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... inch plank , secured to the interior frame work of the tanks , and caulked , to guard against leakage . The balance dock is , on the contrary , composed of three thicknesses of 12 - inch timber ; upon the top of which are truss beams ...
... inch plank , secured to the interior frame work of the tanks , and caulked , to guard against leakage . The balance dock is , on the contrary , composed of three thicknesses of 12 - inch timber ; upon the top of which are truss beams ...
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... inches under the coping of the stone dock ; and as the keel of the ship should generally be elevated two feet six inches above the ground to allow repairs on it , the ship must be raised by in- clined railways , or some other method ...
... inches under the coping of the stone dock ; and as the keel of the ship should generally be elevated two feet six inches above the ground to allow repairs on it , the ship must be raised by in- clined railways , or some other method ...
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... inches square in the hollow inside , instead of eight ; it was strongly banded with iron at every five feet , and the intermediate spaces secured by screw bolts ; the point was shod with iron , and a well - banded block of wood was ...
... inches square in the hollow inside , instead of eight ; it was strongly banded with iron at every five feet , and the intermediate spaces secured by screw bolts ; the point was shod with iron , and a well - banded block of wood was ...
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... inches . 14 0 2 66 5 CC 7 ( 6 7 .41 ( 6 0 ( 6 This section gives the upper stratum of sand and shells a thick- ness of fourteen feet , which is one foot greater than the pile , although distant from it but eighteen inches . On ...
... inches . 14 0 2 66 5 CC 7 ( 6 7 .41 ( 6 0 ( 6 This section gives the upper stratum of sand and shells a thick- ness of fourteen feet , which is one foot greater than the pile , although distant from it but eighteen inches . On ...
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... inch screw auger inserted in the hole , but it could not be forced into the bottom more than twenty inches , without danger of breaking it ; yet the pumping tool would have penetrated it with- out difficulty . With the screwed tubing ...
... inch screw auger inserted in the hole , but it could not be forced into the bottom more than twenty inches , without danger of breaking it ; yet the pumping tool would have penetrated it with- out difficulty . With the screwed tubing ...
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Page 17 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico ; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination ; thence northward along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same;) thence down the middle...
Page 17 - Immediately after this treaty shall have been duly ratified by the government of the Mexican republic, the sum of three millions of dollars shall be paid to the said government by that of the United States, at the city of Mexico, in the gold or silver coin of Mexico. The remaining twelve millions of dollars shall be paid at the same place, and in the same coin, in annual instalments...
Page 18 - ... dollars. To ascertain the validity and amount of those claims, a board of commissioners shall be established by the government of the United States, whose awards shall be final and conclusive ; provided, that in deciding upon the validity of each claim, the board shall be guided and governed by the principles and rules of decision prescribed by the first and fifth articles of the unratified convention, concluded at the city of Mexico on the...
Page 17 - Islands hereinafter mentioned shall be restored without delay and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the Artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places and which shall remain therein upon the Exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty or any Slaves or other private property.
Page 17 - The United States do furthermore discharge the Mexican Republic from all claims of citizens of the United States, not heretofore decided against the Mexican government, which may have arisen previously to the date of the signature of this Treaty; which discharge shall be final and perpetual, whether the said claims be rejected or be allowed by the board of commissioners provided for in the following article, and whatever shall be the total amount...
Page 18 - Europe, respectively than such as are payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country, nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation or importation of any articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, or of his...
Page 20 - Bravo; thence due west, along the said parallel, to the point where it intersects the western boundary of New Mexico; thence northwardly along the said boundary, until it first intersects a branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said boundary nearest to the first branch thereof, and from that point in a direct line to such branch) ; thence down the middle of said branch and of the said river Gila, until it empties into the Rio Colorado,...
Page 18 - ... millions of dollars. To ascertain the validity and amount of those claims, a board of commissioners shall be established by the government of the United States, whose awards shall be final and conclusive : provided, that, in deciding upon the validity of each claim, the board shall be guided and governed by the principles and rules of decision prescribed by the first and fifth articles of the unratified...
Page 17 - The boundary line between the two republics shall commence in the gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite the mouth of its deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea : from thence up the middle of that river...
Page 6 - Canada, to be paid to the said sheriff or his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns, for which payment to be well and truly made we bind ourselves and each and every of us in the whole, our and each and every of our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals.