THE EECLAMATION OF THE WEST. 



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Much of this puljlic laud i.s uow used for grazing, l)ut there are many 

 thousand aeres ^vhieh with water will support luuidreds of prosperous 

 homes. 



Examining the map it is seen that on the eastern edge the black dots 

 representing settlements gradually thin out in western Nebraska, west- 

 ern Kansas, and eastern Colorado. Here is avast extent of fertile Init 



Fig. 5.— Map showiug location of forests and woodlanrls of thu West— forests in blael;, wcMKllamls 



dotted. 



dry country, where much of the land is in public ownership and the 



remainder is held largely by mortgage or loan companies in tlu^ East. 



This wonderfidly attrac-tive and in many ways rich countr\" mav 



be called the famine belt. In it many attempts have been mad(\ in 



