menu r w demand that thai we not miot Im iund und water mater dm Ing time the Irrigating semi aeu Kin The people of Eagar have done work or anti and to time Ilin amount 11 t f We e more are Juit a lit 15 mullen miles above hero time the dam clam rf rt which If Is M 54 feet high and amid nearly long on top This damn dam ha has been con 5 under of drouth and amid time the Church Chords con about abort 1000 to aid aldus us About 10 years ago a settlement wan ovas made over limIt same am by which Ft t Johns tool took a certain ti trIbutary IL ut ry of tim Little Colorado and a reservoir I I which we e had begun to construct and ammil a it certain amount In labor lille Isgar to all other tributarIes under and the Little Colorado It lf And our oum people have constructed above ammil other reservoirs reservoir on on tic trpo that this was St Johns aenne to have an abundance of o this thin year for all ail their land under cultivation but their helm water la Is hull mind and they need neeti ours to dilute It hut prior to the lime referred 1 to above toe e turned the water down nn on trial and U it ran man two weeks week but did not mint reach St Johns because of such a along long lorg dry and en n many old claimants And It la is now U that It will do St very little to comply with their demand which however wo we temporarily done Our people art are making every effort to t settle by arbitration for if it time the linus law suit stilt with which we more threatened prevail our town will be beup ii up ui |
