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Show had as much water as wac needed by the land* being cultivated under them. If this restraining ordor could be made permanent, I believe we will have no difficulty, or, at loast, littla difficulty, in future years. If it is net made per-vanant, wo will ba unable to perfect our water righta en some of the most valuable of tho Indian allotments. I asked Superintendent ?_neala if he, officially, had taken any action to protect the rights of the Iadians to the water which was being Used by the white ranchers during tha period of shartaga. I reported tho situation to ~t._s Indlan Office, said Superintendent Kneala, and was directed to place Indian policemen at the gates to see that thoy mere not msddlad with by ths whito wat^r usor3. Continual Jccr-t-da-tions were occuring. Frequently, tho ^hito ranchers trespassed upon the Indian lands in the construction of thair private canals. They nevor made any attempt to secure the right-of-way fcr those canals, yat thoy put them in sometimes where they ought not to have beon. In my viaw, and from my experience, it will bo impossible to stop these depredations and trespasses with Indian po~ ,y. lice.,,.,, 1.0 Indian, whether he were a policeiaan or an ordinary oitizen, would prevent these ''hits men from doing practically as thoy pleased. . Sohcdy, at all fasiiliar with s> conditions here, could fail to appreciate the ineffectiveness of Indian police in such oireumetancas. LVory Indian in this Easin knows perfectly well that ho would take his life in M s hands if ha attempted to lntar-fare with tho whites, even though the latter wero violating the law. If a ny of thorn should interfere, and a fight should result, tha Indians would bo sure to get the worst of any proceedings that mi.vht follow. Injunction Very O'ecessary / v |