TY  - BOOK
AU  - Powell,John Wesley
AU  - Drummond,Willis
AU  - Dutton,Clarence E.
AU  - Gilbert,Grove Karl
AU  - Thompson,A.H.
TI  - Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah
AV  - F590.3HDTC 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Public lands -- United States
KW  - Irrigation -- West (U.S.)
KW  - Irrigation -- Utah
KW  - Rain and rainfall -- West (U.S.)
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Report_on_the_Lands_of_the_Arid_Region_of_the_United_States; Release date is 2023-02-09; 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; The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; United States: Government Printing Office, 1879
N2  - "Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific report published in 1878. Powell examines the arid western United States, challenging prevailing theories about rain patterns and settlement practices. He proposes cooperative communities, watershed-based political borders, and communal irrigation districts to develop the region sustainably. The report established Powell as a leading authority on the West and influenced the creation of the United States Geological Survey, though his vision for orderly development faced resistance from speculators and Congress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/reportonlandsofa00geog_1/page/n5/mode/2up
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69995
ER  -