Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... August 21 , 1872 , and First Lieut . John H. Weeden , as recorder , from August 30 , 1872 , to May 7 , 1873 , has been engaged , during the past fiscal year , in preparing modifications of the battery now under construction at Point ...
... August 21 , 1872 , and First Lieut . John H. Weeden , as recorder , from August 30 , 1872 , to May 7 , 1873 , has been engaged , during the past fiscal year , in preparing modifications of the battery now under construction at Point ...
Page 140
... August , 1872 , to be- July . 2.07 2 August . 1.84 = 1.95 feet below high water of 1838 . Table 2 of Mr. Newton's report assumes mean water - level of Bay Su- perior in July and August , 1872 , to be- July . August . 2.66 + 2.43_2.55 ...
... August , 1872 , to be- July . 2.07 2 August . 1.84 = 1.95 feet below high water of 1838 . Table 2 of Mr. Newton's report assumes mean water - level of Bay Su- perior in July and August , 1872 , to be- July . August . 2.66 + 2.43_2.55 ...
Page 141
... August , 1872 , would be 1.55 below high water of 1838 , or just one foot higher than assumed by Mr. Newton . And on this last assumption of 1.55 feet below high water of 1838 , the mean water - level of Bay Superior in July and August ...
... August , 1872 , would be 1.55 below high water of 1838 , or just one foot higher than assumed by Mr. Newton . And on this last assumption of 1.55 feet below high water of 1838 , the mean water - level of Bay Superior in July and August ...
Page 149
... August , 1872 , including a series of observations on the water - levels and currents in the bays and lake , and Saint Louis and Nemadji Rivers . The description of this survey and its results are given in the accom- panying report of ...
... August , 1872 , including a series of observations on the water - levels and currents in the bays and lake , and Saint Louis and Nemadji Rivers . The description of this survey and its results are given in the accom- panying report of ...
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... August , 1861 . We have thus the means of determining the changes which have taken place since 1861 , by comparing the two maps . This shows that the average depth of the Bay of Superior is 0.25 of a foot greater than in 1861 , or the ...
... August , 1861 . We have thus the means of determining the changes which have taken place since 1861 , by comparing the two maps . This shows that the average depth of the Bay of Superior is 0.25 of a foot greater than in 1861 , or the ...
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