Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands, Bände 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... places where experiments have been made it has been brought to the surface in considerable quantities by artesian wells ; and inasmuch as in other places important rivers sink and their waters pass beneath the surface , it is regarded ...
... places where experiments have been made it has been brought to the surface in considerable quantities by artesian wells ; and inasmuch as in other places important rivers sink and their waters pass beneath the surface , it is regarded ...
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... places volcanic cones rise over 5,000 feet above the plateaus , while cañon gorges are cut as deep below . To these characteristics the plateaus of the southwestern por- tion of Arizona present strong contrasts , consisting as they do ...
... places volcanic cones rise over 5,000 feet above the plateaus , while cañon gorges are cut as deep below . To these characteristics the plateaus of the southwestern por- tion of Arizona present strong contrasts , consisting as they do ...
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... places for the storage of water . Our experience shows that wherever irrigation is employed springs break out where under ordinary circum- stances they never flowed , and they frequently flow along into the winter , sometimes throughout ...
... places for the storage of water . Our experience shows that wherever irrigation is employed springs break out where under ordinary circum- stances they never flowed , and they frequently flow along into the winter , sometimes throughout ...
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... places in the United States , not all of the waters are thus returned directly to the air . By imper- fect control of the canals and minor water - ways notable bodies of water escape to be returned to the natural channels . Other bodies ...
... places in the United States , not all of the waters are thus returned directly to the air . By imper- fect control of the canals and minor water - ways notable bodies of water escape to be returned to the natural channels . Other bodies ...
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... places where the water can be diverted to advantage . At each of these places head works are constructed , and canals are made to lead the water therefrom to bodies of land , and in each case a group of farmers are dependent upon a ...
... places where the water can be diverted to advantage . At each of these places head works are constructed , and canals are made to lead the water therefrom to bodies of land , and in each case a group of farmers are dependent upon a ...
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Seite 412 - 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.
Seite 412 - All fines recovered under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the county treasury of the county in which the suit is tried, by the person collecting the same in the manner now provided by law to be used for county purposes.
Seite 416 - 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...
Seite 6 - 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.
Seite 204 - 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.
Seite 416 - The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water supplied to any county, city and county, or town, or the inhabitants thereof, is a franchise, and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.
Seite 410 - The right to divert the unappropriated waters of any natural stream to beneficial uses shall never be denied. Priority of appropriation shall give the better right as between those using the water for the same purpose...
Seite 163 - 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: Provided.
Seite 163 - For the purpose of investigating the extent to which the arid region of the United States can be redeemed by irrigation, and the segregation of the irrigable lands in such arid region, and for the selection of sites for reservoirs and other hydraulic works necessary for the storage and utilization of water for irrigation and the prevention of floods and overflows...
Seite 416 - 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 have the preference over those claiming for any other purpose, and those using the water for agricultural purposes shall have preference over those using the same for manufacturing purposes.