New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03
IRRIGATION or .iRTD LANDS
WHAT rs PROPOSED by THE PLAN or oPER.

WHAT IS PROPOSED by THE PLAN or oPER.
ATIoNs-FEATUREs or THE SURVEYS.
Washington, June @.-Sccrciary NObl, has approved
the plan Uf operations for continuing tho Irrigation
survey Of arid land, proposed by Major J. W. Powell,
Director Of tho Geological Survey. Tn" survey wa,
begun in l1ls under authority Of Congress, and the
continuation s proposed pursuant 10 tho terms q tho
act Of March 9 1880 which appropHates scjOOoo for
tho work. Major Powell recommends that tho work
be prosecuted in Montana, Colorado, New-McNiro,
Idaho Nevada and California. In these STATES and
Territories Topographic maps havc already been m1ie
or are being constructed. The work f. divided into
brce parts first tho topographic survey second. the
hydraulic survey; third, the engineering survey.
TopocrapLic parties arr In the Geld frUm about
May - Ia October 10, under the general supervision
Of II. 4 Thompson. In Montana It Is proposed to
survey 1000 square miles along the Yellowstone
River eastward from the Tooth meridian. The arra
10 be surveyed In Colorado Is about @sOoO square
miles IN the drainage basin Of the Arkansas. lho
drainage basins OF tho EiO Grandc and thaIna rivers
I'm cw.Mcxico arc to be surveyed an area OF J'oo'
.oar, rnrcs In Idaho the work will begin at Boise
CIV and be carried cast along the valley OF SNAKE
River. 1000 square miles. Nevada and california
arc IN be operated A. one division. 'She area 10 DO
.prveyed in California will comprise the unmappcd
portions Of the drainage basins OF the iuOa' American
Cosumhcs, Mokelumne, stanislaus' Trhckce ana 's'
son Gtycrs-about 5000 square miles III No'"''
about A 900 SQUARE miles OF inc Uh'IIiS VI VI" ''"'
and Carson rivers. Tho total estha'o u "NP'''
Tor topocraphlc survey Is 100000.
Operaiions ln the hydraulic survey VIII Do cohuuurN
,,,der the charge Of Captain {. L. Duttoh. OF iho
n.1rspcs Corps Gauging stations have beeh OF
a, 80 os,,bl,sbed I'm California and wyoming ana on
49, so,tb Platte Arkansas, Rio Grande "lIa' BAIT
vorIo r1uckee, Carson and Snake rivers SecoId
80 ,b,-d class stations will asO be estabnshcd' ho
,.,to for the purpose Of taking records OF taiiia
orIv The estimate for photographic wofk i q"-oo
cs,,aIn button VIII have charge OF tho ehB'noo''s
.,r,,oy in the Upper Missouri division inc sen'iA
1,s.,, ,-,hIem will be examined along the lofhs
=, ,So Missouri: the Yellowstone hom the Pafh 70
,us GUY or Glendlve tho Missouri, from the iorAs
- e., non,on MIX River, the Colorado division "l
include the Arkansas from heah"a'o'S '" '"'
INC ~ The work IA tho California DIVISION Ma!or
Powell says ,,.. -, ,L. Sicrra Neyada moth
=, the Cosunnes MOkelumne, thcTG y plI ,o n,,.o
OF lho Ir iTrig alton South OF the Mokelumnc, there
~ some demand for water ana ms demand , s.oa uy
Increases southwRrl, until IL becomes Hetl s'S 20 ,bn ~
sne s,s mento and San joaquin valley J. C., upon INC
oaetsrn sInpeE of the coast ranges he sCafClg, ul
water is extreme while the extent oil arabic ana ~
very great IL Is believed thGt imporLIaIt pIct %
tniS ~, resSryoirs Many situations for reservorSi
e Enown 10 exist In these ranges ana INC TaIhIui
an r0 thc mountains II probably sHihchnt 10 ~ many
1 on ,ber, one OF the most Important problems lh
oI ,tr IN no solved California relates to tho
m of Se Colorado River In tho southeastern part OF
the state - .,,.,,,, ,he ssumated expense is
&o;Uo aoJ soo is reserved for contingent purposes
poNeII I'm q few days VIII Issue MS leues
-, Hfnstp5ctons 10 tho various parties In the hold'