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Identifier: pickshovelpluckf00bond (find matches)
Title: Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things"
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876-
Subjects: Technology Engineering
Publisher: New York, Munn & Co., Inc.
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dTennessee. It showed how the river took a big sweeparound a tongue of land. Uncle Ed pointed to a dotted linemarked 1902 to show the shore line at that date. You see how the water has been cutting into that penin-sula. Now it is less than a mile across at one place, and it isalmost certain that if nothing were done to prevent it, thatneck would be cut through at the next high water and thecourse of the river would be shortened and straightened.But some thing is being done. Uncle Sam is putting inhalf a million dollars worth of work at that one spot to keepthe Mississippi to its crooked course.* But why? we chorused. Theres your chance to do some guessing, teasedUncle Ed. Oh, I know, said Bill, it would leave the town of NewMadrid stranded far inland. Yes, admitted Uncle Ed, thats one reason, but itwouldnt matter if there were no town there. The workwould have to be done just the same. I have it, I cried, as a brilliant idea struck me;it would change the state boundaries. It would cut
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