. The geography of Texas, physical and political. fj +5 TS a; +j r. ? c n ^ A 05 ^ d eS H OJ -< 3 K <v i< to ^ ^ c3 X J << H H • X O G 1 -^ fcc p^ ^ 175 176 THE Gr:OGRAPIIY OF TEXAS Kansas and Texas. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fealso connects the city with Houston, but its main line,running in a northwest direction, reaches the j^opulousregion of northern Texas. The Galveston, Houston andNorthern (Southern Pacific) extends from Houston to Gal-veston via West Laporte on the bay. The Gulf and. Fig. 116. Building the Galveston Ska Wall The granite riprap for protection on the Gul
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. fj +5 TS a; +j r. ? c n ^ A 05 ^ d eS H OJ -< 3 K <v i< to ^ ^ c3 X J << H H • X O G 1 -^ fcc p^ ^ 175 176 THE Gr:OGRAPIIY OF TEXAS Kansas and Texas. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fealso connects the city with Houston, but its main line,running in a northwest direction, reaches the j^opulousregion of northern Texas. The Galveston, Houston andNorthern (Southern Pacific) extends from Houston to Gal-veston via West Laporte on the bay. The Gulf and. Fig. 116. Building the Galveston Ska Wall The granite riprap for protection on the Gulf side is shown in the fore-ground. To the right are seen the timber molds for the concrete Interstate Railway from Beaumont to Port Bolivar reachesGalveston by means of a ferry transfer. Since the storm in 1900 building has been actively car-ried on and public improvements have been undertakenwhich will render the repetition of the great tidal disasterimpossible. An immense sea wall 17 feet high, 16 feet wideat the base, and 17,593 feet long is now completed. The
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