Dredge (William H. Black) as it starts in at upper end of canal. Dredging at an angle to provide opening. (Ste. Genevieve) is at station 10+50'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
Position of dredge on completion of cut No. 2, which extended only 1800 ft. from upper end of canal. Dredge is getting ready for departure to St. Louis. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
Showing dredge at station 7+00'. Station 6+50' tonight marked completion of dredging operations. A 50' wide plug will be left to be blasted out October 4, 1952. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
Approaching Kansas City while enroute from St. Joseph, Mo. To St. Louis. At right is dredge (William H. Black), which preceded us down river. Kansas City District.
Dredge begins to back out of canal after completing first cut. Shown is plug that was left to separate the old and new channels that will be blasted out October 4, 1952. Dredge (William H. Black) at upper end. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
Showing dredge (William H. Black) headed directly into canal cut after it had dredged out opening. The (Ste. Genevieve) is at station 10+50'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
The dredges (Ste. Genevieve) and (William H. Black) as they dredge opposite each other with 100 feet reamining to be dredged to mark completion of the channel diversion. An Earth wall 50' wide will be left and blasted out Saturday, October 4, 1052. Dredges now at stations 6+00' and 7+00'. Kansas City DIstrict, channel diversion.