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Scientific American, Vol. 96, No. 20 (1907) (1907)

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s used in building portion of the Everglades, they have also been em- West, 128 miles. ployed for filling on some of the low marshy islands. this section of the embankment. At Land@’s End, where the swamp begins, two dredges were first constructed, At some points a wooden framework has been made It… … that point. Along came a northwest wind one day and blew the water out of the bay, so that it was impossi- Length, 10,156 feet. ble for koats to get within two miles of the water sta- above high tide. tion, and it was necessary to go back to Miami until the water regained its natural level. Three…

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