Reports of the Engineers of the Western Rail Road Corporation, Made to the Directors, in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... feet above the Worcester Rail - Road , and Pax- ton Meeting - house about 655 feet above the same point . From this statement it is evident that , so far as the height of the summit is concerned , we must look to the south for the least ...
... feet above the Worcester Rail - Road , and Pax- ton Meeting - house about 655 feet above the same point . From this statement it is evident that , so far as the height of the summit is concerned , we must look to the south for the least ...
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... feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , and is 13.31 miles distant from it . An uniform grade to this summit would give 35.51 feet per mile . It Grout's summit , in the town of Spencer , is the third . lies about 2 miles south ...
... feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , and is 13.31 miles distant from it . An uniform grade to this summit would give 35.51 feet per mile . It Grout's summit , in the town of Spencer , is the third . lies about 2 miles south ...
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... feet , upon a curve of 1800 feet in length , it pursues thence a straight line 2.5 miles , through the valley of Beaver Brook , across Tatnick Brook , and west of the village of New - Worcester ; thence crossing the Springfield road ...
... feet , upon a curve of 1800 feet in length , it pursues thence a straight line 2.5 miles , through the valley of Beaver Brook , across Tatnick Brook , and west of the village of New - Worcester ; thence crossing the Springfield road ...
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... feet lower than it is at the first crossing place , or something like 100 feet below the grade line of 35 feet . The profile of this line ( Map No. 14 , ) will convey a just idea of the na- ture of the ground south of our line . A line ...
... feet lower than it is at the first crossing place , or something like 100 feet below the grade line of 35 feet . The profile of this line ( Map No. 14 , ) will convey a just idea of the na- ture of the ground south of our line . A line ...
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... feet . A pole was thrust down 12 feet without reaching the hard bottom . At Ryan's house , which is on the summit , there is a well about 15 feet - no rock was encountered in digging it . On the southern margin of the ravine and near ...
... feet . A pole was thrust down 12 feet without reaching the hard bottom . At Ryan's house , which is on the summit , there is a well about 15 feet - no rock was encountered in digging it . On the southern margin of the ravine and near ...
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