The History of Nevada, Volume 2Sam Post Davis Elms Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1918 - Nevada |
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acquired his education acres appointed April attended became identified building California Canyon Carson City Carson River Carson Valley Charles Churchill County Comstock county seat Creek December died Douglas County early elected Elko County engaged erected Esmeralda County Eureka Fallon farm father February feet followed Fraternally George gold Goldfield graduating Grand Hill Humboldt County interest irrigation James January John July June land later Legislature located Lovelock March marriage to Miss married Masonic Lodge miles mill mineral mountain native November Nye County Odd Fellows organized Ormsby County parents Pioche politics present prominent public schools railroad ranch received his education removed to Reno Reno Republican resident Salt Lake San Francisco Secretary Senator September served silver spring station Tonopah took town Truckee union were born united in marriage Utah Vegas Virginia City Washoe County White Pine County wife William Winnemucca
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Page 656 - ... or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment (1908).
Page 741 - River by a combined storage, diversion, and power dam about 6 miles south of Minidoka, Idaho, into two canal systems, one on either side of the river, watering lands in the vicinity of Acequia, Rupert, Heyburn, and Burley, Idaho.
Page 736 - ... when such neglect is not the result of poverty on the part of the husband, which he could not avoid by ordinary industry.
Page 656 - Sec. 3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction...
Page 740 - Duty of water: 3 acre-feet per acre per annum at the farm. Limit of area of farm units: Public. 80 acres; private, 160 acres. Building charge per acre of irrigable land: $52.
Page 738 - WATER SUPPLY. Source of water supply: Truckee and Carson Rivers. Area of drainage basin: 3,450 square miles. Annual run-off in acre-feet; Truckee River at Tahoe (519 square miles), 1901 to 1914, maximum, 704,000; minimum, 113,000; mean, 287,000.
Page 740 - Nev.; the diversion of water from Truckee River by a dam about 20 miles below Reno, Nev., into the Truckee Canal, supplying water to lands in the Truckee and Carson...
Page 971 - Canyon; thence down the center of said canyon, to a point thereon due east of Brown and Company's dam on Carson River; thence in a westerly direction, crossing Carson River at said dam; thence to the Half- Way House, between Carson and Silver City; thence northwesterly to the summit of the mountains east of "Washoe Lake ; thence in a westerly course along said summit to the tops of the Sierras; thence due west, to the California line; thence south, along said line to the place of beginning. Carson...
Page 739 - Flat — not designed. Diversion dams: Truckee River — type, concrete sluiceways; maximum height, 22 feet 4 inches; length of masonry, 171 feet; length of earth fill...
Page 1204 - BO employed occupied his leisure time in the study of law, and was admitted to the bar of his native state at the age of twenty-one years. Afterwards he continued working in the mines until he had earned sufficient funds to pay his way through the Columbian Law University...