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Excerpt from Water-Supply Papers Nos. 284-286 I 281 North Atlantic coast. II 282 South Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico. III 283 Ohio River basin. IV 284 St. Lawrence River basin. V 285 Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins VI 286 Missouri River basin. VII 287 Lower Mississippi River basin. VIII 288 Western Gulf of Mexico. IX 289 Colorado River basin. X 290 Great Basin. XI 291 Pacific coast in California. XII 292 North Pacific coast. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Water-Supply Papers, 1911: Nos. 270-271 Provided that this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological strue ture, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. Inasmuch as water is the most abundant and most valuable mineral in nature, the investigation of water resources is included under the above provision for investigating mineral resources. The work has been Supported since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, by appropriations in successive sundry civil bills passed by Congress under the following item: For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the prepara tion of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Water-Supply Papers, 1913: Nos. 257-260 The driller deals with rocks as 'well as with tools, and to be success ful he must understand the character and attitude of the rocks as well as the manipulation of the tools. As by far the most common object of well drilling is to obtain water, oil, or gas, this report deals with the occurrence of these products and thus meets the desire among drillers for information that will enable them to select well sites with as definite an idea as possible of the rock formations that may be eu countered. The report does not, however, take up the geologic rela tion of ore deposits and the methods of ore prospecting with drills. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.