Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... fall ceases to be sufficient to produce regular crops . This line is not a straight one . It curves both east and ... fall on these great plains comes not in gentle showers with cloudy weather , as is the case farther east , but falls in ...
... fall ceases to be sufficient to produce regular crops . This line is not a straight one . It curves both east and ... fall on these great plains comes not in gentle showers with cloudy weather , as is the case farther east , but falls in ...
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... fall is sufficient to produce crops . The frequent rains in the Mississippi Valley and further east extract the nutriment from the plants and destroy the grasses , except when they are growing , so as to render them at other times ...
... fall is sufficient to produce crops . The frequent rains in the Mississippi Valley and further east extract the nutriment from the plants and destroy the grasses , except when they are growing , so as to render them at other times ...
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... fall is estimated at 15 inches ; yet , it is shown to be wholly inadequate be- cause of inequality of distribution as to time and place . Instead of rain when needed , the farmer is always in dread of hot winds , blasting the grain as ...
... fall is estimated at 15 inches ; yet , it is shown to be wholly inadequate be- cause of inequality of distribution as to time and place . Instead of rain when needed , the farmer is always in dread of hot winds , blasting the grain as ...
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... fall is about 13 inches . The snow fall is given at an average of 6 cubic feet of packed snow on the ranges . This will give at least , in melting , about 2 cubic feet of water . The capacity , then , of Idaho for storage by main ...
... fall is about 13 inches . The snow fall is given at an average of 6 cubic feet of packed snow on the ranges . This will give at least , in melting , about 2 cubic feet of water . The capacity , then , of Idaho for storage by main ...
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... fall ranges from 7 to 17 inches per annum . The snow fall is from 5 to 25 feet . In the mountains the precipitation is as 3 to 1 in quantity over the lower lands . The average yield of corn per acre is given at 22.5 , of wheat , at 17.8 ...
... fall ranges from 7 to 17 inches per annum . The snow fall is from 5 to 25 feet . In the mountains the precipitation is as 3 to 1 in quantity over the lower lands . The average yield of corn per acre is given at 22.5 , of wheat , at 17.8 ...
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acres acres of land agricultural alfalfa ARID LANDS arid region artesian average basin Bingham County Boisé bushels canals cañon Cassia County catchment area CHAIRMAN City Colorado committee constructed cost Creek crops cultivation Custer County Dakota Director POWELL Ditch Company east engineer estimate extent farm farmers flow Geological Survey Government grain grass Idaho inches irri irrigable lands IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION irrigation districts irrigation survey James River lakes Logan County miles long miner's inches Missouri River Montana mountains necessary Nevada North Dakota oats Payette River places portion produce purposes rain rain-fall raise RECLAMATION OF ARID reservoirs River Valley season Senator JONES Senator PLUMB Senator REAGAN settlers side Snake River snow soil square miles STATEMENT storage stored streams sufficient Sun River Territory timber tion townships Walla Walla Walla water supply wheat WHELPLEY Yellowstone
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Page 151 - For the purpose of investigating the extent to which the arid region of the United States can be redeemed by irrigation, and the segregation of the irrigable lands in such arid region, and for the selection of sites for reservoirs and other hydraulic works necessary for the storage and utilization of water for irrigation and the prevention of floods and overflows...
Page 12 - And all the lands which may hereafter be designated or selected by such United States surveys for sites for reservoirs, ditches or canals for irrigation purposes, and all the lands made susceptible of irrigation by such reservoirs, ditches or canals are from this time henceforth hereby reserved from sale as the property of the United States, and shall not be subject after the passage of this act, to entry, settlement or occupation until further provided by law.
Page 422 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated, for sale, rental, or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 73 - I do not know that I can add very much to what has been said by the other gentlemen.
Page 416 - Priority of appropriation shall give the better right as between those using the water: but when the waters of any natural stream are not sufficient for the service of all those desiring the use of the same, those using the water for domestic purposes shall...
Page 210 - The water of every natural stream not heretofore appropriated within the State of Colorado is hereby declared to be the property of the public ; and the same is dedicated to the use of the people of the State, subject to appropriation as hereinafter provided.
Page 422 - The right to divert and appropriate the unappropriated waters of any natural stream to beneficial uses, shall never be denied.
Page 416 - ... of way for the construction of canals, ditches, flumes, or pipes, to convey water to the place of use, for any useful, beneficial, or necessary purpose, or for drainage; or for the drainage of mines, or the working thereof, by means of roads, railroads, tramways, cuts, tunnels, shafts, hoisting works, dumps, or other necessary means to their complete development, or any other use necessary to the complete development of the material resources of the State...
Page 422 - ... have the preference over those claiming for any other purpose, and those using the water for agricultural purposes shall have preference over those using the same for manufacturing purposes.
Page 416 - The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water supplied to any county, city and county, or town, or the inhabitants thereof, is a franchise, and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.