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Page 112
... feet wide ; the approaches which were open , were four hundred feet on one side , and three hundred on the other . The tunnel under the ground and under the river was about 900 feet long . It was divided into two arches , each of them ...
... feet wide ; the approaches which were open , were four hundred feet on one side , and three hundred on the other . The tunnel under the ground and under the river was about 900 feet long . It was divided into two arches , each of them ...
Page 113
... feet , I think , was the entire width of each arch . On examining Gen. Foster's plan , found that the width was 20 feet for each compartment ; and the height to have 20 feet for each arch ; so that the area , the size in cubic feet ...
... feet , I think , was the entire width of each arch . On examining Gen. Foster's plan , found that the width was 20 feet for each compartment ; and the height to have 20 feet for each arch ; so that the area , the size in cubic feet ...
Page 114
... feet , is only for the distance of 600 feet . Then the bottom rises , appropriately for a tunnel , towards the Boston side , where the slope is almost 450 feet ; the slope is very gradual , which is fortunate , because the wharves are ...
... feet , is only for the distance of 600 feet . Then the bottom rises , appropriately for a tunnel , towards the Boston side , where the slope is almost 450 feet ; the slope is very gradual , which is fortunate , because the wharves are ...
Page 115
... feet long , 700 in the approaches , and 900 in the tunnel proper . about 3,100 or 3,200 feet Allowing the approaches to Chicago turnel down to 1,250 I found that the length of the Boston tunnel would be 3,200 feet , by the scale . I ...
... feet long , 700 in the approaches , and 900 in the tunnel proper . about 3,100 or 3,200 feet Allowing the approaches to Chicago turnel down to 1,250 I found that the length of the Boston tunnel would be 3,200 feet , by the scale . I ...
Page 116
... feet for two tracks . Two tracks could be laid in one arm of it , and teams pass through the other ; so that if the Eastern Railroad should come in , they could have teams in one arm of the tunnel , going both ways , and in the other ...
... feet for two tracks . Two tracks could be laid in one arm of it , and teams pass through the other ; so that if the Eastern Railroad should come in , they could have teams in one arm of the tunnel , going both ways , and in the other ...
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