Ontario Sessional Papers, 1913, . The Wood Revillon Bros. Store. 38 EEPOET T. & X. 0. EAILWAY Xo. 71 channel. On the south side of the river the Horseshoe shoal would make itdifficult to improve the channel as far up as East Bluff which is opposite the upperpart of Middleboro Island. The bank is here 12 feet above the mean level oflowest tides, and the area with this elevation is extensive. The surveys of Ship Sands and Sandy Island show that the latter possessesdistinct advantages over the former as the site for a terminal. The highest portionof Ship Sands, excepting the na
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1913, . The Wood Revillon Bros. Store. 38 EEPOET T. & X. 0. EAILWAY Xo. 71 channel. On the south side of the river the Horseshoe shoal would make itdifficult to improve the channel as far up as East Bluff which is opposite the upperpart of Middleboro Island. The bank is here 12 feet above the mean level oflowest tides, and the area with this elevation is extensive. The surveys of Ship Sands and Sandy Island show that the latter possessesdistinct advantages over the former as the site for a terminal. The highest portionof Ship Sands, excepting the narrow ridge of sand in the second mile on thesouth face of the island, is liable to he flooded with 3 feet of water at highesttides. In order to provide for drainage the whole area of the terminal site wouldhave to be raised somewhat higher than the highest part of this sand ridge. Abridge 1,500 feet in length would have to l)e constructed to connect Ship Sandswith Sandy Island. Sandy Island is in reality an island only, at extremely high tides, when the
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