Draining for Profit, and Draining for HealthJudd, 1911 - 252 páginas |
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... tide , so that , during the whole operation , none of the filling shall be washed away by water flowing over its top . - If the creek has a sloping bottom , the work may be commenced earlier , as soon as the tide commences to re- cede ...
... tide , so that , during the whole operation , none of the filling shall be washed away by water flowing over its top . - If the creek has a sloping bottom , the work may be commenced earlier , as soon as the tide commences to re- cede ...
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... tide without too great a rush of water against the unfinished ends of the work ; but , even in these cases , there will be economy in the use of fascines and piles from the first , or of stones if these can be readily procur- ed . In ...
... tide without too great a rush of water against the unfinished ends of the work ; but , even in these cases , there will be economy in the use of fascines and piles from the first , or of stones if these can be readily procur- ed . In ...
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... tides and the strongest waves to which it will be subjected . As it is always open to inspection , at each ebb tide , and can always be approached for repair , it will be easy to keep it in good condition ; and , if properly attended to ...
... tides and the strongest waves to which it will be subjected . As it is always open to inspection , at each ebb tide , and can always be approached for repair , it will be easy to keep it in good condition ; and , if properly attended to ...
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... tidal water which it contains gives it the ap- pearance of a river , is only the outlet of an insignificant stream , which might be carried along the edge of the up- land in an ordinary mill - race . In such case it is better to divert ...
... tidal water which it contains gives it the ap- pearance of a river , is only the outlet of an insignificant stream , which might be carried along the edge of the up- land in an ordinary mill - race . In such case it is better to divert ...
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... tide that sets back in the Hackensack River , it is able to float an occasional vessel to the unimportant vil- lages ... tidal flow from the whole tract . This being done , a steam - pump , far less formidable than many which are in ...
... tide that sets back in the Hackensack River , it is able to float an occasional vessel to the unimportant vil- lages ... tidal flow from the whole tract . This being done , a steam - pump , far less formidable than many which are in ...
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