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mediate distances. The interstices of the fascines and the space between the rows are filled in with sand. The upper part, forming the encasement for the ballast, is made of three rows of treble fascines, well staked, and wattled together. A core of sand or clay, faced with step fascines, is made up to low-water mark. Upon this a bed of rushes, fastened down by stakes and wattles, is laid; and the upper portion of the bank is faced with fascines of a regular slope of 1 to 1. See also Wiggins's Embankments of lands from the sea (Weale's series). Em-bat′tled. (Fortification.) Having a parapet with embrasures. Em-bo′lus. Something inserted in another and moving therein, as a wedge, a piston of a steamcylinder, the bucket or plunger of a pump. Em-bossed′ Pa′per. Paper having an ornamented surface of raised work; done by stamping or rolling. Embossed paper or cards may be copied in metal by taking a mold in wax, treating the surface with graphite, and subje
1870. 106,151GoodrichAug. 9, 1870. 106,789DavisAug. 30, 1870. 107,109SibleySept. 6, 1870. 110,045JensonDec. 13, 1870. (Reissue.)4,196BoltonDec. 13, 1870. 112,050KelloggFeb. 21, 1871. 112,578FullerMar. 14, 1871. 113,610YeutzerApr. 11, 1871. 114,276DulaneyMay 2, 1871. 114,604RobinsonMay 9, 1871. 119,284ShattuckSept. 26, 1871. 120,887LewittNov. 14, 1871. 122,352BarnumJan. 2, 1872. 122,613KassonJan. 9, 1872. 122,626McFaddenJan. 9, 1872. 123,989GoodrichFeb. 21, 1872. 124, 025WigginsFeb. 27, 1872. 125,782BabcockApr. 16, 1872. 126,684DoranMay 14, 1872. 127,023BushMay 21, 1872. 127,287YeutzerMay 28, 1872. 127,349HuggMay 28, 1872. 128,255SmithJune 25, 1872. 128,942BarnumJuly 16, 1872. 129,128GraffJuly 16, 1872. 129,778BabcockJuly 23, 1872. 130,132HuggAug. 6, 1872. 130,365FullerAug. 13, 1872. 130,891BishopAug. 27, 1872. 131,206ArmstrongSept. 10, 1872. 132,018MooreOct. 8, 1872. 132,148DoranOct. 15, 1872. 8.Tuck Creasers and Markers. (continued). No.Name.Da