Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 339
the ocean. They extend betweenthe Florida peninsula and Key West in the formof a curve, the channels that separate them vary-ing in width from a few hundred feet to severalmiles. Between the nearest key and the main-land is a stretch of prairie or marsh with insuffi-cient water to float dredges,… … ON THE VIADUCT OF HCGE ARCHES. bankment. Channels were first dug so as to pro-vide a depth of two and one half feet of water.Up these the two dredges slowly made their way,each digging its own channel deeper. They piledup between them the material thus dredged out,and with it formed the road-bed.…
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