Author: W. B. Hazen

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 9780266886426

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army to the Secretary of War for the Year 1886 These reports are not only valuable in times of flood, but they also serve a most valuable purpose in times of low water, enabling Shippers to direct the movements of their vessels at the different points along the river course. These reports are serviceable to the agricultural and manufacturing interests in the river valleys. It is an economical serv ice and should be extended. A detailed report, giving the organiza tion of the river system and the value of the reports at the various sta tions, is inclosed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.