Hello, does that surprise you?
Yes, Mr.Menocal got the water right and dug the ditch in the first place; and he also secured a right of way across these fields, sixty feet wide, by buying it from whoever owned the ground at that time, and the right of way is certified to the state.

Now, I own Perro Creek ranch and the Perro Creek canal and likewise the right of way.

So you see, Jose, or whatever your name is, we're standing on my ground and not yours; I could even make you take down your fence where it crosses my right of way." The Mexican blinked stupidly.
"I was born here; my father was born here; my grandfather lived here," he said.

"There have been little ditches, many of them, but never a big canal in this field.

You must get off." "No; you're mistaken.