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Show I WATER RELEASED TO SMEMOPS" SALT LAKE, July 30. A tclo-hono tclo-hono messago from C. J. Ulrlch, us-Istnnt us-Istnnt atato engineer, lecelved yes-erday, yes-erday, waB to thd effect that he had rd'ered the release of 10,000 acro-cet acro-cet of water from the reservoir of ho Pluto roscrvolrr and anal Com-iany, Com-iany, for uso In saving crops fmth-rdown fmth-rdown the river. The aim la not to elense any water that Is likely to ie required for crops under tho Pi-ito Pi-ito company's project this year, but o npply surplus water In the river i-here It Is needed. It la believed hat there Is ample water In tho So-'ler So-'ler river this yenr to mature pro-it-rly nil cropslf It Is equitably dts-rlbuted. dts-rlbuted. Tho water In tho present Instance a to be used on lands under tlio Seller Se-ller Canal company ditches, since hat company was unable to store en nigh water In the Sevier bridge dam o supply tho needs. The atato on-;lneer on-;lneer took surplus water from tho iovier bridge dam until last Monday louday notice was served that an Inunction In-unction suit ould be started In tho unction suit would bo started In ho court at Fillmore to prevent further application of waters f;om tho Sevier brldGO (lam. In view of the nnnounced Intention to take no more water, from tho Sovlcr bridge dam,' unless It, should develop that It Is not required for crops under canals of other owners In that reservoir res-ervoir and was needed elsewhere, the suit was postponed until August 4. In tho meantime Mr. Ullrich mado an examination of conditions along the upper Sevlpx and the requirement's for water there, an dtho amount of water stored, with tho reault that tho cider was Issued to relcaso 10,000 acre-feet from tho Pluto reservoir. |