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 70
... wide valley underlaid with coarse sand and gravel at a short distance beneath the arable soil . It is estimated that 75 per cent . of this great volume of water sinks into this substratum . It is locally designated as " underflow " or ...
... wide valley underlaid with coarse sand and gravel at a short distance beneath the arable soil . It is estimated that 75 per cent . of this great volume of water sinks into this substratum . It is locally designated as " underflow " or ...
Page 108
... wide spaces of pasturage and timber lands , which they can utilize to great advantage . A difference of 100 or 200 miles along the course of a stream may make a difference in the amount of land that can be irrigated of five , ten , or ...
... wide spaces of pasturage and timber lands , which they can utilize to great advantage . A difference of 100 or 200 miles along the course of a stream may make a difference in the amount of land that can be irrigated of five , ten , or ...
Page 119
... wide , and 12 feet deep ; one 14 miles long , 1 mile wide , and 18 feet deep ; and the largest , which merits the name of a lake , being 74 miles long , 24 miles wide , and 40 feet deep . This vast work will cost about $ 1,000,000 , and ...
... wide , and 12 feet deep ; one 14 miles long , 1 mile wide , and 18 feet deep ; and the largest , which merits the name of a lake , being 74 miles long , 24 miles wide , and 40 feet deep . This vast work will cost about $ 1,000,000 , and ...
Page 10
... wide . That lake afforded a large amount of evaporation and made things look cheerful . A gentleman complained of that lake because a portion of it came on three acres of his land . He commenced suit against the town , he being one of ...
... wide . That lake afforded a large amount of evaporation and made things look cheerful . A gentleman complained of that lake because a portion of it came on three acres of his land . He commenced suit against the town , he being one of ...
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... wide , of rough , mountainous country , and that is known as mineral land , yet at the same time is covered by vast forests of pine timber . All through those hills are beautiful parks that are very productive , and that are utilized ...
... wide , of rough , mountainous country , and that is known as mineral land , yet at the same time is covered by vast forests of pine timber . All through those hills are beautiful parks that are very productive , and that are utilized ...
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