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Show 123 rather than in tha middle. Iccordingly, suit was filod Ba the Poderal Court to restrain the oubseouant appropriators from interfering with tha waters of lake Pork, Uintah and V.-hiterook 3 Bivero. The court in duly, gmntod a temporary restraining order and appointed a ppdcrul Court 'Vater Coctmiaaicnar to see that the provisions wore carried out. Since the issuing of the restraining order by the Pedoral Co^trt, th* three strnama- have bor.n under tha jurisdiction of a Pederal Court ,'ater Couni3sioner and. little or no trouble haa been exo^riaioed In getting to tho head-gatrtts of the Indian cara'ls. tha water to which they were en ti. tl--)d. On tha oanal a under joint control, tho trcnblo unfortnmtely did not ond at the head-gates, but followed through the canal and aven down into the laterals. Ditch-riders of either side would turn water on or off to tha real or fancied dotrimant of the othf-r, >.\nd there was no one to arbitrate thair clalrrs, until the appointment; of tha Bator Commissioner. Ordinarily, hi3 duties are presumed to be confined to diversion from tha river, and he do ee not concern himself about tho actual distribution. To function efficiently, however, he found that ho had 1 y P. |
