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Rawlson Canton Railway Survey British Fore?

Description of

Routes

Railway Set 2 (continued)

the country is thickly paperlased

And the

Rame

valleys highly cultivated, rice. Sugar pra nuts and sweet potatoes bring the

Chief crops.

at he Long a factory for the manua -- facture of oil from peanuts. Sham Shu

fire cracker & Joss

sticks appear to do

good business,

and at the Foren

neighbouring Village, bricks and then live are manufactured in a small.

This station would see the

way.

thickly, populated and pestile vacey

Pat

Heung, with or without a brauch

of

line.

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At the 26th Quile the Pat Heung (Rene Tin River is aroused by a bridge of 3 spand

This river is tidal, but not- of 6o.ft:

heavigable at the crossing by any craft at low tide. I am told an Inactin vessel vou passes there, so that a railway bridge would not interfere with any suisting sights or privilages.

An altronation route is shown for this crossing,

on the plan, which shows better alignment,

but would be wor

roprusive,

as it would require Tuone

a scazu pile

bridge opening perperably readuct of say 20 spans of 20ft-

then about.

or

From the 19th to the 28th Quile ther work is all light. At the 28th Quile the gradient is 1 in 100 for 1,200 ft culmmating in

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