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48. [Statement of the general irrigation problem in western 



United States, especially the location and construction 

 of reservoirs and other works.] 



In Senate ex. doc. No. 163, 50th Congress, ist session, 

 letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in 

 response to Senate resolution of March 27, 1888, report rela- 

 tive to reservoirs for the storage of water in the arid regions 

 of the United States, pp. 2-6, Washington, 1888, 8°. 



The pamphlet consists of 6 pp., 8°. 



1889. 



49. [Information relating to the irrigation problem in western 



United States, and to the progress of the work.] 



In Senate ex. doc. No. 43, 50th Congress, 2d session, 

 letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in 

 pursuance of law, report of the Geological Survey on the 

 subject of irrigation, pp. 2-12, Washington, 1889, S° . 

 The pamphlet consists of 12 pp., 8°. 

 Reprinted in No. 56, pp. 16-29. 



50. [Preliminary report (dated February 8, 1889) to the Sec- 



retary of the Interior concerning " the extent to which 

 the diversion of the waters of the Platte and Arkansas 

 rivers and their tributaries in Colorado for irrigation 

 and other purposes affects the flow of the waters of 

 those streams in the lower valleys, and especially dur- 

 ing the growing season, and whether the title conveyed 

 by the Government to lands fronting on said streams 

 covers the privilege of diverting water therefrom be- 

 yond that necessary for use thereon for irrigation and 

 mining purposes, and what action is needed to protect 

 the rights of riparian owners along the waters of said 

 streams in the States of Kansas and Arkansas, and what 

 measures can be devised to increase the flow of water 

 in those streams during such season."] 



In Senate ex. doc. No. 120, 50th Congress, 3d session, 

 letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in 

 response to Senate resolution of August 39, [report on] the 

 effect upon certain rivers in Colorado of the diversion of water 

 for irrigation, pp. 3-6, Washington, Government Printing 

 Office, 1889, 8°. 



