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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... SMITH . Yes ; that is the only system in vogue in this Territory to - day . HOW WATER IS DISTRIBUTED . In the distribution of water the horary or time system has been adopted . The irrigation survey engineer states that the following ...
... SMITH . Yes ; that is the only system in vogue in this Territory to - day . HOW WATER IS DISTRIBUTED . In the distribution of water the horary or time system has been adopted . The irrigation survey engineer states that the following ...
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... Smith 1 ...... do 1 ... do 2,000 4,000 Missouri . 2 ...... do € 25 , 500 Judith 1 ..do Deer Lodge 1 ...... do 3,000 d49 , 000 Jefferson Madison .. Gallatin Musselshell Milk River . Yellowstone . Big Horn . 1 ...... do 1 ...... do ... do ...
... Smith 1 ...... do 1 ... do 2,000 4,000 Missouri . 2 ...... do € 25 , 500 Judith 1 ..do Deer Lodge 1 ...... do 3,000 d49 , 000 Jefferson Madison .. Gallatin Musselshell Milk River . Yellowstone . Big Horn . 1 ...... do 1 ...... do ... do ...
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... Smith Hilliard , forwarded the annexed paper . To the special committee of the United States Senate appointed to investigate and report on the matter of irrigation of arid lands , etc .: GENTLEMEN : The undersigned , citizens of ...
... Smith Hilliard , forwarded the annexed paper . To the special committee of the United States Senate appointed to investigate and report on the matter of irrigation of arid lands , etc .: GENTLEMEN : The undersigned , citizens of ...
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... SMITH . We do need irrigation . It can only be obtained from artesian wells . The CHAIRMAN . Have the crops suffered in your county for want of water ? Mr. SMITH . They have suffered somewhat . However , we have a fair crop in our ...
... SMITH . We do need irrigation . It can only be obtained from artesian wells . The CHAIRMAN . Have the crops suffered in your county for want of water ? Mr. SMITH . They have suffered somewhat . However , we have a fair crop in our ...
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... Smith , is about 90 feet deep . The CHAIRMAN . You mean the strata carrying the water . Mr. MCLOUTH . The water - bearing strata . There are a great number of artesian wells in Sanborn , the adjoining county to Miner ; but they seem to ...
... Smith , is about 90 feet deep . The CHAIRMAN . You mean the strata carrying the water . Mr. MCLOUTH . The water - bearing strata . There are a great number of artesian wells in Sanborn , the adjoining county to Miner ; but they seem to ...
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