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" Pot rock once removed, Hell Gate would be less dangerous by one-half, and the eddies, which are now the cause of half the difficulties, would in a measure disappear. "
Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive ... - Página 555
por United States. Congress. Senate - 1852
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Report of the Superintendent ... Showing the Progress of the Work

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1852 - 914 páginas
...full-rigged brig struck it three days since, and went down with a valuable cargo on board." This obstruction once removed, Hell Gate would be less dangerous by...half the difficulties, would in a measure disappear." I have quoted as above Lieutenant Commanding Porter, United States navy, for the purpose of saying...
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Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volumen27

1852 - 780 páginas
...days since, and went down with a valuable cargo on board. This obstruction once removed, Hell-Gate would be less dangerous by one-half, and the eddies,...the difficulties, would, in a measure, disappear. * * » '•There is ad:ingi-rous rock, called ' Bald-headed Billy,' fifteen yards from Hatter's Dfwk,...
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Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volumen27

1852 - 780 páginas
...down with a valuable c-irgo on board. This obstruction once removed, Hell-Gate would be less dangeroas by one-half, and the eddies, which are now the cause...half the difficulties would, in a measure, disappear. * * * " Opposite ' Gibb's Point,' and within fifty yards of Blackwell's Island, i« a large rock, which...
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents ..., Volumen4,Parte1

United States. Congress. House - 606 páginas
...high and violent < l.ul lition of 'the water which formerly existed to the imminent danger of afl 554 small vessels (though they might not hit the rock...feet in length, and thirty feet in average width. Before blasting, the least depth extended over a surface six feet square, while the average depth (vide...
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