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Show AD. During tha high water in 1915, ths channel feeding the Bed Cap Canal was practically left by tha river as one of its main channels and the other channel received the majority of the wator* It was necessary therefore to throw a force of men at work building a wing of earth and rock into the main channel. With a main stream, flowing several thousand second faot, cribs had to be built of sufficient atrangth to Bold a torrential Btreain. Thi a took time, but the Irrigation Department exerted all poaaill-. spaed, to gat a good Bead in the canal* On July 1st streams foil steadily. Batters war© written to subsequent fllors to turn^ator down to Bed- _>- Cap Bead-gato, but without results. On uuly ilth, E_aasxireeienta ahmed upper Bake Pork Canals had practically all the water in tha la&a Pork Biver. Prom vuly 12th to 14th, papers wero served on subsequent filers by the U. S* Sovornment, restricting them from exceeding their rights to priority in stream flo-Bfr but no attention was paid to thas© orders by said com- paniea. On July B2nd, Bod Cap Canal had thirteen seoonl foot, U. 3. Dry Culah Canal three second feet. On July 23rd, a Deputy ftater Commissioner waa appointed 3nd water turned down Ba&e Pork Biver f cr Cove __!____. ent canals. Proa thia data conditions became much improved regarding 40 |