Krause v. Oregon Steel Co.

The defendant constructed a dam in the Tualitin River, in Clackamas County, in 1888, which it maintained in its original condition until 1894, when, on account of the complaints of landowners, farmers, and gardeners upon the lowlands along the river above, it was lowered and otherwise materially abated, and has been since preserved *379in that state to the time of the institution of this suit, November 6,1897. This general statement is subject to the qualification that certain flashboards were employed temporarily from time to time as convenience suggested for the purpose of raising it in either'…