Annual Report, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 |
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... miles of mountain channel . Each June , when the snows of the Rockies melt , the Colorado , resenting the ... square miles of land that need but the water of the Colorado River to make them as fruitful as the lands of the San Joaquin or ...
... miles of mountain channel . Each June , when the snows of the Rockies melt , the Colorado , resenting the ... square miles of land that need but the water of the Colorado River to make them as fruitful as the lands of the San Joaquin or ...
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... square miles and lies only 70 miles from Denver . Many hotels lie at the feet of these moun- tains and three railroads skirt their sides . This is Colorado's second national park , the other being Mesa Verde , where this department ...
... square miles and lies only 70 miles from Denver . Many hotels lie at the feet of these moun- tains and three railroads skirt their sides . This is Colorado's second national park , the other being Mesa Verde , where this department ...
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... square miles , an area larger than the State of Colorado . The items of increase over the work of the previous year include nearly 2,000 square miles more of detailed geologic mapping in the States and a net increase in Alaska of 5,000 ...
... square miles , an area larger than the State of Colorado . The items of increase over the work of the previous year include nearly 2,000 square miles more of detailed geologic mapping in the States and a net increase in Alaska of 5,000 ...
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... square miles and reconnaissance geologic surveys 47,355 square miles , a total of 67,647 square miles . Systematic detailed surveys of mining districts were carried on in Arizona , Colorado , Minnesota , Nevada , New Mexico , Oklahoma ...
... square miles and reconnaissance geologic surveys 47,355 square miles , a total of 67,647 square miles . Systematic detailed surveys of mining districts were carried on in Arizona , Colorado , Minnesota , Nevada , New Mexico , Oklahoma ...
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... square miles . In addition 19 square miles was surveyed in Hawaii and 10,910 square miles in Alaska . This work was carried on in 30 States , Alaska , and Hawaii , and 20 of these States and Hawaii cooperated with the Federal Survey ...
... square miles . In addition 19 square miles was surveyed in Hawaii and 10,910 square miles in Alaska . This work was carried on in 30 States , Alaska , and Hawaii , and 20 of these States and Hawaii cooperated with the Federal Survey ...
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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.