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 7
... supply is sufficient is a most important con- sideration . Besides , in nearly every part of the arid region more than one crop can be produced each year from the same land , and a good crop is always certain with a constant water supply ...
... supply is sufficient is a most important con- sideration . Besides , in nearly every part of the arid region more than one crop can be produced each year from the same land , and a good crop is always certain with a constant water supply ...
Page 31
... supply the town with water for domestic uses , town purposes , and as power for manufacturing . A considerable number of artesian wells for farm uses are found in the same county . Aberdeen has two , Jamestown , Huron , Redfield , and ...
... supply the town with water for domestic uses , town purposes , and as power for manufacturing . A considerable number of artesian wells for farm uses are found in the same county . Aberdeen has two , Jamestown , Huron , Redfield , and ...
Page 44
... supply . ( 2 ) Whenever any person or persons shall have had the open , peaceable , uninter- rupted , and continuous use of water for a period of seven years . A secondary right to the use of water for any of said purposes is hereby ...
... supply . ( 2 ) Whenever any person or persons shall have had the open , peaceable , uninter- rupted , and continuous use of water for a period of seven years . A secondary right to the use of water for any of said purposes is hereby ...
Page 66
... supply 20 feet below the surface . Nearly all the wells dug or bored in the " underground " water , under the lime- stone , show a tendency to rise above the point where first water was reached . In some localities a rise of 20 or 30 ...
... supply 20 feet below the surface . Nearly all the wells dug or bored in the " underground " water , under the lime- stone , show a tendency to rise above the point where first water was reached . In some localities a rise of 20 or 30 ...
Page 71
... supply of water easily available that will not only irrigate the Arkansas Valley , but also the broad plains north and south of us that have been mentioned in your hearing by gentlemen from Scott , Haskell , and other counties . I refer ...
... supply of water easily available that will not only irrigate the Arkansas Valley , but also the broad plains north and south of us that have been mentioned in your hearing by gentlemen from Scott , Haskell , and other counties . I refer ...
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