Miles & Eskins Ditch


AddressS. bank of Clear Creek, S. of I-70, between Indiana & Eldridge I-70 exits
QuadGolden, 1965 (1994)
SectionS19, T3S, R69W
Elevationc. 5490
SourceArapahoe District Court, Div. II, Oct. 4, 1884; Gelder, "Map of Denver & Surroundings," 1915; Arvada Historical Society, "More Than Gold," p. 15; Arvada Historical Society, "Waters of Gold," Frontispiece.
Initialdate1993-03-12 00:00:00-07
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Latestdate1994-08-10 00:00:00-06
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HistoryIn Water District #7, Miles and Eskins Ditch had priority #15 (June 1, 1861). Claimants in 1884 were William Sanderson, William Lee and Alfred H. Miles. Sanderson, Lee and Miles were farmers in the area. Miles came to Arvada in 1859. Eskins farm appears on the "Settlement Map of the Region Near Arvada, Colorado," between what is now I-70 Highway and Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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