Abstract of proposals for furnishing the United States with a tug-boat, when required, during
the year 1877, opened by Maj. John M. Wilson, Corps of Engineers, February 8, 1877.
No.
Names and residence of bidders.
Furnishing boat when...
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One new wood-scow $529 41
Dredger . 7,919 98
Repairs 3, 016 48
Snagging -- - 56 50
Superintendence, surveys, and office expenses _ 1, 742 88
— $46, 330 08
Balance on hand June 30, 1873 7, 524 72
Appropriated March 3, 1873...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Transcript of Conference in the Matter of Pollution of Interstate Waters, Lower Columbia River, Bonneville Dam to Cathlamet, Washington, September 10-11, 1958, Portland, Oregon.
2. Transcript of Conference in the Matter of...
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deposits near Molalla, Clackamas County, and Cottage Grove, Lane County.
Sands of the Columbia delta and the present and ancient beaches of Oregon contain heavy minerals—magnetite, titaniferous iron, ilmenite, chromite, garnet, sircon, and...
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Abstract of proposals for improving Columbia River, Washington, received in response to advertisement dated November 25, 1898, and opened at Portland, Oreg., on December 15, 1898, by Capt. William W. Harts, Corps of Engineers. No. Name and address...
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The Columbia Highway in Oregon begins at Seaside, on the Pacific Ocean, in Clatsop County. It parallels the ocean beach for 12 miles and then cuts directly across the marshlands, a distance of 12 miles, to the City of Astoria. From Astoria to the...
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U.S. Congressional Representative Al
Swift was active from 1978 to 1994, serving on many committees during his tenure. The records
document important issues of the late 1970s through the mid-1990s including
campaign finance reform,...
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Lower Willamette, from Portland to the sea, act of
March 3, 1873 $20, 000
June 23, 1874 20, 000
March 3, 1875 20, 000
August 14, 1876 20,000
June 18, 1878 30, 000
March 3, 1879 45, 000
$155, 000.00 Lower Willamette and Columbia,...
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Only portions of issues of The Water Report are available in the Klamath Waters Digital Library. See the full report at http://www.thewaterreport.com/
2006-04-15
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The collection contains the professional files of one of Oregon's leading conservationists in the mid-twentieth century, Gertrude Glutsch Jensen. The collection includes materials relating to the Columbia River Gorge Commission, the Oregon...
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Three (3) 8x10 black-and-white
photographic prints of the commissioning of the USS Hiamonee, YTB-513, with
crew at the Willamette shipyards in Portland, Oregon, December 1945.; Three (3) 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints of the...
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The height of the lower rivers varied during the year as follows:
Date. Locality. Height. Locality. Height. Locality. Height.
1880. Feet. Feet. Feet.
July 2 Portland 27.3 Vancouver Saint Helm's 21.5
September 30 do 2.5 do 1. 5 do...
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Diaries, notebooks, and papers of an
Oregon ship builder and construction contractor. Includes notes and
specification on steamers active on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries.; Biography of...
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APPENDIX Y Y--BRIDGING NAVIGABLE WATERS. 3329
The situation has now become so grave in respect to the two con-
flicting interests that shipping is being gradually withdrawn from the
river and provided with facilities in other locations...
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RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. 1391
arid generally parallel to the coast line of the Pacific Ocean, and
empties into the Columbia River about 100 miles from the sea. It
drains an area between the Coast and Cascade Ranges of...
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[unrelated material omitted]
F F 2.
PROPOSED BRIDGE ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND, OREGON.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,
UNITED STATES ARMY,
Washington, D. C., May 23, 1885.
SIR: In reply to the reference to this...
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COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
The mouth of the Columbia is in collection district of Oregon. The nearest port of entry is Astoria, and the nearest light-houses and works of defense, at the entrance to the river.
The following refer to the...
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ness the boat is liable to be wrecked at any time. Estimates pertaining to the Lower Willamette and Columbia provide for a new hull.
The Corvallis was used last year three and a half months on these rivers. She removed thirty-four snags from the...
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feet long by 70 feet wide and 17 feet deep was dredged, removing 5,650 cubic yards of sand.
Post-Office Bar, in September, 1875, was found to have filled more than 3 feet daring the year. Dredging was begun in October, and 600 cubic yards of...
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The appropriations for this work have been as follows:
Act of June 23, 1866, Lower Willamette $15, 000 00
Act of March 2, 1867, Lower Willamette 30,000 00
Art of July 25, 1868, Lower -Willamette 21, 000 00
Act of April 10, 1869...
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Photographs of
Tacoma buildings and locations, Madison Beach Pavilion in Seattle, ships in
Portland, Oregon harbor, and Oregon scenic views; 23 photographs in one album depict buildings and locations in Tacoma,
including St. Peter's...
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2480 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY.
should be made, and the use of the portages let to the highest bidder on
bonds for faithful service. The distance between the portages would be
about 50 miles, and transportation people...
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SEA TRAFFIC FROM PORTLAND. Wheat centals 2, 889, 022
Flour barrels 579,745
Oats centals. 314,546
Mill-feed sacks 51, 989
Barley centals 32, 311
Flag-seed sacks 169,454
Wool pounds 14, 397, 989
Other produce tons 216, 588...
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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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way by means of capstan and cable when no steamer could be obtained for towing ; reaching the head of Eola Slough, 73 miles above Portland, by the 7th of August. here, on the 9th, she was taken in tow by the steamer Ohio, which, being the only...
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