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Scenes of Commerce, by Land and Sea; Or, "Where Does it Come From?" Answered ... - Page 376
by Isaac Taylor - 1839 - 396 pages
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Scenes of commerce, by land and sea; or, 'Where does it come from?' answered ...

Isaac Taylor - 1836 - 462 pages
...centre, it has a hollow channel, through which runs the Pub? June Ui3£. Ty J.ffarrij. S'Ptuds Ouij-di 7? water of the canal, of depth sufficient for barges...on the side of the canal for him to walk on. "One modern invention, the steam-vessel, is making rapid strides towards perfection. Many experiments were...
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Peter Parley's Illustrations of Commerce

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1849 - 164 pages
...nothing else. They are sometimes seventy feet long and only six feet wide, that they may be able to pass each other without requiring the canal to be of an inconvenient width. They will contain a very large quantity of goods, and may be drawn by a single horse with tolerable ease....
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The Manual of Commerce: Containing a Concise Account of the Source, Mode of ...

Sara H. Browne - 1871 - 444 pages
...generally constructed to suit their particular purpose. They are long and narrow, that they may be able to pass each other without requiring the canal to be of an inconvenient width. They will contain a very large quantity of Canal-boats. -f , , , . , goods, and yet may be drawn by a single...
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