. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE EECLAMATION OF THE WEST. 833 Much of this puljlic laud uow used for grazing, l)ut there are many thousand aeres ^vhieh with water will support luuidreds of prosperous homes. Examining the map it is seen that on the eastern edge the black dots representing settlements gradually thin out in western Nebraska, west- ern Kansas, and eastern Colorado. Here is avast extent of fertile Init. Fig. 5.—Map showiug location of forests and woodla
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE EECLAMATION OF THE WEST. 833 Much of this puljlic laud uow used for grazing, l)ut there are many thousand aeres ^vhieh with water will support luuidreds of prosperous homes. Examining the map it is seen that on the eastern edge the black dots representing settlements gradually thin out in western Nebraska, west- ern Kansas, and eastern Colorado. Here is avast extent of fertile Init. Fig. 5.—Map showiug location of forests and woodlanrls of thu West—forests in blael;, wcMKllamls dotted. dry country, where much of the land is in public ownership and the remainder is held largely by mortgage or loan companies in tlu^ East. This wonderfidly attrac-tive and in many ways rich countr\" mav be called the famine belt. In it many attempts have been mad(\ in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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