RTT^AL EXOTNEERTNG. 4^8 



ilraininj; nf hiiid in cooiicrjif ion with tlif owners oi- counllfs wlit-rc tlici'c was not 

 suflicient understanding: of tlio matter to eitber make the surveys or develop a 

 plan of work. 



Careful investigation has been made of drainage in connection with th(> con- 

 struction of levees and the interior ditching and draining of i)rotected land, an 

 instance being investigations in the valley of Neosho River, Kansas. The 

 erosion of hill lands, which is a constant menace to the stability and continued 

 productiveness of f.-irnis, has received attention, and experiments in tiie drainage 

 of a tract of such lands in (Jeorgia have resulted in the complete restoration of 

 their original value. 



The increased tendency toward intensive production is directing the atten- 

 tion of owners of land in the Middle West and South to the attainment of this 

 end by the aid of mKl(>rdrainage. Dithculties have been encountered, however, 

 in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and the Dakotas, where it is now conceded 

 that more complete drainage than that offered by surface drainage is desirable, 

 but where the probable efficiency of tile drains in such soils and in a climate 

 where the ground freezes to a depth of 6 ft. is problematic. To secure informa- 

 tion on these questions this Office proposes to establish experimental plats in the 

 localities named, where drain tiles will be laid in various ways to determine the 

 particular method of use giving the best results. 



The prevention of damage b.y rise of alkali in the irrigated soils of the West 

 is being experimented upon in Utah, Washington, and Nebraska, where such 

 work as has already been done has shown uniformly beneficial results. 



Preliminar.v investigations have also been made in the Kankakee Yalle,v, Indi- 

 ana, in the examination of the counti'y and collection of information bearing 

 upon the problems encountered in the reclamation of the Kankakee Marsh. 



Report of progress of stream. m^easurem.eiits for the calendar year 1905 

 (U. S. Geol. Survey, Watcr-Siipplj/ and Irrkj. Papers Xos. 165-118, pp. 1.55+ 

 166 +101 +128 +16.) + 153 + 116 +113 +28S + 105+133 + 19 'i + l'i2+2-r3 +2.-,0).— 

 The report consists of 14 j)apers published separately as parts 1 to 14. The 

 parts cover the following subjects: 



rt. 1, Atlantic Coast of New F]ngland Drainages II. K. Barrows and John C. 

 Iloyt; pt. 2, Iludscm, Passaic. Raritan. ;nid Delawai'c River Drainages, R. H. 

 Ilorton, N. C. Grover and J. C. lloyt; pt. .'5, Sustiuehanna, Cunpowder, Pa- 

 tai)sco. Potomac, James, Roanoke, and Yadkin River Drainages, N. C. Grover 

 and J. C. lloyt; pt. 4, Santee, Savannah, Ogeechee, and Altamaha Rivers and 

 Eastei'u (iulf of Mexico I)rainag(>s, M. R. Ilall and J. (". Iloyt; i>t. .1, Ohio and 

 Lower Eastern ^Mississippi River Drainages, M. R. Hall, F. W. Hauua, and 

 J. C. Moyt ; pt. (5, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Drainages, R. E. Hor- 

 ton, F. W. Hanna, and J. C. Iloyt ; ])t. 7. Hudson Pay and Tapper Eastern and 

 Western Mississippi River Drainages, F. W. Ilanna and J. C. Hoyt ; pt 8, Mis- 

 souri River Drainag(>, C. C. Pabb, M. ('. Ilinderlider. and J. C. Hoyt; pt. 0. 

 Meramec, Arkansas. Red, and Lower Western Mississipj)! River Drainages. 

 M. C. Ilinderlider, J. M. Giles, and J. C. Hoyt; pt. 10, Western Gulf of M(>xico 

 and Rio (irande Drainages, T. V. Taylor and J. C. Hoyt; pt. 11, Colorado 

 River Drainage above Yuma, ^I. C. Ilinderlider and G. L. Swendsen ; i)t. 12, 

 The Great Kasin Drainage, M. C. Hinderlider, G. L. Swendsen, and II. Thur- 

 tell ; pt. l."'., Great Basin and Pacific Ocean Drainages in California, and Colo- 

 rado River Drainage below Gila River, W. B. Clapp and J. C. Hoyt ; pt. 14, 

 Columbia River and Puget Sound Drainage, I). W. Ross, J. T. Whistler, and 

 T. A. Noble. 



Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California, W. T. Lek 

 (U. i^. Ueol. Surrey, Water-Supply and Irrig. Paper Xo. 181, pp. 28 + VI, pl.<i. 



