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Title page 2304
Relation gov serial set 1955
Date 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-26
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Description rammed. The adjoining widths for 5 to 10 feet were generally made by wagons or barrows; and of the main embankment the widths next to the slopes were made of stone, heavy material, and gravel, dumped from cars. On the outer slope the stone was barred into place or pitched by hand. The embankment across the canal line and slough was made by wagons and stone sleds. When the rising river reached the ordinary flood line the embankment would have held only for a rise of 2 to 3 feet. By strenuous...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,3288

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