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Scientific American, Vol. 81, No. 18 (1899) (1899)

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entirely different. To the Editor of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN : the cause of the trouble. Silt, discharged into the sea The silt of the upper drainage basin goes into the The interest taken in everything pertaining to the through the delta, is swept along the coast by cur- lake and stays there,… … estimated at $2,500,000 by one authority and at $9,500,- takes have been made. She had a sternpost of un- 000 by another. One-half of the lesser estimate would MAP OF GREYTOWN HARBOR, SHOWING PROPOSED usual length and great rake. Her draught of water be in excess of what would be required by the…

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