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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... regions . It is a broad , fertile plateau , at an altitude of 4,500 feet above sea - level , on the thirty - third parallel of latitude , lying somewhat in the form of an ellipse rising gradually from the eastern side of the Rio Grande ...
... regions . It is a broad , fertile plateau , at an altitude of 4,500 feet above sea - level , on the thirty - third parallel of latitude , lying somewhat in the form of an ellipse rising gradually from the eastern side of the Rio Grande ...
Page 95
... REGION . Messilla Valley Canal Land and Improvement Company . New Mexican Artesian Well Company . The North Spring River Ditch Company . Old Fort West Ditch Company . The Polvadera Ditch Company . Perry Fountain Ditch Company . The ...
... REGION . Messilla Valley Canal Land and Improvement Company . New Mexican Artesian Well Company . The North Spring River Ditch Company . Old Fort West Ditch Company . The Polvadera Ditch Company . Perry Fountain Ditch Company . The ...
Page 98
... region and through the leading channels into the main artery - the Red or Canadian River . The prairie lands have till now been utilized only as grazing lands , while their ag- ricultural possibilities have been wholly ignored . The ...
... region and through the leading channels into the main artery - the Red or Canadian River . The prairie lands have till now been utilized only as grazing lands , while their ag- ricultural possibilities have been wholly ignored . The ...
Page 103
... region should be to determine as far as possible : First , the amount and character of the visible water supply like that in the Colorado River , the Rio Grande and Pecos , the Dela- ware and Olympia Cañons , and a considerable number ...
... region should be to determine as far as possible : First , the amount and character of the visible water supply like that in the Colorado River , the Rio Grande and Pecos , the Dela- ware and Olympia Cañons , and a considerable number ...
Page 105
... region shows signs of awakening about a month later than the humid region . Between April and May the Staked Plain , or semi - arid region - altitude 2,000 to 3,000 feet - bas warmed up . and partakes copiously of its semi - monthly ...
... region shows signs of awakening about a month later than the humid region . Between April and May the Staked Plain , or semi - arid region - altitude 2,000 to 3,000 feet - bas warmed up . and partakes copiously of its semi - monthly ...
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