Civil Functions, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 |
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... miles on the coast highway . For lumber shipments by water the only available harbors for ocean vessels are at Humboldt Bay in California and Coos Bay in Oregon . The distance between these two harbors is 240 miles on the coast highway ...
... miles on the coast highway . For lumber shipments by water the only available harbors for ocean vessels are at Humboldt Bay in California and Coos Bay in Oregon . The distance between these two harbors is 240 miles on the coast highway ...
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... miles of mountainous territory . 6. A deep - water harbor does not exist to provide an outlet by sea between San Francisco and Coos Bay , a distance of about 400 miles , or roughly the same as the distance from Portland , Maine , to the ...
... miles of mountainous territory . 6. A deep - water harbor does not exist to provide an outlet by sea between San Francisco and Coos Bay , a distance of about 400 miles , or roughly the same as the distance from Portland , Maine , to the ...
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... Miles by Government Miles by operator Working circle Better- Construc- ment tion Cost Better- ment Construc- tion Cost Engineer- ing cost ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) Middle Fork Smith River . 8.0 13.0 $ 357 , 300 South ...
... Miles by Government Miles by operator Working circle Better- Construc- ment tion Cost Better- ment Construc- tion Cost Engineer- ing cost ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) Middle Fork Smith River . 8.0 13.0 $ 357 , 300 South ...
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... miles , a flood - control pool of 279,000 acre - feet extending a distance of 21.7 miles , or a total storage capacity of 294,000 acre- feet . GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT The Dillon Reservoir project was considered in the ...
... miles , a flood - control pool of 279,000 acre - feet extending a distance of 21.7 miles , or a total storage capacity of 294,000 acre- feet . GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT The Dillon Reservoir project was considered in the ...
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... miles . The Dillon Dam will add a control of 748 square miles of drainage area . In other words , the existing reservoirs control 62 percent of the drainage area of the watershed . When Dillon is completed , it will raise the control to ...
... miles . The Dillon Dam will add a control of 748 square miles of drainage area . In other words , the existing reservoirs control 62 percent of the drainage area of the watershed . When Dillon is completed , it will raise the control to ...
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Page 739 - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Page 738 - Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Page 76 - I will be very happy to answer any questions the members of the committee may have in mind.
Page 49 - California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers...
Page 738 - Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark: and all the people shall say, Amen.
Page 82 - States free from damages due to the construction works; "(c) Maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army...
Page 710 - Senate, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13, 190'2, be, and is hereby, requested to review the reports on the Port Aransas-Corpus Christ!
Page 738 - And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones : thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
Page 705 - This project will provide a large block of power of 30,000 kilowatts in an area where it is urgently needed to aid the national defense program and will add an additional transportation facility which will greatly assist in relieving the transportation problem in time of war. The 9-foot navigation channel to Columbus, Ga., is particularly important...
Page 86 - District, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors of said district, at an adjourned regular meeting of said board held on Tuesday, March 23, 1965.