Author : Charles Ellet Jr.
Release : 2015-08-06
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Report on the Improvement of the Kanawha by : Charles Ellet Jr.
Download or read book Report on the Improvement of the Kanawha written by Charles Ellet Jr.. This book was released on 2015-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report on the Improvement of the Kanawha: And Incidentally of the Ohio River, by Means of Artificial Lakes Dear Sir: I submit herewith my Report on the Improvement of the Navigation of the Kanawha River, by means of Reservoirs, and respectfully recommend that plan for adoption by your Company, for reasons which are herein fully set forth. I have not deemed it advisable, if proper, in discussing this question, to criticize the views of any of my predecessors, to whom the problem of improving this river has been, from time to time, committed for solution. I have therefore passed by, in succession, the various recommendations of Mr. Baldwin, in 1817; of Messrs. Moore and Briggs, in 1819; of Judge Wright, in 1838; my own views of that same year; those of my skilful and valued friend, Mr. Fisk, of 1854; and those, also, of your present Chief Engineer, Mr. Lorraine About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.