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Show river is new , undeveloped and 193 sparsely populated or thickly populated . It is equally immaterial whether the adjacent country is capable of supporting a large or a small ( popula popula- popula ) tion . The nature and extent of public rights are not ( deter deter- deter ) mined by the ( "size" size ) of the public . Utah was admitted into the Union on an equality with the original States , and Utah rivers of navigable capacity are no less navigable in ( law laNv ) , than are ( New Ne-vv Nevv ) York rivers of navigable capacity . The eastern and southeastern portions of Utah are more undeveloped and sparsely settled than most other sections of the State , although the 1920 census shows that only 449,396 people then lived on its 84,990 square miles . It is reasonable to assume that there will be future growth in wealth , industry , commerce and population . It is probably a generally accepted fact that today more acres are under cultivation by the farmers of America than are necessary to produce sufficient crops to supply existing demands . Just how long this condition will continue can , of course , not be foretold , but ( we Ave ) are not entering the realm of speculation when we say that at some future time vast areas of land now used only for grazing in eastern and ( south south- south ) eastern Utah will be farmed . Evidence of silver , copper , gold , vanadium , uranium , manganese and other mineralization in sections adjacent to these rivers is in the record . The evidence discloses the existence of coal veins in certain sections near areas in dispute . Extensive forests are found on Elk Ridge and in the LaSal , Blue and Henry Mountains . From ( testi testi- testi ) mony hereinbefore abstracted it appears that great ( quanti quanti- quanti ) ties of ( "flour" flour ) gold are in the bars of the Colorado and San Juan Rivers . No process has yet been discovered for ( ob- ob ) taining satisfactory results in extracting and saving gold in this form . In the Bill of Complaint herein it is alleged in subdivision numbered VI , that deposits of oil and gas have been discovered within portions of the riparian lands and extending to and under the river beds here in ( contro contro- contro ) ¬ versy . Among the witnesses testifying concerning the ( potential potential- potential ) ities of this section of Utah in agriculture , mining and other respects are Albert R . Lyman ( R . 4365-71 , Vol . 25 ) ; A . S . Woods ( R . 4411-22 , Vol 25 ) ; E . T . Wolverton ( R . 5328-30 , 5342-43 5363-4 , Vol . 30 ; R . 5395-7 , Vol . 31 ) ; Horace W . Sheley ( R . 5451-66 , Vol . 31 ) ; F . W . Keller ( R . 5467-75 , Vol . 31 ) ; T . G . Wimmer ( R . 4807-8 , Vol . 27 ) ; and Governor George H . ( Bern Dern ) ( R . 5385-6 , Vol . 31 ) . |