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The Dangers Threatening the Navigation of the Mississippi River and the Reclamation of its Alluvial Lands
When the operations of civilization are first extended into new fields, the pioneer, while acquiring rights nnd benefits, inevitably assumes important responsibilities. If he locates his farm upon the fertile banks of a stream, on which he proposes to transport his wealth to market, he soon disturbs the subtle relations existing between its supply and discharge. If he follows the ravine up the mountain side and sinks a shaft, the accumulation of debris therefrom, unless removed, causes freshets that will sweep him and his improvements away in a night.
The Dangers Threatening the Navigation of the Mississippi River and the Reclamation of its Alluvial Lands
When the operations of civilization are first extended into new fields, the pioneer, while acquiring rights nnd benefits, inevitably assumes important responsibilities. If he locates his farm upon the fertile banks of a stream, on which he proposes to transport his wealth to market, he soon disturbs the subtle relations existing between its supply and discharge. If he follows the ravine up the mountain side and sinks a shaft, the accumulation of debris therefrom, unless removed, causes freshets that will sweep him and his improvements away in a night.
The Dangers Threatening the Navigation of the Mississippi River and the Reclamation of its Alluvial Lands
Harrod, B. M. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 7 ; 243-251
2021-01-01
91878-01-01 pages
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