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<br />rw,'{lt'{! to attract I'l'sitl,'nt,. and hl.lp tl1l'l11
<br />prosper. :\10...1 orib land is ..rail!l'. a thinl (,fit,.
<br />loud ;U'f''''a~t' is in ,TOp"'. anti by anti larw.
<br />its soils .trt' ft:'ltit". :\Iiru->rals of many typ,-."
<br />bring in aholll $1 hill ion 1','1" Yl'ar. ("oal. hasic'
<br />to manufacturing a... a fUI'1. a ."OUITl' of 1)('\\"'1"
<br />and a raw matt-rial. is t':,pecially ahundant;
<br />th,' busin has :Iholll ;);) pt'ITI'1I1 IJf lh,' '::atioll's
<br />11It:11 rt>{'o\"t'rahl.' {'(Jal f"l'St'r\'t'.';, In nlltlly
<br />an.a.,. the scenl:'!"Y i... stUI"'IUlou.'<, tht' outdoors
<br />inspiring. :\Ion' than :WO million lien's an.
<br />availablt' fOl" fish ,mt! wi1dlif,> habit.at. and at
<br />It'<l:-\t 60 kind... of I-!:lrnt' an' takt'n "lIch y,'ar ill
<br />numlJt'I":' aggn>glliing Ii milli<m. Thl's\:' thinI-!'"
<br />not only make tht' land apl_l\"aliIlK tu /"l':-;illl'l1t:-;,
<br />but bril1g an e~timatt'1.1 $1 hillion ,wry,'ar f!"llnt
<br />hi~hly :-'t'Ii:-'IJIlt\1 touri~t tnull:',
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<br />What thl:'ll i:-, mi~~inK',) (lrlt' /"e:,oun:e i:-, dt'-
<br />fi('il:'nt. and for want of it the abundanl"t' of the
<br />()tht'r~ i~ lar~l:'ly ne~attod, That re:-,oUrt't' i~
<br />moi:,ture - precipitation to keep the rin'r~ full
<br />and t1(l\\'in~, the I.ultl productive, tht, tOWIl:-'
<br />thriving, and opportunity alivt'. Halftht' ba:-,in
<br />avera~e~ le~~ than 16 inche~ pt'r )'L'ar, much of
<br />it It':-'." than 12 incht':'; and much of what
<br />fall:, ('orne:' in an 8-week period celltt'rilll! in
<br />June,
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<br />Bt-'tau.";t' Ill' ulln'!ial.]1-" prt'{'ipilatiun. a fllrm!'r
<br />t.tkl':< Ii (,ham'" \".1'1)' tin1\' hp plant;; a ('I'lli'. and
<br />hi~ ~llpplil'r:-, and bankt'l':< takt' a challcl:' with
<br />him, Sinn' Hg-ricultun' I~ till' lIa,..;ln'" main fOITll
<br />of ,"llh'lllri"-t". the ,.ntin' \'l'/lllOmy i." lllbtahh',
<br />,'0,,1:-; art. hi/!Il. t'm"llJl'i:-'l' ]ag'~, and youlll!
<br />Iwololt, :-'1"').; ('lllllll'tunity "I:-'I'wh,'I'e, 111 an t'ra
<br />ofp"[lulatiul1 ,'xplo~i"n, n1:tIlY I>fit:-, SLatt'~ alld
<br />mo"t Ilf it,; clJuntl'il'~ han' beell lll,..;illg- popula-
<br />tiull, En'll tilt' ,."al I't':-,(jun'e i,. not u:-'t'{l a~ it
<br />mig'ht Ill' to Iwlp till' 1"'''1'1,' prll:-'J"li'r, Sn'lIk
<br />alltl wihllifl',.allh':o< "utYI'r II"'; till' ill thl-"irgT";l.1
<br />n,'\'(\ "j'watl'/" (01' irrigatioll and I'l,'(:tl'it" PlI\\."I'
<br />,i'I" n.".t'IlUl., own l'''lltil1ually ,.,'ek to plllct:' dt'-
<br />'.t'lopmt'llt proj.",{...; ill m"tlntaill di:o;ll'kl:o; Ill'
<br />wild gorg"t':O;. /lI'n' a:o< "b,'wltt'n. i." dt'moll...;tral-
<br />I'll tht, "Ilvin'llntl'nwl tlllth that \\"lwl1 OWll
<br />hungl'l'. Ilatlln' i:o< ill dang,'r: that ml'll will
<br />1'1'''1)('ct thl' l'nyil~ 'Ilnlt'nt in l'I~JIII'I'tilln a:o< tht'ir
<br />own intl'n''''t~ thl'in',
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<br />~,tht' fnn'mo"t l,bjl'l:ti,-.. "I' any plan fill' thi"
<br />l'a...;in must I,l' t"'IVI'l'l'I,ml' th"IIPlblt'm,. eau,"'.11
<br />hy in"uffil'it'llt or maldi"trihlllt'(l walt.'!" :-'lIp-
<br />pli,':o<, Thi:o< mu....t 1"-' dOli" if thl' ba:o<in i:-, t/l
<br />.";up!,,,rt it." ."han:, of lilt' :'\ali"I1'." futtln' p"ptl-
<br />latir1ll. anrll'ontribtll,' it,.. "han' III tIlt' :\"atillll'"
<br />Ill'I'lI''l1 luttlrt. produclitlll, It can hI' ac-
<br />c"mpli."hl'd III part thn'll.c-h tht, furthl:'I'
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