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Book/Printed Material Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 45-73

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Title

  • Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 45-73

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Powell, John Wesley
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Department of the Interior
  • United States. General Land Office

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878.

Headings

  • -  Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
  • -  Arid regions agriculture
  • -  Deserts
  • -  Arid regions
  • -  Discoveries in geography
  • -  Discovery and exploration
  • -  Farms
  • -  Grazing
  • -  Homestead law
  • -  Irrigation
  • -  Land grants
  • -  Land settlement
  • -  Land use
  • -  Public lands
  • -  Rain and rainfall
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Timber
  • -  Colorado River
  • -  Rocky Mountains
  • -  Utah Territory (1850-1896)
  • -  West (U.S.)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (208 pages). color maps, illustrations, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 45-2:H.EX.DOC.73
  • Y 1.1/2:1805

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024800607

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, John Wesley Powell, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States Department Of The Interior, and United States General Land Office. Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024800607/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Powell, J. W., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States Department Of The Interior & United States General Land Office. (1878) Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024800607/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, by J.W. Powell. April 3, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024800607/>.