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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... means of bringing the un- derflow supply to the surface . To what extent these lands may be brought under cultivation by these means is yet unknown , but it is highly probable that great and beneficial results in the irrigation of these ...
... means of bringing the un- derflow supply to the surface . To what extent these lands may be brought under cultivation by these means is yet unknown , but it is highly probable that great and beneficial results in the irrigation of these ...
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... means of obtaining a credit for that purpose , which , when capital understands the security it offers , will assuredly command all the money that may be needed . The San Francisco session was one of the most satisfactory held . Added ...
... means of obtaining a credit for that purpose , which , when capital understands the security it offers , will assuredly command all the money that may be needed . The San Francisco session was one of the most satisfactory held . Added ...
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... means of seepage . The valley bed is wide , the stream itself broad and shallow , the grade from the mountains eastward is at least 7 feet to the mile , giving a rapid descent , adding thereby to the surface loss , and the soil of the ...
... means of seepage . The valley bed is wide , the stream itself broad and shallow , the grade from the mountains eastward is at least 7 feet to the mile , giving a rapid descent , adding thereby to the surface loss , and the soil of the ...
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... means of irrigation . The sessions at Pueblo and Colorado Springs proved interesting because of the local facts obtained at the first place in regard to the Arkansas , and as to forestry matters in the State at the second point . At ...
... means of irrigation . The sessions at Pueblo and Colorado Springs proved interesting because of the local facts obtained at the first place in regard to the Arkansas , and as to forestry matters in the State at the second point . At ...
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... means of the storage of water at high altitudes and on a large scale . This does not , however , exclude some moderate areas to be reached and re claimed by local storage and distribution , or even as to a considerable number of acres ...
... means of the storage of water at high altitudes and on a large scale . This does not , however , exclude some moderate areas to be reached and re claimed by local storage and distribution , or even as to a considerable number of acres ...
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