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... Long , message from President of the United States in reference to ..... L. 8 78 Lawson , D. , Surgeon General , report of .. Lands , Symmes purchase of , unsold ... Light - house establishment , estimates for the fiscal year ending ...
... Long , message from President of the United States in reference to ..... L. 8 78 Lawson , D. , Surgeon General , report of .. Lands , Symmes purchase of , unsold ... Light - house establishment , estimates for the fiscal year ending ...
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... long and careful study , and on the other that the practical skill of the naval officer , or the West Point education of the army officer , might most usefully contribute to the progress of the sur- vey ; -not excluding the man of ...
... long and careful study , and on the other that the practical skill of the naval officer , or the West Point education of the army officer , might most usefully contribute to the progress of the sur- vey ; -not excluding the man of ...
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... Long Island , and at the entrance to the Connecticut river ; additional off - shore work near the eastern end of Long Island has been done , and tides and currents have been observed for the off - shore chart . Sandy Hook has been re ...
... Long Island , and at the entrance to the Connecticut river ; additional off - shore work near the eastern end of Long Island has been done , and tides and currents have been observed for the off - shore chart . Sandy Hook has been re ...
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... Long Island , middle sheet ; to complete the engraving of Connecticut river entrance , -will require SECTION III . Coast of Delaware , Maryland , and Virginia . Field - work . - To complete the triangulation of the shores of the ...
... Long Island , middle sheet ; to complete the engraving of Connecticut river entrance , -will require SECTION III . Coast of Delaware , Maryland , and Virginia . Field - work . - To complete the triangulation of the shores of the ...
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... Long island , Boston harbor , placed so as to range with the northeast end of Spectacle island , for the safe navigation of the main ship chan- nel ; ( see sketch A ; ) recommended also by Lieutenant Commanding Charles H. Davis , in ...
... Long island , Boston harbor , placed so as to range with the northeast end of Spectacle island , for the safe navigation of the main ship chan- nel ; ( see sketch A ; ) recommended also by Lieutenant Commanding Charles H. Davis , in ...
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A. D. BACHE APPENDIX Back azimuth battery Bayou Beach Beacon Hill Bluff buoys Cape Fear Cape Henlopen Cat Island Cedar keys Cedar Point channel Charleston chart Church Coast Survey COAST SURVEY OFFICE Coast Survey.-Geographical Positions Columbia river connexion coral Cove Creek curve Distance Dorchester Heights electrotype engraving entrance examination fathoms Florida Hammock harbor Hatteras Hill 41 hydrographic parties hydrography inlet Kent Island Key West Latitude Lieut Lieutenant Commanding light light-boat light-house Longitude maps McBlair McSparran Hill Metres Mount Prospect Name of station Nantucket navigation Neck observations Observatory placed plate Point 39 Powderhorn range Recommended reconnaissance reef report of Lieutenant respectfully Rock San Diego sand Savannah season secondary triangulation Secretary Section II.-Long Island shoals shore Signal Sketch South Spire steamer sub-assistant Superintendent U. S. Coast tides tion topography Treasury triangulation U. S. Coast Survey United States Coast United States navy vessels Washington western coast Woodhull Yards
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Էջ 442 - ... cannot be acquired by cession, when the interest of the United States demands it, before the appropriation would by law fall into the surplus fund, in any and all such cases the appropriations shall be applicable to the objects for which they are made, at any time within two years after the first meeting of the legislature in any State wherein such land may be situated,, subsequent to the passage of this act, to wit: MAINE.
Էջ 152 - ... made by worms. But however efficient these boring animals may be in preparing the coral stems for decay, there is yet another agent, perhaps still more destructive. We allude to the minute boring-sponges, which penetrate them in all directions, until they appear at last completely rotten throughout.
Էջ 513 - He reaffirms his opinion of the pro^ priety of the site, after considering this objection. In recommending lights for the western coast, I have not advised that any of them be revolving lights, except in the case of Point Conception, conceiving that at present, until facilities for repairs of machinery and the number of lights are increased, it is inexpedient and unnecessary to resort to such a distinction. Very respectfully, yours, AD BACHE, Superintendent United States Coast Survey. Hon. THOMAS...
Էջ 148 - The reefs of Florida, as they have been described in the foregoing sketch of the topography of that state, and, indeed, the separate parts of each of these reefs, in their extensive range from northeast to southwest, present such varieties as will afford, when judiciously combined, a complete history of the whole process of their formation. " Here we have groups of living corals, beginning to expand at considerable depth, and forming isolated, disconnected patches — the first rudiments, as it were,...
Էջ 101 - Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey to the Secretary of the Treasury on Halteras shoals, with a report of Lieutenant Commanding Jenkins, United States navy.
Էջ 466 - Hole harbor, three thousand five hundred dollars. For a beacon on Fawn bar, near Deer island, Boston harbor, two thousand five hundred dollars. For two iron spindles on the northeast ledge of the Graves, and on Holmes' ledge, Boston harbor, two thousand dollars.
Էջ 505 - ... source of the most unfeigned regret and mystification. If the British government, however, has the right to exact of its agents an implicit obedience to its mandates, regardless of all considerations but its interests, I must do Captain Prevost the justice of bearing witness to his devoted loyalty. I would respectfully call the attention of the department to the fact that there are still some points which must be embraced in the instructions for Captain Prevost's guidance which are not to be...
Էջ 144 - Sol•dier key, is so shoal that it will forever remain inaccessible, except to -very small vessels. The keys consist of an extensive range of low islands, rising but a few feet, perhaps from six to" eight or ten, or at the utmost to twelve or thirteen feet, above the level of the sea. They begin to the north of 'Cape Florida, where they converge towards the main land, extending in the...
Էջ 152 - ... rotten at the heart, but still apparently green and flourishing without, till the first heavy gale of wind snaps the hollow trunk, and betrays its decay. Again, innumerable boring animals establish themselves in the lifeless stem, piercing holes in all directions into its interior, like so many augers, dissolving its solid connexion with the ground, and even penetrating far into the living portion of these compact communities. The number of these boring animals is quite incredible, and they belong...
Էջ 443 - ... including a bridge from the shore to the light-house, thirteen thousand dollars. OHIO. For a light-house on Rock or Mouse island, Lake Erie, five thousand dollars. For a light-house on Green island, Lake Erie, five thousand dollars. For a beacon-light on Cedar Point, as a range to enter Sandusky bay, five hundred dollars. For buoys at the entrance of Port Clinton, Lake Erie, two hundred and fifty dollars. MICHIGAN. FLORIDA. For buoys at the entrance of Musquito harbor, five hundred dollars. OREGON....