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" 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... "
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d ... - Page 524
by United States. Congress. House - 1875
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The North American Review, Volume 24

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pages
...various routes, with the observation, that ' the important advantages of a greater supply of water, by a length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter...settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference.' This route is fortyone miles and seven hundred and eighteen...
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The North American Review, Volume 24

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pages
...various routes, with the observation, that ' the important advantages of a greater supply of water, by. a length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter...render the Deep Creek route superior to the other ; tlrough the final surveys only can settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would...
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Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1

United States. War Department - 1874 - 982 pages
...yards in nine months. It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure...settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference. However, the analysis which we Lave just concluded is...
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Congressional Serial Set

1874 - 974 pages
...yards in nine months, 'it would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure...length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter by t\vo and a half miles, render the Deep Creek rout« superior to the other ; though the final surveys...
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Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 1

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1874 - 946 pages
...months. It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoir», after the waste of lockage, aud require a much greater expenditure of water than the...shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter by two aud a half miles, render the Deep Creek route superior to the other ; though the final surveys only...
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Annual Report Upon the Improvement of the Ohio, Monongahela, and Wabash Rivers

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1876 - 582 pages
...yards in nine months. It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure...tunnel shorter by two and a half miles, render the IX'Cp Creek route superior to the other; though the liual surveys only can settle that point, yet at...
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Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1874 - 946 pages
...yards in nine mouths. It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure...settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference. However, the analysis which we have just concluded is...
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Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Volume 2

United States. War Department - 1874 - 936 pages
...yards in nine months. It woakl thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure...shorter by two and a half miles, render the Deep Creek rente superior to the other ; though the final surveys only can settle that point, yet at this stage...
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The North American Review, Volume 24

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 554 pages
...various routes, with the observation, that ' the important advantages of a greater supply of water, by a length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter...settle 'that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference.' This route is fortyone miles and seven hundred and eighteen...
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