Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States : with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah : with maps / by J.W. Powell.
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Publication details:
Washington : G.P.O., 1879.
Edition:
2d edition
Record id:
66127
Author:
Series:
Legal classics library (Buffalo, N.Y.).
Subject:
Public lands -- United States.
Arid regions -- United States.
Irrigation -- United States.
Rain and rainfall -- United States.
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
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 C.E. Dutton
Irrigable land of that portion of Utah drained by the Colorado River and its tributaries / by A.H. Thompson
Land grants in aid of internal improvements / by Willis Drummond, Jr.
Note:
One of the reports of the U.S. Geographical and Geological Surveys of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Two maps on 2 folded leaves in pocket.
Includes index.
Reprinted from the 1878 ed. Two maps of two Utah locations added.
Electronic reproduction. [Buffalo, NY] : W.S. Hein, [2008]. (Hein online). (Legal classics). Mode of access: Internet. Address: http://www.heinonline.org. Subscription required for access. s2008 nyun s
Variant title:
HeinOnline Legal Classics Library collection.
Phys. description:
xv, 195 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 29 cm