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1 of the first route , a line was also surveyed across Racoon Plain , passing south of Powder - house hill , the Manual Labor School , and New Worcester , and intersecting the first route at Station 198. This line is 900 feet shorter ...
1 of the first route , a line was also surveyed across Racoon Plain , passing south of Powder - house hill , the Manual Labor School , and New Worcester , and intersecting the first route at Station 198. This line is 900 feet shorter ...
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The above general description will serve to show the main direction of the line between the end of that portion of the Rail Road , which is located and put under contract , and the extremity of the plain , or flat land , which lies on ...
The above general description will serve to show the main direction of the line between the end of that portion of the Rail Road , which is located and put under contract , and the extremity of the plain , or flat land , which lies on ...
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That part of the plain which lies on the east side of the river , and heretofore referred to , is , generally speaking , undulating , with occasional pond holes , and ravines , scattered over its surface ; but no considerable ridges ...
That part of the plain which lies on the east side of the river , and heretofore referred to , is , generally speaking , undulating , with occasional pond holes , and ravines , scattered over its surface ; but no considerable ridges ...
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river itself is about 170 feet below the plain , and the bank of the same about 150 feet below . On the west side of the Connecticut , this plain is interrupted by a ridge , which extends south , from the elevated ground near ...
river itself is about 170 feet below the plain , and the bank of the same about 150 feet below . On the west side of the Connecticut , this plain is interrupted by a ridge , which extends south , from the elevated ground near ...
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This line descends from the plain at an uniform grade of 45.07 feet per mile ; passes through the village of Springfield , and crosses the Connecticut by a bridge 1200 feet long at a point between the present bridge and Ferry street ...
This line descends from the plain at an uniform grade of 45.07 feet per mile ; passes through the village of Springfield , and crosses the Connecticut by a bridge 1200 feet long at a point between the present bridge and Ferry street ...
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Page 84 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 76 - ... know of the original principles of the ancient Hindu religion which are said to be found in the Veds. They recognise no incarnations, but the well known avatar and the Hindu code of law and morals equally inculcate chastity in females before marriage, and fidelity in the marriage state. Therefore, so far as we may be called upon to express an opinion upon this part of the plea, the defendant has successfully shown that the doctrines of the Vallabhacharya sect are in those respects contrary to...
Page 85 - Middlefield, a distance of 6J miles, is the most difficult and expensive portion of the route. The river is exceedingly crooked, and the mountains shut in on both sides, leaving scarcely room for a road, and requiring between Bigelow's and M'Elwain's, 15 crossings.
Page 28 - ... directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency of grading the road...
Page 3 - Corporation, made to the directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency...
Page 4 - The declivity of the country, on both sides of the summit, in the proper direction...
Page 77 - In order to do this, it will be necessary to assume some point near the Connecticut river, which shall be common to both lines, and refer all the comparisons to it.
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| Title | Reports of the Engineers of the Western Railroad Corporation: Made to the Directors in 1836-7 |
| Author | Western Rail-Road Corporation |
| Publisher | Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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