The Missouri Basin, Volume 1

acres adapted Agriculture American arid average bend called cattle Census cent central cities climate Colorado Congress culture drought east eastern economic environment evidence experience fact farm farmers five forests frontier Geological grants grass Homestead humid inches increasing industry inhabitants interest Iowa irrigation John Kans Kansas later less live migration miles Mississippi Missouri basin Missouri River moisture Montana Mountains moved nature Nebraska North Dakota Northern Office Pacific passed period pioneer plains planting political population prairie precipitation problem Public Land question railroad rain rainfall range reached record region Report River Rockies route season Senator settlement settlers showed soil South stead supply Survey TERRITORY timber tion town trees Union United valley Washington western Wyoming zone