(marked by four buoys—two black and two red) is about 2,500 feet in length, and will, from its nature, always require more or less work. The new one will only be 1,200 feet long, with a width of 150 feet, and can be more readily kept open, if...
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1 p. This essay by Walter V. Woehlke describes the history of the decision to build the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, and details some of the difficulties faced by engineers due to the forces of river current, ocean, and weather. The...
1911-08-19
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East end of upstream cross-river cofferdam - one arch of steel piling in place. Across river is main sections of west cofferdam.
1936-08-01
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Caption on mount: Residence of William Hume. Oldest canneryman on the Columbia River, Washington
Possibly located near his cannery at Eagle Cliff. PH Coll 293.62 |
Correspondence between W. D. Farr and Rob Stewart concerning fishing trips to the Dean River, British Columbia
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13 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1873. Also included are annual reports on the works of river improvement for the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Oregon.
1873-11-25
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2862 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. ft. ARMY.
letter of colonel g. h. mendell, corps of engineers, division
engineer, pacific division.
United States Engineer Office,
San Francisco, Gal., October 5, 1891....
2006-06-16
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ate the affections of the Dutchman's collie. "It's all in gettin' a jump on a pup's feelin's at the fust offsta't," he philosophied bitterly; "an' naow I'll be losin' mah jump." Rather keen on the psychology of alienation, that observation of old...
2004-08-16
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The Paul Helsing Papers consists of charts, manuscripts, maps, financial records, news clippings, legislative materials, and correspondence relative to the influence of Columbia River dams on salmon and other fish, and to fisheries in the river.;...
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Since the loss of the Great Republic on Sand Island, April 21, the Independent Line has but one vessel, the California, tonnage, 674, which runs to Sitka.
CHARACTER OF VESSELS ENTERING THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
American vessels (wooden), average...
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A black and white view of Trevitt Monument on Memaloose Island in the Columbia River east of Hood River. The monument, an obelisk of light-colored granite on a square base of darker stonework, marks the grave of a local pioneer named Victor...
2004-03-24
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Source PI-13, 21, 50
Tentative Disposition
A PI-19, 21, 50 A W-6
0-3, 4
WI-70
Problem or Area of Concern
A. Operational Impacts and Needed Improvements
1. Active slides exist along the Columbia-Snake River system. Depending on...
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Little Sandy River above dam showing outlet of Marmot diversion tunnel
1940-02-29
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were completed and placed in operation in 1965. Consequently, the municipalities have complied with minimum treatment requirements adopted by the Conference. However, this progress does not preclude the need for additional improvements to...
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Caption on mount: B.A. Seaborg and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.)
Page No.
PROGRESS IN POLLUTION ABATEMENT SINCE 1958-59 CONFERENCE 42
STATE ACTION 42
MUNICIPAL 43
INDUSTRIAL 45
COMPARISON OF 1959 AND 1964 WASTE LOADINGS 46
EFFECTS OF WASTES ON WATER QUALITY AND USES...
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Fidelity to breeding sites in colonial birds is an adaptive trait thought to have evolved to enhance reproductive success by reducing search time for breeding habitat, allowing earlier nest initiation, facilitating mate retention, and reducing...
2013-12-12 (iso8601)
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Abstract
The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior propose limited changes to language about how to demonstrate that projects follow the Aquatic Conservation Strategy, part of the Northwest Forest Plan. Projects needed to achieve Northwest...
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of Engineers for 1867, page 5O9.) According to that letter it would also enable boats to reach Priest's Rapids, in the Columbia; but, as there is no settlement at or near Priest's Rapids, I see no necessity of boats going there.
ROCK CREEK...
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of removing them will be best learned after the experiments on Blossom Rock. now to be commenced this week.
The part of your instructions most difficult to carry out is that relating to the mouth of the Willamette, and, fortunately, there is time...
2004-11-03
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1386 REPORT OP THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, V. S. ARMY.
until it reaches the northern boundary of Oregon, thence in a general
westerly direction for about 350 miles, between the States of Oregon
and Washington, until it empties into the...
2006-06-16
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spruce, hemlock, balsam and fir. Yellow, in a score of shades, was the prevailing colour, but here and there was a splash of glowing crimson from a patch of chin-chinick or Indian tobacco, or a mass of dull maroon where a wild rose clambered over...
2004-08-09
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The work could be profitably completed in two years, requiring only thereafter a small amount for maintenance and snagging.
OPERATIONS DURING THE YEAR.
A small balance of the appropriation for the preceding year was retained for...
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