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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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and the dam site in Gore Canon. 



Second That public interest de- 

 mands that the government shall not 

 sacrifice the Kremmling reservoir on 

 the facts presented. 



Third It is simply a question of 

 time when the railroad and the reser- 

 voir will be built and successfully 

 operated, giving Colorado the advan- 

 tage of all natural resources without 

 depriving the public lands along the 

 Grand and Colorado Rivers of the 

 needed quantity of water. 



The matter being now in the hands 

 of the Department of Justice it is not 



be used to the most complete extent 

 in irrigation development in Colorado 

 and elsewhere. 



The value of the Kremmling reser- 

 voir site was recognized, as the re- 

 sults of surveys demonstrated the im- 

 practicability of storage elsewhere. 

 The careful studies of the entire situa- 

 tion made by Mr. A. L. Fellows, 

 brought forward clearly the necessi- 

 ties for holding the Kremmling site. 

 His efforts on behalf of the public in- 

 terests are very highly appreciated by 

 the government officials and too much 

 cannot be said in praise of the con- 



Colorado River Annual Inundation 



permissible for the engineers to dis- 

 cuss the details or the evidence pre- 

 sented. The government has already 

 spent large amounts of money in sur- 

 veys and explorations along the Colo- 

 rado River and its tributaries, and is 

 now engaged in expensive construc- 

 tion work on the lower river, the suc- 

 cess of which depends largely upon 

 the utilization of the Kremmling reser- 

 voir. Steps have been taken to pro- 

 tect the rights of the public in this 

 reservoir in order that its waters may 



scientious attitude take by Mr. Fel- 

 lows in his advocacy of the best pub- 

 lic interest of the State of Colorado, 

 Although not now connected with the 

 Reclamation Service, Mr. Fellows' 

 judgment and opinions on matters 

 concerning the water supply in the 

 State of Colorado are accepted as of 

 the highest value and his services for 

 the state and government are known 

 to be those of an unusually consciec 

 tious, far-sighted engineer. 



