Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 140
... foot . It was not suspected till after the removal of the gauge in May , 1872 , and it was impossible after that to ... foot above it . On Major Houston's application , this informa- tion was furnished him . Subsequently , another ...
... foot . It was not suspected till after the removal of the gauge in May , 1872 , and it was impossible after that to ... foot above it . On Major Houston's application , this informa- tion was furnished him . Subsequently , another ...
Page 141
... foot below or 0.2 foot above the bench - mark , ( a spike in Johnson & Alexander's mill . ) The figures 1.95 ( of Major Houston ) are on the supposition that the zero is above the spike . Should it be assumed to be below , ( letter of ...
... foot below or 0.2 foot above the bench - mark , ( a spike in Johnson & Alexander's mill . ) The figures 1.95 ( of Major Houston ) are on the supposition that the zero is above the spike . Should it be assumed to be below , ( letter of ...
Page 146
... foot above the lake , and that the Bay of Saint Louis is 0.05 of a foot above the lake , so that these bays may be said to have , practically , the same level as the lake . Now , if the canal has lowered the level of Superior Bay to the ...
... foot above the lake , and that the Bay of Saint Louis is 0.05 of a foot above the lake , so that these bays may be said to have , practically , the same level as the lake . Now , if the canal has lowered the level of Superior Bay to the ...
Page 151
... foot per second , or , suppos- ing all the water to pass through the present entry , of 0.94 foot per second . But we find that there is a flow ( in and out ) at the canal and entry , amounting at times to nearly six times the above ...
... foot per second , or , suppos- ing all the water to pass through the present entry , of 0.94 foot per second . But we find that there is a flow ( in and out ) at the canal and entry , amounting at times to nearly six times the above ...
Page 154
... foot per mile , or one - tenth at mouth of Saint Louis Bay and one- tenth at entry , showing that if the canal were closed up , the difference of level between the bay and lake , due to discharge of Saint Louis River , would not exceed ...
... foot per mile , or one - tenth at mouth of Saint Louis Bay and one- tenth at entry , showing that if the canal were closed up , the difference of level between the bay and lake , due to discharge of Saint Louis River , would not exceed ...
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