Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 25
dle, all twisted into strandsand these into one large rope. Thatmakes a very strong tow-line, does nt it ?tough as this is, it has stretched fully sixteen feetby the weight of the cars, and has had to be short-ened and re-spliced by skillful men, just as sailors estimated to last six months, then… … DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE CABLE IS KEPT TAUT. But
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