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Abstract of proposals for removal of solid rock from channels of the Upper Columbia and
Snake rivers, opened by Capt. Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, August 16, 1881.
Removal of solid rock.
Remarks.
1. S. R. Smith, Ainsworth, Wash....
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of the level of that part of the canal; the foundation course, 2 feet high,. projects 1 1/2 feet beyond the wall face. The top of the wall is intended to be at the surface of the highest stage for which the present project provides lockage; this...
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73. Considerable blasting was done at intermediate places and next below station 73.
The drilling was done partly by steam and partly by hand. From the scarcity of white men a small force of Chinese drillers was employed.
For work on rocks in...
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poses ; completion of protective wall and timber bulkhead; continuation of excavation and of side wall of canal and wing walls of lock, and to the preparation of masonry stone. For the bowlder dredge it is in intended to use the clam-shell dredge...
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Abstract of contract for the removal of solid rock and bowlders from the Columbia River adjacent to and below the site of the locks at the Cascades, in force during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882.
No 1.
Name and residence of contractors....
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The population by the census of 1880 of counties which furnished the above corrected amount of freight is 66,000.
During the last year immigration largely increased. Notwithstanding the expense and tediousness of the trip via San Francisco and...
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RETAINING WALL ON THE RIGHT.
The building of this was begun in the latter part of October. The base of the foundation course is at reference 86, which is 2 feet below the miter sill of the upper guard-gate. This course is 2 feet high and 11.5...
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If the locks should be built as combined locks with the upper gate of the upper lock near station 14, a bed-rock foundation would be secured for the entire construction, and a wide and easy entrance to the canal could be made at less cost than by...
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Labor of removal of rock $6, 936 09
Labor on tramways 834 03
Drilling and blasting (two-thirds of total amount) 2, 734 35
Setting up four derricks. 272 71
Material, fuel, and supplies 489 16
Ten per cent. of cost of plant 826...
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'Giant powder No. 1, 850 pounds, at 45 cents $382 50
Giant powder No. 2, 900 pounds, at 27 cents 243 00
625 50
Cost of powder per cubic yard of rock 1 18
Total cost per cubic yard of rock 1 30
The total expenditure for work in the...
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First quarter, 1882.
Hired labor $12, 340 12
Materials 9, 136 39
Transportation
Telegrams, traveling expenses, 60 Contractors on river improvement 8, 073 60
$29,592 05
Second quarter, 1882.
Hired labor 2,660 60
Materials...
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[unrelated material omitted]
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SURVEY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE DALLES IN OREGON.
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
Portland, Oreg., May 30, 1882.
SIR : I have the honor to submit the following report upon a survey of the...
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on the railroad incline at Celilo; it marks the level of the river next above Tumwater as locally known, or Celilo Falls, as given on our maps. Gauge No. 2 is at the foot of the Falls. No. 3 is at the. head, and No. 4 at the foot, of the...
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of February, 1881, were therefore submitted to an analysis for determination of slopes at different stages, and for compilation of tables of convenient reference.
The period of gauge observations included the flood of 1880, which was the third...
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stones. Between high and low water lines there are large areas covered with shifting sand-dunes.
The trough of the low river is from 10 to 60 feet deep. The depths through the Dalles Rapids, where sounding is impracticable, were computed to vary...
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1 mile below the Celilo landing, and extends directly down stream for nearly 1.75 miles. Large openings at the shore end of the ledge make the partial fall known as the Horseshoe, and whose waters escape to the river below through the deep narrow...
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relative elevations of consecutive dams. The profile sheet of water surfaces plainly shows this condition of river regimen. For the same locality changes of slopes at different stages are due to engorgements of the river, or, in other words,...
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average annual duration is very short. Steamers plying here are large and powerful. Barges are much used; they are fitted with sails and frequently sail upstream ; winds prevail in that direction, except during whiter. There are several lumber and...
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the rail and navigation company is now used for places not reached by the railroad.
The average annual ice blockade on the upper river lasts about six weeks. Prevailing high winds occasionally increase to gales and impede navigation.
On the...
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could be conveniently placed south of gauge station 2; the Oregon chute of Celilo Falls could be made part of the canal.
There is one peculiarity of this locality which merits consideration in this connection with the long canal plan, and that...
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The location of the Celilo Canal is chosen on the rock plateau, flanking the falls on the Washington side. The total length of canal is nearly 3,640 feet, and of the approaches, 1,200 feet. The width between vertical sides of canal prism is 90...
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each year thereafter until the river improvement is completed, and then $500,000 annually for the canal; this would require about eleven years for the completion of the project.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
The Columbia is the great river of the...
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The population by the census of 1880, of counties which furnished the above corrected amount of freight, is 66,000.
The principal settlements are in the regions between the Blue Mountains and the rivers Snake, Columbia, and Umatilla; and next...
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CORRESPONDING ELEVATIONS OF RIVER SURFACE AT GAUGES 1 TO 5.
Dalles gauges.
Gauge 1. Gauge 2. Gauge 3. Gauge 4. Gauge 5. Remarks.
117.71 114. 5 107.5 75.9 61.2 Extreme high-water, 1876.
117.00 113. 5 106. 6 74.7 60.2 Deduced.
116...
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Differences of corresponding readings. Differences of corresponding readings. Gauge No. 1. Gauge No. 2. Difference. Gauge No. 2. Gauge No. 3. Difference.
117. 74 114. 5
3. 24 114.5 107.5 7.
117. 113. .5 3. 5 113. 5 106.6 6. 9...
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