Show USE OF INDIAN CANALS for fur tU Water uter on 01 ites- ites erva cl Ion 31 lu ii t 1 Specify i ted COI Considerable uncertainty ha has existed exist exist- od ed in the minds of some of ur the now nw settlers of the lie reservation concerning con cohu- their water rights the conflict seemingly having arisen en because of con contracts h the he In Interior department depart depart- ment for fot the u use tir of the lie tl Indian canals In Iii filing applications for CUI water rl rights It is necessary for tor applicants to specify whether they wish to a do clo the necessary construction work on un the lie In Indian lan canals canals ca ca- nals 01 or construct th their lr own channels Falling to specify the Indian canals time they must begin actual con construction work worl as m provided pro Icet by the the Irrigation laws Sonic Some of ot the lie applicants have failed to lo specify that thal the they wished to use the Indian canals for the purpose e of diverting 11 water to their fa farms arias 1 8 and ant It was In iii answer to lo an Inquiry from one of these R. R S. S Collet of ot Vernal that hat General Attorney Generl gave e a the following opinion yesterday Caleb Tanner the thc stale engineer Il refers rr to me your letter to tu him of May lay MayI J I 1 together with mith wih ii tt l letter ter from om tho the commIssIoner commissioner com coin missioner of Indian affairs also a contact contract con con- tract tact to lo he 10 executed between the lie secretary sec see of or th the lie Interior department and antl the lie 01 Dry Gulch Irrigation company of oC Vernal ernal In iii which permission Is granted grant ed eel to said company to u use o the In Indian ian canals for fo the time purpose of diverting mater to tu irrigate certain lands o of said company compan With reference to your OUI rights under tinder the application you OU have ha c tiled lied with wih the state stale cn engineer for tor the appropriation of oC certain wates wate's waters you OU ire ate advised that thal the use of the Indian canals will wi not miot serve seive you in the lie protection pro jimo tl of or your 01 r rights under your ap nl- lon Under our OUI Irrigation laws you rOl are arc required to lo be begin ln actual construction con con- works in good good faith as o outlIned out out- t- t lIned Ined in your 01 application within tho lie b by the time statutes and l to complete said ald works within a a period of or five years unless the thc tune time Is shortened short short- ened enell by the state stale engineer I I 1 will wi state tate that hat the tho execution of the he contract with wih the interior department depart depar- lepart- lepart audit ment and the he use of the lie Indian canals as specified In said contract will H no ct c your yoUL OU rights under the lon lion lon filed Hed with wih the state Mate atc en engineer You Yuu may nay use these Indian canals callaIs for fot the purpose o of conveying water mater to your lands amis but you must also begin actual construction work under your yom application ion tion ton m ih the tho time lime limit or ur your rights will wi be e forfeited |