Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... miles , towards Boscobel , as far as the available funds would permit , and perhaps reach a point about twenty - five miles from the mouth , which could be completed in another season . A small party will be employed at the upper ...
... miles , towards Boscobel , as far as the available funds would permit , and perhaps reach a point about twenty - five miles from the mouth , which could be completed in another season . A small party will be employed at the upper ...
Page 240
... miles above Princeton and raise the water but eighteen inches . This is intended to affect the river only back to " still water , " at Mechan's River , or a distance of four miles ; but the level extends to about two miles above Lake ...
... miles above Princeton and raise the water but eighteen inches . This is intended to affect the river only back to " still water , " at Mechan's River , or a distance of four miles ; but the level extends to about two miles above Lake ...
Page 249
... miles north , affords a good harbor with 8 feet depth of water . The nearest harbor south is Chicago , thirty - six miles distant , and there is no harbor between Chicago and Milwaukee that vessels drawing over 10 feet can enter ...
... miles north , affords a good harbor with 8 feet depth of water . The nearest harbor south is Chicago , thirty - six miles distant , and there is no harbor between Chicago and Milwaukee that vessels drawing over 10 feet can enter ...
Page 250
... miles north of Green Bay City . Its length is about thirty - six miles , and takes its rise in a small lake in Shawanaw County . About fourteen miles from its mouth it diverges into two streams , termed the North and South branches ...
... miles north of Green Bay City . Its length is about thirty - six miles , and takes its rise in a small lake in Shawanaw County . About fourteen miles from its mouth it diverges into two streams , termed the North and South branches ...
Page 251
... miles from the mouth is to be found a tract of land , bordering on the river , and extending back for over ten miles , that five years ago was covered with a dense growth of timber , most of which has been cleared , and is now under ...
... miles from the mouth is to be found a tract of land , bordering on the river , and extending back for over ten miles , that five years ago was covered with a dense growth of timber , most of which has been cleared , and is now under ...
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