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APPENDIX- T T—REPORT OF CAPTAIN SYMONS. 2805
the surveys of the Pattle and Morrison donation claims; thence vest 731.72 feet;
thence south 34° 55' west, 748.91 feet; thence south 50° 51' west, 987.67 feet; thence
south 32°...
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APPENDIX U U.
IMPROVEMENT OF WILLAMETTE RIVER, OREGON, AND OF LOWER CO-
LUMBIA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
REPORT OF MAJOR THOMAS H. HANDBTJRY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OFFI-
CER IN CHARGE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR...
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2808 KEPOET OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
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IMPROVEMENT OF MOUTH OF COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON AND WASH-
INGTON.
The project under which this work is being carried on was adopted
in 1884. It contemplates providing a...
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APPENDIX UU—REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2809
deemed advisable to stop the construction of the jetty whe'n it arrived
at a point 4| miles from its inner end and await further developments,
which would be shown by the sounding to...
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2810 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, IT. S. ARMY.
rolling- stock.of the railway, the delivery of rock was suspended from
the 20th of December to the first of March. It was necessary to make
extensive repairs to four of the oldest...
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APPENDIX DD—EEPOET OF MAJOE HANDBURY. 2811
case where there are low places in the jetty. It is only by building up
the jetty thai this cross-flow can be prevented. About 4 feet above Jow
water seems to be the height...
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2812 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
made of hoop iron, as a mark for crafts entering the river. The top of the beacon
is 70 feet above low water.
A great deal of extra work in reinforcing and repairing the...
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APPENDIX UU—REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2813
caused, and probably was, by the rook being washed off by the sea. Part of the
rock received has been placed where the settlement or washing off has taken place,
some of it to raise...
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2814 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
heavy storm, about forty-fire piles washed away from under the same tracks. Some
of these piles had been dug in; while others were jetted down.
In order to make a good job of the...
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APPENDIX UU----REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2815
No. 5—the repairs to this were comparatively small, the locomotive being only a
year old.
The boilers of all the locomotives were tested, as were also the steam gauges.....
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2816 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
The following commercial statistics bearing upon the improvement of the mouth
of the Columbia River were collected from the sources indicated, and are, the...
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APPENDIX U U----REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY.
2817
KROM RECORDS OP THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, PORTLAND, OREGON.
Registered tonnage inward over Columbia River Bar from June SO, 1891, to June 30, ISO;.
Month.
Deep-8oa...
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2818 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
Comparative statement of principal exports for the past ten seasons—Continued.
FLOUR.
Foreign.
Barrels.
Value.
Domestic.
Barrels.
Value.
Total....
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APPENDIX UU—REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY.
2819
Comparative statement of deep-sea tonnage for the past eight seasons—Continued,
OUTWARD.
Flag.
American___
British........
Norwegian___
German, etc ......
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2820 EEPOET OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
the 11th of December stone cutting was discontinued. By the 19th
the whole laboring force was discharged. The office force was moved
to Portland on that date and employed during the...
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APPENDIX UU—REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2821
upper canal walls are nearly completed from the site of the upper guard
gate to the upper bulkhead; the slope outside of the berm on the north
side of the canal has been paved from...
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2822 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. 8. ARMY.
river being then 20 feet above low water; the difficulty was in making
the landing at the lower incline. Although the boat is of small power
it experienced very little trouble in...
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APPENDIX UU-—REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURt. 2825
report ok lieutenant harry taylor, corps of engineers.
United States Engineer Office,
Cascades Locks, Oregon, June SO, J89£>
Sin: I have tile honor to submit the following...
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2824 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, TJ. 8. ARMY.
Quarrying and stone-cutting were both resumed on April 8, 1892, and have been
carried on continuously since. The stone-cutting during the spring has been mainly
on the dimension stone...
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APPENDIX UU----EEPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2825
The materials used during the past year, for both concrete and stone masonry, were
the same as (luring the last three months of last year. The character of these materials,
the...
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'2826 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
The cost of the concrete in detail was as follows:
Items.
Total cost.
Cost pe
cubic
yard.
Labor:
Mixing......................
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APPENDIX UU—REPORT OF MAJOE HANDBURY. 2827
hand, June 30, 1,403.0 ciibic yards of cut stone, 457.2 cubic yards of rough basalt, and
1,688.2 cubic yards of stone similar to that -which was recut.
Cost in detail of stone...
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2828 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
now nnd reliandle it, as much as would be necessary. As the rubble split out inci-
dentally with quarrying, the .dimension stone during the spring was not hauled in
from the...
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APPENDIX UU----REPORT OF MAJOR HANDBURY. 2829
A summary of the weather and -water-gauge records is transmitted herewith.
Hie following drawings relating to the work.are also transmitted;
Sheet 1, showing the work finished...
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2830 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
expended a considerable sum, the exact amount of which can not now
be ascertained, in assisting to keep open a deep channel to the sea.
The aniount«available for this work at the end...
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