Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1876 |
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... coast - chart No. 3 of Lake Michigan , scale Mr. Witzleben has completed chart No. 3 of Saint Law- rence River , scale 3000 ; a chart of harbor of refuge at Sand Beach , scale , and begun coast - chart No. 1 of Lake Ontario , scale ...
... coast - chart No. 3 of Lake Michigan , scale Mr. Witzleben has completed chart No. 3 of Saint Law- rence River , scale 3000 ; a chart of harbor of refuge at Sand Beach , scale , and begun coast - chart No. 1 of Lake Ontario , scale ...
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... coast - chart No. 3 of Lake Michigan , scale Mr. Witzleben has completed chart No. 3 of Saint Law- rence River , scale 3000 ; a chart of harbor of refuge at Sand Beach , 89000 . 1 scale zoo ? 1 and begun coast - chart No. 1 of Lake ...
... coast - chart No. 3 of Lake Michigan , scale Mr. Witzleben has completed chart No. 3 of Saint Law- rence River , scale 3000 ; a chart of harbor of refuge at Sand Beach , 89000 . 1 scale zoo ? 1 and begun coast - chart No. 1 of Lake ...
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... coast , and about 1 mile apart , commencing within the hydrog- raphy done by the shore - parties and extending out 10 miles from laud . Observers with theodolites are placed on shore at two stations about 6 miles apart , readings are ...
... coast , and about 1 mile apart , commencing within the hydrog- raphy done by the shore - parties and extending out 10 miles from laud . Observers with theodolites are placed on shore at two stations about 6 miles apart , readings are ...
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... Coast Survey Report , 1872 , ) ɛ equal to 0.07 , and Nequal to 7 , the above formula becomes— ( .056 ) 2 + p ' = ( .056 ) + ( .07 ) 2 7 ( .07 ) 2 24 and p , ( the weight with which the equation REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS . 13.
... Coast Survey Report , 1872 , ) ɛ equal to 0.07 , and Nequal to 7 , the above formula becomes— ( .056 ) 2 + p ' = ( .056 ) + ( .07 ) 2 7 ( .07 ) 2 24 and p , ( the weight with which the equation REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS . 13.
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... Coast Survey . The bench - marks at Port Dalhousie were to be connected with those at Port Colborne , those at Gibraltar with those at Lakeport , and those at Escanaba with those at Marquette , in a similar manner . The bench - marks at ...
... Coast Survey . The bench - marks at Port Dalhousie were to be connected with those at Port Colborne , those at Gibraltar with those at Lakeport , and those at Escanaba with those at Marquette , in a similar manner . The bench - marks at ...
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Page 599 - Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 698 - It is, of course, impossible to give you any definite instructions in regard to this movement, and were it not impossible to do so, the Department Commander places too much confidence in your zeal, energy, and ability to wish to impose upon you precise orders which might hamper your action when nearly in contact with the enemy.
Page 287 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 698 - The Department Commander desires that on your way up the Rosebud you should thoroughly examine the upper part of Tulloch's Creek...
Page 599 - Gardiner's rivers; thence east to the place of beginning is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people...
Page 698 - ... you precise orders which might hamper your action when nearly in contact with the enemy. He will, however, indicate to you his own views of what your action should be, and he desires that you should conform to them unless you shall see sufficient reason for departing from them.
Page 698 - Gibbon is now in motion for the mouth of the Big Horn. As soon as it reaches that point it will cross the Yellowstone and move up at least as far as the forks of the Big and Little Horns.
Page 599 - Yellowstone lake ; thence south along said meridian to the parallel of latitude passing ten miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone lake ; thence west along said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen miles west of the most western point of Madison lake ; thence north along said meridian to the latitude of the junction of the Yellowstone and Gardiner's rivers ; thence east to the place of beginning...
Page 599 - He shall provide against the wanton destruction of the fish and game found within said park, and against their capture or destruction for the purposes of merchandise or profit.
Page 698 - Gibbon's column with information of the result of your examination. The lower part of this creek will be examined by a detachment from Colonel Gibbon's command. The supply steamer will be pushed up the Big Horn as far as the forks if the river is found to be navigable for that distance...