Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 - Forest reserves
 

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Page 74 - ... the Commissioner of the General Land Office or the Secretary of the Interior for decision shall be adjudicated within one year from the passage of this Act. SEC. 4.
Page 29 - ... the act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and for other purposes, act January 12, 1927, ch.
Page 26 - Functions of the Division of Geology and Geography of the National Research Council.
Page 26 - March 4, 1921 (USC, title 48, sec. 444), and other Acts relating to the mining and recovery of minerals on Indian and public lands and naval petroleum reserves; and for every other expense incident thereto, including supplies, equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings and appurtenances thereto...
Page 49 - Harrison, the area mapped being 30 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 :62,500, with a contour interval of 20 feet. For the control of...
Page 34 - Geology and possible oil and gas resources of the faulted area south of the Bearpaw Mountains, Montana : US Geol.
Page 57 - The extent of this task is indicated by the fact that areas aggregating between four and five million acres are now included in power reserves whose use will be required for the development of about 15,000,000 continuous horsepower. In order that this information may be made substantially complete, areas not thoroughly surveyed are designated for examination by the field branches of the Survey.
Page 77 - ... carried on in order that all land having primary value for the development of power, and only such land, shall be reserved for that purpose. The extent of this task is indicated by the fact that areas aggregating...
Page 48 - Horton quadrangle was begun, the total area mapped being 658 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 : 62,500, with a contour interval of 50 feet. For control for new work, 361 miles of primary levels were run and 105 permanent bench marks were established.
Page 49 - Vlrden special area was completed, the total area mapped being 298 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 : 62,500, with a contour Interval of 10 feet.

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