The Western Journal, Volume 8M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1852 |
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Page 172
... pass by jetties at the mouth , ( if practi- cable ) the closure of the useless passes , the concentration of the water and consequent acceleration of its current , by any means , must carve a channel through the present bars . But the ...
... pass by jetties at the mouth , ( if practi- cable ) the closure of the useless passes , the concentration of the water and consequent acceleration of its current , by any means , must carve a channel through the present bars . But the ...
Page 173
... Pass - for many years the main , and always the most desirable channel for commerce . A similar crevasse from near the head of that pass into Garden Island Bay , now threaten- ed , may destroy the South - west Pass . We cannot be ...
... Pass - for many years the main , and always the most desirable channel for commerce . A similar crevasse from near the head of that pass into Garden Island Bay , now threaten- ed , may destroy the South - west Pass . We cannot be ...
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... pass between the water of the river and high rocky bluffs , there are few of such passes , where the talus formed at the foot of the Bluff is not wide enough for a double track . As the average fall of the river , throughout its entire ...
... pass between the water of the river and high rocky bluffs , there are few of such passes , where the talus formed at the foot of the Bluff is not wide enough for a double track . As the average fall of the river , throughout its entire ...
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Population of the United States By Hon A BEATTY of Kentucky | 17 |
Strictures on Dr Waylands Chapter on Personal Liberty | 72 |
Railroad from St Louis to New Orleans By CALEB G FORSHEY Civil | 82 |
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