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Water supply - Faust , Stab* Los Angeles, Oct. 15,1927 519-J * r . H. L. Adamson;- Ite fe rrin g to request fo r A b stract o f T it le on water supply at F&ust, Utah;- claim ants to water in the v ic i n it y o f our source o f supply and, as a r e s u lt , request was made that the S ta te Engineer in s t it u t e a d ju d ica tio n proceedings in order to determine the r e la t iv e r ig h ts o f those in te r ­ested . In these proceedings i t becomes necessary fo r each claim ant to f i l e w ith the S tate Engineer a l l the f a c t s a v a ila b le in o ld er to support h is claim in clu d in g source o f t i t l e , proof o f use and other data. f i l e d i t s answer or p lead in g which was prepared and f i l e d by the D ivision-E ngineer and which document has been accepted by the S ta te Engineer as the b a sis o f our claim s. This was discussed w ith our Law Department, who had no p rio r knowledge o f the f i l i n g o f th is d ata, and i t was suggested th a t, pending fu rth e r in v e s tig a tio n by them, the preparation o f A bstract by th is Department be postponed. There is some con troversy among the various We are informed th at th is Company has a lread y Charles? Adams c c-Mr. F. H. Knl eke rboeke r Mr. A. S. Hals ted. ESH:S