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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Page 15
... called hydrography , and it is the subject least understood in the arid region . Since it has been determined to transfer the Weather Service Bureau to the Agricultural Department , the em- ployés of that bureau , and the army of ...
... called hydrography , and it is the subject least understood in the arid region . Since it has been determined to transfer the Weather Service Bureau to the Agricultural Department , the em- ployés of that bureau , and the army of ...
Page 37
... called the Great Plains of the Columbia , which , although not so well known , is a promising country . Both these regions are poorly supplied with water , at least dur- ing the summer months . The topography of this section is so ...
... called the Great Plains of the Columbia , which , although not so well known , is a promising country . Both these regions are poorly supplied with water , at least dur- ing the summer months . The topography of this section is so ...
Page 48
... called here second crops , which in most cases will be limited to the foot - hills along the bases of the mountains , and matured in the months of September and October , by which time the greater part of this store of water will become ...
... called here second crops , which in most cases will be limited to the foot - hills along the bases of the mountains , and matured in the months of September and October , by which time the greater part of this store of water will become ...
Page 76
... called water rights as independent and separate things from the use of the water on the land . The ditch owners assume to say , " We will sell you a water right and give you a piece of pa- per " -an alleged deed showing that that is ...
... called water rights as independent and separate things from the use of the water on the land . The ditch owners assume to say , " We will sell you a water right and give you a piece of pa- per " -an alleged deed showing that that is ...
Page 88
... called it " the water that runs . " In the same section will be found the White and Loop Rivers , with considerable tributaries , all available for irrigation purposes . In southwestern Nebraska the Republican River , one of the most ...
... called it " the water that runs . " In the same section will be found the White and Loop Rivers , with considerable tributaries , all available for irrigation purposes . In southwestern Nebraska the Republican River , one of the most ...
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