The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast (1905)
San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 493
Joaquin valleys so dif-ferent from that of the farmer of otlier localities. The American, however, bringsnative ingenuity to bear on such prob-lems, and makes the sun and wind andthe force of gravity do many things forhim wdiich in the old countries would beaccomplished with back-breaking… … Fig. 2—Intake end of 36-inch Automatic Drain-age Gate installed on Russ Island, Hve miles westof Vallejo, California. Due to the absence ofseepage, the gates in this locality handle rain .xaterdrainage only. Si.v 36-inch gates are noiv render-ing satisfactory serzice on this particular island.…
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