Excerpt from Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1910, Vol. 1: North Atlantic Coast Inasmuch as water is the most abundant and most valuable mineral in nature, the investigation of water resources is included under the above provision for investigating mineral resources. The work has been supported since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, by appropriations in successive sundry civil bills passed by Congress under the following item: For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the prepara tion of reports Upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources. The various appropriations that have been made for this purpose are as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1910, Vol. 12: North Pacific Coast This volume contains results of measurements of the flow Of certain streams in the United States. The work was performed by the United States Geological Survey, either independently or in coopera tion with private or State organizations. The organic law of the Geological Survey (stat. L., vol. 20, p. 394) contains the follo'wing paragraph: Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the geological survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological strue ture, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.