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Page 57
... tunnel near the head of the ledge . A contribution of $ 17,157.50 from the citizens of Minneapolis was also used to the same end . The board of engineer officers recommend the following expenditures : For dam on the surface of the rock ...
... tunnel near the head of the ledge . A contribution of $ 17,157.50 from the citizens of Minneapolis was also used to the same end . The board of engineer officers recommend the following expenditures : For dam on the surface of the rock ...
Page 94
... tunnels and galleries driven ... Cubic yards of rock removed .. Lineal feet of holes drilled by Burleigh drill Lineal feet of holes drilled by hand .. Pounds of nitro - glycerine used Pounds of giant powder used Pounds of black powder ...
... tunnels and galleries driven ... Cubic yards of rock removed .. Lineal feet of holes drilled by Burleigh drill Lineal feet of holes drilled by hand .. Pounds of nitro - glycerine used Pounds of giant powder used Pounds of black powder ...
Page 233
... tunnel and inlet pier . At or near the point marked X on the map they drove a rod to find the rock , but after penetrating about 100 feet , and finding none , gave it up and ran out a brick tunnel to the inlet pier noted on the map . In ...
... tunnel and inlet pier . At or near the point marked X on the map they drove a rod to find the rock , but after penetrating about 100 feet , and finding none , gave it up and ran out a brick tunnel to the inlet pier noted on the map . In ...
Page 277
... tunnel from further incur- sions of water from the river . During the first half of July , 1873 , the tunnel being filled with water and the river at a high stage , all work was suspended except that of framing timber for the bulk ...
... tunnel from further incur- sions of water from the river . During the first half of July , 1873 , the tunnel being filled with water and the river at a high stage , all work was suspended except that of framing timber for the bulk ...
Page 278
... tunnel above the gravel - plug was allowed to fill with water ; but as this largely increased the flow from the spring at the bifurcation of the tunnel , the water was again drawn off . The citizens of Minneapolis having raised funds ...
... tunnel above the gravel - plug was allowed to fill with water ; but as this largely increased the flow from the spring at the bifurcation of the tunnel , the water was again drawn off . The citizens of Minneapolis having raised funds ...
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Page 71 - ... the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. SEC. 5. — That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 141 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 122 - Annual report upon the geographical explorations and surveys •/ west of the one hundredth meridian in California, Nevada, Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana, by George M. Wheeler, First Lieutenant of Engineers, USA; being Appendix LL of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1875.
Page 324 - IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF THE ILLINOIS AND OHIO RIVERS.
Page 330 - ... for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, the distribution of the sum to be at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers.
Page 35 - An act to provide for the appointment of a commission of engineers to investigate and report a permanent plan for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi River subject to inundation," I appointed a commission of engineers.
Page 3 - I have the honor to present for your information the following report upon the duties and operations of the Engineer Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877 : OFFICEES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Page 524 - It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure of water than the Deep Creek summit-level. Thus the important advantages of a greater supply of water, of a length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter by two and a half miles, render the Deep Creek route superior to the other ; though the final surveys only can settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference.
Page 71 - ... and further, to inquire into the number and character of the vessels navigating said channel, and the number of trips made by each, and, if said bridging be practicable, to report what extent of span or spans and elevation above the water will be required in the construction of such bridge or bridges, so as not seriously to injure the navigation of said channel.
Page 104 - March 2, 1SG7, contains a proviso that " the province of New Brunswick contribute and pay to the proper disbursing officer a like sum for said purpose; said payment being made on condition that in no event shall the province of New Brunswick be called upon for more than half the sum actually expended for said purpose.