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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... means for getting the water , I think that Major Mills's plan is a very good one The CHAIRMAN . For this locality ? Mr. LOGAN . Yes . I do not know anything about the country except from here down to Fort Quitman , 80 miles . There will ...
... means for getting the water , I think that Major Mills's plan is a very good one The CHAIRMAN . For this locality ? Mr. LOGAN . Yes . I do not know anything about the country except from here down to Fort Quitman , 80 miles . There will ...
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... means that may be employed . At first sight the most natural means seems to be to cause the waters now diverted to return to their natural channel ; but since consid- erable interests have already been created by the irrigation ...
... means that may be employed . At first sight the most natural means seems to be to cause the waters now diverted to return to their natural channel ; but since consid- erable interests have already been created by the irrigation ...
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... means of a main ditch and furnished to the land by means of secondary ditches . The inclosed map of the San Felipe ditch gives a good idea of this method , and the statement made by the owners shows the great advantages derived from ...
... means of a main ditch and furnished to the land by means of secondary ditches . The inclosed map of the San Felipe ditch gives a good idea of this method , and the statement made by the owners shows the great advantages derived from ...
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... means a moist spring in the subhumid region , and an excess of rain - fall in eastern and southern Texas . A long , cold winter generally means a rather dry spring in the subhumid , and a moderately moist spring in the humid region ...
... means a moist spring in the subhumid region , and an excess of rain - fall in eastern and southern Texas . A long , cold winter generally means a rather dry spring in the subhumid , and a moderately moist spring in the humid region ...
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... means of irrigation ? Mr. WILLIAMS . From my own observation there has been very little success . So far as experiments have been made they have been satis- factory . The CHAIRMAN . How many wells are in this vicinity ? Mr. WILLIAMS ...
... means of irrigation ? Mr. WILLIAMS . From my own observation there has been very little success . So far as experiments have been made they have been satis- factory . The CHAIRMAN . How many wells are in this vicinity ? Mr. WILLIAMS ...
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