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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, a communication from Chief of Engineers of February 17, 1881, and accompanying copy of report from Capt. C.J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, upon the results obtained from the surveys and examinations of the season of 1880, for the establishment of reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the sources of certain streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois. February 21, 1881. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-48

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, a communication from Chief of Engineers of February 17, 1881, and accompanying copy of report from Capt. C.J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, upon the results obtained from the surveys and examinations of the season of 1880, for the establishment of reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the sources of certain streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois. February 21, 1881. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-48

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Allen, Charles J.
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1881.

Headings

  • -  Dams
  • -  Dikes (Engineering)
  • -  Drainage
  • -  Federal aid to transportation
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Lakes
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Rain and rainfall
  • -  Reservoirs
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (66 pages). maps, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.46/3:48
  • Y 1.1/2:1943

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024764753

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Charles J Allen, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of , a communication from Chief of Engineers of February 17, 1881, and accompanying copy of report from Capt. C.J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, upon the results obtained from the surveys and examinations of the season of 1880, for the establishment of reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the sources of certain streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois. February 21, 1881. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1881] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764753/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Allen, C. J., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1881) Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of , a communication from Chief of Engineers of February 17, 1881, and accompanying copy of report from Capt. C.J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, upon the results obtained from the surveys and examinations of the season of 1880, for the establishment of reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the sources of certain streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois. February 21, 1881. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764753/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of , a communication from Chief of Engineers of February 17, 1881, and accompanying copy of report from Capt. C.J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, upon the results obtained from the surveys and examinations of the season of 1880, for the establishment of reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the sources of certain streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois. February 21, 1881. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1881] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764753/>.