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From the latter point a broad sand, called Clatsop Spit, makes out almost directly toward the cape for about 2 miles, thus reducing the available width by nearly one-half, since, though the sand is covered by from 1 to 2 fathoms, the sea breaks...
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vey shows an absence of certain deeper places in the shoalest portions which existed in 1876.
Upon examination it will be seen that all of these changes tend to produce one chief effect. The northern extension of Sand Island, and the shoals...
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then ; while in the earlier chart we find no traces of the shoal now existing at the inner end, over which there was then 31 fathoms.
All these facts seem to show, therefore, that the direction and effect of the movements have been practically...
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September 13, same station.—Flood, 3 hours ; ebb, 2 hours and 31 minutes. This day showed same directions for flood, ebb, and turn as the preceding. Throughout the flood and first of the ebb, the surface current remained to the right of the...
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considerably inferior velocity. It kept gaining, however, and at 3.10 was again swifter than the surface, which state of affairs continued until at the close of the day it was running 7.4 feet per second, with a surface current of only 6.7 feet....
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53 p. Includes sections of Appendix KK: 1879 annual report of Maj. John M. Wilson, Corps of Engineers, detailing surveys and works of river improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Also included are reports of Maj. G. L. Gillespie and...
1879-11-24
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46TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex.Doc.1,
3d 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 THIRD...
2005-10-21
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REPORT
OF
THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,
UNITED STATES ARMY.
2005-10-21
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2005-10-21
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Coon Island Slough at the entrance to the Willamette River, 980 feet, to connect with the improvement on Coon Island already built, and in dredging the shoal bars in the two rivers.
The appropriation of $150,000 asked is to be applied in...
2005-10-21
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rious rocky reefs, with a depth of not less than 51 to 6 feet at low stage, and in the Snake River as high up as Lewiston, Idaho, with a depth not less than 4 1/2 to 5 feet. Between the reefs, which are from 10 to 40 miles apart in the Columbia...
2005-10-21
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5. The mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon. The examinations and surveys of this harbor, including the bar at the sea entrance, which were completed during the fiscal year, had for their object the determination of the conditions affecting the...
2005-10-21
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The appropriation of June 14, 1880, will be applied to completing the improvement at Ruben's Rapids, and in commencing an improvement at the Big Eddy Rapids, 29 miles above Lewiston.
The appropriation of $10,000 asked is to be applied to...
2005-10-21
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made for improvement. The application of this sum and estimates for the further prosecution of the work will be made the subject of a special report.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
To comply with provisions of the river and...
2005-10-21
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8 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, for 1880. Included are annual reports detailing improvements of rivers in Oregon and Washington territory.
1880-11-24
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46TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc.1,
3d 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 THIRD SESSION OF...
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APPENDIX M M.
IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN OREGON AND IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY—IMPROVEMENT OF LOWER CLEARWATER RIVER, IDAHO—CONSTRUCTION OF CASCADES CANAL, COLUMBIA RIVER.
REPORT OF MAJOR GEORGE L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS,...
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of the department, awarded to Messrs. Paquet and Smith, of Portland, Oreg., the next lowest bidders. On the day of the opening of the proposals I was unofficially notified by the president of a prominent transportation company that if the...
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bolted and spiked to the piles; connected with a rear row of piles, 12 feet apart, by cross timbers and iron rods, and the intervening space filled with fascines, brush, and stone.
Feet.
Length of revetment (completed) 1,386
Height of top...
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winter. The total amount of material removed during the season was 20,795 cubic yards in 41 working days. As the river is narrow and the channel-way quite restricted for deep-draught vessels, a, great deal of time was lost by the dredger in...
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POINT ADAMS AND CLATSOP SPIT, AND SAND ISLAND.
The annual survey of the shore line at these points was made by direction of the department from the appropriation for' improving the mouth of the Columbia River," and the details will be found in...
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Number of foreign vessels entered from foreign countries, 58 ; tonnage 54,366.
Entered coastwise, 13 ; tonnage 11,458
Number of American vessels entered from foreign countries, 6; tonnage 3,456
Number of foreign vessels cleared to...
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Abstract of proposals for furnishing the United States with a tug-boat, when required, as tender to the United States dredge during the year 1879, opened by Maj. G. L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, July 10, 1879.
No.
Names and residences of...
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Abstract of contracts for the improvement of the Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, in force during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880.
No.
Names and residences of contractors.
Dates of contracts.
Subject of contract.
Remarks....
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low this there was a uniform depth of from 15 1/2 to 16 1/2 feet. The eastern bank of the river had lost from 10 to 30 feet by erosion of the current since November, 1878. The second survey, in March last, showed a ruling depth of 161 feet, a...
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