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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... fact , you might say any of the rivers of Texas - the larger ones that deserve the name of river . In eastern Texas it is not necessary , because we have more rain there than we need . Of course in western Texas the Rio Grande and Pecos ...
... fact , you might say any of the rivers of Texas - the larger ones that deserve the name of river . In eastern Texas it is not necessary , because we have more rain there than we need . Of course in western Texas the Rio Grande and Pecos ...
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... fact that we could use the Mexican dam during the construction of the new dam , and lower the water from 8 to 10 feet , and thereby have less trouble in sinking our caissons to build the dam . Another advantage is that the bed - rock is ...
... fact that we could use the Mexican dam during the construction of the new dam , and lower the water from 8 to 10 feet , and thereby have less trouble in sinking our caissons to build the dam . Another advantage is that the bed - rock is ...
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... fact that Major Mills was here , and that he was going to begin his preliminary work for the completion of his ... facts . I am only be- ginning those works , waiting for another engineer who comes from the State of Mexico with ...
... fact that Major Mills was here , and that he was going to begin his preliminary work for the completion of his ... facts . I am only be- ginning those works , waiting for another engineer who comes from the State of Mexico with ...
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... fact that these lands are almost valueless by being submerged and rendered im- practicable of permanent occupancy . * In order to illustrate graphically the changes made by the river , Mr. Townsend , the judge of El Paso County , with ...
... fact that these lands are almost valueless by being submerged and rendered im- practicable of permanent occupancy . * In order to illustrate graphically the changes made by the river , Mr. Townsend , the judge of El Paso County , with ...
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... fact that the dividing line marked by the river will never more undergo change up to the mouth of the river Conchos at Presidio del Norte , because its water being distributed in the American and Mexican irrigation canals , no more will ...
... fact that the dividing line marked by the river will never more undergo change up to the mouth of the river Conchos at Presidio del Norte , because its water being distributed in the American and Mexican irrigation canals , no more will ...
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acres acres of land agricultural amount of water Arkansas River average basin bushels canal Cañon Cañon City capacity cent CHAIRMAN City Colorado committee construction cost Creek crops cubic feet cultivation Dakota depth Director POWELL Ditch Company east engineer evaporation expense farmers farming feet deep flood flow forest furnish Government Gray County inches irri irrigation Kansas LA GRANGE Lake Laramie Laramie River laws MEAD Mexico miles mountains Nebraska North Platte North Platte River owners party Paso Pecos Pecos River person places plains portion present pump purposes quantity railroad rain rain-fall raise reservoirs San Luis Valley sand season Senator JONES Senator PLUMB Senator REAGAN side soil spring square miles STATEMENT storage stored streams sufficient supply of water surface survey Territory Texas thereof timber tion valley water rights water supply western wheat Wyoming