Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 135
... latter , leaving an interval of 40 feet between the two which is to be filled with stone . This will give a solid pier 100 feet wide . The exterior pier will serve as a revetiment for the stone filling , and in case its superstructure ...
... latter , leaving an interval of 40 feet between the two which is to be filled with stone . This will give a solid pier 100 feet wide . The exterior pier will serve as a revetiment for the stone filling , and in case its superstructure ...
Page 146
... latter formerly did to the lake , and the difference of level between the two bays would be the same whatever was the level of the lower bay . The cross - section of the outlet of Saint Louis Bay is about twice that of the old entry ...
... latter formerly did to the lake , and the difference of level between the two bays would be the same whatever was the level of the lower bay . The cross - section of the outlet of Saint Louis Bay is about twice that of the old entry ...
Page 154
... latter point the mean rise and fall of tide is 4.3 feet , just one- tenth above mean low water at Albany . The flood - current ceases just above the latter place . The mean slope of the river from Albany to New York is less than of a ...
... latter point the mean rise and fall of tide is 4.3 feet , just one- tenth above mean low water at Albany . The flood - current ceases just above the latter place . The mean slope of the river from Albany to New York is less than of a ...
Page 162
... latter may arise from the difficulty of accurate chaining on the dike . A mensuration of Minnesota Point was then made by a transit - line through the center , running on the lake - survey base as far as it ex- tended , with offsets at ...
... latter may arise from the difficulty of accurate chaining on the dike . A mensuration of Minnesota Point was then made by a transit - line through the center , running on the lake - survey base as far as it ex- tended , with offsets at ...
Page 171
... latter were so drawn that the velocity of at least one float would represent , as nearly as possible , the velocity of the water through the geometrical figure inclosing it . Where two or more floats were comprised in one area , the ...
... latter were so drawn that the velocity of at least one float would represent , as nearly as possible , the velocity of the water through the geometrical figure inclosing it . Where two or more floats were comprised in one area , the ...
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