v.3. Rocky Mountain region and Great Plains. v.4. Statements by Director Powell and other officers of the U. S. Geological Survey. Consular reports. General report on irrigation in United States. Miscellaneous papers. [v.5] Irrigation in the United States. By R.J. Hinton... being a 2d ed. of Misc. doc. 15, 49th Cong. [2d sessU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... CHAIRMAN . What is the character of the land ? Mr. BRONSON . It is a loose red , sandy loam , and very deep soil under- laid with limestone . With the storage of water the possibilities of that enterprise are so large it is very ...
... CHAIRMAN . What is the character of the land ? Mr. BRONSON . It is a loose red , sandy loam , and very deep soil under- laid with limestone . With the storage of water the possibilities of that enterprise are so large it is very ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Have you been through the country to the Indian Territory , to Oklahoma ? Mr. STREERUWITZ . No. I was in Oklahoma for a year , spent the summer in the Chickasaw Nation , making examinations along the Santa Fé Railroad . The ...
... CHAIRMAN . Have you been through the country to the Indian Territory , to Oklahoma ? Mr. STREERUWITZ . No. I was in Oklahoma for a year , spent the summer in the Chickasaw Nation , making examinations along the Santa Fé Railroad . The ...
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... CHAIRMAN . On which side of the river ? Major MILLS . On both sides . The CHAIRMAN . It might be equally divided between the two . Major MILLS . Yes . Of the new land which would come under the ditches , the Mexicans would have a little ...
... CHAIRMAN . On which side of the river ? Major MILLS . On both sides . The CHAIRMAN . It might be equally divided between the two . Major MILLS . Yes . Of the new land which would come under the ditches , the Mexicans would have a little ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Have you investigated to any extent the probabil ities of filling such a reservoir ? Mr. FOLLETT . I have investigated the probabilities of filling this particular one . The CHAIRMAN . Do you think it could be filled ? Mr ...
... CHAIRMAN . Have you investigated to any extent the probabil ities of filling such a reservoir ? Mr. FOLLETT . I have investigated the probabilities of filling this particular one . The CHAIRMAN . Do you think it could be filled ? Mr ...
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... CHAIRMAN . Do you think that there is a sufficient water - supply , if it were stored , to irrigate 50,000 acres of ... CHAIRMAN . Then what is the next stream ? Mr. HELDT . That is the only stream that I have made any special study ...
... CHAIRMAN . Do you think that there is a sufficient water - supply , if it were stored , to irrigate 50,000 acres of ... CHAIRMAN . Then what is the next stream ? Mr. HELDT . That is the only stream that I have made any special study ...
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