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ond of water used and the time during which it has heen used each year; the name of the 

 stream or other source from which the water is diverted; the place on such stream or source 

 where the water is diverted, and the nature of the diverting works; the date when the first 

 work ff)r diverting the water was hegun, and the nature of such work; the dimensions, grade, 

 shape, iind nature of the diverting channel, as originally constructed; the date when the 

 original diverting channel was completed; the date when the water was first used, the flow 

 per second, and the time during which the water was used the first year; the date and nature 

 of each subsequent change made in the original diverting channel; the flow per second of 

 the water used and the time it was used each year between each of the changes so made, 

 and the dimensions, grade, shape, and nature of the present diverting channel; the place 

 where and the manner in which the water was first used; the nature of each subsequent 

 change in the place or manner of use, and the place and manner of present use, and such 

 other facts as will clearly define the extent and nature of the appropriation claimed. If 

 the water claimed to have been appropriated is used for irrigation the statement shall show, 

 in addition to the above-required facts, the area of land irrigated the first year and each 

 subsequent year; the total area at present irrigated, and its location in the section, town- 

 ship, and range wherein it is situated; the character of the soil and the kind of crops raised 

 during the first year of use and the first year after each subsequent change of channel, and 

 during the last year in which the water was applied. 



If the water claimed to have been appropriated is used for developing power, the state- 

 ment shall show, in addition to the above required facts, the number, si7:e, and kind of water 

 wheels employed; the head under which each wheel is operated; the extent of the power 

 produced, and the purposes for which and the places where it is used, and the point where 

 the water is returned to the natural stream. 



If the water claimed to have been appropriated is used for mining the statement shall 

 show, in addition to the above-required facts, the name of the mine and the mining dis- 

 trict in which it is situated, the nature of the material mined, and the place where the 

 water is returned to the natural channel of the stream. 



Within six months from the expiration of the time for fiUng these 

 statements the State engineer is to tabulate the facts shown by the 

 statements, and file a copy with the clerk of the court and with the 

 clerk of each county in which the stream lies. » 



Failure to file such a statement bars any party from subsequently 

 claiming any rights, except that parties receiving no notice but by 

 publication may apply to the court for permission to file a statement, 

 and the court may allow this within one year from the date of first 

 publication, if the applicant makes it appear to the satisfaction of the 

 court that he had no actual notice in time to file the statement. 



At the expiration of the six months allowed for filing statements the 

 court may appoint a referee or referees to hear the case. All papers 

 are turned over to them, including maps made by the State engineer, 

 and the engineer is to give on request any information he has or copies 

 of any records of his office. 



Hearings are to be held at convenient points, notice of the times and 

 places to be given by publication, and to each claimant fifteen days 

 before testimony is to be taken on his claim, in the same manner as 

 summons out of a district court. During all the time of the hearings 

 the maps and statements furnished by the engineer are to be open to 

 inspection. Any interested party may contest the rights of any other 

 person. Referees have power to issue subpoenas for \Wtnesses. All 



