Amity company letters, 1898-1899, 1901 (folder 4 of 4)

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RESERVOIRS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OF LAM AR,COLO

TOTAL CAPACITY 264 ,8 22 ACRE FEET. (11,525 ,702 ,948 CUBI C FEET.)

AVAILABLE CAPACITY, 182.630 ACRE FEET.

17,955, 4 19 ,428 CUBIC FE ET.)

AREA 14-,000 ACRES, MAX.DEPTH,90 FEET ORAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FRO M ARKANS AS RiVER AN D TRIBUTARIES.

Fort Lyon Canal Co . Mr. A. W .Kr ·ech ,

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Me rc a ntile Trust Co. Dear Si r:

E .C.HAWKI NS , CHIEF E N GI N EE R .

THOMA S BERRY, EN Gli'IEE R IN C HAR GE

AM ITY CANAL . BUFFALO CANAL . K I CKING BIRD CAN AL . S ATANTA CA N A L . CO M ANCHE C ANA L . PAWN EE CANAL .

In making my journeys up and down among the owners of the

For t Lyon Canal Co. water rights, I find the only disatisfaction

exi s ted in t h e nei ~hborhood of Lamar, wh ere some petty demigogues

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who ar n a nxious to be accounte leaders among the farmers, were

tr1ring to start up some feeling·1 ~gainst the Storae; e Company and th e

presP-nt Board of Direc t ors.

A meeting was called at Lamar yesterday, which was f a irly

well attended by the farmers. The meeting started off by being

in-clined t o t a ke its own coursA, but I am glad to say that at t he

close t hP-y vo t ed unanil'!1ously for t-Wery r ·esolution which was proposed

a ccord ing t o my i deas, and wound up with the best feeling. The

Stor afie Compa n ,_r, i s now s t ronger with them than 1 t has ever be en

by the success of yesterday's

meeting a nd believe tha t t he meetine; on the 12th of December, when

the Board of Di rec t ors will be elected, will he harmonious a nd

en-tirely in acco r d with my leadership.

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RES ERVO I RS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 2 64,822 ACRE FEET.

I 11 ,5 25 ,702 ,948 CUBI C FEET)

AVAILAB LE CAPACITY, 182,630 ACRE FEET

17,955, 4-19,428 CUBI C FEET.I

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM II RK ~NSAS RIVER AN D TRIBUTARI ES.

Snow in Mountains. Mr. A.W.Krech,

c/o Mercantile Trust Co. New York City.

Dear Sir:

E . C . HAWKI NS. CHIEF ENGINEER .

THOMAS BERRY, ENGINEE R I N CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . BU FF ALO CAN AL . K ICK I NG BI RD CANAL . SATANTA CA N AL CO M ANCHE CAN AL . PAWN EE CANAL .

As against thA gorge and break in the Horse Creek Flume,

it may be some comfort to the owpers to know that thP.re is a great

deal of early snoi in the mountains, wh i ch is far better for irri -gation purposes than a later snow would be, because early snow

dr·i.t'ts in gulches and i s packed down b~r later snows , and makes the flow of water not onl~r greater in summer time, but more constant.

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RESERVOIR S.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET.

I 11 ,525 ,702 ,948 CUBIC FEET)

AVAILABLE CAPACITY, 182 ,630 ACRE FEET.

17,955 '1-19 ,428 CUBIC FEET.I

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.DEPTH,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12.200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

Horse CreAk break. Mr.

c/o Mercantile Trust Co.

l~ew York Cit~,.

Dear Sir:

E .C . H A WKI NS, CHIEF ENGINEER .

THO MAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

A M I T Y CAN AL . BUFFALO CA NA L . KICK I N G BI RD CANAL. S AT ANT A CANAL CO M AN CH E CANA L . PAW N EE CA NAL .

We had a very ·hard freeze aeain last night, al _thou13h the weath er is moderating very decidedly this afternoon: but these

mel-tings a nd f re ezings do not help us with the ice in the gorge. I am

g oi ng up to the br eak to-mar ow and expect to stay there until the

best means has been adopted for getting water through.

If I am expected to continue to avail myself of Mr.Haw-k in s ' advice, I wish that you would telegraph him that the Horse Cre ek Flume needs his attention, and ask him to wire me when it will

be possible for him to be here.

s erious importance.

I consider this matter- of ver.1

The only possible method for getting water through that I

SA e, is t o sp end about $300 cut ~ing the ice by hand, and I shall

probably sta rt with that to-morrow.

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THE POSTAL COMPANY'S SYSTEM REACHES ALL IMPORTANT POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA, _.

AND via COMMERCIAL CABLES, TO ALL THE WORLD. ) _/

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OSTAL TELE APH·CABLE COMPANY.

This Company transmits and delivers message

WILLIAM H. BAKER, V. P. & Gen'I Manager.

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the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank.

TEVENS, Secretary. ALBERT 8, CHANDLER, President.

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fORM 16, N. Y.

POSTAL TELECRAPH·CABLE COMPANY.

This Company transmits and delivers the within message subject to the following

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sencler of a message should order it REPEATED: that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of the message written on the face hereof ancl the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, that said Company shal 1 not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-Jelivery, of any UNREPE.A.TED message, beyond the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in tho transmission or delivery, or for non-Jelivory, of any nEPE.A.TED message beyonu. fifty times the sum received fo1 q0ndin!! the 1:mme. unless specially insureu.. nor in any cn:se for delays arising from unavoidable interruption iii

the working of its 1 ines. or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby mat.lo the agent 0 [ the sender. without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when necessary to n~aclJ. its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of messugti-s to any point on the lines of the Company can be INSURED by i:,mtract in writing. stating agreed amount of risk, ;;i,nd payment of premium theroon, 11t the following rates, in

1 duition to the usual charge fo r repeated me£sages, viz: one per cent. for any distance not exceeding 1.000 miles.

,tn<l two t.ier cent. for :.my greater Jistance.

No responsibility reg-arding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and accepted at ,Jne of its t::a1.;_smittini:r offices : c.nd if a message is sent to such office by one of this Company's messengors. he ,Lets for that purpose as the agent of the sender.

Messages will be delivereu free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery tLt a v.rnater Jis1;ance a special chari::-e will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.

Thie Comrmny will not be liable for damages or sta. utory penalties in any cruse here the claim is not pre-scnteu in writm~ within sixty t.1:1,ys after the message is flleu with the com ny for t· smission.

This is 1.1n u:snEPEATED l\foss:,,ge and is delivereu by request of the sender n rt conditions named above. Errors cu.n )10 z:{11, ;:J.,111 again.st on:y l y repeating a messare back to the sending station for comparison.

No omployHtl uf tln,.; Cor.1pacyis :,,uthorizeu to v:i.v tho foregoing.

\·.':L~JAM H. f'fa.KER,

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Close Bros & Co.

Chamber of Comnv~rce, Chicago, I11s. Gentlemen;

HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO., N

' ov. W . M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS . BERRY, Engineer in Charge 17,1898.

West line King lateral.

Replying to your favor of Nov. 5th, r ·egarding the King

Lateral. I don't know exactly what sor·t of a verification you

woulri like us to make, of th~· west line which has been run. If you will tell us how you wou1d like this line to be verified, I shoula be very glad to dO so. It is contemplated to supply this

west line wi t h King Reservoi'r water.

Yours truly,

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Close trOA & Oo.

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HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO.,

W . M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

In rapl~r t o your t'a or of t1uc; . 2~tr .. , _i:~ _ct1•p r.o-v :: .. _{) J..'.:.} ~o

in-f'orm von ~~lr•.t t~1n ptctPrP.s 1_!0~. 1 and ~, .7i>?ldecl _{1 .} n:1hnJ.1 of

Y:hen r,er r crA nnd Wt~ir:heci. (Wt 4f> bu~};,1~l•;. T'i.c ·,1,ri-f, . ·n ... , . :· end 4,

·r-i ~1< eel ~n husl~Als of wheat pr.,r acre or b .. tU.Jn··; 'To. !1 r:,o h·rnh1--J.s at' V'hfHl.'t p~r ncrH; 1.i o. 'l was spring ·.:hHtLt r .. nd ,-it ',h:.t 11 i n '. Ji<; J.r!oct

;-'> O h v s A 18 JHn· a C! r A • P i n tu r ,rn · 1 o s . 1 .:.uw G w pr A ta k ~m on t . ,; .d •

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1 '7 - ~·~-4;~ <incl thF: ott1ers L'"\rtJ 011 t:~t.~ cl . ::: . <)f f\ -~~;;-'l~ ; th,,:, \'4~-·r*1~1 takf1n

on .Jvl:, 3rd . V/f. presume ,rou have pie tures of melon pa t0hBs tak8n sinco.

7he reason ·wo eould not furnish you this information

bn-forA, was that the wrHHt t hact not be rm thraBl ul.

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THE AMITY lAND eeMPANY.

HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO .,

} uol 10, Colo. Ho • 28,1898. D 1..r lil o:r:

~nclos .cl :rou •;:ilJ J"' ind n. 1 et t r from i. arkh' m wi t.h

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or a ~op:, or one hn scwt m8 in strict confidence. I had c.to r~turn hf? o?~iz;in ~l, 1mt li..', iO copieci. it bHforA doin8 so and s ,ml i I

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first, befor , it ~OAR to ~hA ,ftdf: f':. havP. ctigestf? it.

pleru:3P. send it to Pogers , as I .hink1 , d helj*P."O ,rou will rant t;hn t

he a ould sec i '; . I was sen'; to mr, ( s <;riot c onf; done e am I

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MP.n ts 4:o ma.kn over it,. l t nPedfi

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com-v~r;'" plainl;:r shorn tho intP.r t ions of the maloderous e,ane. It seems my ''level head" has

hP~n under consfcl n·n.tion as a possible avenuP- of at ,a.ck in the roar.

I rt"1 nnder obligR.":ions t,o thAm for th~ compliment.

Yours,

B.B.Brown.

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The Holly Ranch lrri~at ed Farming Land

HOLLY , PROWERS CO., COLO.,

W . M, WILEY , M an ager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer T HOS. BERRY, Engin.eer in Charge

J;ar.1ttr, Calo. Nov ~6, lr 9B.

Hr . B.B.Brown,

Putihlo , Col.a.

Dear Sir:

I ,nr.l 0° f-l • o u Jv~r P.'·;rt i n c OP!' of' rt let tor 1:hn. t I r-ec e iv ttcl

from ?rank .Atkins. I do not know ~,,h~ther hA. intended n1e to <lo 'this

or no·:, , but I , .. n.1. so vmch intP.rested :ln thn t1P-lfnre of owers Co .

and in the t1uilriinr: UJ'l of it hat I :t.'orwnrcl th8 lett r .. ~o you. The reason why I think "tB ;a•ot.,<1 to .. f:i on ":hi ~nbj~ct is t at 1_.#!'"'i la~,t

tim<-' I mf:t him in Denvf,:r•, bi~ ore hn vent to rlzona, e had quito a long A.r'f.,;umfm\. I lnsi.stin:; th le,:r.l or3E~niz•.tto1 o.·• ~ho ror1 I.:ron

Cn.nal

Co . ,

an.cl that 1e had tlrn proper 1.mount of votA$ presHn~,

tell-inrr him I acted as on~ of t,he ellcrs cturin:r .. :"!.u t orcnniza" ion . Ee

told me that HAnry

and ~ome

of

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bnc~ers werJ nrrnnging to bring

: numb ,r of law std ts .,o en AJ. 1/~le '~his m.c~tter 1-p, nr1 ho r1 id ;i •;h tho

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suits of the Travelers

Insurance

Co. while he dos not say

any-th i ng ab o Ht i t in th 1 s l 9 t .. e 1..,, nor !'n d he o u tl 1 n cc: c n:r of 1,, • i r

plRis to me nor

have I ~alk.d J1th hia,

yet

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the saJ in['; is "Reo.diug bet· ·ee.1 tht~ lin .s •1_, +his his ill us tr·1 ion of

A,B~c,n,i,and

D, si~ply

means that

those are ~ho plann of the

diff-erent la suits Lhat th\·!y u.i (.. r~~r .. nging to bring n ou+ tL ... fir3t of

the rear . 1row, if thertt is an r way that . ea .. avoid this suit

b .i nr. brouch t. , or ttny or t} e;n, I ~1sh it ... :oul . be r~ onr-1 , for- th, ..

rea-son, a~ you know, whe .,h

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th 1re is any f.'o .mclfttior1 in the ,-mi ts or

not, that • o.s th(!:Ji \v111 he f1l\,;d

for

record in t H~ ( iff{~re!'l .. v Count ..

Clerk's offices , all will ht:-:.ve to s .. ~ovr in nlJ. Abntrac.;s, .it ·:ill

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lee.st searo Ot1.t f-itrF~ng?.rs fro!"':. in restin;., L o ir V;.lJ.ey, ancl ";hat

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thing

or

all others that n do not want to hnve done at

this

tiri (!, becfq SH c<mfidence 1s bcinL ~stabli: h~d .. n

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;-;in-ning to .!0:r1e into tl~e Vri.llej as t:he:,, he:ffA not <lo since the boom

dn~-s .

P _Pa~n study this letter Of I~rnnk Atkins• very c~.rafull:;, nd

thourrh t.:· ull.![' t tLen if •rou .. l1ink it is - or· :h \!~li l !TOU cn.n S ~l:.r t

to looJdr ..

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into it , but I bel1Ave it had better be clone very

quiet-ly as he s ·rm;eB ts •

I it .ow thli, ·· ik . tlil oy and .,.r . -1. tki11 ri are at sword.· po in ts, Rnd

!Jr.Wiley i.ihink:- Lh1: .. t t, iB is ·i holuup sche .. :.i'.~ o Itrnry . ~"3e h~ ... t as

it m~y. s~tll I hP-liova for the good of t~ e vnJ.lAJ, wn had bettHr n leas I study th is matter .ml 1 . And i I .. nn h lp you ~'1. u

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'1.?h onl!' t:no r,1n~ to (fO no, b,,oausa --he success of the Valley me ns su:-;~-~~s for- myself as w .. 11 .

Ret~f1rrll-n~ tho annual eleotton of officari;, !~r- . Chrisholm from +:h~ not•,.J. Ride, tole m., :'"esGordt..y Lhi. tho ~·anted to ,:.et, i•, w· ;1r-rir;ht., strair.;ht~ned ou.t: so that 1 e could vote on I1Pc. 12th .. H~ fiaid t lt: t ,h8!' vtnntod to l~eop in j-;,rt .. n1· Krt1.,rl ill, u'!.. cU .. nt'G g )Fin of ~ho

other D'rPc~ors,

who werA

workinp

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f vor of the~ ora ,e

Co.

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t:hA Amity cnnnl Co. Now, is this any schBii.~ of: r•~;,-·tiiJ.1'~ ?

Ho~ine ~o hear from you , ... oont I rm~ .. in

vours

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The Holly Ranch lrri2'at&d Farming Land

W. M. WILEY,

Manager

E. C. HAWKINS,

Chief Engineer

THOS. BERRY,

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The Holly Ranch lrrizated Farm ing Land

HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO., o. the T,a ,Tm A. r,o . r-s tarts a ca .. e in

1~. sorvoir is p rt of t ~wRt

C .- i\ nov;.r0si(1,1T't, r:lrd1nr"'!' f'i. H ,qc: t'_) :nit,d 2'tt1..'·ec. Courts.

W , M. WILEY, Manager E. C , HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge iJourts ell ~.~ks ' .... ' •. l')( : • - An .. c ; 1

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F.~ lhat the &rea t

Pl~inc Co .

cont~ plated oarr,1n~ it

~";;~l1f" .. s, , 1.,-./ inh· f ... 1 c~lJ.ot) , t < f va ter t.n i 1m 'f om 1oirs by t he inch on t 1e ·u.nu~ ... 1 rental plan. and

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THE AMITY LANO C0MPANY.

HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO .,

W. M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Ch ief Engineer TH OS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

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) ":~ the ctoclr of the ;:in; i. :~f-~ o·L

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enrJ <;·•o··n step (tOtm un·: u • I b-=.linvc

.gre.

rights ii~ r ... ·rn~:n in ·:ho f'ing Res~r·o1r to :!'uJ

·1.f-ter pa.,rinr~ ~or the out . a. d c;i ine t, ·q consur.iers an equi tA.hl, d~al

h&." in.; "'/'"itor rip-l t;; t,hcrHin . I., ·mulcl )P f:-r battr-n-- f'or r"ll ... rt_,::, to ~op t1 e l1<i; i gation no 'l . I C"r s,~ttJ. '\ \1s whol,.1 mt tt..--.r, . n. ~khtu·,

for

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pr·m, 1 dl( 1 t i;; not, ri oilec , .. 4 !'om~ _c.·1(1

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-ble MHf!t H 1 Sf ... id .. o !rP.nry or !,:offat , lest tho Dire takes flic1

1t . If

I kno\v 1.1: t, ~30 , D~'iJJ)0 w'll} 1> • do ,ositrHl ·1n 4;hc Golor~c o ~.n ... ion \.l Bank , suh juot ~o m .. r ordHr , I wlJJ.

r:nt

op-ions ... ~ro. bo .h "!'r'J .rri

lt 0 . ... a i., 2_nd f .. f.i .!..{.n f;flJ lN to '1le:r .

You are n t c-'..t liber ~. to spo k of' the, eoHtf-mtci hP.r .of

i.,O 1v1;.r on•· iut nr-own . !"e 1s r lf~ ;i~l

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Manager E. C. HAWKINS,

Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY,

Engineer in Charge

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RESERVOIRS.

TOTA L CAPACITY 2 64-,822 ACRE FEET.

I 11 ,525 ,70 2, 948 CUBIC FEET )

AVAILABLE CAPACITY, 182,630 ACRE FEET

17,955 ,419 ,428 CUB IC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.OEPTH ,90 FEET DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES

E.C . HAWK! NS , CHIE F EN GINEER

THOMAS B ER RY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . BUFFALO CANAL . KICKING Bl RD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWNEE CANAL . ~~/2"$~,,#~~d.'November 30,1898.

Storage vs. Moffat law suit.

Mr. A..W.Krech,

c/o

Mercantile Trust

Co.

New York Ci t:r.

Dear Sir:

I have just received thi$ mornine, letters, copies of

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which I enclose you herewith for wour general information. I have

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not communicated with Judge Rqp;ers as !r-et, but the letter fro~ Mr. ₁

Atkins, who was the president the defunct Colorado SavinGS Bank

and who was st:r.·ongly interested in the opposition to our plans, is evidencA to me that they are weakening.

ThP. particularly interesting part of this letter·, is the

fact of their wanting to make an attack on the Denver National Bank,

by reason of its having secured a loan of $250,000 from the

Equita-ble Company. I should like to have you deny this, as I do not be-lieve this is true. There is no tr·ouble about an attack being made on the First National Bank of Denver, b~ these people.

Of course you must consider these letters in the strictest possible confidence.

Yours very respectfully, •

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RESERVOIRS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR ,COLO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 264, 8 22 ACRE FEET. ( 11 ,525 ,702 ,948 CUBIC FEET.)

AVAI LABLE CAPACITY, 182,630 ACRE FEET.

(7,9 55 ,4 19 ,+2 8 CUBIC FEET.I

AREA 14,000 ACRES , MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUAR E MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AN D TRIBUTARIES .

NP-w methods of submitting expense sheets.

Mr. A. \V. KF'ech'

c/o

Mercantile Trust Co.

New York City.

Dear Sir:

E.G . HAWK! NS, CHIEF E N GINEER .

THOMAS B ERRY, E NGINEER IN CHARGF

AMITY CANA L . BUFFALO CANAL . KICKING BIRD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWN E E CANAL .

I have taken the liberty -' of r-etaining all expense sheets here until after Mr.Wilkinson's ~rr1val, in the hopes that

Mr.Wil-kinson will help me to get the sheets made out in a better way than

they have been. I have a g \ea/ rnan~r- ideas in my head, that I

~1

would like to put into force, but hesitatA to do so unless they are

passed on by some competent person, as being the most economical

and satisfactory wa!r of turning in the accounts to you, and Mr. Wilkinson will give ~e I am sure, the benefit of his advice and

sng{jestions in the matter.

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THE AMITY L.ANO C8tv1PANY. W . M. WILEY, Manager The Holly Ranch

Irrigated Farming Land

Close . os "c Co.

Che..n. ar of Co~: ere 0 ,

Cl 5.c: .. go, Ill!\ . Gen tl f'.)nrnn: Of citer-E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY , Engineer in Charge

Io-•r ,1 JJCr ,,. , 1898.

\:n ter r r;h ts fror1 Ju 1. .. ,1 .m

uf!alo .

·,e as soon as conveniBnt, the nrn'llbor

m1ty

and

Buffalo Canal up to

da ., P,, • ·i ~h -:he assess nen ts t wr rnn.

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THE AMITY LAND C8MPANY. W . M. WILEY,

Engineer in Charge

HOLLY, PROWERS co., COLO. rov . 30, J.B.JA .

Closq Bros B Co.

Chamber of

Commerce,

,. 1.cne;o, Il.J.s . G.P.~.Co .le ~ter-haucts .

I

I avn carefulJ.-:,, noted ~,our favor of 21st inst . "nr.Josing

cop r of letter from

s .n

.Childs ( Co . WA have two b ids that aro- less

than thn bid ma.de by Childa & Co . a.nd we are therefore plac!ne tho

order 1n Denver.

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T HE AMITY LAND CBMPANY.

The Holly Ranch Irrigated Farming L and

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Chief Engi neer THOS . BERRY,

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THE AMITY LAND CBMPANY.

HOLLY, PROWERS Co., COLO.,

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THE AMITY LANO eeMPANY. W. M. WILEY, Manager The Holly Ranch

E, C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY,

Engineer in Charge HqLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO.,ri h )

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on . is c:or~r P.rt a.rsi1~nrrent ~o G .

Jn ,: l~o P. nlCHH. la,r(l contr~et !o. :~O ?I 1-0 ,lohn Pa.ri;o .or

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.ro.

Z,204 ;o Ole A .Vto·;ie for 8 •• , P.X~~pt ri )ht of. way of' t Rn< WAst f\iRon di t~ ,,A, l~~-?i~~-44 ho'U. p· .. cmn·J y si ~ned.

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ERiC:-.,

K-143Ch. 13 P~i~ Nite Receive at Maip O.ii.ce, z53 Broadway, New York. llp . m.

Holly r,n lo, .Jrw ~O. , 98.

A.W.K!'~cl"J.,

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8 fif't .En htn;ri.r

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o_ol,.J..P_.,.. "'dVF.l c e to tort-1.,yon canal approved I

f~rgot decision.Answer.

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FO RM 2 4 , N Y.

POSTAL TELECRAPH·CABLE COMPANY~

This (;ompany transmits and delivers the within Xight Message subject t o the followi~·

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

T he Postal Telegraph-Cable Company will r PCPive mc•ssagt'~. t0 hp ,;Pnt tluring t 1e ni~ht. for delivery aot earlier than the morniug of the next unsuing business day, at re,lw·c.,l ru.tPs, hut in uo case for less than twentv ' cents tolls for a singl0 message.

To gun rel against rnista,kes or <lelays, the sender of a message shoul•l order it REPEATED: that is, telegr aphPd '!tack to the originating office fur comparison. For this, one Im][ the regular rate is cl1arged in addition. It is

agn,e l between the s, nder of tlw message written on the face hert;>of and the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. that. sn,it1. Company shali not be liable for miE,ta.kes or dela:ys,in the transmission.or delivery, or for non-delivery,

oI any UNREPEATED rne::;sage, heyontl the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in the

tr:.:.ns,nission or delivPry, or for non-rl11livery, of any REPEATED message beyond ten times the sum r·peeive,1 ffll'

sentling tho sarnC', unless spejially insurPd, nor in any Ctt$P ror delays.arising from unavoidable interruption LJ: the working ot its lines, or for errors in r>ipher or ol1scuro mP,sagL"S. And this Company is hereby made the agen~

<tf tho sonL1er. with0ut liability, to forward any messa~e owr tho Lnc:o of any other Company when necessary oo

r each its ckstinn tiun.

Corro"tn0s:3 in the transmission or messages to nny point on the lines of tlw Company cn,n be INSURED hy con tr:wt in writin~. st,.tin~ a::reed amount of risk, and payment of premium thereon at tho following rates, im additiun to the u,,ual clic1.nrn for repeated lllOSsagos, viz : ouo per cont. for any distance not excoeclin.--:- 1.000 miles,

a nd two per cent. for any greater distance . ..

1 }~o responsibility regarding messages att1,ch0s to this Company until the same are presented anii 1wePptP-o at ! one of it s transmitting ofli<·es: and if a message is "lent t o su(jh office l.iy one of this Company's messengers, he acts

11 _for_tl111t_purpose_{as the agent of the sender.}

I I I

~Iessages will 1,e deliveren frpe v,ithin tl e est1,hlished free de>livery limits of the ter minal office. For deliver1· at a greater dist:ince a special charge will !Jo made to eover the (:ost of such ucliver y.

This Company will not ho liable for dnmn,ges or statutor y p enalties in y case where the cla1~ is uot pre, sented in writing within thi.rty t er t he message is filell with tno eom pahy for transmission.

This is an UNREPE~TF.D ~i;:;ht essage anrl is deliver ed hy request of he endn under t he conditions nameol

a bove. Errors c.m be guar<l0J ag- · st only by r epeating a m essage back to t he sen ding station for compar ison, WILLIAM H. BAKER, ~ .

V. P. and Gen'! Manager.

r ized t o var y the foregoing.

JOHN O. STEVENS,

Secretary, ALBERT B. CHANDLER, President.

,,

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HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO.,

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THb AMITY LANO C8MPANY. _{W. M. WILEY,}

Chief Engineer . THOS. BERRY,

Engineer in Charge

HOLLY, PROWERS Co., COLO.,. . i-..

OVf',_r,er '~flth,l .. 8.

Clos ) Bros Co.

Chamber of Coromerc,

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r.

i 1 1-: 1 r fl on ' n , n n. or t ..

-t :i.011 •

of r ove ber-. I

I arfl vAr-r much snry r1.sod r-tt. .. he atti1: tde •. r.f>i~·1 is take ..

in t ·.s, ... , cl I f<=}ol that if hP- as r"P. '1 is .cl .,.. _L rans o-rt• . _{.,to ,} _i,

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n-THE AMITY LAND C0MPANY.

Clo~e ,ros · Co.

0111 ri t>r · o:r Co .P.rcA,

r,, 1ca.~-:o, IL' n. Gen tl '1nen:

HOLLY, PROWERS CO. , COLO.,

W. M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge ~ov. ~5,1 H~.

Yovrs o" th; 11 11

or

i~oveuher, as to l..t: .. d for St!h ool

pur-pose3 r ocoived. I cnnnot SA t ' nny reason why this land o· nnot, 1>~

lAU$f\d \,lo ~h e 'S r,ard ·ro1· V ' r'A :. y e u.r-,. ~-hH school 10'Hi' on smne ·.·d.ll

increase its rr .. J ·.ie ns nleo that or the surr·o·m<ling lands. h m a

lands ,PJ· F ... i.s s 1own land, t h e ""'ire t question h , c sks, is wh .. A is the sdionl Jionsfi ? I·;· t.h~ S.

1':.

Wl, in sold, a cl \mt., ct.m bn put, in the contrnct to thr. effnct ',h f-, on,. n.crt. of school land will be includt~c1 _{in his} _contr3.ct_nt _{~he <rnd of ~h--1ir 1~"1. .. ,} _at _th~ _rs1_{al :pr1}

May ri~n ion t! ( t t.'-ln ~1oa.rd has moved c1.. huil< ing on t.hc ground.

Your a t rul!',

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Gent) ,, 1f-H1 :

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The Hoity Ranch Irrigated Farming Land

THE AMITY LAND C0MPANY. _{W. M. WIL EY,}

Manager E. C. HAW KINS,

Chief Engineer THOS. BER RY,

Engineer in Charge HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO., • ov . ;'.D f J_ ~-p, •

CJ.onr- l OS

co .

'} ru hf•,.. n f ; op•,r F' r (~A'

, l" l h ir O , I · J A •

VIP '•"'1r.lose hArew1.th nbstre.cts to he Po er~ T1anrls (~i.x

quartArs), wtic:h ha,?! trnc,:n c.crrected :\s !'OH i: s+,..1~,~t fl

t,

~Yonr;t in re

Wilcox, thn honaficiar;-~, no~ jo:lninc in .ht. rr-lens. at .!Lr;,. or

b-ntr; c~ ;o T.ot.s 1,:., ,~1 ,·t1r 4

or

l-~,.--1?. It is cJ.:-,1rn .c: th ... -i;

r".•'l~:m-nic's li~.n shown on abstract t.o lotn land 2 and fl.J./?.

,~.l· ..

~-~.::-4'?' was fj_l,!(1 on this L.~nd. b!' n:iPtnlu,, ns ti-:P. J.ard nff"Pr holonr~Pd t.o

thP. JJn r Parm Co., as can bA provrm b:r af!"'iclauit, r:-t1tho ltjr-: r.Cox

hims --1 ·t, i.n now (l,.ad .

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THE AMITY LAND C8MPANY. W. M. WILEY, Manager The Holly Ranch

CJ.tr,n n:-os r .. Co. Chn.rr1} ,f. r of Co1,rnorcf~, ';hir.n.r;o, r11.s. whj_c1 "' _{... "' •},.. t!"I ... , _{• , •} _t:l _{t..11( .... -, • / ,}l o 1 /,,... c-,I , • of 1 8 t in~; t • Yours truly, E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

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THE AMITY lAND CBMPANY.

The Holly Ranch Irrigated Farm ing Land

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LH. : o, IL. ,1 •

W . M . WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

I hfarn v:r · +,~'l ... 11. ';ha~ all Yonrs -:rul ., ,

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THE AMITY lAND C0MPANY.

Chio

-~o,

Illa .

G · n P.Men • rov • W. M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

I en.lose 101 )ere 1th copy of letter hrom JULfi .

c.c.

· odal e, ef e ·r in(: te h · ~"' . +-ri~ in wn t0r- rif;h ts.

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The Holly Ranch lrrigat@d Farming Land

THE AMITY LAND C0MPANY. _{W. M. WILEY,}

Engineer in C barge

HOLLY, PROWERS co., C OLO., '!o t nriber 25

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1mm .

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c/o

Close Bros &

co.

Chamh.r of Co 1m~rn~, Chic, go, DJ.R .

n~nr fHr :

Reri l~rinf~ to /Ol

r

favor of 19th inst ., the rolH~R whiol

I wiRh to puroha::ie ara for thP. nso of l<,.,nd-sndtors nnd come More properly tmder :r-our administration 1:hn.n under min0 . Lnnd-sP. ckP.rs

nAed to ba eomfor·tnblfl when th ,y

a.r

J dr'iven out , c nd 4:.r.o kind of

robs that ,,ou ~hink 1.s best for· th~rn , I leavo .nt.irely to .ron .

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C.1:i.cn,o, T11.f':.

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THE AMITY LAND C8MPANY. W. M. WILEY,

Engineer in Charge

HOLLY, PROWERS CO., COLO., .. fp . rn , ] · r

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RESERVOIRS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR ,COLO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. ( 11 ,525 ,702 ,94-8 CUBIC FEET.)

AVAILABLE CAPACITY, 182,630 ACRE FEET.

/7,955,419 .428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES , MAX.DEPTH,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKAN SAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

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E .C.HAWKI NS, CHIEF ENGINEER . THOM AS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

A I. y Cf'. . ~AL.

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AMITY CANAL. BU FF ALO CAN AL. KICKING BIRD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL. PAWNEE CANAL. -.n n"a.l cc. 1 < l i , .:' l .. ._,,.:;t pnrp u

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RESERVOIRS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR ,CO LO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. (11,525,702,948 CUBIC FEET.)

j 7,955, 419 ,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES. MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER ANO TRIBUTARIES.

E.C .HAWKI NS, CHIEF ENGINE ER.

THOMAS BERRY, ENGINEER I N CHARGE

SUPERINTENDENT 'S R~PO - OF BUFFALO DITCH. 'l'o Mr. W. M.Wiley, Manager.

Sir:

The e;enera-1 of this cU tc"r1

l r1.s t reJort. AM !TY CANAL . BUFFALO CANAL . KICKING Bl RD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWNEE CANAL .

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TELEPHONE 141 MAIN.

cgaNy~~nMnf

~ c / ~ ~ ~ ~ u : l d m~

9 07 ROY AL I NS U RAN CE BU I LO I NG,

NEW YORK OFFICE,30 BROAD STREET. CABLE ADDRESS "CAREFUL" CHICAGO.

Jo • 21 189S

.Alvin ~. Krecl ew York .

near Sir :

1Jpon my ret1wn to the o~fi c u uh~s morning, from the

out.h , I _{c i ed your favo of 17th in~;}_{t .} _{ins true ting me to p,o to} !loll: and a c:i l,h · accc)uvits of tr e kni ... ,:{ L ... nd ,ompanics since the lat examin tion . I 2P-"1 am king my arrangements accordin".}'1 )' , ... nd

shall be glad to hear from ycm aga i n when the date or yoL1r

depart-'

ure for ~lly, has been ~effnitel y set~ l eri . In the meantime I

.ff

hope to 0et the ? Lefo ':

tde

end of t.r1is mo;:1th,

f

J

8.n shall look

:ro:r-,1

ra. to th plea.,ure .:ins you in Colora o

rh ,n Mr . 1_'jley .vas here he said t [ t it was his

particu-la vish that I hould ai~it L en .nimas and there ~te an examino

-tj on of th book .. , f the Fort Lyon Canal Company ;- ·d th n vie·, of

"stab· j shine ·:hat, ~S~.iessment · t ·,ilJ be nee :::Br.:r: for the Dir cto s

t make ·pon the ··r .... t-::r users ·ndor the Fort Lyo .,an,~l, wit=. re-p ct to the nai ntenanc e thereof for he cu!""..,.'.Jnt fi sc" l · • 'rhe Di •ect ,. re o rn.ee Dec . 12 nc: Mr . .'iley Y1~nted this re.l)ort b

that ti1 Your insvl'" ctions are silent on thie'.' poi t .

I bee to V ( nk you., pe --sonnlly for your k. ndne:JS in vO

pr .. ,tly remitti!lg the amomt of m;; cletit not.e ,·.r..1'ch ·;'"'s ackno·vled1 in y abs .nee .

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/Yff:Zkndon/,

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NEW YORK OFFICE,30 BROAO STREET. CABLE ADDRESS 'CA REFUL" CHICAGO.

907 ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING ,

TELEPHONE 141 MAIN .

Alvin W. J(1 .. ecl1 , Rsq ., 1Je ·, Yor •

Dear Sir

nov . ~1, 1898.

R3pl;ing to your fa •o~ of l~Lh i. s~ . I tave altered th.

nPme of tl e accou .t , to "thic .. · the advc.;.; ces ... ron Herr York he ve been credited , to "G orge r . Turner11 ,

till furth~r jnstructions . "'!i th _ '"'g rd to th ,

not yet issued ~n

vlien it c mes to n ~ . _{, .. o} sold 1 c n ey wil stand 1 stock . I this is h m .. to the Ty·easu"'

or

t.h y must be no.1d.

or

t..h r:-ucl :, ock · ill have no value to L • Turne "as

'rhat

st

nck, ['If: it _"J

o ,lvin ir . K ch

lie Las tran.~fe~re .'t to Geo ~e v . Tur.er, ··~o hol it s

collat-r3ral . If occasio < j ses itr . Turn r can ::;ell t nt ut o r

-1 pot ,. cat e j t , b t o _l a

If this s ock w .. a-.J not be ssu.. i'o con,;.) id ra · ion •1

po sibl' th

cl:

ec t s n d ' t..L •

-

vin .i . 1{.i. ech vill mi to the

Treasu

or

the t ro 01punies t .e oft ir espec iv

u scriptions .

}{indlJ advise me j f you thir1k m' view of h~ matter is

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f?l.0sn ,r(ti •~('!o .

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THE AMITY LAND CBMPANY.

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0 ,VA'J'FJR l!'OR l{: \~S.\.S.

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tlw final action of the land board in rc/gtG \1.1

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le of sehool lands to the Great T>lainn ge t·ompan)·, one proposition mu.8t l

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1pL1inly in Yiow, and that iR that no watC'r

can b0 takc•n fn,m the Arkansas riYer to irriA·at<· land~~ in Kan- rec sas until <'Very ac-re, ::;late or g·oyernment, in 1hi,; statl' hai:1

been supplic>r1.

lf this is at empted hy tlw Great: Plains Storage company, it

will hecome the c1uty of tlw state lancl board to at once bring ])roccHlings in tht• <.:Ouns to stop such a felonious attempt to capture lhe water of a state stream. The lanLl board i::; tht) conserYator of the school Janlls. If tlw water by which they can be irrigated is permitted 1.0 be transpori.e,1 beyornl the

state tllesc land::; will become forcYer valueless, anc1 tlw children of the future ·will lJc robbed of their heritage. 'J'he school lands are a trust for th0 b<::ne1it of the :::;tale's school system. 'l'he wab•rn of tlw. :::;tat.e are declared by the constitution to be the propc1_{rty of thl' pPople of the :=-;tate.} _lf_{a corporation is allow}_J

to take water belonging tu the people of Colora11o to irrigate

in Kansas while Colorado lamls remain dry, a great wrong w'.ll have been perpetrated. e,:p cially on the future.

The Kews lay,; tlown the broad proposition that the waters of the state ai·e for the henefit ancl use of the lands of the

state No canal or resen·oir company acquires any ownershi;;> to the watC'l' it carries or ;-;tores. H0nce the taking of t hi'-' ·watPr into Kansa;.; is an injury t,1 the state which the guanlians of

iLs interests cannot permit to nass unchallenged. ThP land

hoard will not be true to the state. or to the trusts n·JJOSed in

it, if it fails to notify the Great Plain;,: company that not n

single inch of the water claimed by it can be carried beyonr1

state lines until Colorado lands are fully supplied for all irri• ga tion purr,oses. "11 of OU ba ti <: se; n1i bil ma gre toll !Jut the tile ban tra \ a n1er divi gre, orig whil oulli "'.[ t1ete1 wise inaug ad,)p1 of tll "If he w po lie::,;

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RESERVOIRS .

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO.

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. ( 11 ,525,702 ,94-8 CUBIC FEET.)

(7,955 ,419 ,"!-28 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.OEPTH,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.

Mr. A..W.Krech,

c/o

Mercantile T'rust

Co.

New York City.

Dear Sir:

E .c. HAWK! NS, CHIEF ENGINEER.

THOMAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . BUFFALO CANAL . KICKING BIRD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWNEE CANAL .

Since writing you a few moments ago in regard to expenses,

there are a few things mor·e I want to say.

I go to Lamar· on a freight train this morning, to work up

a meetine; where r ·esolutions

wp.1 b/

passed asking the Governor to

sell us the land. This after~oon I come back here, where there will

'i

be a cantaloupe meeting. To-moi~ow I go to La Junta to meet

repre-sentatives from the different parts of the Valley, to try to

per-fect a cantaloupe organization covering the entire valley. F~om La

Junta I go to Denver to see if the newspapers cannot be gotten into

shape.to help us on Land Board matters. Next Saturday I meet the

officials of the Santa Fe and the Western Poultry & Game Co. at Rocw

Ford, to consummate the settlement between the Rocky Ford people and

The Western Poultry & Game Co. In the meantime I am obliged to

live around with the farmers with a view to control the meeting of

the stockholders of the Fort Lyon Canal Co. in the early part of December.

I statA this simply to show you that I am pretty busy, and

that i . your lettAr in regard to expenditures is not promptly

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RESERVOIRS.

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. ( 11 ,525 ,702 ,9'\-8 CUBIC FEET.)

( 7,955,419 ,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.OEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAI NAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES .

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E .C.HAWKI NS, CHIEF E NGINEER .

THOMAS BERRY,ENGINEER I NCHARGE

AMITY CANA L . BUFFALO CA NA L . KICKING BI RD CANA L. SATANTA CAN AL . COMANCH E CAN AL . PAWN EE CANAL .

I have decided that I will call Mr.Berry, Mr -Montgomery and Mr.

Seward together-, and have Mr.Berry and Mr.Montgomery make -

sugges-tions that will tend to save money, and if they think the methods

now pursued, are the cheapest way of accomplishing the results,, they

will make such a statement which will be incorporated in a letter·

to you. Every depa:r-tment and every det:ail of every depar-·tment will

be gone through thoroughly, and an explanation full and complete will be sent to you.

This will not be intended to be in the line of long,

expla-natory reasons for making the expenditures, but will be intended to

give you the fullest information of what is eoing on here, s~ that

the size of the business can be grasped and the importance of each

detail can be laid before you.

It- will then be possible for you to make s·uch specific suggestions or to give me such direct instructions as you might

wish to do, in which event, it is unnecessary for me to say, they

will be abeyed to the lette~.

Of course I want the enterprise to be a great succe s s, but

I don't want it to be a sucC'ess at the cost of your thtnking that

every suge estion and order· in New York, was not heartily and prompt:Y,

obeyed, and if you send me instructions as to cutting down expenses

wh i ch i n my mi nd jeopa rdize s t he int Arests of the busines s , the

instructions will be obeyed neverthel ess.

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RESERVOIRS .

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,CO LO.

TOTAL. CAPACITY 264-,822 ACRE FEET.

I 11,525,702,94-8 CUBIC FEET.)

(7,955,4-19 ,4-28 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14-,000 ACRES. MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES.

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E . C .HAWK! NS, CHI EFENGINEER.

THOM AS BER RY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . B U F F A LO CANA L . K I CKING BIRD CANAL. S ATAN TA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWN EE CANAL .

in thP. minds of New York; that th8ir orders will be obeyed to the

letter by me, and no nAed of the business will ever be so great but

that your instructions will be carried out both in the spirit and the letter.

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RESERVOIRS . LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OF LA MAR.CO LO.

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET.

i ll ,525 ,702,S'f-8 CUBIC FEET.)

( 7,955,419 ,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES. MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAIN AGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANS AS RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES .

S tate lands.

Mr. A. W. Krech,

Clo Mercantile Trust Co.

New York City. Dear Sir:

E .c. HAW K! NS' CHI EF E NG I NEER.

THOM AS BER RY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

AMI T Y CANA L . B UFFALO CANA L . KI CK ING BIRD CANAL. SATANTA CANAL COMANCHE CANAL .

PAWNEE CANAL.

G:overnor Adams has asked me to make this as much of a

Colorado Company· as possible. I want to raise a hue and cry

pu-blicly, that no water is to be carried to Kansas, in future, except

such water as is not needed in Colorado, and to say that it w-as at

the suggestion of the Colorado Management, that this plan was

adop-ted.

If this will make no diffe:r'ence between Close Br·os &: Co.,

and yourself,> and you se0 no objection to it, I shall be obliged

if you w5~11 telegraph ?J18 to that effect. I need to do this right

away.

I enclose you an editorial from the News which paper has

alwa!rs been very fr-iendl:v to us.

Yours truly, ,

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RESERVOIRS.

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. (11,525 ,702 ,948 CUBIC FEET,)

/7, 955,419 ,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES , MAX.DEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

Expenses.

Mr. A.W.Krech,

c/o

Mercantile Trust

Co.

New York City. Dear Sir:

E .C. HAWK! NS' CHIEF ENGINEER.

THOMAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE .

AMITY CANAL . BUFFALO CANAL . KICKING Bl RD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL . COM AN CHE CANAL . PAWN EE CANAL.

Your favor of the 16th inst. is carefully noted. Orders

are orders, and , as you say , it does not fill the bill to writA long explanations as to why I think ce~tain expenses are necessary. I shall call together- v1r .Berry and Mr .Montgomery and have a very·

care-ful examination made and cut in every direction that is posslble.

I think however that a trip to Colorado by you in regard to this

matter, would be wise, or perhaps when I come on to New York, which I hope to he the lattP.r part of December·, I can answer some

of the criticisms which the gentlemen in interest make. Meanwhile everything will be done to keep down expenses.

When I have mor-e thoroughlJr digested your letter- and have

macla such changes as I think are possible, I will write ~rou furt-her. Yours very truly,

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RESERVOIRS .

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO

·, TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. 111,525,702,948 CUBIC FEET.)

17,955, 419 ,428 CUB! C FEET.)

AREA 14-,000 ACRES , MAX.OEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12, 200 SQUARE MILES

Trip to Colorado.

Mr. A. \V . Krech,

c/o

Mercantile T'rust

Co.

New York City.

Dear Sir:

E .c .HAWK I NS, CHI EF ENGINEER .

THOMA S BER RY, ENGINEER I N CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . B U FFA LO CANAL . KI CKING 81 RD CANAL. S ATANTA CANAL . COMANCHE CANAL . PAWNEE CANAL.

I

have carefully noted your

two

favors of 17th inst.

Your letter regarding expenses, was rec·.eived yesterday ' nd the

mat-ter- is one of so much importance that I laid awake

thinking what could be done.

night

I beg that you will not laave New York on the 24th. This

Land Board matter is taking up a great deal of my time. Looking

after my fences with the stockholders of the For-·t. Lyon Canal Co.,

until the middle of December, is going to take up all of the time I

can possibly spare. I don~t see how I can devote the time to you

that I want· to do •

What I want to have you do, is this. Come to Colorado

pir-epared to stay three weeks, or two weeks any way, or at least one

week. rhrnolve yourself and mudge Platt Rogers into a committee to

go over all o~ the work here thorouehl.,r, and become acquainted with

the expendi t.;ures which are necessan,, so t hat you in your mind, can

divorce them frorn those wh ich a re not necessary. Satisfy yourself

on behalf of the owners as to the true condition of affairs. I

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irri-RESERVOIRS .

LDCATION 15 Ml LES NORTH OFLA MA R,COLO

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. ( I 1,525,702 ,948 CUBIC FEET.)

/ 7,955,419 ,426 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14-,000 ACRES, MAX.OEPTH ,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES . THO MAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

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A M ITY CA NAL . B U FFA LO CANAL . KI CKING BI RD CANAL. S ATA NTA CANAL . COMA N CH E CANA L . PAWNEE CANAL .

gati on would f r equen t ly need suge estions and advice from him.

You ca n by the method that I suggest, see and talk with

all t h e eople who are fami l iar with what is necessary, and you can

form f or yoursel f on behalf of the owners~ an idea of the tPue

con-dition of affa iPs.

The most earnest desi~e

I

have in the world, is to conduct

this business as t he owners wish it conducted. The next. strongest

i dea I ha ve,falthough i t i s but little secondary to the first,)is

t hat this en ter-prise should be made a s uc cess.

I need and court·, a l l of t h e help and suggestions t hat I

ca n ge t :from any source.

On ~ec eip t of t h i s letter,please d~·op me a wire

as

'1ie>

what your mov ~ments will be, so that I can plan mine to accord with

t hem. I notice you don'1t. like to wire,, but this matte!"· is of some

importance, because I don't want to be off in some other'· par·t of the

State, when you are here.

I thir1k a great deal would be gained by your- being here

while Mr.Wilkinson i s, but I sincerely a nd earnes tly beg that you

will not come f or t lrn purpose of s t a y j_ng t hree days. You cannot grasp t he f aintast conception of the siz~ of this business, or of

the importancA of its d ifferent details , i n t hree da ys. You cannot

form even an idea of it.

I

won't write any more long letters explaining exp

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RESERVOIRS. LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. (11,525,702,948 CUBIC FEET)

(7,955,419,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES, MAX.DEPTH,90 FEET. ORAi NAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MI LES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES .

f/3

THOMAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

AMITY CANAL . BU FFALD CANAL . Kl CKI NG Bl RD CANAL . SATANTA CANAL. COMANCHE CANAL . PAWN EE CANAL .

my point of view may be wrong,, I think it is due the ent-erprise,

that before drastic changes are insisted upon, the far reaching

effect of these changes shoulci be weighed. That is all I ask.