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Rights to iratcr from North Platte River in Wyoiiiiitg. etc. — Continued. 



" To August 15. 



The rights given in the table as completed can be considered as 

 settled, except as to the number and volume of prior rights ; part of 

 those on which no action has been taken will be canceled, while a part 

 are probably good. For those dated 1901 and later there is yet con- 

 siderable time in Avhich to complete the work authorized. The larger 

 claims filed under the Territorial law are of no account, as the works 

 were never built. Some of the smaller claims i:)r()bably are good. 

 There is little irrigation along the stream, except in the section just 

 above the Wyoming-Xebraska line. Since the rights have not been 

 defined, no exact statement as to their volume or date of acciuirement 

 can be made. Under the Wyoming laws an appropriator is entitled 

 to sufficient water for the land which he has irrigated, with a limit of 

 1 cubic foot per second to TO acres. A table has been made up show- 

 ing approximately the areas irrigated along the stream, and the 

 quantities of Avater to which the owners of these lands are entitled 

 have been computed on the basis of 1 cubic foot per second for 70 

 acres. This is shown in the following table. In making up this table 

 the river was divided into three sections, as in the table showing the 

 rights to the tributaries. The Mitchell ditch, which diverts water 

 lust above the Wvoming-Xebraska line for use in Nebraska, is not 

 included. 

 Aporoximate appropriations: hi/ ditches in Wyoming front North Platte Rirer. 



Date of priority. 



1885. 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 

 1891. 

 1893 . 

 1894. 

 1895. 

 1896. 

 1897. 

 1898. 

 1899. 

 1900. 

 1901. 

 1902. 



section. 



Cu.ft.per 

 second. 

 45.72 



Lower 1^2*11^?- 



^^^^'' sSon is^tion 51??^^- 



Sum to 

 date. 



I Total 

 area irri- 

 I gated. 



Cu.ft.per 

 second. 



5.00^ 

 16.29 



7.15 



Total 



3.58 

 34.57 



112.31 



10.00 



Cu.ft.per Cu.ft.per Cu.ft.per 



second. 



14.28 



5.00 



11.45 I 

 11.45 •■ 

 1.15 

 2.92 

 2.37 

 7.00 

 5.00 



50.00 

 41.45 

 70.00 



3.45 

 54.79 



2.86 



.5.00 



400.00 



588.59 



second. 



60.00 



5. 00 



5.00 



96.29 



41. 45 



81. 45 



11.45 



1.15 



3.92 



2.37 



14. 15 



7.86 



5.00 



403.58 



38.02 



second. 



60.00 



(i5.00 



70.00 



14<i.29 



187. 74 



269. 19 



280.64 



281.79 



284.71 



287.08 



■.m.-£i 



:«)!). 09 

 314.09 

 717. 67 

 755.69 



Acre.<i. 



4,200 



:«) 



:{.V1 



5.:{40 



2.'.«KI 



5.700 



8(N) 



80 



■Mi 



!(« 



990 



.560 



:ri0 



28,2.50 



2,661 



52,891 



