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the commissioner, he having to visit it seldom, as there is generally 
enough seepage to supply its needs when water is scarce. 
HIST AND GOSS DITCH. 
This is a small ditch on the south side of the river, and is used to 
irrigate portions of two farms, that of Mr. Percy D. Goss and of the 
Buckingham estate, in all about 300 acres. Its capacity at present is 
about 20 cubic feet per second, and it is some 2 miles long. Its 
priorities are, March 20, 1866, 6.41 cubic feet per second, and April 15, 
L8T5, 80.07 cubic feet per second. According to the findings of the 
referee, but 400 acres were covered by both appropriations, and but 
% 2'2^> acres actually irrigated, while the amount actually appropriated 
was 4.68 cubic feet per second. A third enlargement was claimed, but 
not allowed. Also, according to the findings, the land requires 0.0208 
cubic foot per second per acre, or a total of 8.32 cubic feet per second, 
but in the face of this the court grants 86.48 cubic feet per second, 
more than ten times what was apparently recommended by the referee. 
There are no reservoirs under this ditch, but the decree seems to 
be ample without one. 
HILL AND BRUSH DITCH. 
This is a small private ditch on the north side of the river, near the 
lower end of the district, It is about 5 miles long, and has a maxi- 
mum capacity of 15 cubic feet per second, but a decree of 61.8 cubic 
feet per second. The referee says as this ditch covered 1,500 acres, 
and required 0.0208 cubic foot per second per acre it had acquired a 
right to 31.2 cubic feet per second u b3 T construction," though its 
owners claimed for it 69 cubic feet per second. The court, disregard- 
ing the findings and recommendations of the referee, gave the ditch a 
decree of 61.8 cubic feet per second. 
THE LOUDON DITCH. 
The Loudon Ditch is the highest on the stream on the north side, 
waters land on the Cache la Poudre slope, and is one of the most 
important in the district. It has good and large priorities, but, hav- 
ing no reservoirs, is short on late water. There are a few private 
reservoirs, and some good sites which might be utilized. It is some 
26 miles in length, counting its more important laterals, irrigates more 
than 10,000 acres, and covers about 13,000 acres. Its capacity is equal 
to its first two decrees. This ditch originally covered 400 acres, of 
which one-half was irrigated. The referee says that the capacity of 
this old ditch was 21.19 cubic feet per second, but that 40 cubic feet 
per second were claimed, and it was so allowed. The canal has two 
later appropriations — 154.3 cubic feet per second November 1, 1877, 
and L23.48 cubic feet per second September 17, 1883. It is carrying 
:it present '.♦ cubic feet per second of transferred water; 8 cubic feet per 
