Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas

Report evaluating the ground-water resources of Dallam County, Texas. Includes information on the geography of the area, geohydrology, ground-water problems due to water-level declines, projected water demands, the availability of water, and scientific tables.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Christian, Prescott
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a new type of animal trap with a rotating cylinder that projects the animal into the trap itself when depressed.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Webster, Joseph R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Lubricator-Cups. (open access)

Plug for Lubricator-Cups.

Patent for a lubricator cup and plug system typically used with rods and crank pins. The improvements prevent plug loss and alter the cup to be “readily placed in position or removed therefrom and the plug can be adjusted as required” (lines15-18). Includes illustrations and detailed part description.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: McDonald, Al
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History