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Page 56
... falls $ 84,000 , and to the river below the falls $ 93,000 , leaving $ 23,000 for the usual snag- ging and dredging operations . One of the snag - boats , designed for use on the western rivers , has been temporarily transferred to this ...
... falls $ 84,000 , and to the river below the falls $ 93,000 , leaving $ 23,000 for the usual snag- ging and dredging operations . One of the snag - boats , designed for use on the western rivers , has been temporarily transferred to this ...
Page 60
... fall of the present year , work has been sus- pended , but will be resumed when necessary for the maintenance of a sufficient channel across the bar . Upon the active resumption of the fall trade of New Orleans , the full power of the ...
... fall of the present year , work has been sus- pended , but will be resumed when necessary for the maintenance of a sufficient channel across the bar . Upon the active resumption of the fall trade of New Orleans , the full power of the ...
Page 169
... falling through a distance of 95 feet , five times a minute . 250X.625 = 156 = MV M V = 78 M = 1 V = 78 V2 = 29h ... fall , a re- verse wave occurs , and we have an exhibition of wave interference and coincidence , such as I saw last ...
... falling through a distance of 95 feet , five times a minute . 250X.625 = 156 = MV M V = 78 M = 1 V = 78 V2 = 29h ... fall , a re- verse wave occurs , and we have an exhibition of wave interference and coincidence , such as I saw last ...
Page 185
... fall to a south pier - crib exten- sion of 65 feet , leaving the piers even , and the balance reserved until spring for dredging , should the channel block up during the winter , as may be expected from past experience . On the ...
... fall to a south pier - crib exten- sion of 65 feet , leaving the piers even , and the balance reserved until spring for dredging , should the channel block up during the winter , as may be expected from past experience . On the ...
Page 205
... fall in open market was 90 cords , which probably saved the work during the winter , as , being all put into the outer end of the pier , it gave it the strength requisite to withstand the heavy jams of ice which came against it . The ...
... fall in open market was 90 cords , which probably saved the work during the winter , as , being all put into the outer end of the pier , it gave it the strength requisite to withstand the heavy jams of ice which came against it . 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...