| Show I I LAWSUIT JA SUIT INVOLVING LARGE PART WAr WATER It ItIN IN ASHLEY I H RIVER RIVERA A lawsuit of or large largo proportions involving in- in involving involving in in- the title to a considerable portion of the primary water right In the Ashley river and affecting the entire Ashley valley is looming up John T. T Pope of or Duchesne six I months mouths ago filed on 35 second feet fee of oC water in the Dry Fork of Ashley river In order to start construction work work vork on the canal to convey said water vater before the tho expiration of ot the six months provided by law Jaw Mr Pope had constructed about yards of canal leading from the river into la a private lateral and had the water turned in Yesterday Water Vater Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Nile Hughel and his field fieldI men went to the tho intake of the Pope canal and put In a dam and posted notice that the parties reopening said canal would be prosecuted said waters waters wa wa- tel's having been delivered to the now existing irrigation company The Pope Interests apparently feel secure in their right and may at once reopen the canal anal which will precipitate an expensive lawsuit I |
