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GEOLOGISTS MAKE REPORTTHIS fiEOIAKJlf ASH WATKK UK* SOlM KS OF OWKXo V I.KY, (ML.WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dm. S.—A region Including Owens Valley, California. p»H of Memo laiko and Salt lathe valloys, and the slope* of the ndkjtnlhR mountain tango* lias r.Y.fUl been studied by Mr. Wtllls T l.fS of the United Stoic* (toologt-,-ftl Survey* Owens Valley Is located In eastuentral California. between the Storm Nevada on the wo»t and the White Mnuninlii* or Inyo Range*on ilifl mil and include* the nr mu drained by Owens River and Us tributaries. it contain* two smitUttr topographic depressions, Long and Hound mi I ley*. Owen* Valley Ih the wi ttntnirnoat of the d«*slccittod vat-p. .. „f the f.reut Iftusltt region and differ* from the other* In that It has in abundant water supply, derivedmntn! from the melting sooww ..n the high monntalnH to the went ir mi ti nil rained hablu, the lowesi l art of Which is occupied by a large *14St lufctb Mr. Lw* ha* made a re-1 •mii t of It* oology and water Tenure** which ib»* Survey publishes ih \Vnf«r-SuppJ and Irrigation Paper No. 181.in tl*U paper a dMM'rhitkm of the scoioffh' form at Ions and struct.um Ih presorted with MMftittJ reference to Ihel# hearing on the prospects for underground water, A general »u-rmilii of the Hurface w»twin nlwi Ih give•!. with a dlMUHfilmi of th«' con-•litlens likely in Influence the Htor* ago of water in a region of recent •-'Itule «l|Hiurbaure« Economic pro* duets In the uafuro of building tn»-teHttl* are briefly described, and Ul» ffet« of the pre-ent Irrigation on the loUtl water *upph of Owens VU b y I* pointed cull.THIm report Ih publlalied for rob* ■N-al distribution uud uin he oh* ffcimd lt;m a ppf tuition to the* Director of til United fttat*? C.eidoglrsl Survey. Wanhlngton. I). ('.
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Tonopah Bonanza
Tonopah, Nevada, US
Sat, Dec 08, 1906
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