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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... river to a point down about Live Oak Springs , below Fort Stockton , a great broad valley being on the west . The ... river is the Pecos in flood - time ? Mr. BRONSON . It is a river probably 150 to 175 feet wide , and from 20 to 25 feet ...
... river to a point down about Live Oak Springs , below Fort Stockton , a great broad valley being on the west . The ... river is the Pecos in flood - time ? Mr. BRONSON . It is a river probably 150 to 175 feet wide , and from 20 to 25 feet ...
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... River partly ; the San Saba River ; part of the Brazos River ; the Pecos River ; the Nueces River ; the San Antonio River ; in fact , you might say any of the rivers of Texas - the larger ones that deserve the name of river . In eastern ...
... River partly ; the San Saba River ; part of the Brazos River ; the Pecos River ; the Nueces River ; the San Antonio River ; in fact , you might say any of the rivers of Texas - the larger ones that deserve the name of river . In eastern ...
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... river is constantly changing . It is inconstant in its flow and inconstant in its position . The present river is described by this other large blue line - [ indicating ] . There is now a river opening here [ indicating ] , and the next ...
... river is constantly changing . It is inconstant in its flow and inconstant in its position . The present river is described by this other large blue line - [ indicating ] . There is now a river opening here [ indicating ] , and the next ...
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... RIVER BOUNDARY AT EL PASO . 15 trouble to induce the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad to adopt the new line without compensation from the Government . That road is not now paying the stockholders , and it could not be made to ...
... RIVER BOUNDARY AT EL PASO . 15 trouble to induce the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad to adopt the new line without compensation from the Government . That road is not now paying the stockholders , and it could not be made to ...
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... River almost to El Paso . What is known as the Staked Plains . The CHAIRMAN . Go on and describe the character of the country , and state what the facilities are for irrigation . Mr. ROESLER . Beginning at the Brazos River , which is at ...
... River almost to El Paso . What is known as the Staked Plains . The CHAIRMAN . Go on and describe the character of the country , and state what the facilities are for irrigation . Mr. ROESLER . Beginning at the Brazos River , which is at ...
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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