Dividing New Mexico's waters, 1700-1912
by Baxter, John O.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque ) Physical details: viii, 135 p. ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN:0826317472 (cloth); 0826317472. Year: 1997| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Water and settlement patterns -- Water administration during the colonial era -- Water administration during the Mexican era -- Water administration during the early territorial era -- Water administration during the late territorial era.
Surveyed in this book are two centuries of struggles over water rights. Most conflicts have occurred when someone suddenly seized and redirected the flow of water away from another user. Usually disputes were resolved through an appeal process, but these often followed ditch-bank fights punctuated by blows from shovels
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