Congressional Serial Set, Issue 2707U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... extent these rivers and their tributaries , together with the water that may be stored in reservoirs which now runs to waste , carrying silt and increas- ing floods in the Lower Mississippi , may be utilized , is as yet undeter mined ...
... extent these rivers and their tributaries , together with the water that may be stored in reservoirs which now runs to waste , carrying silt and increas- ing floods in the Lower Mississippi , may be utilized , is as yet undeter mined ...
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... extent the Columbia River and its tributaries may be utilized for this purpose in eastern Oregon and Washington is not yet determined . There is a large extent of Oregon east of the Cascades which possesses great natural fertility , but ...
... extent the Columbia River and its tributaries may be utilized for this purpose in eastern Oregon and Washington is not yet determined . There is a large extent of Oregon east of the Cascades which possesses great natural fertility , but ...
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... extent . On the western slopes , in the valleys of the Grande and Uncompahgre Rivers , there are con- siderable areas under ditch . Colorado is drained on the west by the Colorado River and its tributaries . It is also a great mineral ...
... extent . On the western slopes , in the valleys of the Grande and Uncompahgre Rivers , there are con- siderable areas under ditch . Colorado is drained on the west by the Colorado River and its tributaries . It is also a great mineral ...
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... extent by means of irrigation . While there are large parts of the State that must re- main deserts for want of water , still there are valleys interspersed in the mountains throughout the State of exceeding fertility , and for which ...
... extent by means of irrigation . While there are large parts of the State that must re- main deserts for want of water , still there are valleys interspersed in the mountains throughout the State of exceeding fertility , and for which ...
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... extent the waters of this river can he stored and utilized is a problem not yet solved , but it is confidently believed that , by storage of the flood waters , a very large extent of country , in addition to that heretefore cultivated ...
... extent the waters of this river can he stored and utilized is a problem not yet solved , but it is confidently believed that , by storage of the flood waters , a very large extent of country , in addition to that heretefore cultivated ...
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Page 7 - 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 7 - All patents granted, or preemption or homesteads allowed, shall be subject to any vested and accrued water rights, or rights to ditches and reservoirs used in connection with such water rights, as may have been acquired under or recognized by the preceding section.
Page 424 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated, for sale, rental, or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 7 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 420 - The location must be distinctly marked on the ground so that its boundaries can be readily traced. All records of mining claims hereafter made shall contain the name or names of the locators, the date of the location, and such a description of the claim or claims located by reference to some natural object or permanent monument as will identify the claim.
Page 418 - The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water supplied to any county, city, or town, or water district, or the inhabitants thereof, is a franchise, and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.
Page 418 - 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...
Page 212 - The water of every natural stream, not heretofore appropriated, within the state of Colorado, is hereby declared to be the property of the public, and the same is dedicated to the use of the people of the state, subject to appropriation as hereinafter provided.
Page 12 - And all the lands which may hereafter be designated or selected by such United States surveys for sites for reservoirs, ditches, or canals for irrigation purposes and all the lands made susceptible of irrigation by such reservoirs, ditches, or canals are from this time henceforth hereby reserved from sale as the property of the United States, and shall not be subject after the passage of this act, to entry, settlement, or occupation until further provided by law...
Page 424 - The right to divert and appropriate the unappropriated waters of any natural stream to beneficial uses, shall never be denied.