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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...river was above the danger line of 15 feet from June 3 to 9, inclusive. The maximum stage was 15.6 feet on June 6. 5 BUL M The water did not overflow any disputed territory in the district, and but little damage was done apart from that to island and bottom farms that are always subject to overflow when the river attains any considerable height. These lands are valuable only when the river remains low throughout the season. The table following gives the dates and durations of the periods during which the river at Dubuque was above the danger line since the year 1875, together with the crest stage attained at each: Began. April 22,1875 April 18,1876 April 30,1876 May 24,1876 June 15, 1880 May 7,1881 September 27,188 r September 30,1881 April 17,1882 April 25,1883 April 28,1886 April 18,1888 May 30,1892 June 17,1892 May 6,1893 May 26,1894 April 10,1897 June 3,1903 Ended. May 1,1875 April 25, 1876 May n, 1876 June 3,1876 July 3,1880 May 14,1881 September 27,1881 November 15,1881 April 24,1882 May5, i8S3. Crest stage. 16.5 feet, April 26. 15. 5 feet, April 20. 16. o feet, May 6. 16. 4 feet, May 28. 22.7 feet, June 23. 16.8 teet, May 10. 15. 2 feet, September 27. 21. 2 feet, October 25. 16.8 feet, April 20. 16. 7 feet, April 28. 15.4 feet, April 29. April 30,1886 June 8,1888 22.4 feet, May 13" June 10,1892 16. 9 feet, June 1. July 5,1892 18. 6 feet, June 24. May 26,1893 16. 8 feet, May 12, May 30,1894 15. s feet, May 28. April 26,1897. June 9,1903.. 17. 9 feet, April 15. 15.6 feet, June 6. Mississippi River from below Dubuque to Muscatine, Iowa, by Mr. J. M. Sherier, Observer, Davenport, Iowa.--At the beginning of May, 1903, nearly normal stages of water prevailed in the Mississippi River between Dubuque and Muscatine. The ice had gone out about March...
