Annual Report, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 |
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... given that the lands of little rain can be made more fruitful than those where the rainfall is abundant . Land and water we have ; the problem of bringing them together is one only of money . When the war in Europe shut off certain ...
... given that the lands of little rain can be made more fruitful than those where the rainfall is abundant . Land and water we have ; the problem of bringing them together is one only of money . When the war in Europe shut off certain ...
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... given of our resources as no people ever did before or ever can again . Within 50 years we gave in subsidies to our rail- roads public lands that exceeded in size a territory seven times as large as the State of Pennsylvania . We have given ...
... given of our resources as no people ever did before or ever can again . Within 50 years we gave in subsidies to our rail- roads public lands that exceeded in size a territory seven times as large as the State of Pennsylvania . We have given ...
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... given color to our civilization and buoyancy to the hearts of the people . It has been a century of revelation , and as yet we have only the most superficial knowledge of what this land is , of what it will yield to research , and how ...
... given color to our civilization and buoyancy to the hearts of the people . It has been a century of revelation , and as yet we have only the most superficial knowledge of what this land is , of what it will yield to research , and how ...
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... given time an area be given as a reward for proving the ground , and adjacent lands leased upon a royalty basis . AN INVALUABLE MINERAL . There is another charge to be made against the existing law more serious than its unworkability ...
... given time an area be given as a reward for proving the ground , and adjacent lands leased upon a royalty basis . AN INVALUABLE MINERAL . There is another charge to be made against the existing law more serious than its unworkability ...
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... given the name of " Pima , " after the name of the Indian reservation in Arizona on which it was produced . Approximately $ 1,000,000 will be realized from this production during the year . 9. The greatest efforts are being put forth to ...
... given the name of " Pima , " after the name of the Indian reservation in Arizona on which it was produced . Approximately $ 1,000,000 will be realized from this production during the year . 9. The greatest efforts are being put forth to ...
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Page 276 - That five per centum of the proceeds of the sales of public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by the United States subsequent to the admission of said State into the Union, after deducting all the expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to the said State, to be used as a permanent fund, the interest of which only shall be expended for the support of the common schools within said State.
Page 1052 - States is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments...
Page 663 - British thermal unit is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1° F.
Page 470 - New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. 2. The...
Page 1079 - Interior, who shall administer and protect the same under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June 8, 1906, entitled "An Act for the preservation of American antiquities...
Page 1044 - Hunting or killing, wounding, or capturing any bird or wild animal on the park lands, except dangerous animals when necessary to prevent them from destroying life or inflicting an injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game killed on the park lands under...
Page 536 - Harrison, the area mapped being 30 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 :62,500, with a contour interval of 20 feet. For the control of the...
Page 974 - An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States...
Page 457 - Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the Geological Structure, mineral resources and products of the national domain...
Page 1033 - Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted or displayed within the park, except such as may be necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public, upon buildings on leased ground.