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Show FIGHT ON WATER OF LAKE TAHDE Nevada Ranchers Need More From the. Truckee River; Coast Men Opposed. RENO, NOV., July 31. Representation Representa-tion of testimony here today before "'l B K. Wlnslow. of the war depart-tnenl, depart-tnenl, tending to show necessity for providing an Increase I water supply sup-ply from Lak Tahoe to prevent damage dam-age to Nevada crops embraced In the Truckee-Carson Irrigation district was concluded after five hours continuous hearing. Col Wlnslow informed the petitioners and remonstrators that ail evidence will be submitted to the war dop;rtnn nt for decision. Attorney Oonorjll U. S. Webb, appearing ap-pearing for the LAke Tahoe Interests hummed up 1 h'- opposition by admit-1 ting that I'allfornla property owners! were willing to permit Nevada ranch-1 era to secure additional water supply 1 from l-akc Tahoe. provided the pro-1 cess and Its attendant results does not 1 damage the lake or abutting property. Nevada Interests presented testl-imony testl-imony showing that removal of slit at) the outlet of lake Tahoe would not: draw upon the capital waters of the lake, but would utilize merely a portion por-tion of the surplus wates accumulated from storms and melted snow. Lake Tahoe water used In Nevada Irrigation projects Is obtained from the Truckee river which Is the outlet! of th- lake. According to statistics submitted at the hearing the present level of luike Tahoe surface Is higher than the lowest mark which was registered regis-tered In 1889. aafc |