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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... Present : Messrs . Stewart ( chairman ) and Reagan ; also Director Powell . STATEMENT OF EDGAR B. BRONSON , OF EL PASO . The CHAIRMAN . Are you familiar with western Texas and New Mexico ? Mr. RRONSON . To a considerable extent . The ...
... Present : Messrs . Stewart ( chairman ) and Reagan ; also Director Powell . STATEMENT OF EDGAR B. BRONSON , OF EL PASO . The CHAIRMAN . Are you familiar with western Texas and New Mexico ? Mr. RRONSON . To a considerable extent . The ...
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... present time . The CHAIRMAN . How can we get that information without traveling over the country ? In the absence of railroads it would be difficult for us to travel over these sections . Mr. BRONSON . You mean southwestern Texas ? The ...
... present time . The CHAIRMAN . How can we get that information without traveling over the country ? In the absence of railroads it would be difficult for us to travel over these sections . Mr. BRONSON . You mean southwestern Texas ? The ...
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... present site of Pecos City . This was the only ditch taken out from the Pecos River under that law . From Toyah Creek , a tributary of the Pecos River , in said Reeves County , there were taken out several ditches of the third class ...
... present site of Pecos City . This was the only ditch taken out from the Pecos River under that law . From Toyah Creek , a tributary of the Pecos River , in said Reeves County , there were taken out several ditches of the third class ...
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... present time , where water is sufficient , has succeeded . Under the very common , careless , and ignorant method of irrigation in use here now , land which was scarcely worth cultivating produces good crops . I have put in orchard ...
... present time , where water is sufficient , has succeeded . Under the very common , careless , and ignorant method of irrigation in use here now , land which was scarcely worth cultivating produces good crops . I have put in orchard ...
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... present population within ten years if the storm waters that fall naturally be saved and used for the purpose of turning the water to the best ad- vantage . We have an annual rain - fall of which the Government has full re- ports . On ...
... present population within ten years if the storm waters that fall naturally be saved and used for the purpose of turning the water to the best ad- vantage . We have an annual rain - fall of which the Government has full re- ports . On ...
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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