Contents: Results of Investigation (By R. P. Teele) --- The Platte River and tributaries --- Present conditions – South Platte and tributaries – North Platte and tributaries – Laramie River – The North Platte in Nebraska --- Rights to water – Rights to water from South Platte and Tributaries – Colorado – Nebraska – Questions between the States – Effect of physical conditions (Return seepage) – Rights to water from North Platte River and tributaries – Colorado – Wyoming – Nebraska – Interstate relations (Colorado-Wyoming – Wyoming-Nebraska) -- Interstate questions – Protection of rights in a lower State against diversions in an upper State -- Water-right systems – Colorado – Wyoming – Nebraska – Acquirement of rights by appropriation – Transfer of water rights – Beneficial use -- Conclusion ---- Water Rights within the States (By Elwood Mead) -- The evolution of property rights in water -- How the Platte has been appropriated --- Summary --- Index.