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Building & engineering news (1914)

Contractors' and Dealers' Association of California · San Francisco : L. A. Larson · leaf 459

An illustration from Building & engineering news, 1914, leaf 459
int for bev-eral hundred years. The shells and clay are excavatedfrom the floor of the bay by means ofa suction dredge (specially designedand built for this purpose) through a16-in. pipe to barges alongside thedredge and conveyed to the unloadingwharf at the plant. This dredge witha f:rce of six… … the bar^e.s. their main line tracks in Redwood Cityto the site of the cement plant, whilethe cement company has constructed adock in Redwood chantnel and hasdredged the harbor to a depth of 30 ft.,so that in addition to being able tobarge tTie finished product to all SanFrancisco bay and tributary…

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