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Surface water supply of the United States, 1944, Part XI, Pacific slope basins in California

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Surface water supply of the United States, 1944, Part XIV, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin

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Talc mines in Vermont

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M.P. Billings, A.H. Chidester, A.E.J. Engel

The 21 and 27 fluorspar mines, Zuni Mountains, Valencia County, New Mexico

The 21 and 27 mines, near the southeastern end of the Zuni Mountains and about 14 miles southwest of Grants, Valencia County, N. Mex., are in one of the most productive fluorspar areas in the West. They were named after sections 21 and 27, respectively, of T. 9 N., R. 11 W., in which they are located. The veins were discovered in December 1940 by James Mallery, and since then the two mines have pr
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E. N. Goddard

The aquatic and marsh vegetation of Minnesota and its value to waterfowl

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J.B. Moyle, N. Hotchkiss
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

The Arcadia zinc area, Scott County, Virginia

The Arcadia zinc area in the southeastern part of Scott County, Va., about 1 1/2 mile north of the village of Arcadia, Tenn., and in the eastern part of the Indian Springs topographic map area. According to Secrist prospects were opened in 1906 by Mr. Frank Bowman and were worked sporadically until the fall of 1917. A small Joplin type mill was erected in 1948 and 25 tones of concentrates was prod
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Irvine Gladstone, Vincent E. Nelson, Deane F. Kent

The Blewett iron-nickel deposits, Chelan County, Washington

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C.A. Lamey, P.E. Hotz, S.E. Good

The Brown Iron Ore District of Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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N.E. Chute

The cottontail rabbits of Virginia

Five races of cottontail rabbits belonging to three species occur in Virginia. One of them, the Mearns cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi), is reported here for the first time. It occurs in six southwestern counties of the state, while the eastern cottontail (S. f. mallurus) occurs in the remainder of the state with the exception of Smith and Fishermans islands off the eastern coast of Cap
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L. M. Llewellyn, C.O. Handley
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois

In May 1943, Illinois was subjected to a series of flood that reached major intensities in the central part of the state but decreased to minor intensity--less than the maximum for the year--in the northwestern and extreme southern part. All records were broken on lower Illinois River and on its triibutaries entering from the east, from Sangamon River south, as well as on Kaskaskia River. These fl

The future of pen-reared quail in post-war restocking programs

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R. B. Nestler, A.T. Studholme
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

The kittiwake as a transatlantic bird

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M.T. Cooke
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center