was nearly nor- In 1853 the State of Michigan accepted the land grant, mal to the direction of the current in the river, which protectedfrom injury by vessels. A guard gate isplaced and soon afterward made a contract with a private is quite rapid here. This rendered the entrance diffi- at each end… … project 2 inches above the masonry. out, and the canal proved a remarkably successful i-- \ 1^ o I Si "" I J;.aiK>ii-^ Detroit' y^ The foundation is on rock throughout. In excavat- one. It was 5,400 feet long, had a width of 100 feet at ing the Ipck pit, rock was reached at from 1 .to 15 feet the…
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