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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... considerable extent . The CHAIRMAN . What opportunities have you had to become ac- quainted with those sections of the country ? Mr. BRONSON . The opportunities that a man will have who has been handling cattle over a considerable ...
... considerable extent . The CHAIRMAN . What opportunities have you had to become ac- quainted with those sections of the country ? Mr. BRONSON . The opportunities that a man will have who has been handling cattle over a considerable ...
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... considerable degree . They have some smali dams . The other enterprise which has been attempted is that of the Pecos Valley Irrigation and Investment Company . The CHAIRMAN . You are interested in that ? Mr. BRONSON . Yes , personally ...
... considerable degree . They have some smali dams . The other enterprise which has been attempted is that of the Pecos Valley Irrigation and Investment Company . The CHAIRMAN . You are interested in that ? Mr. BRONSON . Yes , personally ...
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... considerable confluents , in the Pecos from Texas and the Concho from Mexico , the floods of which may possibly cause some changes , as they carry considerable silt . * Superintendent Ennis of the Southern Pacific Railroad has since ...
... considerable confluents , in the Pecos from Texas and the Concho from Mexico , the floods of which may possibly cause some changes , as they carry considerable silt . * Superintendent Ennis of the Southern Pacific Railroad has since ...
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... considerable length of time ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . There has been . The CHAIRMAN . Have these dry seasons appeared before , coming in cycles ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . As I understand , the periods of drought in Arizona in recent years , that is ...
... considerable length of time ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . There has been . The CHAIRMAN . Have these dry seasons appeared before , coming in cycles ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . As I understand , the periods of drought in Arizona in recent years , that is ...
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... considerable inquiry about it , and giving statements to the freight agent of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad on this very sub - 1 ject . So I think it is correct . Other things naturally , as the land came in cultivation ...
... considerable inquiry about it , and giving statements to the freight agent of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad on this very sub - 1 ject . So I think it is correct . Other things naturally , as the land came in cultivation ...
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