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Page 73
... Creek , thirty - one and a half miles above New Berne , that , excepting artificial obstructions placed during the war , the section of the river now particularly requiring improvement may be considered as between Contentnea Creek and ...
... Creek , thirty - one and a half miles above New Berne , that , excepting artificial obstructions placed during the war , the section of the river now particularly requiring improvement may be considered as between Contentnea Creek and ...
Page 272
... CREEK , VERMONT , FROM VERGENNES TO ITS OUTLET ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN . An appropriation of $ 10,000 ( approved June 10 , 1872 ) has been made for this work . No disbursements were made during the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1872 . The ...
... CREEK , VERMONT , FROM VERGENNES TO ITS OUTLET ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN . An appropriation of $ 10,000 ( approved June 10 , 1872 ) has been made for this work . No disbursements were made during the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1872 . The ...
Page 273
... Creek , Vermont , from Vergennes to its out- let ; also tracing of general map of the country drained by the creek and its tributaries , and copies of Mr. D. White's report upon the im- provement of the navigation from Vergennes to Lake ...
... Creek , Vermont , from Vergennes to its out- let ; also tracing of general map of the country drained by the creek and its tributaries , and copies of Mr. D. White's report upon the im- provement of the navigation from Vergennes to Lake ...
Page 274
... Creek in Clarendon - all of which are said to be considerable mill - streams , the whole making a water - shed of probably not less than 850 square miles . The creek is subject to sudden rises , and during my operations in the month of ...
... Creek in Clarendon - all of which are said to be considerable mill - streams , the whole making a water - shed of probably not less than 850 square miles . The creek is subject to sudden rises , and during my operations in the month of ...
Page 313
... Creek has been filled by a flood from the creek , a consequence that was to be ex- pected , and which will repeat itself under similar conditions at this and a few other points . The only practical provision against its occurrence is ...
... Creek has been filled by a flood from the creek , a consequence that was to be ex- pected , and which will repeat itself under similar conditions at this and a few other points . The only practical provision against its occurrence is ...
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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...