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... distance of 350 feet ; a pier - head 30 feet square , for a beacon - light , constructed at its outer end , and the breakwater connecting it with the west shore entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a ...
... distance of 350 feet ; a pier - head 30 feet square , for a beacon - light , constructed at its outer end , and the breakwater connecting it with the west shore entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a ...
Page 146
... distance above , and to a considerable distance below the work ; and as soon as the current was checked there was a deposit of sand in front of the dam in its whole length . With wing - dams there was always a considerable increase in ...
... distance above , and to a considerable distance below the work ; and as soon as the current was checked there was a deposit of sand in front of the dam in its whole length . With wing - dams there was always a considerable increase in ...
Page 148
... distance of 28 miles , and from Richland City to the mouth , a distance of 48 miles . The probability is that with the money yet available a reliable navigation can be made on those two portions to meet present requirements . The middle ...
... distance of 28 miles , and from Richland City to the mouth , a distance of 48 miles . The probability is that with the money yet available a reliable navigation can be made on those two portions to meet present requirements . The middle ...
Page 149
... distance below Goodhue's Mill there is a slight indentation in the river - bank , making a distance of 300 feet across to Spring Creek . An attempt has been made to render this secure , but I was informed that at extreme high water last ...
... distance below Goodhue's Mill there is a slight indentation in the river - bank , making a distance of 300 feet across to Spring Creek . An attempt has been made to render this secure , but I was informed that at extreme high water last ...
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... distance of 74 feet in twelve seconds . At least half of this force would be exerted against each linear foot of a breakwater , which would have to sustain a blow equal to that produced by a ton of water falling through a distance of 35 ...
... distance of 74 feet in twelve seconds . At least half of this force would be exerted against each linear foot of a breakwater , which would have to sustain a blow equal to that produced by a ton of water falling through a distance of 35 ...
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Page 442 - ... and located in a part of the bridge that can be safely and conveniently reached at that stage; and that said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats...
Page 161 - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AA HUMPHREYS, Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers.
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 443 - ... mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 443 - ... the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; And until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War...
Page 547 - Occasionally bluffs and hills extend down to the river, and then the country opens out again, first on one side of the river and then on the other side.
Page 543 - GENERAL : In compliance with your instructions I have the honor to submit the following report of the...
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 263 - There is a light-house exhibiting a fixed white light of the third order, and a beacon on the outer end of the pier showing a fixed white light of the fourth order. The amount of revenue collected at this port during the fiscal year was $1,006,172.60.
Page 720 - Kiver, at the confluence of the two branches known as the Southern and Eastern. The advantages which the city enjoys as a sea-port are too well known to need more than a passing notice here. Her central position on the Atlantic sea-board; her mild climate, and consequent freedom from obstructions to navigation from ice, and her facilities for communication with a fertile and productive interior, give her natural advantages almost unsurpassed. The harbor proper, (or that portion of the river opposite...