The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans
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The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans
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Author : Alexander New York Harthill
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans written by Alexander New York Harthill and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
A comprehensive guide to the Mississippi River, from its source to its mouth, written by experienced rivermen. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans
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Author : Alex Harthill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-04
The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans written by Alex Harthill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-04 with Science categories.
Excerpt from The River Mississippi, From St. Paul to New Orleans: Illustrated and Described, With Views and Descriptions of Cities Connected With Its Trade and Commerce, and Other Places and Objects of Interest in the Valley of the Mississippi This magnificent stream, called by the aborigines, and approved by general acclaim, "The Father of Waters," is the largest fiver in North America, and, with its principal affluent, the Missouri, the longest in the world - the entire length from the source of the Missouri to the mouth of the Mississippi being 4,300 miles. The distance from the little lake Itasca, where the Mississippi proper takes its rise, to the Gulf of Mexico, into which the river empties, is 3,160 miles. The course of the Mississippi being north and south, it traverses every variety of climate - commencing in the frigid, and winding through the temperate, almost to the burning zone. The hardy trapper, from the farthest north, laden with his store of furs, starts on his journey from the land of perpetual snow, and is borne, on the bosom of this marvellous stream, to the land of tropical fruits, where the soft breezes of the summer time are perennial. The waters of the Mississippi, above its confluence with the Missouri, are remarkably clear, but after mingling with the latter river, they become turbid and muddy, being nearly one-third sedimentary matter. Some of the largest and most beautiful rivers to be found on the continent are tributary to the Mississippi. Among the most noted, after the Missouri, may be mentioned the Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Red, St. Peters, DesMoines, and many others, whose waters are navigable for hundreds of miles. The descent of the waters of the Mississippi, from its source to its mouth, is about six inches to the mile. Its elevation at its extreme source is 1,680 feet; at St. Anthony's Falls, 856 feet; at St. Louis, 382 feet; at Natches, 86 feet; and opposite New Orleans, 10 1/2 feet. Width Of The River. The width of the river at Pecagama, 2,885 miles above the Gulf of Mexico, is about 80 feet Below the Ohio it varies in breadth, from 600 to 1200 yards. Its depth below the Ohio, is from 90 to 120 feet. Just opposite New Orleans the river is half a mile wide, and 100 feet deep. Facilities For Navigation. The Mississippi is navigable for ordinary sized steamboats, as far up as St. Paul's, Minnesota, which is nearly 2, 200 miles from the Gulf. In seasons of high water boats can go as high as St. Anthony's Falls, nine miles above St. Paul's. An extraordinary peculiarity of the Mississippi is, its extremely winding course. It will sometimes make a curve extending 30 miles, and appear literally to run up hill, until it reaches within half a mile of the point of its divergence. In some places on the river channels have been cut through these narrow necks of land by the hands of men; while, in other instances, the waters have themselves washed a passage through the opposing soil. As the current of the Mississippi, especially that part of it which lies below its confluence with the Ohio, is very rapid, these unusual windings serve in a great measure to keep its speed in check, and thus to facilitate navigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
The River Mississippi From St Paul To New Orleans
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
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The United States With An Excursion Into Mexico
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Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
The United States With An Excursion Into Mexico written by Karl Baedeker (Firm) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Mexico categories.
Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Appendix A Q
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Author : Upper Mississippi River Basin Coordinating Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Appendix A Q written by Upper Mississippi River Basin Coordinating Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Mississippi River Valley categories.
Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Appendix A Q
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Author : Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Coordinating Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Appendix A Q written by Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Coordinating Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Mississippi River Valley categories.
Annual Statement Of The Trade And Commerce Of Saint Louis For The Year
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
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Annual Statement Of The Trade And Commerce Of St Louis
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Author : Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
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Port Of Minneapolis St Paul Mn And Ports On Upper Mississippi River Miles 300 860 Aor
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Port Of Minneapolis St Paul Mn And Ports On Upper Mississippi River Miles 300 860 Aor written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Harbors categories.
Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with categories.