Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 98
... give 14 feet at ordinary high water up to the head of navigation at the wharves of Yarmouth , which are distant about two and one - half miles from its mouth . 2. The blasting and removal of the several dangerous ledges near and above ...
... give 14 feet at ordinary high water up to the head of navigation at the wharves of Yarmouth , which are distant about two and one - half miles from its mouth . 2. The blasting and removal of the several dangerous ledges near and above ...
Page 131
... give a chan- nel of 133 feet in depth . For repairs of piers and dredging there will be needed for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1875 , $ 10,000 . The money statement under the appropriation for improvement of harbor at Superior City ...
... give a chan- nel of 133 feet in depth . For repairs of piers and dredging there will be needed for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1875 , $ 10,000 . The money statement under the appropriation for improvement of harbor at Superior City ...
Page 135
... give a solid pier 100 feet wide . The exterior pier will serve as a revetiment for the stone filling , and in case its superstructure is carried away , the substructure will hold up the rock filling , which will prevent serious injury ...
... give a solid pier 100 feet wide . The exterior pier will serve as a revetiment for the stone filling , and in case its superstructure is carried away , the substructure will hold up the rock filling , which will prevent serious injury ...
Page 139
... give no ground for any ap- prehension of the wearing away of Minnesota Point . It is to be remembered that as Major Houston could not give his per- sonal attention to the examination , he directed his assistant , Mr. John Pierpont , to ...
... give no ground for any ap- prehension of the wearing away of Minnesota Point . It is to be remembered that as Major Houston could not give his per- sonal attention to the examination , he directed his assistant , Mr. John Pierpont , to ...
Page 146
... give a slope of more than one - tenth foot to a mile , as explained in my report . there explained , the difference of level between the Bay of Superior and the lake would not exceed one inch if the canal were closed up , so that the ...
... give a slope of more than one - tenth foot to a mile , as explained in my report . there explained , the difference of level between the Bay of Superior and the lake would not exceed one inch if the canal were closed up , so that the ...
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