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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... portion of the great plains between the Canadian line and Mexico , and the foot - hills of the Rocky Mount- ains and a line following where the rain - fall ceases to be sufficient to produce regular crops . This line is not a straight ...
... portion of the great plains between the Canadian line and Mexico , and the foot - hills of the Rocky Mount- ains and a line following where the rain - fall ceases to be sufficient to produce regular crops . This line is not a straight ...
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... portion of the district is situated ; or in case any of the States or Territories refuse to join , then the State or Territory in which the larger portion of the irrigable land is situated may perform all the acts necessary to enable ...
... portion of the district is situated ; or in case any of the States or Territories refuse to join , then the State or Territory in which the larger portion of the irrigable land is situated may perform all the acts necessary to enable ...
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... portions of western Ne- braska . An especial feature was the account given of the irrigation en- terprise at North Platte , the most easterly of all such projects known to your committee . In closing this portion of the review of your ...
... portions of western Ne- braska . An especial feature was the account given of the irrigation en- terprise at North Platte , the most easterly of all such projects known to your committee . In closing this portion of the review of your ...
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... portion of southern and central Arizona , producing , too , from two to five crops per year . The same conditions are found in Pinal and Pima Counties . On the Pima Indian Reservation , and in the valley of the Santa Cruz and near ...
... portion of southern and central Arizona , producing , too , from two to five crops per year . The same conditions are found in Pinal and Pima Counties . On the Pima Indian Reservation , and in the valley of the Santa Cruz and near ...
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... portion of the Territory of New Mexico . The Rio Grande , as is well - known , passes through it from north to south . Within the New Mexican portion of that valley and its immediate streams there are about 100,000 people dependent upon ...
... portion of the Territory of New Mexico . The Rio Grande , as is well - known , passes through it from north to south . Within the New Mexican portion of that valley and its immediate streams there are about 100,000 people dependent upon ...
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