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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... appropriated for topographic surveys , and $ 100,000 for surveys pertaining to irrigation . Of the sum appropriated for irrigation $ 60,000 was diverted by the Director from that purpose and added to the appropriation for topographic ...
... appropriated for topographic surveys , and $ 100,000 for surveys pertaining to irrigation . Of the sum appropriated for irrigation $ 60,000 was diverted by the Director from that purpose and added to the appropriation for topographic ...
Page 11
... appropriation for both the topographic and irrigation surveys , but declared that- The Director of the Geological Survey , under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior , shall make a report to Congress on the first Monday of ...
... appropriation for both the topographic and irrigation surveys , but declared that- The Director of the Geological Survey , under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior , shall make a report to Congress on the first Monday of ...
Page 12
... appropriations as were allotted by the Director to irrigation surveys , which statement is printed with this report ... appropriation . And all the lands which may hereafter be designated or selected by such United States surveys for ...
... appropriations as were allotted by the Director to irrigation surveys , which statement is printed with this report ... appropriation . And all the lands which may hereafter be designated or selected by such United States surveys for ...
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... appropriated $ 20,000 for the purpose of an immediate examination of these great plains , to collect all the facts for ... appropriation will be determined by the report which is to be made about the 1st of July . If anything can be done ...
... appropriated $ 20,000 for the purpose of an immediate examination of these great plains , to collect all the facts for ... appropriation will be determined by the report which is to be made about the 1st of July . If anything can be done ...
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... appropriations . It will not be necessary to continue appropriations of this character , and probably what is once done will be done for all time , and perhaps the appropriations recommended by the committee may be all that will be ...
... appropriations . It will not be necessary to continue appropriations of this character , and probably what is once done will be done for all time , and perhaps the appropriations recommended by the committee may be all that will be ...
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acres acres of land agricultural alfalfa amount of water ARID LANDS arid region artesian average basin Bear River Boisé bushels canal Cañon Cassia County CHAIRMAN City Colorado committee construction cost Creek crops cultivation Custer County Dakota Director POWELL east estimate extent farm farmers flow Fork Government Idaho inches irri irrigable lands irrigation IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION irrigation districts irrigation survey James River miles long miner's inches Missouri Missouri River Montana mountains Nevada North Dakota oats places portion produce purposes rain-fall raise reclaimed RECLAMATION OF ARID reservoir sites reservoirs River Valley Salt Lake Salt Lake County Senator JONES Senator PLUMB Senator REAGAN settlers Sevier Sevier River side SMITH Snake River snow soil spring square miles STATEMENT storage stored streams sufficient Territory timber tion topographic Utah Utah Lake Walla water rights water supply Weber River wheat Yellowstone