Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 36
... dated March 3 , 1873 , the sum of $ 300,000 was appropriated for the improvement of these rivers , $ 100,000 being allotted to the Wisconsin and $ 200,000 to the Fox River . The operations on the Fox for the present season will consist ...
... dated March 3 , 1873 , the sum of $ 300,000 was appropriated for the improvement of these rivers , $ 100,000 being allotted to the Wisconsin and $ 200,000 to the Fox River . The operations on the Fox for the present season will consist ...
Page 73
... dated September 14 commenced operations at this place October 2 , 1872 , and finished April 3 , 1873. A channel about 40 feet wide at bottom , and from 2 to 3 feet deep at low water , leading from the 23 feet water in Accotink Bay to a ...
... dated September 14 commenced operations at this place October 2 , 1872 , and finished April 3 , 1873. A channel about 40 feet wide at bottom , and from 2 to 3 feet deep at low water , leading from the 23 feet water in Accotink Bay to a ...
Page 129
... dated Headquarters Corps of Engineers , Washington , D. C. , April 2 , 1873 , a board of officers of the Corps of Engineers met in Chicago , April 16 , 1873 , and made the following report : Report of a Board of Engineers assembled at ...
... dated Headquarters Corps of Engineers , Washington , D. C. , April 2 , 1873 , a board of officers of the Corps of Engineers met in Chicago , April 16 , 1873 , and made the following report : Report of a Board of Engineers assembled at ...
Page 130
... dated April 2 , 1873 , and contained in the project of Major Houston , dated March 24 , 1873 , is generally approved , and you will proceed with the work as follows : The sum of $ 25,000 of the appropriation will be applied toward ...
... dated April 2 , 1873 , and contained in the project of Major Houston , dated March 24 , 1873 , is generally approved , and you will proceed with the work as follows : The sum of $ 25,000 of the appropriation will be applied toward ...
Page 143
... dated August 31 , 1867 : " The effect of projecting piers into the lake at either place " -i . e . , at the entry or a point about two miles north of the entry- " may be to cause an abrasion of the lake shore northwest of the piers ...
... dated August 31 , 1867 : " The effect of projecting piers into the lake at either place " -i . e . , at the entry or a point about two miles north of the entry- " may be to cause an abrasion of the lake shore northwest of the piers ...
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