This  work  required  a  good  deal  of  time,  and  a  good  deal  of
travel.  We  found  that  at  that  time  the  owners  of  land  bor-
dering on  the  stream  were  but  few.  And  what  was  more,
when  the  object  of  the  College  Water  Company  was  explained
to  them,  they  did  not  object,  or  propose  to  contest  the  matter


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before  the  court,  or  claim  any  damages.  The  nature  and  use
of  the  land  in  question  seemed  then  to  be  such  that  no  injury
appeared  Hkely  to  arise  from  the  carrying  out  of  the  plans  of
the  water  company.  Consequently  the  application  before  the
court  for  the  right  to  appropriate  the  waters  of  the  creek
was  not  contested,  and  the  proceedings  went  on  in  due  form
to  the  end.
