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Title: Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: United States Geological Survey
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Fig. 1.—Map showing geographic relations of the Patrick and Goshen Hole quadrangles. interested in stock raising. Many of the ditches paralleled thestreams, and the water, not being easily conducted far from the val-leys, was carried as far as possible along them. In a short time somuch land had been entered under the desert-lands act that a ranch-man desiring to establish himself was obliged to first find open water.The lands irrigated consisted chiefly of natural meadows or fieldsof alfalfa. With the exception of the Platte River all the availablewater was in a short time appropriated, and in many cases ditches
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adams) GENERAL GEOLOGY. 13 were constructed which were never of practical benefit, excepl inobtaining titles to the lands before the rulings by the General LandOffice required their actual reclamation. The irrigation now beingconducted is principally for the purpose of raising hay and forage,which is used as winter feed. This permits of a much greater num-ber of cattle being grazed, since it reduces the amount of grass whichmust be reserved for winter pasture. With the taking up of the lands, so that but little open waterremained, the ranchmen were enabled to utilize the remaining port ionfor grazing, and, having made mutual agreements, felt in a measuresecure, and even ventured to fence public lands which they wishedto reserve for their own use. Latel)7 the sinking of deep wells andthe use of windmills and gasoline engines for pumping has developeda new situation. The leasing of a small tract of State lands or theentry of public lands and the maintenance of a watering place in thisma

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