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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...of 1860 and 1867. CC.v IMPROVEMENT OF HIAWASSEE RIVER, TENNESSEE. This stream rises in Georgia on the western slope of the Blue Ridge. Its course is uearly at right angles to the Tennessee River, which it enters at a point about 38 miles above Chattanooga and 151 miles below Knoxville. In 1830 the State of Tennessee did some work looking to the improvement of this stream, but with little permanent benefit. Under provisions of act of June 23,1874, an examination and estimate of cost were made and submitted. (See Report of Chief of Engineers, 1875, page 809, et seq.) This mountaiu stream was found to be greatly obstructed by rockreefs, gravel bars, snags, and overhanging trees. It was originally projected, and without any important modifications forms the present project, to reduce the rock-reel's and gravel-bars, remove bowlders, snags, etc., and build wing dams where necessary to contract the water-way, so as to secure a navigable channel of 40 feet wide and 2 feet deep at average low water to Savannah Ford, a distance of about 43 miles. The original estimate of cost was, however, necessarily iucreased in 1885. The following appropriations have been made for this improvement: By act of--August 14,1866 J10,00O June 18,1878 10,000 March 3,1879 3,000 June 14, 1880 3,000 March 3,1881 1.500 Augusta, 1882..... 1,500 July 5,1884 2,500 August 5, 1886 2,500 August 11,1888 1,000 Aggregating the sum of 35,000 This amount, less the appropriation by act of August 11, 1888, has been expended in carrying out the project as stated, and has resulted in securing an improved channel in the lower river, by the partial removal of surface obstructions and construction of wing-dams, which work was carried on during the last ten years only in a limited degree, by reason of the lac...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130154740
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 364
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130154742
  • Publisher Date: 06 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 649 gr


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