Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 |
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... supply- Report of the Commissioner of Pensions__ Fiscal operations_ Interesting facts . 216 216 218 Statistics relating to the disposition of the public domain_ 219 277 279 279 General statement Reduction of the force__ Employees in ...
... supply- Report of the Commissioner of Pensions__ Fiscal operations_ Interesting facts . 216 216 218 Statistics relating to the disposition of the public domain_ 219 277 279 279 General statement Reduction of the force__ Employees in ...
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... supply of this metal needed in the manufacture of steel . 18. Completed an investigation of methods of reducing metal losses in melting aluminum scrap . 19. Developed an improved electric furnace for melting brass . 20. Prepared for ...
... supply of this metal needed in the manufacture of steel . 18. Completed an investigation of methods of reducing metal losses in melting aluminum scrap . 19. Developed an improved electric furnace for melting brass . 20. Prepared for ...
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... supply in desert entries , 154 projects having been favorably acted upon in that time , involving approximately 1,000 desert - land entries ; REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR . 21 Railroad grants Rights of Desert-land entries_ ...
... supply in desert entries , 154 projects having been favorably acted upon in that time , involving approximately 1,000 desert - land entries ; REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR . 21 Railroad grants Rights of Desert-land entries_ ...
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... supply water , the increase in the areas actually irrigated and cropped , the increase in the value of crops produced , and the increase in the actual number of settlers and of homes . The progressive increase in these elements is shown ...
... supply water , the increase in the areas actually irrigated and cropped , the increase in the value of crops produced , and the increase in the actual number of settlers and of homes . The progressive increase in these elements is shown ...
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... supply as thus regulated is capable of supplying from 20,000 to 30,000 acres of land not yet reached by canals . Surveys are in progress to determine where this can best be used , as there are possibilities on both the north side and ...
... supply as thus regulated is capable of supplying from 20,000 to 30,000 acres of land not yet reached by canals . Surveys are in progress to determine where this can best be used , as there are possibilities on both the north side and ...
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Page 733 - 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 400 - 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 378 - Tex., by Dr. JA Udden, of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology of the University of Texas, and...
Page 408 - Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin...
Page 530 - Utah, subject to entry under this act, do not have upon them such a sufficient supply of water suitable for domestic purposes as would make continuous residence upon the lands possible...
Page 544 - That the director of said bureau shall prepare and publish, subject to the direction of the Secretary of the interior, under the appropriations made from time to time by Congress, reports of inquiries and investigations, with appropriate recommendations of the bureau, concerning the nature, causes, and prevention of accidents, and the improvement of conditions, methods, and equipment, with special reference to health, safety, and prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other...
Page 476 - Morey, the area mapped being 151 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 : 62,500, with a contour interval of 20 feet.
Page 544 - Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic Investigations concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste In the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries...
Page 164 - The listings of these lands and action on final proof under this act are practically up to date. LIEU SELECTIONS FOR LANDS IN INDIAN RESERVATIONS. The act of April 21, 1904 (33 Stat, 211), provides for an exchange by an owner of private land over which an Indian reservation has been extended by Executive order for nonmineral, nontimber, surveyed public lands of equal area and value, and situated in the same State or Territory.
Page 94 - An Act to protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone National Park, and to punish crimes in said park, and for other purposes," approved May seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four.