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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



December 



Dakota; Spring Creek at Blari's 

 Ranch, White River at Interior, Red 

 Water Canal at Minnesela. 



On account of their importance, the 

 following streams will be kept up 

 through the winter, if possible : Belle 

 Fourche River at Belle Fourche, South 



Hydrographic I n compliance with 

 Work in the request o f Co 



South -, 



gressman Candler, 



who is deeply interested in the de- 

 velopment of the natural resources of 

 his district, the United States Geolog- 

 ical Survey is extending its topograph- 



Mr. Thomas F. Walsh, President of the National Irrigation Association, 

 who has a deep interest in the forests of the West. 



Dakota; Red Water River at Belle 

 Fourche, Cheyenne River at Edge- 

 mont, Rapid River at Rapid City. 



The expenditures during the quarter 

 ending September 30, 1904, were 

 $592.40, and during the present quar- 

 ter will be $350. During the coming 

 quarter $100 will be needed. 



ic work to embrace the region adja- 

 cent to the Tombigbee River both in 

 Alabama and Mississippi, and is giv- 

 ing special attention to the cement 

 rock and other mineral resources of 

 that district. 



As the water supply is of interest 

 in connection with navigation, Mr. M. 



