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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



HAS GREAT WATER 

 RESOURCES 



ing literature. The subsequent de- 

 velopment of gold mining in Cali- 

 fornia was due largely to the loca- 

 tion of the deposits near the water 

 necessary for hydraulicking. More- 

 over, the water available for irriga- 

 tion and domestic supply has been 

 the chief factor in the development 

 of southern California, which now 

 has a population of over a million 

 people. The growth of the exten- 

 sive irrigation systems in the great 

 interior valley of the state is bring- 

 ing about the subdivision of this ar;a 

 into small ranches devoted to. inten- 

 sive farming, which affords almost 

 limitless opportunities to the agri- 



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California's Wealth and Progress 



Since Early Days Due Largely 



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The great part which the water 

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 the development of the state is evi- 

 dent throughout its history. In 1843 

 some repair work being done on a 

 mill race near Georgetown in Eldo- 

 rado county led to the discovery of 

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Irrigation 



Is a 

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culturist. Again, an increased water 

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Many torrential streams of Cali- 

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[From advance sheets of water 

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