History and Engineering Reports (Classic Reprint): On the Columbia Southern Irrigation Project, Crook County, 1912: On the Columbia Southern Irrigation Project, Crook County, 1912 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore a historic irrigation plan with real financial numbers and engineering detail. This nonfiction edition examines the Columbia Southern Irrigation Project in Crook County, dating from the early 1900s. It gives a clear view of the ideas, costs, and practical steps that were considered to bring water and land under cultivation.

The material presents how engineers evaluated land value, water rights, construction needs, and maintenance. It also shows how projected returns from land sales and water rights could support the project’s financing and long-term operation. Readers get a snapshot of the era’s approach to large-scale public works and land reclamation.

• Plain language explanations of project economics, including cost totals and potential profits.


• Details on water supply, reservoirs, canals, and the role of drainage in planning.


• Descriptions of land-class categories, liens, and how sales might fund the project.


• Notes on construction methods, maintenance planning, and governance considerations.

Ideal for readers interested in historical engineering reports, early 20th‑century irrigation, and the practical economics behind large public works.

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