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Show We Do Job Printing VCL 8 SAUNA, UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926 Within a day or so officers and engineers for the Piute Reservoir & Inigation company, and the Rocky Fo d Canal company, will receive the M. Bacon on the de- termination of the water rights now Icing fought out in the courts at Salt Lake City before Judge Elias Hansen of the Fourth district. The proposed determination submitted by the state engineer ' forms a bound volume of 159 pages. In addition to submitting the voluminous determna-tiothe state engineer also submitted a printed memorandum explaining the facts in the case. The memorandum submitted is as follows: The Hawley filing initiated a water right based on the following specific recitals of that instrument. It designated 1500 cubic feet per second of the unappropriated waters of the Sevier river flowing through Sevier, Sanpete, Juab and Millard counties as the quantity; irrigation of lands aggregating 70,000 acres as the purpose, and August 26, 1902, as the date of priority. It also claimed the right under this appropriation to store from about the first of October until about April 15aH of the unappropriated waters of said river in a system of reservoirs to be constructed in Juab county. The foregoing gives the exact wording of the essential portions of the filing, with such slight clarification as is due in common courtesy to the unlettered character of the original. We have, therefore, a filing that is legal under the laws of Utah at the time of making, and, within the limits it recites, valid to the amount of unappropriated water available, an(j conditioned upon perfecting the right through application of the water to beneficial use with due. diligence and within a reasonable period. At the time of initiating the right sought under this fihng, the statutes piescribed little of the definite procedure that was later embodied in our law of water rights, and all of the controversy which has arisen in regard to this filing is the result of the absence of those legal checks that have since been thrown about the pvocess of acquiring right to the use n, n The formations are right and the . indications are most favorable for de, veloping some big-- mines in the prospects that are now being operated in the east hills, said J- - G. Ward, a piomincnt mining engineer and expert to a Sun reporter Tuesday of this and if the work is kept up week, persistently and judiciously it would not be surprising to see this section opened up into a real producer of rich lead and silver ores. Mr. Ward, who hails from Los Angeles, Calif., and in company with Joe Nelson and Calud Thu: her of Richfield, spent a couple cf days here and inspected several of the properties being worked. The visitors made a trip to the mineral belt east of Redmond and inspected the prospects being operated by Teterson and associate?, and later went to Twist where Bums and Brown, and Harris and Scott are operating. He also visited the old Baldwin prospect and he was highly .impressed with every condition. Scott and Harris, operating the Salt Gap No. 1 and No. 2, and while sinking the shaft, encountered a veritable rave. The blast opened a large hole and later more work was done with the result that an opening was ma le and the cave explored. The cave measures about 15 by 30 feet wide and is 75 feet high. Mr. Scott, who is superintending operations explored the bottom of the cave and stated that considerable lead, zinc and silver ores were found, the bein being in place. Organization Favors Economy and Improvements on all Coun'y Highways, Including Canyon . of unappropriated water in Utah. It has been argued on the one hand that the absene of these checks gave the applicant milimited license as to pro- cedure and time, and on the other it is contended that the applicant is bound by every rule and technicality which an be invoked today in the ase of rights that are being initiated under the orderly practice now prescribed by our present laws. To adopt ether extreme of these two contentions would be to degrade a function of the office of state engineer, which the law plainly makes l, to a level of rank parwould savor of lack of that tisanship common intelligence, and, what is more important, effectually defeat the end which the law sought. Equally indefensible would be a course which sought to balance the respe-tiv- e harms done the contending parties. The fundamental principle of water law, first in time, first in PROSPECT LOOKS GOOD Robert Bums, a prominent mining engineer, and who has een operat ing in the famous camp, of Eureka spent several days here last wee! making an inspection of many of the prospects now being developed in the mountains east of Salma. He stated that there was splendid indications o opening up some big mineral pro ducers and that the work now being cone gave good promises. The ledges which have been opened up througl the prospecting work, are indicative of permanency and Mr. Bums said that in a few weeks something real ensational might be opened up. Be fore leaving for his home the visitoi expressed himself as being more than pleased with the future pf Salina and 'ntimated that he would make arrangements to locate here perma- nently. TENDER PLEASANT SURPRISE Mesdames. Dan Baker, Emer Tan-g'en- , . Edmond Martin, Maynard Wright, Arthur Martin, Charles Niel soi, E. C. Wright, CL M. Burr, Lee Merrill and Mary Ilall, attired in comic costumes and carrying well filled lunch baskets, invaded the home f Mrs. June Webb Monday evening end staged a real surprise. Cards, mmdlecraft, a delicious luncheon and a social tiwe were the enjoyable features. ENJOY HIKING TRIP Mrs. Fred Mickelson, Mrs. Earl rkelson, Mrs. A. W. Wilson and Mae and Lee Wilson comprised a I'd ing party to Gunn Teak last Sunday. The trip was delightful and th hikers were afforded the pleasure of seeing a deer quietly feeding near the party. A knapsack lunch was enjoyed while on the trip. W Favoring economic spending of the countys money in road building and urging for quick action in building the road on a basis, the Salina Lions club went on record at the regular meeting last evening by voting for the gravel proposition. The action was taken after considerable discussion and after the matter had been fully explained at a meeting held earlier in the week and when Hal Kerr, assistant chief engineer for the state road commission, and R. A. Gilles. resident engineer, met with some fifteen of the leading business men of Salina. We want roads and of course good roads, said a prominent member of the Salina Lions club, but why wait forever. If we are to have concrete, then we will not have the road completed for fnany years, as it is planned only to do so much work each year. And then from an economic standpoint, we can ill afford to spend the money at this time and by saving the $100,000 that will result if grave! is used, we will have more funds for other sadly needed projects. Messrs. Kerr and Gilles, when they met with the business men Tuesday afternoon, gave some interesting statistics relative to the project. Mr. Kerr, desiring that the general public be rightly informed as to the real conditions, stated that the government had ruled that no more concrete roads will be built unless it is where more than 1200 vehicles pass over the road every day and due to the fact that regulations for granting concrete highways and refusal of the government to participate in them since concrete was promised on project 61, the matter has resolved itself into practically e cononly one solution, the struction. Mr. Kerr informed his hearers that the condemnation proceedings for the should be settled soon and when this is done the state road commission was ready and willing to advertise for gravel construction, but would not put in concrete. Salina-Riehfie- quasi-judicia- right, carries a distinct warning that the subsequent appropriator must take his chances. Nor can the fact that the state of UtaTi is financially involved be allowed to warp judicial consideration. At law the right of the humblest water user must stand on an equal footing with that of the state itself. None of these points need be labored, and they are touched on only to show that they were not forgotten. The right initiated under the Hawley filing was prosecuted to completion with at least the diligence exercised in the case of average water appropriations. There was no abandonment of these efforts for a period which would cause lapse under the statute, nor is there any specific record of intent to abandon such as oui ourts have held as essential to con stitute an actual abandonment. The initiation and procedure having been legal, it is necessary to examine the factors limiting the right finally acquired. The wording of the filing plainly limits storage to the period from about the 1st day of October until about the 15th day of April, and, assuming beneficial use the limit of the storage right is the (Continued on Page Five) ! NO. 38 Hawley Filings Favored In Engineers Memorandum repoit of George Advertise ! It Pays fVfr'fK' AH vv Utah was the banner state of the country in the production of sugar during the past season, says Facts About Sugar in presenting its annual report of the 1925-2- 6 beet sugar crop in the United States. While the whole intermountain district made a fine with an average of 283 showing pounds of sugar from each ton of with an average of beets, compare 257 pounds for the whole country, Utah was ahead of all the other states in the general excellence of its crop Brice McBride, water commissioner for the Sevier river for the past fourteen years, and who was only recently recommended for reappointment by the river committee, spent 'ast Saturday in Gunnison conferring with water users of this district. Mr. McBride, who is keeping in close '.ouch with the water conditions, tates that there need be no fear of a water shortage, insofar as the river anals are concerned. WThile it is true there is a shoitage at both the Piute md the Sevier River dam, the con-rasigned last spring assures water users along this section approximate-'- y the same as last year. The recent dorms, Mr. McBride added, will aid naterially in raising the water in the Sig reservoirs. Advices from the supervisors of-fiof the Manti National forest at Uphriam, show an encouraging The measurements of the snowball up to March 1st, both at the ct two-sta- ld Salina-Rlch-fie- ge ld record. The average yield of beets in Utah was 15.4 tons per acre, which was higher than any other state except Nebraska and the average yield of sugar per acre of beets harvested was 4102 pounds or over two tons. This is the best record ever made by any state. In Idaho the average sugar content was higher than in Utah, and right-of-wa- y in fact higher than any other state station and at the Alpine except California, averaing 16.95 per acre t.ation, now show the snow depth and ' cent, but the yield of beets per al12.5 tons was lower, being only vater content close to the average -- ears. At the Experiment station though this was more than a ton per ATTEND LODGE SOCIAL here is a total of 42 inches of snow acre above the average for the whole vith a water content of 7 inches. At country; The production of sugar per Messrs, and Mesdames Max Cohen, be Alpine station the snow measure- acre of beets harvested in Idaho was Rex Barnard, Jim Rex, J. F. Barnard, ments show 52 inches with a water 3605 pounds, which was higher than Emmett Robins, W. H. Brown, Bud ontent of 15 inches. Approximately any other state except Utah and Ne-- Peterson and Mrs. Kent Goldbrandson, lhree inches of precipitation was re- braska. Mrs. H. S. Seeley, Dr. and Mrs. A. J. The total beet sugar crop of the Lewis and Misses Eva corded at both stations during Feb-uar- y. Burgess, Florcountry was 17,996,880 bags or 899,-84- 1 ence Barnard, J. G. Scott, John Bartons as compared with 1,090,000 nard and D. G. At the Cottonwood and Cooseberry Burgess attended the of-riseason. Colorado elaborate in tons -25 to the forest rainages, according given at Richfield party reports, there is 57 inches of had the largest output of any state Wednesday evening by Hyrum Lodge now with a water content of 14.95 with 211,38 tons while Utah was sec-- I No. 12, F. & A. M.,- and Gloria chapond with 135,337 tons and Idaho sixth 'aches. ter, No. 19, O. E. S. The affair was Even though the total winters with 71,906 tons. . The intermountain one of the best and most enjoyable, nrecipitation does not equal last j district produced nearly one quarter according to those attending from years heavy total, it is up to the of all the beet sugar made in the here, given this winter. average and with the soil so thorough-'- y country this season. soaked, every indication points to BOOSTING FAVORITES II. B. Crandall, returned Wednesa most favorable season as far as Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Anderson, Ada water for irrigation is concerned. day from a short business trip to the Burgess, Thelma Anderson, Mary Gunnison Valley News. capital city. Mattsson, Marion Jackson, Milton Crane, Milburn Fenn, Maurice Burr, Howard Mattsson, Ned Hugentobler, Maridn Jorgenson, Chas. Nielson, O. G. Nielson and August Peterson went to Salt Lake with the North Sevier basketball team the first of the week. The boosters are playing the sidetaken lines' The North Sevier basketballers, ' real quint. The following, strong and are helping the local winners of the Seyier division, are. fr.om the Tribune., gives an apeount of team on the road to victory. game: carving a real name for themselves the Salina-Boxeldand the in the state tournament, ENTERTAIN SCANDINAVIANS At the opening of the contest the home folks ,are howling themselves Salina men Mrs. Erikaj Peterson entertained for ball. consistent played hoarse over 1 the splendid showing the Scandinavian society at her home They covered up fast, seldom taking being made. By defeating the Beaver Tuesday evening. The program conearn yesterday bv a score of 19 to a chance at long shooting. Baskets sisted of talks by John Anderson, 28, Salina is not eliminated and they by Jensen, M. Taylor and Peterson Amil Jensen, G.Lorentzen, Mathias are to go again today, the schedule gave the Salina boys a lead of 7 to 0 Erickson and Miss Stena Scorup. being Salina and Fleasant Grove. If Boxelder seemed off form and was Miss Scorup and Miss Erma Scelin the locals should best their opponents playing a loose gam. Just before the sang a duet and later a social hou in todays game it is likely that South shot ended the period play Call reg- was enjoyed. The next meeting will Cache will be pitted against our boys istered their first field goal, the be held at the howe of Loe Larsen for tomorrow. at Redmond, March 23. quarter ending 7 to 2 for Salina. The second period was more closeThe remarkable Salina showing made in the opening game when they ly fought, with Salina counting seven A. B. Christensen, deputy internal wee matched against one of the best poins to five for Boxelder. Nielson revenue collector, with headquarters counted two field goals for Boxelder, at Richfield, is spending the week m r, high school teams in the state. and only being defeated by a both on easv shots. M. Taylor scored Salina and is giving instructions to single score, has brought the atten- a long shot for Salina. Christensen those who came within the law retion of the fans that Salina has a (Continued one Page Four) garding the income tax. two-stag- re-no- rt. The majority of the members of the board of county commissioneis are urging for the gravel from an economical standpoint and the opposition apparently has settled entirely at Richfield. It was brought out at Tuesdays meeting that in the event concrete was used the cost to the county would be $240,000. Of this amount approximately $150,000 is available and to carry out the project woul I plunge the taxpayers in debt to the amount of $100,000. On the other hand, it is stated, the' gravel road cost o the county would be about $49,000, thus making a saving of nearly $100,-00which could and should be used in other parts of the county. With the building of the railroad through Salina canyon, the main highway and one of the main arteries of travel in the state is going to be The matter of having a impaired. highway through the canyon is hang-:nin the balance. The government, through the controversy over the y with the railroad company, is holding back action. The funds that are available from the forest service are insufficient to care for the canyon road, only an amount of $150 per mile per annum being available from that source, and it is a certainty that the highway cannot be closed entirely. If gravel is used on the project for the present, and a portion of the saving that would esult, the entire county, and Richfield, would profit very materially. In years gone by the tourist travel through Salina canyon has been a wonderful asset, and it is going to continue so. Richfield has profited But with poor as well as Salina. road conditions both will lose. The opinions are freely expressed by Salinas citizens that the gravel is th one be.'t bet and a roa movement will be M.plcc et once to put the project ever fo tin the highways between Salina i.n.: Richfield, as well as these througl. Snina canyon and other parts ..f .the county, will be better than they arc today. 0, g right-of-wa- Salina-Riehfie- ld -- 1 1 the-1924- ce -- I Sevier Division Champions Make Showing at State Tournament er Box-elde- Entries for the ninth annual intermountain lviestock show, at Salt Lake City, March 2 to 31, close March 22, it is announced by the livestock committee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the annual exTo date the number of enhibition. tries for the Salt Lake show is considerable in excess, of the number at the same time last year. This situation applies in every department, declares J. II. Manderfield, general manager of the show. The new features, particularly the horse division and riding exhibition, educational exhibition of the U. S. department of agriculture, and the wo; exhibit of the branch agricultural college, together with the dairy, beef, sheep and other stock representative of the industry in the intermountam region now assure that Salt Lake !s going to have the best show ever hi here by far and from an educational standpoint will attract the greatest interest and attendance frow Utah sM the manager surrounding slates, points out. Reduced railroad rates have b""n obtained for the intermountain show. 1 1 AT WATER HE R1NG S. M. Jorgenson of Salina, J. I Ogden of Richfield, I. W. 01d'-ov- I of enice, and Joseph F. Peterson, a in Salt Lake this week and are attending the hearing of the water controversy between the Piute an I Rocky Ford companies and the Lower Sevier water users association. |