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Show 6045 490 4048 ing) would be small, and would have no relation to the power site above. Q Where next in there any proposed improvement of the Green River? A There is just a little proposed irrigation here ( indicating on map), near Ouray. Q Was there a dam site selected at Ouray? A There was discovered and selected and surveyed what was known as the Ouray Reservoir Site -- quite a large site there, but it has gone into the discard by everybody who studies the river now, because of other more usable sites, and poor foundation conditions at this one. It was drilled without much success. Q That land which is irrigated near Ouray, and also the land which appears to be susceptible to irrigation, seems to be irrigated by tributaries, does it not? A ( Examining map) Almost entirely so, yes. That is true of the Green. The Green flows in a canyon nearly every-where, and it is impracticable in most cases to take it out for irrigation. By The Special Master: Q Were these dam sites surveyed under the act of Congress of 1920? A No, sir, they were surveyed by the United States Reclamation Service, under authority of the Reclamation |