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It's eleven days before Christmas, and 36 days since Will's wife died, and he's travelling for work while his baby daughter is nursed in a hospital.
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Army Engineer Visiting Here
Captain W. B. Stokey, United States engineer, is spending a few days in Stockton, securing data on various waterways in this section of the state. Captain Stokey has recommended to his superiors that improvements be made in the San Joaquin river so as to have the water of the stream and that of its tributaries go down one channel, and the construction of a dam at Rough and Ready island so as to keep the water from spreading and taking its ordinary course, and to insure keeping the channel open. This would deepen the channel and aid navigation to a considerable extent, as the channel would be at an even depth all the year round.
Captain W. B. Stokey, United States engineer, is spending a few days in Stockton, securing data on various waterways in this section of the state. Captain Stokey has recommended to his superiors that improvements be made in the San Joaquin river so as to have the water of the stream and that of its tributaries go down one channel, and the construction of a dam at Rough and Ready island so as to keep the water from spreading and taking its ordinary course, and to insure keeping the channel open. This would deepen the channel and aid navigation to a considerable extent, as the channel would be at an even depth all the year round.
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1.
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
WILL'S ARMY CAREER
Formerly I was putting the whole list in each of the pages of the series, but there got to be just too many to continue with that.
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Will went to Stockton several times. There are mentions of it in the following documents:
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
WILL'S ARMY CAREER
Formerly I was putting the whole list in each of the pages of the series, but there got to be just too many to continue with that.
2.
Will went to Stockton several times. There are mentions of it in the following documents:
- 1911-08-04 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL ----- Will goes to Stockton to investigate complaints about an overflowing canal.
- 1911-09-01 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET ----- Will sends Mama Margaret a postcard showing the Stockton waterfront.
- 1912-10-03 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL ----- Will gathers information about the Stockton Channel.
- 1912-12-14 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL ----- Will is back in Stockton, gathering more information.
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