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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... covered . It is indefinite , but the canal system could be carried down farther south 100 miles at least if there were water sufficient . The CHAIRMAN . What products do you raise there ? Mr. BRONSON . Everything that is raised in this ...
... covered . It is indefinite , but the canal system could be carried down farther south 100 miles at least if there were water sufficient . The CHAIRMAN . What products do you raise there ? Mr. BRONSON . Everything that is raised in this ...
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... covered by either of these grants or claims , in Texas . To illustrate the difficulty of arriving at the location of the land and of ascertaining to whom it belongs , it should be explained that this river is constantly changing . It is ...
... covered by either of these grants or claims , in Texas . To illustrate the difficulty of arriving at the location of the land and of ascertaining to whom it belongs , it should be explained that this river is constantly changing . It is ...
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... covering the soil with veg . etation would make the climate more healthful , and make the atmos- phere more damp ... covered by the proposed reservoir is cultivated land ? Major MILLS . I do not think there is more than 500 or 600 ...
... covering the soil with veg . etation would make the climate more healthful , and make the atmos- phere more damp ... covered by the proposed reservoir is cultivated land ? Major MILLS . I do not think there is more than 500 or 600 ...
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... covering 8 square miles more than now covered . The CHAIRMAN . Would it injure much more property ? Mr. FOLLETT . It would only a short distance above the head of the lake as now surveyed . I do not know how far , but I think only 4 or ...
... covering 8 square miles more than now covered . The CHAIRMAN . Would it injure much more property ? Mr. FOLLETT . It would only a short distance above the head of the lake as now surveyed . I do not know how far , but I think only 4 or ...
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... covered by a canal from the proposed lake or reservoir , I laid the matter before the El Paso committee , and it at once made application to the county commissioners , through the county judge , Mr. Townsend , resulting in an order from ...
... covered by a canal from the proposed lake or reservoir , I laid the matter before the El Paso committee , and it at once made application to the county commissioners , through the county judge , Mr. Townsend , resulting in an order from ...
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