Excerpt from The Kentucky River Navigation The Kentucky River is in many respects a typical stream Of the region. It is Of national significance in that the United States Government has expended large sums for its improvement, and must provide for the maintenance Of the slack-water system now almost completed. I am indebted to Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, vice-presi dent Of the Filson Club, for the use of his library and for the majority of the photographs illustrating mountain industries. The United States Forest Service ...
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Excerpt from The Kentucky River Navigation The Kentucky River is in many respects a typical stream Of the region. It is Of national significance in that the United States Government has expended large sums for its improvement, and must provide for the maintenance Of the slack-water system now almost completed. I am indebted to Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, vice-presi dent Of the Filson Club, for the use of his library and for the majority of the photographs illustrating mountain industries. The United States Forest Service has contributed the illustra tions for the chapter on forest products. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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