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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... acres , 16,800 acres are in Texas , and all of that but 1,000 acres are patented to individuals . These 1,000 acres are supposed to belong to the city as school lands . That part in Mexico will cover 9,400 acres of unconfirmed Spanish ...
... acres , 16,800 acres are in Texas , and all of that but 1,000 acres are patented to individuals . These 1,000 acres are supposed to belong to the city as school lands . That part in Mexico will cover 9,400 acres of unconfirmed Spanish ...
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... acres brought under cultivation on the Texas side . That is valueless now ; but with water on it it would be valuable , worth from $ 25 to $ 100 an acre . Could not the persons who occupy that land well afford to pay something for the ...
... acres brought under cultivation on the Texas side . That is valueless now ; but with water on it it would be valuable , worth from $ 25 to $ 100 an acre . Could not the persons who occupy that land well afford to pay something for the ...
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... acres . The aggregate length of main ditches , which are in different hands , is about 50 miles ; of secondary , 75 miles ; approximate cost , about $ 5 per acre to get the land under water ; of land , from $ 2 to $ 5 per acre ; after ...
... acres . The aggregate length of main ditches , which are in different hands , is about 50 miles ; of secondary , 75 miles ; approximate cost , about $ 5 per acre to get the land under water ; of land , from $ 2 to $ 5 per acre ; after ...
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... acres at a moderate cost . A well that will irrigate 20 acres of land can be had , including the best of iron cas . ing , at $ 300 to $ 400 , and at a depth of 200 to 250 feet . Climate . - Our winter climate is simply delightful ...
... acres at a moderate cost . A well that will irrigate 20 acres of land can be had , including the best of iron cas . ing , at $ 300 to $ 400 , and at a depth of 200 to 250 feet . Climate . - Our winter climate is simply delightful ...
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... acres of land , and as the area which those people intended to grant exceeded 5,000 acres , and amounted , in fact , to several hundred thousand acres , the company was unable to avail itself of that very generous offer . The company ...
... acres of land , and as the area which those people intended to grant exceeded 5,000 acres , and amounted , in fact , to several hundred thousand acres , the company was unable to avail itself of that very generous offer . The company ...
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