upon the action of the inevitable law just mentioned to scour out the channel and continue to do so, to a depth only limited by the slope of the river, or by encountering a stratum that cannot be naturally eroded." Publications Books: George H. Henshaw, On the construction of common roads : to which is appended some remarks on the preservation of winter roads, 1871 George H. Henshaw, A Plan for the Improvement of Navigation and the Prevention of Floods in the Mississippi, Montreal, Witness Printing House, 1882, pgs. 13-14. Articles, a selection: George H. Henshaw, "Frazil ice : on its nature and the prevention of its action in causing floods" in Transactions, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. (1887) George H. Henshaw, "The Improvement of Channels in Sedimentary Rivers," Transactions. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers March, 1889, pgs. 109-117. George H. Henshaw et al., "Discussion: Improvement of Sedimentary Rivers," Transactions, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, May, 1889, p. 229-32. George H. Henshaw, "Acts of the River Commission viewed by a civil engineer." The New York Times, Jan 18, 1891. Patents U.S. Patent No. 419,121, "Means for controlling the shifting action of moving water on land." References This article incorporates public domain material from the document Transactions of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers from 1891. External links 1831 births 1891 deaths American civil engineers Canadian engineers High School of Montreal alumni People from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people