Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... LAKE AND NEVADA . The sessions held in Salt Lake City on the 19th and 20th of August prove the value of the preparations that had been made . Governor A. L. Thomas , in response to the communications sent by the committee's expert and ...
... LAKE AND NEVADA . The sessions held in Salt Lake City on the 19th and 20th of August prove the value of the preparations that had been made . Governor A. L. Thomas , in response to the communications sent by the committee's expert and ...
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... Lakes in Lassen County , with Donner in Sierra County , all in the State of California , but as part of a great drainage basin , naturally affiliated with the area of which Nevada forms the largest portion . Lake Tahoe , at an altitude ...
... Lakes in Lassen County , with Donner in Sierra County , all in the State of California , but as part of a great drainage basin , naturally affiliated with the area of which Nevada forms the largest portion . Lake Tahoe , at an altitude ...
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... lake a little west of the town which at one time was half a mile long and 80 rods wide . That lake afforded a large amount of evaporation and made things look cheerful . A gentleman complained of that lake because a portion of it came ...
... lake a little west of the town which at one time was half a mile long and 80 rods wide . That lake afforded a large amount of evaporation and made things look cheerful . A gentleman complained of that lake because a portion of it came ...
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... Lake , due north from Jamestown , and in the James River Valley , James River turning off at a given point . Here is Devil's Lake City on the north side of the lake . A well has been recently put in success- ful operation there , of ...
... Lake , due north from Jamestown , and in the James River Valley , James River turning off at a given point . Here is Devil's Lake City on the north side of the lake . A well has been recently put in success- ful operation there , of ...
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... lakes were filled with water . Preston Lake was so full the railroad company had to lay its track around it . Lake Brant was filled with water . The seasons of 1881 , 1882 , and 1883 were very productive . The CHAIRMAN . How large is Lake ...
... lakes were filled with water . Preston Lake was so full the railroad company had to lay its track around it . Lake Brant was filled with water . The seasons of 1881 , 1882 , and 1883 were very productive . The CHAIRMAN . How large is Lake ...
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