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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... ground , flow principally from the north to the south , and by their course indicate the general declivity of the country , as well as the direction of the ridges which lie between , or divide the waters . These ridges are of an uniform ...
... ground , flow principally from the north to the south , and by their course indicate the general declivity of the country , as well as the direction of the ridges which lie between , or divide the waters . These ridges are of an uniform ...
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... ground . The general character of this por- tion of the line being understood , we proceed in our attempt to find the best practicable route , across from Worcester to the Chickopee . The main ridge being sufficiently well defined , as ...
... ground . The general character of this por- tion of the line being understood , we proceed in our attempt to find the best practicable route , across from Worcester to the Chickopee . The main ridge being sufficiently well defined , as ...
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... ground traversed by the line . In passing north from Ryan's summit , the next depression we have attempted is at Morey's summit , also between the waters of the French River , and those of the Quinebaug , and in the town of Charlton ...
... ground traversed by the line . In passing north from Ryan's summit , the next depression we have attempted is at Morey's summit , also between the waters of the French River , and those of the Quinebaug , and in the town of Charlton ...
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... ground , called Henshaw ridge , which protrudes itself in a south - easterly direction ; thence turning nearly west , and winding round this spur , which here forms the dividing ridge between the Blackstone and French Rivers , near L ...
... ground , called Henshaw ridge , which protrudes itself in a south - easterly direction ; thence turning nearly west , and winding round this spur , which here forms the dividing ridge between the Blackstone and French Rivers , near L ...
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... ground south of our line . A line was also attempted in 1835 , passing north of Captain Tucker's hill , and nearly in a direct course from Clappville towards Morey's summit . But the ground north and west of Captain Tucker's was found ...
... ground south of our line . A line was also attempted in 1835 , passing north of Captain Tucker's hill , and nearly in a direct course from Clappville towards Morey's summit . But the ground north and west of Captain Tucker's was found ...
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