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Show FARMERS MEED MORE WATER Ninety per cent of Weber County Farmers are short of water in July and August Sixty per cent of the Farmers not entitled to one drop of water in'Ju'y and August-Here is a list of 767 feet of water appropriated in Ogden River with less than 100 feet in the Ogden River in mid-summer -and less than 50 feet of the season should be a dry one Weber County could use three Reservoirs the size of the South Fork projectFull list if First 24 water appropriators Tho following article was published some time ago and is reproduced, with the corrections, by special request. re-quest. If the farmers will take their share of the South Fork water project pro-ject there will be no need of crying for water just now. There is still time yet for the farmers to act: "We reprint the 21 water rights we have discovered In the order of their appropriations, and we have numbered them In the order they arc entitled to Hater from the Ogden river. Those appropriations that have a star in front of them have the size of their canal and the date of tho appropriation appropria-tion confirmed by the Geddes decree. Those that have no sjtar at the beginning, be-ginning, directly after the number, were not considered by tho Geddes decree, but we give tho date of appropriation ap-propriation as claimed by tho respective respec-tive irrigation companies on the dates given. "There also may be other Irrigation companies that would have a place sqnicwherc in between the numbers given, but for our purpose tho 24 water rights given answer the purpose. pur-pose. At the samo time, If there Is any irrigation company that has been overlooked, we would he pleasod to have tho name sent to this office, with date of appropriation, number of feet, etc "It will be seen from the record hereinafter published that the first five water rights appropriated, viz: Mound Fort, Lynne Perry, Shupe and the Ogden Bench Irrigation companies compa-nies have a right In the Ogden river for SO second feet. This Is more water wa-ter than the Ogden river runs at the old Powder Mill property in Ogden canyon in a dry summer. OC course, in a wet summer, when the mountains are filled with snow and the snow has had an opportunity to freeze solid af-lcr af-lcr a temporary winter thaw, tho Ogden Og-den river will flow more water Lhan SI) fce in mid-summer. "When you count the water appropriated appro-priated by tho first ten companlos given herein, it will be seen that 201 cubic feet of water already has been appropriated before Plain City gets one single drop of water, and all of the ditches, after the first five, aro without water In the Ogden river unless un-less they get some water from those canals that aro entitled to it, if the summer season is at all dry. "In order that the Harrlsvlllc ditch may havo any water, tho river would ha'vo to furnish others 287 second feet "Before Liberty would ho entitled to any water, C?5 second feet would have to be supplied to others. Beforo the Huntsvlllo Mountain Irrigation district dis-trict would be entitled to any water, 620 second feet would have to be furnished fur-nished to others: and so on, the entire en-tire 24 appropriations covering 7G7 cubic feet, or Just ten times as much as Engineer Fortier found In the river 0at the old Powder Mill during the summer of 1SS9, which was not the dryest season Ogdcn river has known. "We give this Information for the benefit of those who will take stock In the South Fork Reservoir company. com-pany. We give it for the benefit of all thoso Irrigation companies as proof that the farmers of Weber county, coun-ty, outside of the first five approprla-tors approprla-tors in the Ogden river, aro In nctual need of water during July and August, Au-gust, unless there Is an exceptionally wet season. "We would suggest that the people cut out tho list of appropriations as published herewith, and thoso companies com-panies that are mentioned who find any errors In the statement given will be thanked if they will report the same direct to the Standard office, as well as others who have been overlooked. over-looked. "Here Is tho list of approprlators, remember, thoso with a star directly after the Initial number aro confirmed con-firmed by tho Geddes decree: "1. Mound Fort, by A. Shaw. Ditch 15 feet wide on top; 16 feet wide on bottom; 1 foot deep; .54 feet fall per hundred feet; date of appropriation June 1, 1850. (44 second feet) "2. Lynno Irrigation company. Ditch 7 feet wide on top; 7 fpet wide on bottom; 1.33 feet deep; .5 foot fall per hundred feet; date of appropriation appropria-tion June 1, 1S51. (29 second feet). "3. Perry Irrigation company, claim 571, taken from Mill creek In the spring of 1S51; 4 feet; claim filed September 6, 1907. "4. Shupe-Mlddleton Canal Water company, claim 645, taken from Ogden river In the spring of 1S54; 1 feet, claim filed Septembor 7, 1907. "5. 'Ogdcn Bench Irrigating district dis-trict by Its trustoes; ditch 5.7 feet wide on top; 5 7 feet wide on bottom; 1.3 feet deep and .066 feet fall per ono hundred feet. Date of appropriation appropria-tion June 1, 1855. (Almost 8 second feet). "6. Dlnsdalo Ditch, claim 637. taken from Ogden river In the fall of 1855; S cubic feet; claim filed September 7, 1907. "7. Marriott Irrigation company, claim 542, taken from Ogden river March, JS6G; 7 13-40 feet; claim filed September 7, 1907. "8. Western Irrigation company, clnim 95S, taken from Ogden river in May, 1S56; 34 second feet; claim filed September 4, 1907. "9. North Slatervillo Irrigation company, claim 6S7, takon from Mill creek of Qgden river, about September 1, 1S53; 10 second feet; claim filed September 7, 1907 ''10. N'orth Ogden Irrigation company, com-pany, claim 240: taken from Ogden river November, 1856; 42 cubic second feet; claim filed August 31. 1907. Ditch 9 feet wide on top; S feet wide on bottom; 2.5 feet deep; velocity 60 feet per minute; date of appropriation appropria-tion January 1, 1858. (21 socond feet). "11. -Plain City Irrigation district, by its trustees; ditch 12.S feet, wide at top; 7 5 feet wide on the bottom, and 3 2 feet deep, and 0.12 feet fall per one hundred feet, date of appro- oriatlou May 14, 1S59. (S5 second feet). "12. "Ogden City; ditch 1.08 feet wide on top; 1.08 feet wide on bottom; 1 foot deop: .12 feet fall per hundred feet; date of appropriation May 14, 1S59 (1 cubic foot per second.) "13. HarrIsvllle, by J. A- Taylor; ditch 12.8 feet wido on top; 7.5 feet wide on bottom; 3.1 feet deep; .12 feet fall per hundred feet; date of appropriation appro-priation May H, 1S59. (S2 second feet. '14. Felt, Peterson and Sinter Water Canal company; claim 682; taken from South Fork of Ogden river June, 1SC1; 2 1-2 feet, claim filed September Septem-ber 6, 1907. "15. Huntsvlllo Irrigation district, by its trustees; ditch 10 feet wide on top; 10 feet wide on bottom; 2 feet deep; .48 feet fall per one hundred feet. Date of appropriation June 1, 1861. (81 second feet). "16. Eden Irrigation district, by its trustees; ditch 7 feet wide on top; 7 feet wide on bottom; 1.33 feet deep; and .64 feet fall per one hundred feet; date of appropriation June 1, 1862. (33 socond feet). "17. Ogden Milling and Elevator company; claim 855; taken from Ogden Og-den river in 1862; 50 cubic feet; claim filed September 9, 1907; also S57. taken from Ogdcn river In the spring of 1859, 15 cubic feet; claim filed Septomber 9, 1907. "IS. Liberty Irrigation company; ditch S feet wide on top, 8 feet wide on bottom; 2 feet deep and .74 .feet fall per one hundred feet; date of appropriation June 1, 1861. (76 second sec-ond feet) "19. SmIth, Schade, Monson and Peterson; ditch 3 feet wide on top, 3 feet wide on bottom; 1.6 feet deep, .25 feet fall per one hundred feet, date of appropriation June 1, 1861. (8 second feet). "20. "Lynne Irrigation company, ditch 7 feet wide on top; 7 feet wide on bottom; 2 feet deep; 1 foot tall per hundred feet; date of appropriation June 1, 1S6S. (24 second feet) "21. HuntsviIIe Mountain Irrigation Irriga-tion district, by its trustees; ditch 5.5 feet wide on top; 5.5 feet wido on bottom, 2 feet deep; .14 feet fall per hundred feet. Date of appropriation Juno 1, 1872. (20 second feet) "22. Huntsvllle Mountain Canal Irrigation Ir-rigation association; claim 913. taken from South Fork of Ogden river April 1, 1872; 18 feet; claim filed September Septem-ber 5, 1907. "23. Warren "Irrigation companj , claim G74; taken from the Ogden sewer and Weber river about 1SS7 or 18SS. 5 feet; claim filed Seplem bcr 7, 1907; also claim 679, taken from the Weber and Mill creek, about 1887 or JSSS ;70 feet; claim filed Sep tember 7, 1907. "24. Ogden Water Works company , claim 670; taken from Ogden Cold Water, "Wheeler -and Warm Springs in 1889; 10 feetjvclaim filed Septem ber 7, 1907. "All those appropriations starred have been confirmed by order of tho court in the 'Geddes decree ' " ! IIMIIBI I |
