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... of the valley being limited as heretofore , with but one or two exceptions , to the width of the streams , it now spreads out into a beautiful rolling coun- try , varying in breadth from 400 yards to 3 S [ Doc . No. 104. ]
... of the valley being limited as heretofore , with but one or two exceptions , to the width of the streams , it now spreads out into a beautiful rolling coun- try , varying in breadth from 400 yards to 3 S [ Doc . No. 104. ]
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... yards to 3 or 4 miles . The bottoms , which previously skirted the streams in narrow and disconnected strips , were found in this subdivision of considerable widths upon one or other , but generally upon both sides throughout its whole ...
... yards to 3 or 4 miles . The bottoms , which previously skirted the streams in narrow and disconnected strips , were found in this subdivision of considerable widths upon one or other , but generally upon both sides throughout its whole ...
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... yards . Upon these principles , the quantity of water required , from the mouth of the Stekoa , by the summit , to five miles down the Little Tennessee , an ex- tent of 19 miles , amounts to 2,280.000 cubic yards per month , for evapora ...
... yards . Upon these principles , the quantity of water required , from the mouth of the Stekoa , by the summit , to five miles down the Little Tennessee , an ex- tent of 19 miles , amounts to 2,280.000 cubic yards per month , for evapora ...
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... yards , which , added to the amount of running water , produce an aggregate of 71,259,358 cubic yards per annum . For the abundant supply of a canal in its course east and west from the extremities of the 19 miles which have been ...
... yards , which , added to the amount of running water , produce an aggregate of 71,259,358 cubic yards per annum . For the abundant supply of a canal in its course east and west from the extremities of the 19 miles which have been ...
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... yards in length ; and at the Wygaat mountain , near Easton . 41. From Carpenter's point , the middle route ascends the Delaware river eighty - eight miles , to the village of Deposit . The stream , at this point , is 990 feet above tide ...
... yards in length ; and at the Wygaat mountain , near Easton . 41. From Carpenter's point , the middle route ascends the Delaware river eighty - eight miles , to the village of Deposit . The stream , at this point , is 990 feet above tide ...
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Page 1 - That the directors for the time being shall have power to appoint such officers, clerks, and servants under them, as shall be necessary for executing the business of the said corporation, and to allow them such compensation, for their services respectively, as shall be reasonable...
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