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43D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc. 1,
2d Session. Part 2.
REPORT
OF THE
SECRETARY OF WAR;
BEING PART OF
THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS
COMMUNICATED TO THE
TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS
AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SESSION...
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APPENDIXES
TO THE
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,
(CONTINUED.)
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caused by the great conflagration in Portland during that month. On the 1st of September the dredger, dump-scows, and wood-scow were towed to the mouth of the river by the steam-tug Ben Holliday, and the operation of dredging the bar commenced....
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the Columbia, to be able to more than fill the channel at the mouth of the Willamette, when carried into it, held there, and deposited by the opposing currents of the waters of the two rivers. As reported, some 8,000 cubic yards of material...
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Statement of exports direct to Europe from Portland. Oreg., from July, 1870, up to and
including January, 1874.
Month.
Name of vessel.
Tonnage of 2,240 pounds per ton.
July Herm Doctor 503
Alpha....750
November
660
Fordenskfold...
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Month.
Name of vessel.
Total cargo, (toils of 2,240 pounds.)
Lightered. (tons of 2.000 pounds.)
Draught of vessel.
1873. I Feet.
November Gunger 793 225 18
Do Eskdale 1,802 1, 1115 20 1/2
Do Santa Rosa 7:30 2'00 17
Do...
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that, eventually, it would prove to be the better one. Accordingly the dredger was placed at the west end of the proposed cut. After working tour days, it was found that the dipper would not bring up more than one-half of its proper quantity. The...
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Then the sediment and sand, brought down during the summer and retained in deep channel, are carried back (the salt water having made the particles lighter) to form a new obstructions.
The usual appliances were used in obtaining the rate and set...
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Then the sediment and sand, brought down during the summer and retained in deep channel, are carried back (the salt water having made the particles lighter) to form a new obstructions.
The usual appliances were used in obtaining the rate and set...
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gravel. Giant-powder was indispensable at this point, as well as at other places. Two hundred and eighty snags were removed during the working-season. Last year the snag-boat failed to remove many snags and stumps, which were removed during the...
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gravel. Giant-powder was indispensable at this point, as well as at other places. Two hundred and eighty snags were removed during the working-season. Last year the snag-boat failed to remove many snags and stumps, which were removed during the...
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quence of the commencement of the annual rise in the river, which necessitated the suspension of all operations for the season. It should be here stated that it is only during the winter-months work can be successfully executed, as at that period...
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to the map it will be seen that what has always been known as the low-water channel, and which has been used up to the present time, is a very long and circuitous one bounded on both sides by reefs and shoal-water.
Experienced pilots can alone...
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2,150 feet laid out and carefully measured on the Oregon shore. After the removal of the several rocks and the completion of the work upon those blasted the previous year, a second examination was made of the channel, commencing from its foot....
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navigable condition as at the several rapids, John Day, Umatilla, and Devil's Bend.
The quantity of rock removed was 1,125 cubic yards. Financial statement.
Balance in Treasury of United States July 1, 1873 $0, 000 00
Amount in hands of...
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navigable condition as at the several rapids, John Day, Umatilla, and Devil's Bend.
The quantity of rock removed was 1,125 cubic yards. Financial statement.
Balance in Treasury of United States July 1, 1873 $0, 000 00
Amount in hands of...
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over 2,000 pounds each, were placed in position on Swan Island Bar, in place of the old buoys, reported by the pilots as too small to be seen at night.
An examination of Columbia Slough was made by me, and my views as to the stopping of this...
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Expended:
Snagging... 110 15
Towing.... 61 77
Repairs ....36 84
Stores and supplies . 175 64
Buoys 67 75
Superintendence, &c 17 71
Office-expenses, salaries, .&c 245 57
Total . 2, 235 43
Balance transferred to Maj. N....
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16 p. Selected pages of the Appendixes to the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1874. Included are annual reports upon works of improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
1874-11-24
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44TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc. 1
1st Session. Part.2.
REPORT
OF THE
SECRETARY OF WAR;
BEING PART OF
THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS
COMMUNICATED TO THE
TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS
AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE FIRST...
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Amount appropriated by act approved March 3, 1875 $20, 000 00
Amount during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875 13,374 26
Amount available July 1, 1875 6, 625 74
Amount required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877 50, 000 00
(See...
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4 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1875. Includes reports on the improvement of rivers in Oregon and Washington territory.
1875-11-24
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