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... boats were able during the greater por- tion of the time to keep from 3 to 3 feet of water on most of the bars , besides removing numerous snags , & c . The Caffrey's capabilities were limited , owing to her too great draught , she ...
... boats were able during the greater por- tion of the time to keep from 3 to 3 feet of water on most of the bars , besides removing numerous snags , & c . The Caffrey's capabilities were limited , owing to her too great draught , she ...
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... boats have been in service , the re- pairs consume a large part of the appropriation , and the engineer in charge urges the construction of new iron hulls . Two boats worked for a time in the harbor of Saint Louis , removing wrecks and ...
... boats have been in service , the re- pairs consume a large part of the appropriation , and the engineer in charge urges the construction of new iron hulls . Two boats worked for a time in the harbor of Saint Louis , removing wrecks and ...
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... boat was sent into White River , and operated there and in the Little Red and Black Rivers , from the beginning of ... boats of light draught for operations in these small streams . Amount available July 1 , 1871 ..... Amount expended ...
... boat was sent into White River , and operated there and in the Little Red and Black Rivers , from the beginning of ... boats of light draught for operations in these small streams . Amount available July 1 , 1871 ..... Amount expended ...
Page 54
... boat Octavia , the snag - boat R. E. De Russy , and the crane - boat Ouachita , purchased for this service , were employed on the work . The Octavia was employed from December 3 , 1871 , to February , 1872 ; the De Russy from Janu- ary ...
... boat Octavia , the snag - boat R. E. De Russy , and the crane - boat Ouachita , purchased for this service , were employed on the work . The Octavia was employed from December 3 , 1871 , to February , 1872 ; the De Russy from Janu- ary ...
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... boat , for which con- tract was made in the latter part of the preceding year , was completed . During the summer ... boats will be ap plied to determine what depth and width of channel can be maintained by working them throughout the ...
... boat , for which con- tract was made in the latter part of the preceding year , was completed . During the summer ... boats will be ap plied to determine what depth and width of channel can be maintained by working them throughout the ...
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Page 35 - making appropriations for the repair, preservation and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors and for other purposes...
Page 441 - ... mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the...
Page 159 - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AA HUMPHREYS, Brigadier- General and Chief of Engineers. Hon. WW BELKNAP, Secretary of War.
Page 56 - Mexico, to be completed within twenty years; of the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the Ohio River...
Page 746 - GENERAL : I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, upon the works of river-improvement under my charge.
Page 441 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
Page 29 - ... with a statement showing the amount expended during the fiscal year, and the amount that can be profitably expended during the next fiscal year, is submitted herewith. For more detailed information in regard to the improvements, and for the results of the surveys and examinations ordered by Congress, and not found in...
Page 543 - GENERAL : In compliance with your instructions I have the honor to submit the following report of the...
Page 426 - Rouge, and Carrollton, on the Mississippi, between the mouth of the Missouri and the Gulf of Mexico; and at or in the vicinity of Fort...
Page 441 - ... and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; And until...