Alaska. A Reconnaissance Report on the Potential Development of Water Resources in the Territory of Alaska for Irrigation, Power Production and Other Beneficial Uses. By the U. S. Department of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary. Sponsored by and prepared under the general supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation, Michael W. Straus, Commissioner. Alaska District Office, Joseph M. Morgan, District Manager.

Alaska.- Chapman, Oscar L.

Published by Washington, Government Printing, 1952.

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4°. Mit 14 Karten und Tafeln und zahlr. Textabbildungen. XIV, 287 SS. OLn. (gering fleckig, etw. angestaubt). "82D Congress, 1st Session. House Doc. No. 197".- Contents: "Letters of Transmittals. The Land and the People. Present Development. Purpose of the Report. Geologic History. Regions and River Basins. Climate. Exploration. Political History and Government. Fisheries. The Fisheries Industry today. Minerals and Mining. Timber Products. Agriculture. Manufacturing. Water Transportation. Land Ownership. Irrigation. Navigation. Ketchikan Area. Wrangell Area. Sitka Area. Angoon Area. Juneau Area. Whiting, Taku, Chilkoot, Chilkat, and Alsek Rivers. Gulf of Alaska Area. Power Creek Basin. Matanuska River Basin. Susitna River Basin. Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. Seward Peninsula Region. Arctic Region. Wealth from Water. Alaska Department of Mines. Office of Indian Affairs. Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska Railroad. Civil Aeronautics Adminstration. Chugach National Forest. Prince William Sound and Kenai. Rural Electrification in Alaska" etc.

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• Title: Alaska. A Reconnaissance Report on the Potential Development of Water Resources in the Territory of Alaska for Irrigation, Power Production and Other Beneficial Uses. By the U. S. Department of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary. Sponsored by and prepared under the general supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation, Michael W. Straus, Commissioner. Alaska District Office, Joseph M. Morgan, District Manager.
• Publisher: Washington, Government Printing, 1952.
• Binding: Hardcover
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