 ... seen it. Before any step could be taken in its erection, it was necessary to cut several thousand trees to obtain a passage through the impenetrable thickets ; and as the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances...  On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures - Page 222by Charles Babbage - 1832 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...through the impenetrable thickets ; and, a the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances to point out the road for their return, and to discover, in the gorges, the places where the piles of Brood had been established. M. Hupp was himself obliged, more than once, to be suspended by cords,... | |
 | Henry Howe - Technology & Engineering - 1858 - 524 pages
...could be taken in its erection, it was necessary to cut several thousand trees, to obtain a passage through the impenetrable thickets ; and. as the workmen...M. Rupp was himself obliged, more than once, to be sus. ponded by cords, in order to descend precipices many hundred feet high ; and, in the first months... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 396 pages
...be taken in its erection, it was necessary to cut down several thousand trees, to obtain a passage through the impenetrable thickets ; and, as the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances, to point out the road for their return, and to discover, in the gorges, the places where the piles... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 446 pages
...through the impenetrable thickets ; and, as the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances to point out the road for their return, and to discover,...places where the piles .of wood had been established. 6. M. Rupp, the engineer, was himself obliged, more than once, to be suspended by cords, in order to... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 448 pages
...could be taken in its erection, it was necessary to cut several thousand trees to obtain a passage through the impenetrable thickets ; and, as the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances to point out the road for their return, and to discover, in the gorges, the places where the piles... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 452 pages
...could be taken in its erection, it was necessary to cut several thousand trees to obtain a passage through the impenetrable thickets ; and, as the workmen advanced, men were posted at certain distances to point out the road for their return, and to discover, in the gorges, the places where the piles... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1885 - 256 pages
...arrangements, and the skill of the engineer, have excited the wonder of every person who has seen it. Mr. Kupp was himself obliged, more than once, to be suspended by cords, in order to descend LAKB LUCEKNE. precipices many hundred feet high ; and in the first months of the undertaking he was... | |
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