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Show TO DUILD REBEHVOint). 0loglrat snrvar IMwn to ll.xla Tferkem " tlr.nd lln.lerl.llnf. Several partlet from the geological surrty, comprising In all about 100 men, will begin work soon on the California-Nevada border that It expected to Involve an Immense amount of labor and the ultimate expenditure of about 110.000,000 distributed over a period of about ten years. Thlt It a project to build large reaervolra ou the California tide of the California-Nevada line and the reclamation of the fertile lands on the Nevada tide. Chief Ilrdrographer F, II. Newell ttyi that the lack of con-aervatlon con-aervatlon of the water sources arcounta for a tteadr lot of population In Nevada. Ne-vada. The partlet, which will begin operations shortly, will work mainly along tbo Truckee, Carson and Walker rlvera. They will measure the volume of the streams, thu capacity ot reser-voire reser-voire aod estimate the cost of building them. In the vallrya the water which can be uaed to the belt advantage will bo ascertained. |