...owners over the public lands, and for other purposes," the ninth section of which reads as follows: "That whenever, by priority of possession, rights...manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued, ami the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts,...

...and decisions of this state. And section 2339 of the Revised Statutes of the United States declares that: "Whenever by priority of possession, rights...agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws and decisions of courts,...

...the superior right. Statutory law controls local cnstoms. The act of Congress approved July 26, I866, provides "that whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, etc., purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local...

...substance the ninth section of the act of Congress of July 26, 1866, 14' Stat. 253, c. 262, provides : " Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manu-. facturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and a. knowledged...

...on section 233!», Revised Statutes (US Сотр. St. § 4647), which reads as follows: "Sec. 2339. Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agriculture, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized...

...was afterwards abandoned. Sect. 9 of the act of July 26, 1866 (14 Stat. 253) is as follows : — " That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for miuing, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized...

...county In which such property is situate. act Cong. July ¿6, IbüC, § 9, (14 tit. at Large, c. 202.) provides "that whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water * * • have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs,...

...water according to local customs, and, in July, 1800, passed an act in which it provided (section 9) "that whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water foi mining, agricultural, manufacturing, 01 other purposes, have vested and accrued and the sume are...

...purposes, passed on the 26th of July of that year, in its 9th section declares 1 'That whenever.by priority of possession, rights to the use of water...recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws and decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected...

...natural streams and lakes of the public domain. US Rev. Stat., 2339. Vested rights— Right of way.] Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the...recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws and decisions of the courts, the possessors and owners of said vested rights shall be maintained and protected...