Project Gutenberg 2022-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 158 Vilas, Martin Samuel 1870 1953 Vilas, Martin S. Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park $aUnited States :$bFree press association,$c1915. Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park" by Martin S. Vilas is a detailed historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically around the time of the Raker Bill's passage in 1913. The book discusses the legislative and engineering efforts to secure water and power resources from the Hetch-Hetchy Valley for San Francisco, emphasizing its significance in addressing the growing needs of the city and surrounding areas. The content of the book outlines the long-standing struggle of San Francisco to obtain rights to use water from Hetch-Hetchy Valley, detailing the legislative maneuvers, including the Raker Bill, and the subsequent plans for dam construction and resource management. Vilas elaborates on the geographical and environmental characteristics of the Hetch-Hetchy Valley and its tributaries, presenting arguments for why this source was optimal for providing fresh water and power to the rapidly expanding population of the Bay Area. Throughout, he also addresses the concerns of preserving the natural beauty of Yosemite National Park, arguing that the benefits derived from utilising these resources will ultimately enhance accessibility and conservation efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20061014172253vilas 1915 US Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Water-supply -- California -- San Francisco Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.) TD Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Environmental Issues 73730 2025-07-27T08:50:56.009009 text/html 48605 2024-10-19T00:08:42 text/html 733137 2025-07-27T08:50:59.132029 application/epub+zip 731435 2025-07-27T08:50:57.026077 application/epub+zip 108625 2025-07-27T08:50:56.437059 application/epub+zip 776706 2025-07-27T08:51:00.678987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768237 2025-07-27T08:50:58.779992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210801 2022-09-30T23:19:26.912969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64228 2025-07-27T08:50:55.809020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44026 2024-10-19T00:08:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17358 2025-07-27T08:51:00.817977 application/rdf+xml 9048 2025-07-27T08:50:56.745008 image/jpeg 1864 2025-07-27T08:50:56.550994 image/jpeg 631420 2025-07-27T08:50:56.044051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia