Appendix D Improvement of the Upper Mississippi, 1866-1876
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The following table gives in detail the different divisions into which the river was divided for convenience in letting contracts, and prosecuting the work of improvement, the number of miles covered in each division, and the amount expended in each in the ten years from 1866 to 1876:
DIVISION MILES AMT. EXPENDED
St. Anthony Falls to St. Paul 11 $ 59,098.70
St. Paul to Prescott 32 638,498.56
Prescott to Head Lake Pepin 29 111,409.17
Harbor at Lake City — 16,091.62
Foot Lake Pepin to Alma 12 341,439.26
Alma to Winona 29 365,394.25
Winona to La Crosse 31 236,239.39
La Crosse to McGregor 72 308,311.07
McGregor to Dubuque 59 137,236.65
Dubuque to Clinton 67 131,905.29
Clinton to Rock Island 40 228,298.99
Rock Island to Keithsburg 58 70,071.85
Keithsburg to Des Moines Rapids 60 515,971.20
Keokuk to Quincy 40 355,263.71
Quincy to Clarksville 60 552,051.47
Clarksville to Cap au Gris 43 389,959.31
Cap au Gris to Illinois River 27 137,116.97
Illinois River to Mouth of Missouri River 25 70,688.77
Miscellaneous, maintenance of Snag-Boats, Dredges, wages, provisions, etc. 549,760.92
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695 $5,200,707.25