Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1885 |
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Page 561
... soon as a people has become located in any defined territory , the question of the value of land immediately becomes a matter of discussion , and an important and necessary incident connected with land is that of the supply of water ...
... soon as a people has become located in any defined territory , the question of the value of land immediately becomes a matter of discussion , and an important and necessary incident connected with land is that of the supply of water ...
Page 566
... soon became the law of the Pacific States and Territories that a prior appropriation of water from streams or lakes on the public lands of the United States , gave a permanent right of property in such waters . This doc- trine , limited ...
... soon became the law of the Pacific States and Territories that a prior appropriation of water from streams or lakes on the public lands of the United States , gave a permanent right of property in such waters . This doc- trine , limited ...
Page 569
... soon be developed a code of equitable rules of ac- tion . The common law , we have seen , gives to a riparian proprietor the use of running wa- ter as it passes his land , but he must return it without substantial diminution in quantity ...
... soon be developed a code of equitable rules of ac- tion . The common law , we have seen , gives to a riparian proprietor the use of running wa- ter as it passes his land , but he must return it without substantial diminution in quantity ...
Page 573
... soon afterward appeared , opened a battle which she raged with much fierceness for nearly two years ; and its " confused noise " was not ful- adly hushed till the organization of the Repub- slican party , in 1856. The Methodist Epis- O ...
... soon afterward appeared , opened a battle which she raged with much fierceness for nearly two years ; and its " confused noise " was not ful- adly hushed till the organization of the Repub- slican party , in 1856. The Methodist Epis- O ...
Page 577
... soon afterwards became famous . The river was very high , and at first there seemed to be doubt as to where a landing should be ef- fected , but in a few days the question was settled . Our boat was moored as near shore as possible ...
... soon afterwards became famous . The river was very high , and at first there seemed to be doubt as to where a landing should be ef- fected , but in a few days the question was settled . Our boat was moored as near shore as possible ...
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