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Show 1;II7 cf the streams. This condition render3 it almost impossible t o ma into in systematic operation in t ha longer ditch ay stems, aa it is impossihls to adjust the gates to maintain a constant flow. Ti-As condition was particularly troublesome during 1313 and 1919, which wars Beacons of very low water, not only in tha Uintah Basin, but over the ant ire Uorthwosfc. Hhn Uhitad Statos,. as rep rosea ted by its employees, was responsible for nono of tho a bow* conditions, to whi ah either Individually or collootiTely, may ba attributed a largo majority o£ tho ccnplaJLnta received on account of alleged crop failure. In spits of th-?; many adverse conditions, tho ditch aa and structures are serviceahlo and deliver water satisfactorily, at a moderate cost, to tha large majority of th^. lessees who are prosperous ard contended. Tha Uintah Basin 13 a large potentially fertile region, particularly favored by nany natural conditions for the production of such orops as are suitable to Its location, fho water supply as far as the Indian land is concerned io sufficient, ard a largo portion of the land belonging to tha Bhita settlers msy he brought into penaan&nt production by the installation of small reservoirs in the mountains to tida over tho low water season. 14- |