Irrigation in the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - 386 pages |
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... less than five hundred . In Fresno County fewer wells have been bored . In the southern part of the county water is obtained in one well at a depth of 152 feet . Others have been bored in the region bordering on the San Joaquin River ...
... less than five hundred . In Fresno County fewer wells have been bored . In the southern part of the county water is obtained in one well at a depth of 152 feet . Others have been bored in the region bordering on the San Joaquin River ...
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... less severe than on the plain . Peaches in the foot - hills have ripened a month earlier than on Kern Island ; all kinds of stone fruits mature early , while other kinds that do not bear well or regularly in the valley grow to ...
... less severe than on the plain . Peaches in the foot - hills have ripened a month earlier than on Kern Island ; all kinds of stone fruits mature early , while other kinds that do not bear well or regularly in the valley grow to ...
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... less conspicuous for its luxuriant tree - growth . Within the last four years 1,500 acres of orange orchards have been planted , and these trees seem to be thriving well . The oranges are rich in color , luscious in taste , and ...
... less conspicuous for its luxuriant tree - growth . Within the last four years 1,500 acres of orange orchards have been planted , and these trees seem to be thriving well . The oranges are rich in color , luscious in taste , and ...
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... Less than 12,000 acres of land are now cultivated in Owens Valley . In the extreme southern portions of California there is ample oppor- tunity for storage on a large scale . There is a difference of opinion among engineers . Some think ...
... Less than 12,000 acres of land are now cultivated in Owens Valley . In the extreme southern portions of California there is ample oppor- tunity for storage on a large scale . There is a difference of opinion among engineers . Some think ...
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... less than $ 10,000,000 . The area of the following irrigation districts can be given with accuracy : Modesto Turlock West Side Madera . Alta .. White River . Poso Sunset ( proposed ) Fresno ( proposed ) Total area San Joaquin Valley ...
... less than $ 10,000,000 . The area of the following irrigation districts can be given with accuracy : Modesto Turlock West Side Madera . Alta .. White River . Poso Sunset ( proposed ) Fresno ( proposed ) Total area San Joaquin Valley ...
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Irrigation in the United States Richard Josiah Hinton,United States Dept of Agriculture No preview available - 2016 |
Irrigation in the United States: A Report Richard Josiah Hinton,United States Dept of Agriculture No preview available - 2018 |
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acequia acres aforesaid agricultural appointed appropriation of water artesian assessment average basin board of directors California canal cañon capacity cent certificate channel claim Colo Colorado construction corporation cost Creek crops cubic feet cubic foot cultivated Dakota damages decree depth distribution district court ditch divert division drainage duty election engineer entitled estimated farms feet per second feet wide filed flow flume foot-hills Fresno Fresno County furnish head-gate hereby inches interest irri irrigation irrigation district Kern Kern Island Kern River Lake located miner's inches mountains natural stream necessary Nevada notice owner or owners paid party payment person or persons petition pipe portion quantity rain-fall reclamation region reservoir Riparian rights River San Joaquin Valley soil square miles storage sufficient surface Territory thereof tion Utah Valley water commissioner water district water rights water supply water-course width
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Page 245 - ... for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same ; and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed...
Page 238 - Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States) to the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens of the United States, according to the principles of the Constitution; and in the mean time, shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty and property, and secured in the free exercise of their religion without...
Page 245 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 154 - ... their free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Page 238 - Mexicans now established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and which remain for the future within the limits of the United States, as defined by the present Treaty, shall be free to continue where they now reside, or to remove at any time to the Mexican Republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said territories, or disposing thercof, and removing the proceeds wherever they please, without their being subjected, on this account, to any contribution, tax, or charge whatever.
Page 171 - Priority of appropriation shall give the better right as between those using the water for the same purpose ; but when the waters of any natural stream are not .sufficient for the service of all those desiring the use of the same, those using the water for domestic purposes shall have the preference over those claiming for any other purpose, and those using the water for agricultural purposes shall have preference over those using the same for manufacturing purposes.
Page 170 - That private property shall not be taken or damaged, for public or private use, without just compensation.
Page 178 - If the board fail to appoint a board of election, or the members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of election, the electors of the precinct present at that hour may appoint the board, or supply the place of an absent member thereof. The board of directors must, in its order appointing the board of election, designate the house or place within the precinct where the election must be held.
Page 238 - ... in the said territories after the expiration of that year without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans shall be considered to have elected to become citizens of the United States.
Page 177 - Such petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the said board, and shall be published for at least two weeks before the time at which the same is to be presented, in some newspaper printed and published in the county where said petition is presented, together with a notice stating the time of the meeting at which the same will be presented...