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- To carry water for 48,000 arid Idaho acres.
- 1937
- To carry water for 48,000 arid Idaho acres. - At a cost of $2,600,000 contractors for the United States Reclamation Service are building a 26-mile canal and tunnel through which water by 1939 will be carried to 48,000 arid but fertile acres. The...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Projects. 1937-07-11
- Plan to reclaim arid land near Twin Falls, Ida.
- 1936
- Plan to reclaim arid land near Twin Falls, Ida. - James E. Mindes, Los Angeles attorney, filed articles of incorporation tonight for the Twin Falls Extension Company which, he said, will attempt to reclaim 670,000 acres of arid land in southwestern...
- Northwest history. Incorporations & mergers. 1936-07-08
- Water to flow onto arid land.
- 1937
- Water to flow onto arid land. - Dreams of a quarter-century ago will be brought to realization, probably in the spring of 1939, when water flows through a new $2,600,000 canal and tunnel to reach 48,000 thirsty, age-covered arid acres.
- Northwest history. Irrigation & Reclamation. Emmett, Idaho. 1937-07-10
- Plenty of water for all arid land.
- 1920
- Plenty of water for all arid land. - Idaho only needs to put it in the right place, thinks Mains. - G. B. Mains, supervisor of the Payette National forest and chairman of the Gem County Reclamation Association, proposes in an interview that the...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Lakes. Water supply. 1920-09-21
- Midwest
- 1935
- Midwest. - 60 engineers making survey. - Seek money for construction of two canals to aid arid lands. - Shortage of crops in the middle-west as a result of the devastating drought may spur the next congress in approving money for the construction...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Surveys. 1935-08-14
- Predict more dew for arid region
- 1934
- Predict more dew for arid region. - Broad areas to the east of the Columbia basin irrigation project are expected to benefit greatly by increased humidity. Dew is expected to accumulate at night over areas which have been dry as a bone in the past...
- State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1934-08-04
- Predict more dew for arid region
- 1934
- Predict more dew for arid region. - Broad areas to the east of the Columbia basin irrigation project are expected to benefit greatly by increased humidity. Dew is expected to accumulate at night over areas which have been dry as a bone in the past...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Irrigation & reclamation. 1934-08-04
- Western reclamation is inspiring.
- 1928
- Western reclamation is inspiring. - Reclamation of arid lands of the west was made a national policy under the Roosevelt administration, a little more than a quarter of a century ago. The record of achievements, as summarized by the Interior...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Development. 1928-11-18
- Aid arid lands .
- 1935
- Aid arid lands. - $100,000,000 for reclamation favored by officials - Expected F.D.R. approval - $4,260,000 allotted to Idaho projects in figures released yesterday by relief organization
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. General. 1935-07-09
- Reclamation men of west meet soon.
- 1919
- Reclamation men of west meet soon. - Representatives of organizations of arid states to Salt Lake. - "As a result of the organization in Idaho of the Idaho Reclamation Association, which now has 11,000 members of all the arid states of the west, to...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Boise, Idaho. 1919-09-11
- Basin residents free with help
- 1936
- Basin residents free with help. - Outstanding among contributions toward the progress of the Grand Coulee-Columbia basin project has been the loyalty and support of those persons who have lived on the farms in the arid regions, and those who have...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Publicity. 1936-01-08
- Hear Oregon irrigation plea.
- 1923
- Hear Oregon irrigation plea. - Five projects present claims to U. S. commissioner Davis. - Oregon's claims for government aid in the reclamation of its arid lands were placed here today before D. W. Davis, commissioner of the United States...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Portland, Oregon. 1923-09-24
- Washington needs high Coulee dam
- 1937
- Washington needs high Coulee dam. - Every one in the state, east and west, north and south, should be solidly behind the efforts of Senators Bone and Schwellenbach to secure the completion of the high dam at Grand Coulee. This dam, which will...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Publicity. 1937-02-18
- Ex-Senator suggests money by used in publicity work.
- 1937
- Ex-Senator suggests money by used in publicity work. - Governor Clarence D. Martin is expected to be asked to consider ways and means whereby excise taxes received by the state from construction of the Grand Coulee project can be diverted to assist...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Publicity. 1937-12-17
- Engineering experts confer on Columbia Basin plans
- 1931
- Engineering experts confer on Columbia Basin plans. - Enough government engineering brains to plan for reclamation of all arid lands and for development of every known water power site were joined in a conference here today on the Columbia basin...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Photographs of officials, visitors & etc. 1931-10-15
- 1934
- Tractors tearing down hills of powdery white volcanic ash to get at bedrock for the foundation of the giant Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, a $63,000,000 federal expenditure for central Washington. The project will develop 700,000...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-08
- Irrigation prospect good for two states.
- 1936
- Irrigation prospect good for two states. - There will be plenty of water for irrigation in nearly all parts of the arid states because of deep and compact snow in the mountains, according to reports reaching the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering,...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Projects. 1936-05-22
- Boon to Indians
- 1936
- Boon to Indians. - Reorganization act has changed their life, Ickes says. - In his annual report. - They are fastest-increasing group in population--Also praises reclamation policy for arid west. - Secretary Ickes said today the Indian...
- State history. Native Americans. Vital statistics. 1936-12-07
- Coulee dam homes show result of careful landscaping
- 1935
- Coulee dam homes show result of careful landscaping. - Sometimes referred to in the past as the land of sagebrush and jack rabbits, the Grand Coulee dam site area now looks like a garden of Eden with its attractive and well-landscaped lawns, among...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1935-10-30
- Green lawns add to beauty of Mason City hospital
- 1936
- Green lawns add to beauty of Mason City hospital. - Mason City hospital on the Grand Coulee project will be more beautiful and attractive this summer than ever before as a result of landscaping recently completed. Large sketches of green lawn and...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1936-05-06