| Author |
Drummond, Willis, 1808-1879 |
| Author |
Dutton, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward), 1841-1912 |
| Author |
Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918 |
| Author |
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 |
| Author |
Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906 |
| LoC No. |
rc01001572
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| Title |
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah
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| Original Publication |
United States: Government Printing Office, 1879.
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| Contents |
Physical characteristics of the arid region -- The land-system needed for the arid region -- The rainfall of the western portion of the United States [based upon the "Smithsonian tables of precipitation in rain and snow"] -- Water supply, by G.K. Gilbert -- Certain important questions relating to irrigable lands -- The lands of Utah -- Irrigable lands of the Salt lake drainage system, by G.K. Gilbert -- Irrigable lands of the valley of the Sevier river, by Capt. C.E. Dutton -- Irrigable lands of that portion of Utah drained by the Colorado river and its tributaries, by Prof. A.H. Thompson -- Land grants in aid of internal improvements, by Willis Drummond, Jr.
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| Credits |
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
F590.3: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains
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| LoC Class |
HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
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| LoC Class |
TC: Technology: Ocean engineering
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| Subject |
Public lands -- United States
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| Subject |
Irrigation -- West (U.S.)
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| Subject |
Irrigation -- Utah
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| Subject |
Rain and rainfall -- West (U.S.)
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
69995 |
| Release Date |
Feb 9, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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