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The Glaciation of the Yellowstone Valley, North of the Park

Description: From outline: The present paper gives a detailed account of the glaciation of the Snowy mountains and of the upper valleys of the Yellowstone, whose deposits show an unusual phase of alpine glaciation. The evidence thus far gathered shows that a large body of ice, originating in the ice sheets of the Yellowstone National Park, pushed northward, filling the upper valleys of the Yellowstone and extending down that stream 36 miles north of the park boundary.
Date: 1893
Creator: Weed, Walter Harvey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Geology of the Castle Mountain Mining District, Montana

Description: From preface: This memoir is a general study of the region described, and not a detailed report. The field work upon which it is based formed a part of the work of mapping the areal geology of the Little Belt Mountains sheet of the Geological Survey. The topographic map, made in 1882 by the Northern Transcontinental Survey, is too small in scale and too general in character to warrant more detailed work; but as the facts obtained are of interest, and the region is one of economic importance, it… more
Date: 1896
Creator: Weed, Walter Harvey & Pirsson, Louis Valentine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Sheeps, Hogs, and Horses in the Pacific Northwest

Description: This bulletin gives a broad overview of the livestock industry in the Pacific Northwest with respect to sheep and hogs; there is also a brief discussion of the horse industry. I. Sheep Husbandry. II. Hog Raising. III. The Horse Industry.
Date: 1900
Creator: French, Hiram T. (Hiram Taylor), b. 1861; Nelson, S. B. (Sofus Bertelsen), 1867-1931 & Withcombe, James
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Bridge Across Missouri River in Montana, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6458 to authorize the Yellowstone Valley Steel Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the Missouri River in Montana. It includes a recommendation from the War Department in support of the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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For the Survey and Allotment of Land Now Embraced Within the Limits of the Crow Reservation, in the State of Montana, and the Sale and Disposal of All Surplus Lands After Allotment, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 2963 for the survey and allotment of lands now embraced within the limits of the Crow Reservation in Montana, and the sale of all surplus lands after allotment.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Opening of Fort Keogh Military Reservation to Settlement, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6156 provide for the opening of Fort Keogh Military Reservation to settlement. It includes a statement from the Department of War on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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To Establish Glacier National Park in Montana, Report

Description: This report contains a recommendation by the Committee on Public Lands to pass Senate bill 5648 which proposes the creation of Glacier National Park in Montana. It includes letters of the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the proposed bill, in addition to a map of the proposed boundaries and photographs of scenic landmarks.
Date: April 29, 1908
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Sixty-Day and Kherson Oats

Description: Report discussing the results of experiments undertaken to determine the viability of early oats in different regions of the United States since early oats typically thrive only in the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions.
Date: 1910
Creator: Warburton, C. W. (Clyde William), 1879-1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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North Dakota Lignite as a Fuel for Power-Plant Boilers

Description: From Introduction: "The tests described in the following report were made by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the United States Reclamation Service, which, in connection with its Williston project, had erected a large pumping plant at Williston, N. Dak., and had installed steam boilers with furnaces designed to burn a "brown lignite" that was mined on adjacent government land. The results of the tests made at Williston, set forth in this report, show that this fuel, throu… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Randall, D. T. & Kreisinger, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

Description: From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

Description: From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and ina… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States and Foreign Countries

Description: From Introduction: "The lack of comparable and accurate statistics of coal-mine accidents in the united States as a whole led the Bureau of Mines in 1911 to undertake the collection of such data. The mining departments of the leading foreign coal-producing countries have long taken cognizance of the importance of statistics. The bureau feels that in presenting the tables embodied in this report it is offering the and comparable statistics of coal-min accidents for the country as a whole that ha… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Horton, Frederick W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Growing Hard Spring Wheat

Description: "This bulletin discusses the topographic, soil, and climatic features of the northern Great Plains, with special reference to the production of hard spring wheat in that area. Cultural methods for growing the crop are given." -- title
Date: 1915
Creator: Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958 & Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Grains for the Montana Dry Lands

Description: "The purpose of this bulletin is to present the best available information regarding the varieties of grain to grow on the dry lands of Montana and the best methods of growing them." -- title page. Includes discussion of the best grain crops and varieties for these lands.
Date: 1916
Creator: Donaldson, N. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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Growing Fruit for Home Use in the Great Plains Area

Description: This report gives recommendations to farmers in the Great Plains of the United States who would like to grow fruit in this region in which fruit is not commonly cultivated. Topics discussed include climate and soil requirements, pruning, irrigation, orchard pests, injury from hail, and suggested fruit varieties.
Date: 1916
Creator: Gould, H. P. & Grace, Oliver J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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The History and Development of Gold Dredging in Montana: with a Chapter on Placer-Mining Methods and Operating Costs

Description: From Introduction: "Although the purpose of this paper is to describe gold dredging in Montana, a brief mention of some early appliances used in New Zealand, Australia, and California may serve as a world-connecting link in our consideration of the development of gold dredging."
Date: 1916
Creator: Jennings, Hennen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Advice to Forest Planters in the Plains Regions

Description: "Advice about tree planting to provide a windbreak and a supply of firewood, fence posts, and wood for repairs should be especially valuable to the settler in the Plains region. This bulletin gives advice that will enable him to select the species of trees that will bring the most profitable returns without overburdening him with care. Following the description of each species of tree adapted to the region, the points to be avoided in connection with its planting are summarized in a few concise… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Seward Dwight, 1880-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
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