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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... heads in the mountains of this State , and before it enters New Mexico passes through extensive valleys which are ... head in numerous lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains , where the precipitation is greater than in any other part of ...
... heads in the mountains of this State , and before it enters New Mexico passes through extensive valleys which are ... head in numerous lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains , where the precipitation is greater than in any other part of ...
Page 33
... head in and receive their primal sup- ply from the precipitation and drainage of the upper Rocky Mountain ranges . The valleys are usually narrow and long . The Yellowstone is an example , presenting as it does a tillable valley or ...
... head in and receive their primal sup- ply from the precipitation and drainage of the upper Rocky Mountain ranges . The valleys are usually narrow and long . The Yellowstone is an example , presenting as it does a tillable valley or ...
Page 59
... head of the Gulf of California and shortly after sunrise on a September morning , its session was held in the open air while around it were grouped specimens of fine tropical fruits . Yuma has an elevation above sea - level of a little ...
... head of the Gulf of California and shortly after sunrise on a September morning , its session was held in the open air while around it were grouped specimens of fine tropical fruits . Yuma has an elevation above sea - level of a little ...
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... head in one political division and run through another . In all these cases the waters must be divided on some equitable and wise principle . In general the headwater States and Territories have it in their power to control the ...
... head in one political division and run through another . In all these cases the waters must be divided on some equitable and wise principle . In general the headwater States and Territories have it in their power to control the ...
Page 125
... head and along the flanks of the Mesilla Valley . At the Point of Rocks , at the head of Mesilla Valley , all of the waters of the Rio Grande can be captured again and they can be taken out into the Mesilla Valley and used once more ...
... head and along the flanks of the Mesilla Valley . At the Point of Rocks , at the head of Mesilla Valley , all of the waters of the Rio Grande can be captured again and they can be taken out into the Mesilla Valley and used once more ...
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