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Page 139
... pumps were in vain . Then air com- pressors were installed and efforts were made to lift the Mount Temple off the rocks by pumping it full of air in the same way that had so often proved un- availing . The attempt was a failure . This ...
... pumps were in vain . Then air com- pressors were installed and efforts were made to lift the Mount Temple off the rocks by pumping it full of air in the same way that had so often proved un- availing . The attempt was a failure . This ...
Page 399
... pump hanging from a tripod directly over the trench , for which steam is supplied by a thirty horse - power boiler mounted on wheels . The latter is pulled along the bank as occasion re- quires . There are altogether three of these pumps ...
... pump hanging from a tripod directly over the trench , for which steam is supplied by a thirty horse - power boiler mounted on wheels . The latter is pulled along the bank as occasion re- quires . There are altogether three of these pumps ...
Page 400
pump is lowered into the trench as dig- ging progresses , which results in much greater suction power than possible ... pumps and bailing must be re- sorted to while the sewer foundations are laid . The sewer itself varies in size from ...
pump is lowered into the trench as dig- ging progresses , which results in much greater suction power than possible ... pumps and bailing must be re- sorted to while the sewer foundations are laid . The sewer itself varies in size from ...
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