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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... raise heavy crops . Wheat returns 30 and 35 bushels ; oats , 40 to 45 bushels per acre . In northern New Mexico corn ... raising of the finest fruits . In fair seasons , one acre of fruit land at Las Cruces will return an average of ...
... raise heavy crops . Wheat returns 30 and 35 bushels ; oats , 40 to 45 bushels per acre . In northern New Mexico corn ... raising of the finest fruits . In fair seasons , one acre of fruit land at Las Cruces will return an average of ...
Page 82
... raise a large sur- plus , but we want large communities and to have the land more closely cultivated , so as to bring our population nearer together , and have them produce everything that men can and need to live upon . That is what ...
... raise a large sur- plus , but we want large communities and to have the land more closely cultivated , so as to bring our population nearer together , and have them produce everything that men can and need to live upon . That is what ...
Page 103
... raise flocks and herds . Unfortunately , in the United States this subhumid region has usually been the theater of farming opera- tions on a large scale . The lands being treeless , they can be brought under the plow with little expense ...
... raise flocks and herds . Unfortunately , in the United States this subhumid region has usually been the theater of farming opera- tions on a large scale . The lands being treeless , they can be brought under the plow with little expense ...
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... raising . To such large tracts possessory titles were claimed , and they were sometimes inclosed in fences tens , or ... raise flocks and herds to compete with the great companies . These farmers in vast numbers complain bitterly of the ...
... raising . To such large tracts possessory titles were claimed , and they were sometimes inclosed in fences tens , or ... raise flocks and herds to compete with the great companies . These farmers in vast numbers complain bitterly of the ...
Page 156
... raise nothing without irrigation ; and there are six other States and Territories where they are chiefly dependent upon irrigation . If you give me $ 250,000 I can go into six of those States only ; I must make a selection . Senator ...
... raise nothing without irrigation ; and there are six other States and Territories where they are chiefly dependent upon irrigation . If you give me $ 250,000 I can go into six of those States only ; I must make a selection . Senator ...
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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.