Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... dredged from the deep waters of the bay to the dock at Superior City , and some dredging and repair of piers may be necessary , for which $ 10,000 is asked . An opening was made through the dike allowing the passage of ferry - boats ...
... dredged from the deep waters of the bay to the dock at Superior City , and some dredging and repair of piers may be necessary , for which $ 10,000 is asked . An opening was made through the dike allowing the passage of ferry - boats ...
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... dredging away the whole of the point on the south side and revetting same to perhaps within 150 feet of completion ; thus straightening and widening the channel . To complete work projected , this revetment will have to be finished and ...
... dredging away the whole of the point on the south side and revetting same to perhaps within 150 feet of completion ; thus straightening and widening the channel . To complete work projected , this revetment will have to be finished and ...
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... dredging away the whole of the point on the south side and revetting same to perhaps within 150 feet of completion ; thus straightening and widening the channel . To complete work projected , this revetment will have to be finished and ...
... dredging away the whole of the point on the south side and revetting same to perhaps within 150 feet of completion ; thus straightening and widening the channel . To complete work projected , this revetment will have to be finished and ...
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... dredging , compared with that done by contract . In about a year this dredge has removed 29,380 cubic yards of material . The United States snag - boat J. J. Abert was temporarily employed . in removing snags and wrecks from the Lower ...
... dredging , compared with that done by contract . In about a year this dredge has removed 29,380 cubic yards of material . The United States snag - boat J. J. Abert was temporarily employed . in removing snags and wrecks from the Lower ...
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... dredging will be done in the same manner to the extent of the existing appropriation . The dredging steamer , formerly under charter , having been recently pur- chased by the United States , it is intended to work her alternately on the ...
... dredging will be done in the same manner to the extent of the existing appropriation . The dredging steamer , formerly under charter , having been recently pur- chased by the United States , it is intended to work her alternately on the ...
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act of March Amount appropriated Amount available July Amount expended Amount required Appendix appropriated by act bank Bidders bluff board measure boats breakwater bridge built cents channel Chief of Engineers commenced completed Congress construction contract Corps of Engineers cost Creek cribs cubic yards depth dike distance dredging east ending June 30 ENGINEER OFFICE estimate excavation expended during fiscal feet wide fiscal year ending foot gauge harbor high water improvement inches Island Keokuk lake linear feet lock and dam low water low-water miles Minnesota Point Mississippi River mouth navigation north pier obstructions Ohio Ouachita River piles pound present proposed raft Railroad Red River removed repairs required for fiscal respectfully revetment riprap rock Saint Louis Bay Saint Louis River sand season shoals shore Shreveport side snags steamers stone submitted Superior City superstructure survey timber tion Tone's Bayou Total UNITED STATES ENGINEER velocity vessels width