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<br />voir frol!l \\,hil.h tilt' ""ali'I" l'4'tlll'lI~ g'ratln:.!I\" to till' :-;tI'P:1I1l ill the
<br />form of springs. rOl'llling. ill tlll'lI. l'i\'lIll'l~. 11I'ooks. ilnd ('I'l'l'k~ that
<br />1ll'\'l'1' t'xi:-;tl'd bdon.' tlil' irl'i~atillll \\"ol'k~ Wt'l'l' ('ollstl'lldt'11.
<br />'II'. .\I]{'III:~F1t. "'(,11. that st:ltl'lIh'lIt is I:lrgl'h" tlll'on.ti("al. Ynll
<br />\\'ollld 1~lJt :--;lY as:l !,nIl.til'n! 1Il:lll li,"illg 0111 ill .1"lllt arid I'l'gioll that
<br />IIlIWIt 01 tIll' \\"atl'I",hn'l'tl'" fill' tilt" jIllr!,"Sl' of inigaliolll't'aehl's tlH'SI'
<br />IIl1dt1rgl"1l1ll1d ]:ll.;{'~ alld :-In'ilIllS. \nHdd '"1)11 ~
<br />.\1 r. ('.\IU'r~'ITIt. ()h. n's. .
<br />.\Ir. "lnlt:~I:II. YOll '\\'lllild!
<br />:\11", (.\1"'1-::\'1'1:1{. ri..... TIlt' IH'J'('1'1I1a~t. of I'l'lII l"1I. ~f) 1'111' II" 11111'
<br />ill\"l',,-;ti.!!:llillIlS lIan' tlJlI~ far ~lllll'. "<ll'ii's :.lITol'llill;.! tll .IH' :-;Ilil :111'[
<br />tnpll;:l'aplty of dll' (.01111 t I'y and thl' Pilrtit.lIlar stl'ipI' of thl' ~tl'llt:L 1II1-
<br />di'r1H'illh. III ot]\I'1' \Yol'l/:-.. tlu' :-'lIil i.":' Illnr\' fll'II'~s :-=;tl';ltilit.d witl1l'iwk.
<br />illld till', dil' lIf .111' T'od:. ~Ir 111\' quality lit' .IH' sldlsnilllas a :!I'(':l~ dl':d
<br />II. do wltll thl' :I11101lllt 01 \\'ak!' I hat I'l'tllnls h:u'k tn. 11\' ~tn'al1l. 111-
<br />\t'~I.i~;ltioJ}:-; :->110"" tll:lt till', I'l't 11 I'll rllllS froll! :!Il PI'!' ('('lIt 11]1 10 II=-- hi.!fh
<br /><IS hll rH'r ('('111. alld :-'1'''Jl'tlllll'~ 11101"1'. of tIll' \\":11,'1':-;' tal';I'1l a 1./l11.-;j11l'1'-
<br />:d.llt, di:-I:JJ~'.(' fl'll!lI 1111' SII'l':IIl1. ".lll'l'l' Iht' \\,:111'1" \\"a=-- appli,'d illlllH"
<br />dlall'ly adJ:!tTIlI (0 tiJI' ~tl'l':lIl1. llloll.!f thl' l'i\'('1" 1",:tOlll lands. \\'111'1'1'
<br />tlH' lllltd:-; an' H\\(h,t'bid with ~ralH strata. (h~' I'dlll"1\ i~ t\\li(.\\ ill
<br />('.'\q'SS of Ihat: till' old\. wiltel"th.lt is Illst is that \\'hil'h is lo~t II,'
<br />('\ap'~l'ati(ll\ ill till' shori tillll' llu' \\'<It\'1" is P.\I)(I~l'd :It tlIt. SIIJ'f.l"p all;1
<br />thr\lIl,:,dJ plalll \'xhalntioll :tlld otlll'1' lil.;(' ('Ilalllll'b.
<br />Till' ('J1\II:\I.\X, ".1t1'1I YOlllir:-.t 11IIt IIH' \Yilli,'I' \Ill the. 1:1 lid. it t:lI';I'~
<br />quill':l IOIl.!f tilllP for.it to sou].; thl'oll~h that lund. dtll'~ it !lot ~
<br />~Ir. (',\I:I'I:xn:I:, '1':-'. illd\'I'~1. 'II'. ('hail'lJlilll. '1'114' filiI l'I1'i'1't of
<br />till' 1"1'llll'lll'd ~lIppl,\' i~ !lilt 1l111llift'stl'd ill IllUII.'" distl'id~ 1'01' liS high as
<br />l(). 1.-1. IIr ~() .\'P:tl"~ aft!'!" tltl' jllitial app]ic;llip!\ tal';l's pla(.t'.
<br />:\[1", \\'id~('ll. till' lintI'd ;\llthority Oil :-;oils ;llId application of \\'atp!"
<br />:It till' {Tllin'l':-;it." of l'tall. alld HuW. 1 hl'lil'\'l'. tht' pI'p:..:idt'llt lit' thilt.
<br />ill...lillltillll. ill his \'alll:t1llt' \\'ol'k. sa\"..; Ihat for ordil1:lI'\' ndeula-
<br />tiotl it 1I1a'. Ill' ~:\id that 011(,.l1a1f of ilu' 1':ll't1l lll:lS~ is air': in uth,'!'
<br />word". it ::-: 111:\11(. lip of \'oids. ~o that if yoII takl' a tlllllld~'\' 1'1111
<br />of ~(,il. for 1'.'i::lIl1p]4,'. it would 11(' lillii'll likp a'tllmhl,'!" filii of IIlllrldl':-;.
<br />nlld olll'-half of till' ~pa('(' of tl1:lt tlllllld4'r \\'ould Ill' O(,l"llpil'd IIY
<br />solid IllatlPl' alld olH'-half I,y \.oids. .\s thi' \\,:I(PI' pOIlI':-; npon tilt'
<br />~lIrfa('t' of thl' gTolllld it lIatl1l"all,\" pa;;.;si's dtl\\'1I thl'oll:!1I th/lsl' \'oicb.
<br />:HTIIIllulatt's helow, and I'ais('s th(' wah'l" plnlll' :IS it pxi..4l'd ill ll:ltUI'l',
<br />~{j that if the w:ll('l' plalw WPI'I' I'ai~(>d o\"('r a ('('I1:uil! Cln'a. III ft'pt,
<br />fol' (.xalllpli', o\'('!' \\'hat it oril!illally W:lS. tll(' l'oll:!h tig-lIl'l'S thel'e
<br />wOllld lIP th:lt you w(lldd h:l\.l' an IIlld('q,~nllllld rt.'~PI'\'nir of tl fPt,t
<br />in dt'pth of clC':l1' wnh~r. This watet". of ('ourst'. i!' :l\ldrd to (',wit
<br />Yl';\1' iI.,' I':\('h ye:\l'"R ilPplic.atioll. :llId it p,lssr:-; Ollt Iwlow into the
<br />SlIbtt'ITanl':lll l'hal1l1i.'b, ('fl'pks. <I lid brooks that T ban' nll'lItiOIH'd.
<br />Prollilllh' tlu' 1II0:..:t C'Xh:lllsti\'i' study p n:> I" Ill:uh' ill tlw lJllitp,l
<br />::-;tat~'~ Oil illis SIl!ljl'd is jllsl IJI'illg l"tI]\(.llIdt'd 011 t]u,' ~ollth l'lattl'
<br />J:in'I'. 'I" I i(', ~(Jl\til Pl:~tti.: Hi"('J. i~ ~rJ.at Wl' .kIlO\\", :l~ :I di;.;al'pl~arillg-
<br />1'1\'('1': that b to ...ay. It 11l('I'I'a"'l,d 111 now f1'nlll Ih Ilppl'l' :-Ollrt't'S.
<br />tlH' silO\\' Ilallk.; in tht' rnflulltaills: it. iIlITt':lSI'd ill flo,," ns it 1'1'0-
<br />('('('lll'd ont towa rd t1H' fqnt h i II~ 11t'\'lIl1d. .\ 11.1 W IIPIl it '\'Pllt i lito
<br />till' pl:lills of till' .\tlanti(' S]Opi'.1I1' tiw (in'at P];lillS urf':l. it I't't".pin'il
<br />Ill: IJlon' ,~I'adual t'ontl'ihlltiolls: it pTlldllally. lIndt'r Ilatural \.olldi-
<br />tiillt:-;. lo::-;t. itst'lf ill tilt' sand. ~(l tllnt in th,~ 1I1IJllth of .\I1,:!Ust of (':1('11
<br />YP:lI'. fol' f'x:ullpll'. it. di:-;:Ippl'<lI'I'd ('lIlin'ly within (:) to 100 miles
<br />{':1st of tilt.' 1Il01l11t:lins: it di~;JPJll':II'('11. ;\...; fllr :IS yi;;.;ible tiow of the
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<br />surface of thp strrlllll is cOII(,(,l"lled. There is It strrtch of L,O milt'S
<br />fl'(~)JlI tl.w town of L.! ~alh'~ ('ulo., to .Juli,'slll'rg-. ('010.. .JlI11,~hl'l'g-
<br />L~'IIIg- l'Ig-ht ,a,t the pOlllt where the Suuth Platt.e Uin'J" ('l'il~~C~ inlo
<br />~l'bl"llska. J 11l~l"e has I'l't.'ll a \"t'I'.'" l":!l"pfll] alld thuroll,~,dl!!oill!! ~llld\'
<br />1~ladc of t.11:1 t. 1'1\"('1' for a t\\"o..n.'al" period. ('ollillldrd "jointly' In. lhe
<br />::;tate of.( (llor~lilo :lnd the Dppal'tllll'llt of .\g-ricultlll't.'. Till:.'" p.'at.:ed
<br />alltollllltle n'g-I~tl'r:-i 011 en'n' Iwad !!uk. ull l'yen' din'I':::iiull awl on
<br />l'\.l'n. rin'l" ~tatioll. " . :
<br />Til" ll(l:-ol](,t ..I' Iltat :-'.lldy sh(J\\'~ tllat O\'I'J' I.:!O() ~t't.lll1d.rpl't of
<br />\\.'ll'l" :11111(':11' ill .IIP I...d "I' that sl!'l':!1l1 :llld art' l't.di\'('I'I,.d IhJ'OII..ll
<br />tll:lt I.-,ll-mill' ~ll'l,tt-h thai \Y:I:-. Ilri,~ill:t1h- dn.: 1111' I.:!H() '''I'(.IIJld-r~.t
<br />or \\'at..r :11'[11':11' illlltt. hllttl':-.t 1Il1l1llh (d..tllt.' ~11l1l1l1t'1" wlwl'l' 110 \\':111'1'
<br />1':111 I'l' ron'. r}IlIlI' Il r lltnl \\"a ll'!' Ill,i ng \\'hal Wi' I\'nll .. ori:!i II:! I \\':1 t(.I'.~'
<br />0/'111<11 n':II':-; 110\\' frolll tlit, IIlillllllaills. '
<br />Tlt,t' 1:1':I:-;lJll for llt:lt i:-. \:t'ry :-.illlpl!.: TIII'n' :11'1' ll\'l'r :I Illillitlll il~TI':-i
<br />Il(,'\~' IlTl.L!"i1(I.d 011 tlial dl":tIlJll~(': tll:lt ]1:lS llt'l'll IIl1d('I' ilTig:ttillll. SOllie
<br />Id II. (l\'l'!" lid .\"\':11'....::1 Inl'~" part of it /I\'('r .~l) \"\':11':->: <llId "radllal'"
<br />IllI' ~T{,:lt l:llld ....pon~I' h::~ Ill't'JI lilll.d. :-;1I th;.t I;O\Y .111'1"1' i;a :-.I~'ild',.
<br />!'I'1111'1l ill' ,llt' :--tl'i',llll: :llld :->0 l!T('al <llld ,,0 ('llll:--Ialll :lIlt 1 l'I'lial,11' i's
<br />tll:ll J',.tllnl lllat 11()\\':lI'II:-; "I' '::lUJ.lliHI atTt.s fIr ]allll 11;1\'1' Ill'i'll I'e-
<br />1,lnilll{'d. or 111'011'1\. n'l"Iaillll'.\--ill thi' 1I1:lill n...LliIJll'd --dlll'ill" tile
<br />p:.l..;t 10 ypars il~ ~ilt' n':-.lIll C,d'.\\'lll'l,:-, Illlilt di\','rlill,:.!" \\":11\'1" fl'll!l;-P:llt
<br />of tilt. ....:t l't':llll \\"II]I'h \\':I=-- C1J'Ig"JIl:dly dr,\" ~;llld,
<br />:\11'. BOIES. III \\"llat ~I:ltl' i:-; tliilt ~
<br />:\11'. ('.\1:1'1::0.:'1"1:11. (.oilll.ado. 11\'1\\I't'lI tIll' 111\\11 Ill' 1,:1 ~:Ilh' alld the
<br />tfl\YIl Ill' .JlIl(':-.Ilt'I'.!f. Oil Illl' ~ollth !,Iath' Hi\'('r,
<br />.1 lIan. digT,'s:-,('!1 tll 11I1'lIlioll III:lt. ill llrdl'l" III Ill'illi! 0111 this pllase
<br />01 Ihl' Ill:lttt'r: 'I hat t!H' Ilppl'l' :-'Iatl':-; 1,IlII\Y lhll~(' l'tllldiliulI:-; filII
<br />well. Ill' tlll'il' t'.'\I'I.lltin':-; illld thosl' ill i"!J:lI';.!I' of thi'il' ~tat(' "0\'('1'1}-
<br />IIh'lll~ do: :Illd tltl'" n'illiz('lhat \\'IH'lItlli' wah'r is lI:-il'd ilt Ibt'~1I111'l"'S
<br />IHlt ollly is t]Ii' \1:-,(: 1)t'lIl'li('ial alld tlu' ("rop procllldioll ;.!n':ll. ;llld Hot
<br />(l,rdy is ill'id :llld :lII,l\ost w"~'I.ldt's:-; ]alld 1'0.11\'l'l'lt'd intll hi;.!ldy pnlihli'-
<br />11\'(' l:lllll. ~lI"Il(lrIJllg f:llllilJl':-; :llId lll'lplll.!f to Sllpplll'L IlIp (~t)\"l'I'II.
<br />IlWllt 11\' l:l:-':;ltioll. IJlIt ill additioll tlll'I"!' iS:l i'Ollstant S{lI!':l"I' of \\":!tl'l"
<br />t:d..;illg.pla('(' ill tltl' \'oid,,,; of till' {',lrth that 1.f):-;1:-; 1I1l11till~ t~lllll' ]0\\"('1'
<br />rin'I'. .\ntl it i:-; all ilwidl'lltal stora!!l'. .\lId till' watt'r ~o lI:->i'\1. in
<br />J.Jr,~t' lI:lrl, :1l'l'lIrditl.!f 10 t!Il' :;pil ('IlIHli.tillll:->. \\'illl'l'tllrtl fl'l" l'l'I!....\'. :llld
<br />going lIlIt to till' l:llld wi]1 :I,!!:lill. ill part. n'llll'tl for fllrtlll'l' I't'll:-;l',
<br />dl'.. dll\\"11 (/I tIll' 1l111llth of tilt, stl'l':lIll. :--io Illlli"h ful' this Ilril'f sketch
<br />uf tltl' "hy:-;i(.:I1 fac.ts.
<br />To I'(-lllfll :It.!:lill to till' c'ollf('I'I'llc't" of till' .!f1l\'Pl'I10I'S. ill .\lIl-!'llst,
<br />1!l~(J. tlli' gnn'1'I11l1':-; of lhnsp SI'\','1I :--;tatl'S. <llld otl1PI' :ll'c'I't'dill't! 1'\'PI'l'-
<br />~1'lltllti\"\'s. III\'t at tilt' ~'it,. of ))l'Il\"('J'. :lilt! to that ~'ollft'I'l'l\t't' i'aIlJ~
<br />~\I'thllr P. J);J\,i:-;. I>in'doj, ot' tll... l~llitl'd ~t:ltl'~ Hi'l'l:tlllnlioll ;--;,'n.i(.i,'.
<br />:llld uthl'I's l'lIl1lll'dl'd \\'itb tltat hlln':111. TIH' dl,lih'I':ltiolls of that,
<br />Ilotly l'xtt'lldt'd 0\"\'1' Soil II.' thrl'I' d:\.,':-;, till' IlIldy 111.ill~ 1\110\\"11 a~ the
<br />I,eaglli' of tlu' ~llllt lI\\,i':-;I. :illtllll'illg' pn:-;illl'l! O\"i'I' hy (ill\'. '1"11(,111:1:-; E.
<br />('alllpll('II. of .\l'iZlllla.
<br />.\t tllal Itll't'till~ till' Pin'dor Ill' tht' l'llitt'd ~tatl'''' I:"I.lalll:ltioll
<br />:-;('I'\'i('('. till' l!latlel' hil\'il\;.! 111'\'11 (l1'l'lty thol'lIl1.!fllly di:-'t'lIs:->\',1. llIad(:
<br />tIle ~t:lkllll'llt LIIlIt til('n' \\':\S :lIllpll' wall'1' within till' t!nlill:l:.!I' :In.'a
<br />of tll1' ('"Iurado Hin'l' to ]H'I'llIit dp\"I.llIl'lIli'lIt illlhal 1111;lrh'l:' 01' oil
<br />:l!IY (lit!'t o!. that ..,t 1'1':1 Ill. without :II1Y illt('rfi'l't'IlI.l' wit II flltlll'i.' de.
<br />\"('lopll1pllt III :lilY ottu'l' pcll.t of the draill:l~\~ :\1'(':1. allt! 1'l''';l)llltioll~
<br />'\l'l'e 111('1} ~ld(lptl'd. 1I1l:LlliIllUll:;]Y: i.lIllillg" ll]IOIl the ~e\'t'1I ~talt'~ of
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