Extracts from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior Relating to the Bureau of Reclamation, Issue 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
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Page 21
... measured in inches may not seem great to the inhabitants of the humid East , but in the West when a shortage occurs the effects of the aridity are notably increased , and a large amount of water is needed to supply artificially the ...
... measured in inches may not seem great to the inhabitants of the humid East , but in the West when a shortage occurs the effects of the aridity are notably increased , and a large amount of water is needed to supply artificially the ...
Page 36
... measurements of the streams of the arid region were begun by the Division of Hydrog- raphy and were continued as incidental to topographic surveys and selection of reservoir sites . By act of August 18 , 1894 , the following specific ...
... measurements of the streams of the arid region were begun by the Division of Hydrog- raphy and were continued as incidental to topographic surveys and selection of reservoir sites . By act of August 18 , 1894 , the following specific ...
Page 40
... measurements which it has advocated . PARTY PLATFORMS . As one the results of the discussion in Congress , in the irrigation meetings , and in the daily press there was aroused a desire on the part of prominent men to be identified with ...
... measurements which it has advocated . PARTY PLATFORMS . As one the results of the discussion in Congress , in the irrigation meetings , and in the daily press there was aroused a desire on the part of prominent men to be identified with ...
Page 76
... measuring the river flow and studying the conditions - has been carried on for several years . As a result of this examination there appears to be no way of avoid- ing the construction of storage dams across the channel of the main ...
... measuring the river flow and studying the conditions - has been carried on for several years . As a result of this examination there appears to be no way of avoid- ing the construction of storage dams across the channel of the main ...
Page 77
... measurements of the stream flowing at this point . By omitting one or another of these items , or giving approxi- mate results , the cost of preliminary surveys can be correspondingly reduced , but the reliability of the conclusions ...
... measurements of the stream flowing at this point . By omitting one or another of these items , or giving approxi- mate results , the cost of preliminary surveys can be correspondingly reduced , but the reliability of the conclusions ...
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Page 46 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 63 - That nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder...
Page 65 - That all moneys received from the sale and disposal of public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado. Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico...
Page 73 - Provided: That the right to the use of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be appurtenant to the land irrigated, and beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.
Page 46 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 53 - Territory, which shall have filed, or may hereafter file, with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same...
Page 48 - ... all surplus water over and above such actual appropriation and use, together with the water of all lakes, rivers, and other sources of water supply upon the public lands, and not navigable, shall remain and be held free for the appropriation and use of the. public for irrigation, mining, and manufacturing purposes subject to existing rights.
Page 61 - That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to make examinations and surveys for, and to locate and construct, as herein provided, irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters, including artesian wells, and to report to Congress at the beginning of each regular session as to the results of such examinations and surveys, giving estimates of cost of all contemplated works, the quantity and location of the lands which can be irrigated therefrom, and...
Page 56 - That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered, under general regulations to be fixed by him, to permit the use of rights of way through the public lands, forest and other reservations of the United .States...
Page 61 - reclamation fund," to be used in the examination and survey for and the construction and maintenance of irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands...