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Show 146 with tha Whi to sottlors for the pcrf action of thoir V7 at or-right 3, and in order to proteot them, It finally aecata a necessary to lease large bodies of Indian land, under attractive Oonditions. Tha Px> j eat ditches and structures are crude and not up to tho standard desired, but they have been evolved from local material sith local labor, against adverse circutastance3, and under tremendous pressure to keep up yjith an almost phenominal dev&lopment. Tno difficulty of maintenance has been increased by tho nacassity of delivering r*ater, during the lsto fall and winter months for stock and Bom oot io use. This v has fraquaatLy dalayod the delivery of irrigation water *•- ia the s-ring, as tha ditches have to be thawed and driad out before they aau bs cleaned. A factor that also contributed to tha delay, was tha 'difficulty of obtaining in the spiring in this isolated section, a sufficient supply of labor for fcha prompt execution of tha work. Previous to the appointment of a Poderal Water G onaai csi cn or in 1917, con sid ar abl o tr ou hi e was o au se d by lilogsl diversion on the part of appropriaters having rl^nta subsequent to these of the Indians, but whose head-gates were rcore advantageously located physically. Since that data, tha main difficulty in distribution haa bean due to the extrase daily fluctuation in the flow |