THE RECLAMATION SERVICE. 



in 



view to perfecting an organization to meet the demands of the future, 

 and special attention has been devoted to securing the economical and 

 efficient carrying out of the purposes of the law. It may be said that 

 the early clangers are passed and that now the work is assuming some- 

 thing of a permanent or routine character, resulting from the experience 

 already obtained. 



The following list gives alphabetically by states and territories the 

 principal projects in hand, the acreage which may be reclaimed, and the 



Principal Reclamation Projects under investigation by the Reclamation Service, 

 October, 19W, indicating approximate areas within which public lands 



HAVE BEEN RESERVED. SLOPING LINES INDICATE EASTERN 

 BOUNDARY OF RECLAMATION STATES. 



estimated expenditures or allotments already made. It is not possible 

 to give with precision the acreage or cost, as there are almost innumer- 

 able contingencies, and it has not been considered wise to delay in order 

 to ascertain with great exactness all the conditions which may be met. 

 For example, the acreage to be reclaimed may be more or less depend- 

 ent upon legal conditions or land titles to be secured, and the area will 

 also be modified when a more complete knowledge has been obtained 

 acre by acre of the reclaimable lands. 



