Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 71
... bottom and about 7 feet in depth at low water , con- necting the wharves in use with the deep water of the creek . A basin was also made at the head of navigation , having a length and width of 150 feet . Amount expended in year ending ...
... bottom and about 7 feet in depth at low water , con- necting the wharves in use with the deep water of the creek . A basin was also made at the head of navigation , having a length and width of 150 feet . Amount expended in year ending ...
Page 143
... bottom out to a depth where the material compos- ing it ceases to be affected by the action of the waves . What this depth is , I am unable to state . These storms have also a direct action on the shores of Minnesota Point similar to ...
... bottom out to a depth where the material compos- ing it ceases to be affected by the action of the waves . What this depth is , I am unable to state . These storms have also a direct action on the shores of Minnesota Point similar to ...
Page 173
... bottom of the bay , or through the channel - entry into the lake , since the opening of the canal ? 3d . That careful measurements and soundings on the outer or lake side of Minnesota Point be made , and the same so plotted and laid ...
... bottom of the bay , or through the channel - entry into the lake , since the opening of the canal ? 3d . That careful measurements and soundings on the outer or lake side of Minnesota Point be made , and the same so plotted and laid ...
Page 179
... bottom was scooped out just the amount they were below the surface . This would seem to show that , while the river was in its normal condition , the discharge and cross - section being in equilibrium , the sand and silt of the bottom ...
... bottom was scooped out just the amount they were below the surface . This would seem to show that , while the river was in its normal condition , the discharge and cross - section being in equilibrium , the sand and silt of the bottom ...
Page 180
... bottom , yet would speedily cause a de- struction of the entry . The Nemadji emptying into the bay almost abreast of the entry , through a species of sedgy delta , much of its waters finds its way into the shal- low bay of Allaneze ...
... bottom , yet would speedily cause a de- struction of the entry . The Nemadji emptying into the bay almost abreast of the entry , through a species of sedgy delta , much of its waters finds its way into the shal- low bay of Allaneze ...
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