Reports of the Department of the Interior, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 |
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... projects --- 43 Reclamation laws and their results . 44 Difficulties of the settlers_ . 45 Results of reclamation_ . 46 Crops of 1915_ 48 Bureau of Mines__ 51 Purpose of the Bureau of Mines_ 51 Chief features of the work of the Bureau ...
... projects --- 43 Reclamation laws and their results . 44 Difficulties of the settlers_ . 45 Results of reclamation_ . 46 Crops of 1915_ 48 Bureau of Mines__ 51 Purpose of the Bureau of Mines_ 51 Chief features of the work of the Bureau ...
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... projects-- 179 Sale of " ten - chain " lots in Imperial County , Cal_ . The Imperial Valley- 179 180 The Imperial land district , California_ 183 State selections__ 183 Adjustment of the school grant_ . 184 Swamp and overflow lands_ ...
... projects-- 179 Sale of " ten - chain " lots in Imperial County , Cal_ . The Imperial Valley- 179 180 The Imperial land district , California_ 183 State selections__ 183 Adjustment of the school grant_ . 184 Swamp and overflow lands_ ...
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... projects , bringing 10 projects or units thereof to completion and issuing public notices opening the lands to entry and water service . Added a quarter of a million acres , or 5,000 farms , to the area under Government works for which ...
... projects , bringing 10 projects or units thereof to completion and issuing public notices opening the lands to entry and water service . Added a quarter of a million acres , or 5,000 farms , to the area under Government works for which ...
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... projects . One thousand one hundred and twenty - four original homestead entries were examined and accepted ; 764 final homestead entries were approved for patent ; 15 assignments of desert - land entries within irrigation projects were ...
... projects . One thousand one hundred and twenty - four original homestead entries were examined and accepted ; 764 final homestead entries were approved for patent ; 15 assignments of desert - land entries within irrigation projects were ...
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... projects alleged as sources of water supply in- désért entries , 154 projects having been favorably acted upon in that 1 * [ ... time , involving approximately 1,000 desert - land entries ; REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR . 21 ...
... projects alleged as sources of water supply in- désért entries , 154 projects having been favorably acted upon in that 1 * [ ... time , involving approximately 1,000 desert - land entries ; REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR . 21 ...
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Page 752 - 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 823 - The service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment...
Page 828 - States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people...
Page 826 - Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 394 - That this officer shall have the direction of the geological survey and the classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.
Page 368 - Tex., by Dr. JA Udden, of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology of the University of Texas, and...
Page 826 - That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right of way, or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.
Page 534 - SEC. 5. That for tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this act, other than those performed for the Government of the United States, or State governments within the United States, a reasonable fee covering the necessary expenses shall be charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such tests and investigations...
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Page 823 - An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States...