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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 48 8 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 12 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 12 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published: description of towns and cities. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 3 1 Browse Search
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography 2 0 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 2 0 Browse Search
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end, driven into the earth by a small pile-driver hammer until a waterbearing stratum is reached. Where the depth exceeds 14 feet, two or more sections of pipe are screwed together. A small pump is attached to the top. The device is said to have been originally used in America for obtaining brine; but in what may be termed its domestic form, it was invented by Colonel Nelson W. Green, of the 76th Regiment, New York Volunteers, when stationed at Cortland, N. Y., 1862. Tube-well. In Minneapolis, a supply of water for extinguishing fires is obtained in localities beyond the reach of the city water works by sinking four drive-wells at distance 15 feet from a center. The pipes (2 1/2 inches) of the four wells are brought together at the top, where the suction-hose of the fire-engine is attached. In Fig. 6747, the tube D is imperforate, and contains a smaller perforated tube A, having an enlarged conical head B, which, in driving, rests against a collar c c, at the bottom of the