Pecos Irrigation Company Proclaims Water Rights Claim
The Pecos Irrigation Company asserts prior rights to the Pecos river and its tributaries waters. It states two storage reservoirs and canals divert over 1500 cubic feet per second, irrigating 100000 acres with water rights under the desert land act. The filing argues floods and river flows should be allocated to its reservoirs before other appropriators.
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Milwaukee News Clashes Over Canal Deed and Ship Data
An 1898 agreement signed by Hagerman Tansill Kelley and Tracy governs a deed drawn by Hagerman’s attorney. The contention centers on conveying canals irrigating works and water rights in Chaves county to trustees for Pecos Irrigation & Improvement Co. The text also notes spectators cheering for the Milwaukee a 9500 ton protected cruiser with sister ships Charleston and St Toms and lists its principal data.
Formidable Fighter Cruiser Joins Uncle Sam's Navy
The launch drew many spectators as the cruiser measures 424 feet in length with 66 feet beam and 3 700 tons displacement. Powered by twin screws delivering 21 400 horsepower at 22 knots, it carries 650 tons coal and a 1500 ton snunker capacity. Armament includes fourteen inch rapid fire guns, eighteen 14 pounder rapid fire guns, twelve spot under rapid fire subs, four 1 pounder automatic guns. Christened by Miss Janet Mitchell at San Francisco on September 10.
Fifty Thousand Acres Reclamation Plan Unveiled
Denver reports the Milwaukee protected cruiser, used to aid irrigation work, is to be redeemed by the San Juan County Irrigation Project. An official ceremony drew a large crowd, including Knights Templar from Wisconsin. Engineers from the Geological Survey prepare for surveys in New Mexico as San Juan county advances a plan to reclaim fifty thousand acres via a one hundred mile canal system.
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Russians Reported to Leave Mukden
Reports indicate Russian forces are withdrawing from Mukden amid regional tensions. Local observers note movement of units and equipment as part of a broader redeployment in the area.
Port Arthur Assault Delayed as News From Fronts Drifts
Reports from the war front indicate the Port Arthur assault has been postponed while Japanese losses are described as very heavy. News from Mukden is uncertain with officials in St. Petersburg not confirming movements as heavy rains hinder operations.
Forest Fires Ravage Northern California Timber Belt
Fires rage across four large fronts in the Redwood timber regions of the Santa Cruz mountains Mendocino Lake Marin Contra Costa and Alameda counties near San Francisco. No deaths reported yet but extensive property and timber losses loom as many redwoods are menaced by the blazes.
Hearing closes protest over Hondo reservoir project
Final hearing on the Pecos Irrigating and Improvement Company protest against the Hondo reservoir ended yesterday. Engineer W. M. Reed testified with precise water flow data, leaving little doubt the protest is dead. The Commission will review the evidence and may forward findings to Washington, with no reopen likely. Mayor J. F. Hinkle left for Santa Fe for a week to attend Board of Equalization meetings.
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The fragment notes J W Warren of Dexter is mentioned in a local item, but the context and details are missing from the readable text.
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