INDEX.
Introduction
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Advantages of Water Carriage
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Construction of new and improvements to existing Canals in France .
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Waterways in Prussia ...
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Explanation of system of Submerged Chain and Cable Towage
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Slip or waste of any kind prevented
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Wash of the banks prevented ...
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First experiments in Towage ...
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Adhesion of Chain to the ground ...
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Experiments in Belgium , America , and Holland .
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Rebuilding of Locks by Belgian Government
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Cable used on the Meuse
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Towboats used on the Meuse
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Steamers used...
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Cable Towage on the Erie Canal ...
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Cable and Chain Towage in Russia . .
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Towage on the Marinskie Canal System.
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Chain Towage on the Elbe in Germany ..
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Cable Towage on the Rhine
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Cable Towage on the Lower Rhine ...
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Cable Towage on the rivers Havel and Spree.
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Description of these Concessions .
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Extent of Water Traffic centering in Berlin .
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Riidersdorf Limestone Quarries (output of)...
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Present State and Cost of Traffic ...
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Weight of Barge Mast and Rigging
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Loss by Thefts...
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Importance of Central German Lines of Towage...
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Silesian Coalfields
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Silesian Manufactures ...
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