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It is a narrative of the exploration of the Tributaries of the River La Plata and adjacent countries,
steamer "Water Witch" was placed under the command of the author, with instructions to explore the rivers
prosecution of his duty, Lieutenant Page made explorations which embrace an extent of 3600 miles of river
one at that and being separated even from this by the Cordilleras of the Andes, it is only be her rivers
Tuthill—to reduce River street to the width of 80 feet. By Mr.
vegetation, a clear surplus of 500,000 gallons per annum, which ordinarily would go to the supply of rivers
(Boston) surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,230 '' '' 62 feet under surface . . . 2,210 Hudson River
(at Albany) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,320 Mohawk River (at Cohoes) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,880 Patroon's
Creek (used for Albany Water Works) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,720 Thames River (at
London . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000 New River (supply for London) . . . . . . . . . . 19,200 Hampstead
prefer water to land, since he derives both his income and his pleasures from the rolling deep of the river
Young and active men recoiled from the unpleasant duty of going across the river at that late hour, and
genial sympathies, a jolly host, a welcome guest, a man of his word, ranking high one side of the river
Weimer, in the East River, should teach those who desire to bathe, but cannot swim, the propriety of
shilling, why then, sooner than abstain from bathing, you may run the risk of being drowned in the River—there