| Show W WATER R FOR EOR irrigation not ot enough h to oneto one to nth of the arid lands washington jan jam 7 the investigation of the water resources of tho united states undertaken by tho the geology acol survey has boon been practically completed complo tod the work was coll commenced in october 1889 with the of determining the quantity of water available for tho the irrigation of the arid and lands of tho the west or for uso use as aa water power studios studies hn hare ye boon been made of tho the most of drai drainage nago basins west of the meridian as well ns na several of the eatch monti of tho eat east the scientists ats devoted a largo large part of their time in era examining mining the pun mui offs offa of the missouri arkansas rio kio grando grande tind and inako rivers it doeg not appear probable probably said geologist P F nowell that eve even as a 10 per cent of tho th land now owned by y tho tha government can never be irrigated in fact there is not a sufficient supply of water to bring under cultivation arid and land equal to that which has passed into the hands of individuals and corporations there are how boil over localities where thousand of acres can bo be profitably irrigated by the bhe construction of dams and irrigating canals salt lake tribune |
