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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... reservoirs , ditches , or ca- nals are from this time henceforth hereby reserved from sale , as the property of the United States , and shall not be subject after the passage of this act , to entry , settle- ment , or occupation until ...
... reservoirs , ditches , or ca- nals are from this time henceforth hereby reserved from sale , as the property of the United States , and shall not be subject after the passage of this act , to entry , settle- ment , or occupation until ...
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... reservoirs , ditches , or canals for irrigating pur- poses , and all lands made susceptible of irrigation by such reservoirs , ditches , or canals are since the passage of said act absolutely reserved from sale as property of the United ...
... reservoirs , ditches , or canals for irrigating pur- poses , and all lands made susceptible of irrigation by such reservoirs , ditches , or canals are since the passage of said act absolutely reserved from sale as property of the United ...
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... reservoirs , ditches or canals " mentioned in said act , is hereby re- pealed ; so that the reservation in said act shall only include all the land which may , after the passage of said act , have been or may hereafther be designated or ...
... reservoirs , ditches or canals " mentioned in said act , is hereby re- pealed ; so that the reservation in said act shall only include all the land which may , after the passage of said act , have been or may hereafther be designated or ...
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... reservoirs must necessarily be at some distance from the lands to be irrigated , as the lands must lie at a lower altitude than the reservoir in order that the water may be conducted to them by canals . When the waters are stored in the ...
... reservoirs must necessarily be at some distance from the lands to be irrigated , as the lands must lie at a lower altitude than the reservoir in order that the water may be conducted to them by canals . When the waters are stored in the ...
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... reservoir with reasonable economy immediately above El Paso ; we can also create a reservoir , or series of reservoirs , in the Mesilla Valley ; but how much water can be caught and held in these reservoirs we do not know , and can not ...
... reservoir with reasonable economy immediately above El Paso ; we can also create a reservoir , or series of reservoirs , in the Mesilla Valley ; but how much water can be caught and held in these reservoirs we do not know , and can not ...
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