U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Irrigation Inquiry Map illustrating the progress of Irrigation within the Arid and Simi-Arid region of the US west of the 97th degree of longitude west from Greenwidh by No Author Listed - 1891

Washington, D. C.: Department of Agriculture. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1891. First Edition; First Impression. Map. THis is a folded map (approx. 20x24 inches) which includes the states of Wa, Or, Ca, Mt, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Az Nm, Co, Wy, ND, SD, Ne, Ka, Tx, Indian Territory. Irrigated area represented by portion colored in blue, no other areas colored. It looks as though each of the artesian wells are named and located within the irrigation ditch areas in blue. The table of acreage and wells is signed by Richard J. Hinton Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Irrigation Inquiry, dated December 31, 1891. Also includes table of Acreage under ditch and cultivated for 1889, 1890 and 1891. An estimated number of artesian wells is given. Scarce if not Rare. ; Map .