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.
October 29, 1937. - Looking upstream from port stern of Grafton. Dipper Dredge St. Paul removing outer end of dike 79.2L. U. S. Quarterboat No. 1 and Woods Bros. quarterboat in background.
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.
Showing shore line and discharge may be seen at left by house. To the right is the baffle plate discharge from the dredge (Black), which is dredging at upper end of Pilot Canal. This dredge is at station 11+20'. Total advance to date: 4,610'. Total yardage to date: 1,057,693. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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.