A Spokane Syndicate Files on Four Stevens County Lakes
Ex-Mayor Floyd Daggett claimed 5,000 cubic feet of water from Fan, Trout, Horseshoe and Diamond lakes—prompting Newport-area residents to ask why local water should flow to Spokane.
“The citizens of Stevens County, and especially of this section of the county, in which Diamond Lake is located, and which should be utilized for the benefit of Newport and vicinity, would be much better pleased if the rights should not be allowed.”