Category: History - American
The _views_ which I have given of the important points on the line of the Croton Aqueduct, are from sketches taken for my own satisfaction; but the interest so generally taken in the work, has suggested to me the propriety of presenting them to the public in this form. Having...
The _views_ which I have given of the important points on the line of the Croton Aqueduct, are from sketches taken for my own satisfaction; but the interest so generally taken i...
2. Part 2The third Aqueduct was built by the Emperor Claudius to furnish water to the palace of the emperors situated upon an elevated mountain. The Aqueducts built at this era are all o...
3. Part 3Olid and Alvarado commenced the siege of Mexico by attempting to cut off this supply of water, an enterprise which the Mexicans endeavored to prevent. “There appeared on that si...
4. Part 4“In the vicinity of the Temple of Vesta stands a handsome fountain, having a capacious basin, in which some Tritons support a large marble shell. From the centre of the latter,...
5. Part 5It was suggested that water might be obtained from the Passaic Falls, at a distance of about eighteen miles from the city, in New-Jersey. The objections to this project were, th...
6. Part 6When the earth is dry and compact, the excavation for the bottom and sides is made of a proper form to receive the masonry, which is built closely against it: the top is excavat...
7. Part 7On the upstream side of the masonry of the dam, an embankment of earth is filled in, extending 275 feet from the masonry at the base, and extending from the masonry with a slope...
8. Part 8These bridges are beautiful specimens of mechanical work; indeed the whole structure across this valley has a degree of neatness, finish, and taste, not surpassed by any on the...
9. Part 9_Properties._ Pure water, as has already been stated, is a transparent liquid without color, taste, or smell. Some have doubted whether it is entirely inodorous, from the fact t...
10. Part 10_Croton Water._ _Schuylkill Water._ In 100 gr. in 1 In 100 gr. in 1 parts gall. parts gall. Carbonate of Lime, 45.86 2.293 53.67 2.190 Carbonate of Magnesia, 18.78 .939 11.87 0....
11. Part 11The sulphates of soda, magnesia, lime, and the triple sulphate of alumina and potash, possess about the same preservative power; which appears to depend on the acid, not on the...
12. Part 12[4] This Act was prepared by Myndert Van Schaick, Esq., from materials which he had previously collected for the purpose, and it passed into a Law, and is the one under which, a...