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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1902)
J 7: A' T . iBIr : In accordance with your oral request, I b?g (o indonn herewith n copy of n report, daled Jniiimry ii, Wri, by Cupt. IV. 0. Lnngfltt, Corps of KukN nrutH, en tlio subject of tlio conditions of lliu Uooi lmy Improvement. Very respcctfiilly,yotir obedient bcrvant, O. H, (lll.MIHHIJ, IlrJg, Gen . Chief of Engineer?, U.'.l. Army. (Joiitiiittt l from rucotul pngo tnnliitnfiiud vr fthico (tm 3U5B, An niml Itoport, (Jhlofof Kiilriuorn. J8M). , Tim uoimlrtictlon of tlio Jolty lino hud i inutlunl nuil vary hottoflclnl effect on tlio entrance cliannol, maintaining It In n llxml position utiil with n bar tloptli of IK to i!l feet nt low water. Mover bo-. font In thoj.liiiory of tbu bay have Midi depths been maintained contliiuoiitly throughout nnv year. ) Tlium In no record of n lent) depth Hum IBfottt nt tiionii Inwflr low water nlnco November lllll. WIkiii tl In uonoldorod tlint provliniii to tliiu llmu bnrdupthn of lOand 12 feot won. very common, tlio ouccoia of tlio work ho fardonu In iiuiilo very nppiitonttpnxo :.", Annual Ko Jiort. Clilof of MtiiiH'ori", 181 Tht.rhiini.ol has been iiiiilntiiliiwlMtt Itiinnximlmd not 1 nun Tim rt link Intuit t KiibI ).. ii.H.lA..il. , , ,.,;' ... ,;.' .7 tin. bay, by confining Ilia entrance bo : ,.,"""' l ". """""' tween toh.gh-tido mbblestoiiu Jetties. H(U'()rt,Llilul 01 1 iBii corf, 18U7i, ., ,n . n t .. , . , Ti.ntii... i........ . in if! .i Tho north jbtty was completed in , . ' , , . ' Iniii, throutibout its en rt projected prova to bo u ery itueceiwfii one from mi , . ,.. , ,, ,1, . , , , ' .. ,,.,,., , . . , ' lunjjth of IMrWl feet, and created, as ear L'liKliieorlnj btnndpointli demons rnod .,. ..... ' ,, ... ' ,. by th. fact that . lowwalor .d.nnnel 'f "" J1'''' ""1 ''" Wf T X "' depth on tin. r varying from 18 to .J2 ' ''" tl,n innlntHh.c.d a cfmnnel rang- f Jt M obUlm-d will, the north Jetty j lfh lH ,0 " feul fco" "l low t!,h'; but rmrtlal.y bnllt and ib iiotl.lnj "or U' ,CM " ,",U,," ""V" ,0t whatov.r bavlnb,C done toward con-I "0.k':n ,0WBfdfl ""I"""" ' elruollm: Him noutl. jy (pnu.HK3, An-I " .. ,J, . tl.ft ,, . , ... mini Iteport, Chief of Kngliiwrii, I80HJ.L . , Z , rT i .' That the Improvement Sill nit mutely I n,Cl ol MMd; ''' T' "' d,l,?Ml 1rt,,cT ' . . ... I'tono was plnccil in tlio fow hundred Portland, ()r'on, Jan. 2, 1JI02, JJrlK. Ocp. O. U, lillloiple, ,' Chief of KiiHliicero, U. B. Army, WuHhli.ton, 1), 0, General: 1,. I Imvo tbo honor to submit tlio following report, to i comply with Itt Indoraitiucnt, Ofllco Chief of KiiHlneora, U. H. Army, Htc. 2", IHOI. 2, Thu proeout project for tlio iin 1 provemeut of tbo entrnnco to Coon bay, Oregon, (prlntrd in niiiniitl report of tbo i!L,rilS,Wl,,.,U:'1.;0far."Mk"r" U,''"f0' i:In.er. for INW, pp. SUM. 1 ., ! in I"' liT" , "B). I"ov'll! obtaining ,1 main i:ih l.ciin fotitnl on t lie bnrti.nunSO . An- . , , , ., , , , . , i ,,,., , , , , ., , ,'0" talnii.K n ehunnel 20 feot deop at low nuil Ilopnrt, uh of of Knu ticura, IHfi ). . . ., , .. , . ,, . T..nJ.... '. I.....I-. .'..... wutor IbroiiKb tbo bar nt tbo entronce provo to li n viy rticcui fiil ono in ik mnnftrmiil by tin fuct thntn lov wator ehnnmd depth on tin bur at thu entrance -.ij v.i from IK to 22 (not ban hi en ob tained willi 1 1. h north Jiitty but pnrtlnllv built. Httd with i.othlni; whatever hiivini been ifoni' toward coimtructlni,' Umfotith Jetty. In vluw ol tbli It In pnpnihlo that it will not lib uerescary to build tin. pro pou-d MUitli Ji-tty. This question am bo doteruiiueJ, however, only after tbo north jotty ban been completed for eomo time mid thu effect of itii complotlbn n cerlnlned (pao C()3, Annual Iteport, Chief of Engineers, lh!tii). From tbo fariv.oliiK It will hereon that for tlio pnHt live or fcix years thu uormnl depth in .ho channel norms tlio bnr but bocn Iwt wpcii 18 and 22 feet. Occasion, ally elijit hhonllnnia repartl, duu (o exceptional htorms, but nfter their tub bidunoo lb" full depth Invariably follows, Thus far thu niccoec of thu improve incnlnt Coos I5ny Is noteworthy. ThodntDnxoto tbu Jotty reported In thn icuwit Coos liny papem is much ox- aK;'emted. Homo ol tlio fnleo tnrk has bcenloit by recent storms nnd a portion of tbo outer end of the Jolty has been bonten down by wavea to n lower lovel than that to wliluli llrst built. This was expuutcd anil only natural nnd io provi ded fur nH far as pocnihlo in the construct ion. This north Jotty is now practically completed, tbo depths on the bir nro amplu, thu lntobt reportH showinca low tide depth of 22 feet. There la nothiiiK nt preient to chow beyond queaHon that more work on tlio north Jotty will bo necessary to maintain this depth or t lint tbo Immediate construction of tbu south Jotty will bo uccctsnry. Iterpectfully, W. II II.UU8 Captain, Corp of Knijliiccro, U. U. Army. WnshiiiKton, Jan. 20, 11MII. Hon. Tiiom. II. To.vnoi:, U. B. Iiouro of HeprtnontntiviiH. Sir: AoknowhdinR recolpt of your letter of the 21th iuMitut mibir.ittiiiR lilt qiilrli'H roirntdlnir inpoited dnninpo to Jnttieii nt Coos bay, I huvq to any that I telvcrupbed to thu local olllcer, Cnpt. V. W. Ilartu, CorpB of liiiRineorfl, for informntlon on tbo subject, and I have just recivod from him by wire a report dated January 25, n copy of which I buvo the ploHiiuro to iucloau for your information. m Very roepcctfully,yonr obedient servant, Joil.V M. Vll.80N, Itrli?. Clen., Ohiof of UnRlrteern, U. S. Army, WnehliiRtou, April 10, 1U02. HoNiTiioa. II. ToNdUK, Ohnlrmnn, Committeu on IrriKatton of Arid Lnnde, U, 8, lloueo of Itopre. BentntiycB. . . .... teol ol tlio leu end ot the Jetty to com pensatu for sottlemeut canted by bcuvy vnas n ml iinturnl catisce. ). Si ii ci. thu crest of tbo Jetty nt tbo sea end was restored to its completed height with tbo $150,000 referred to in pani;rnpli I above, iinturnl rettlement has HKnlu occurred in tbu 'A feet of tbo Jetty nt tbo tea end. Thin, however, baa had no appreciable effect upon tbo bar cbnimel, tho depth of about 20 feet at low water being maintained except on ono or two occasions whon storms caused temporary sboaliiiK. tl. Tbo eettbunont reforrcd to in par. () nbovo of tbo few hundred feet of tho hcii end of thu Jotty was mentioned iu tho annual report of tho Chlof of Knci neem for l'.KII (pp. imiMtlTI), whero it was stated that it was estima od tl.at to restore the crest of tho jolty to its com pleted height nt nil points would cost 1 12,1170.01, In nddition to balanco uvall ablc July 1, I'.KU. Iu tbo name report It was also stnted Hint JiuIkIiir from past experience tho jetty iu Hi present con dlliou may possibly continue to main tain tbo projected depth iu tbo bar channel. 7. T'.'t. conditions reported in tbo nn nual report for (lecnl year ending Juno HO, IlKll, uro prnctknlly tho tamo now. The ten end ol tho jotty continues to tlowly settle, but tho depth of about 20 foot ut low wnter is neertlioless main tained n8 piojected excopt on occrbIoiis whon storms eauau temporary ghoullng, K. Soino eovero storms luvo prevail ed along tbo Oregon const during De cember iati8ing the usual tumporary eboaling of tbo cntrnnccs to bnrbors, but no ccrlous dninnno wns dono to tbo Coos bay jetty. A few bents of tbo tramway wero carried iway nnd some further eottlomunt of ibo etono work lino occurred, both of which wero to bo expected. Very rcsptctfully,your obeditnt tervnnt, W. C. Imkiimit, Captain, CorpB of Kngluoi-rs, V. K. A. Portland, Oregon, Jan. 2oih, 1001. Ciunt'OF Kn(iini;i:i;h, Ainiv, WftFlllllUtOll, I), 0. Heports about Coos bay Jolly exagger-ntc-d. About three hundred feot ot crest nt tea end beaten down by iifunl winter etorniB. Jetty, lntlug two miles long, thiHdooH not appreciably leeeon Itn effeetlvonesB. To place more Btono nt end under a now nppioprlntlou would necotsltato i.rMctlcnlly rebuilding train, way two mlioB, proient tramway being old nnd decayed. Cost of rebuilding tinunvuy nlouo forty thousand dollars merely to rnleo crest fow hundred feot sea ond of Jotty considered out of pro portion to any benellt resulting. Depth of bar cnllcd for by project obtained In oightoriwiinoty.nvp mulntaiuod idnco with very rare (ixcptions and nprcnson apparent why should not oontiuue for several yodrs at least, .IUhts. -1 ' ' Lhglnoera. THE STEAMER ARCATA. jr. 0 tVJlLhOX, Mania. Will Mutto fllc-Krulnr XrijiN t -niiTWIJKN COOS BAY AND SAN .FRANCISCO, -GAKKYINU- PAS8ENGER8 AND FREIGHT - LOWEST RATES. Oregon Cotl &. Navigation Co., Proprietors. E. G. Hanngan, Agent, Marchfisld S U. Company, Agent, Empire City. Coos Bay Wlesalo Linor I1KADQUAIITJ5IIH V 0 It HIGH :, GHADI3 LIQUOHS cilOICK WINKS AND PURE lilt AN DIES. LEADING BRANDS OF BOTTLED BEER pontily Grdcrj Solicited. 8 H H 8 a 8 H 8 H H 8 FJ3- Fast nnd Coniniodious Stcainsliip ALLIANCE, OCSCCOgCPCCP Q. Bxr cm sxr xzr BU&- HARDW10K, Master MaUi irpular trips Ixlv.ccn Vin KwntUco mil I'onhud via llumtiolpt anJ;Coos lUy, calling nt -bovc j.orti each way. Tlio ALLIANCE Is .t first clnsw passenger boat, nnd lins all tbu modern conveniences nnd is ono of tho fastest Steamers of her class. XXXXXXXXXKXXXX. l?or Freight nnd Passenger Rates or Sailing Dates, Apply to . SEXGSTACKEiV, Agenty AURSH FIELD, Oregon Drift's Disease Tlio largest sum over pnyod for a prescription, changed bands at Sun Fraiioi.H'o. Aug. JiO , IDOL Tbo trail fur involved iu coin and stock fl 12.500.00 nnd was paid by n partyof. husiuees nirn for u specilio for Hnglit'd. I)inMiseniHll)iiil)ctef,bitbcrtoiictuablo diseases. Thny comnioncod tho sorious invcR igation of thn spocificNov. 15. 1900 They interviowed fcoros of tlm cured and tried it out onus inoritH by putting over tbreo dozen case on tbo treat ment nnd watching them, They also gut physicians to nnmn chroi.to. 1n- cuinlilo cases, nnd udmitiUtured it with thu physicians for judges . Up to Aug. 23, eighty seven per cont of tbo test i'ict wero either well or nrogrcs Hing favorably. There being only tbirtcon per cent of failures, tho parties wore sntisliod and closed tbi triuicnotion. The pro "coding of tbo inv(Mtii?iilinir com- niiteo and tbo clinical report of the tost nisea wero published and will bo mailed frco on application. Addros JoiinJ, Kn.ro.v (.'ompaxv, -120 Monts gonicry St., San KraniiiRco, Cnl. vJvmiT DR. JORDAN'S cheat jnusi:UR3 Of ANATOfflYf II)JlBRKET8T.,sm'tc,a. v ..Jti ttrecil Amtunlc.l Muitnm I Hit A oiid. M.ikim.ti ir u.r ciitacuit r dl,. la.lltr.rrMr4l7lhloiaU ilnuh.u.olh.Cwit LU)iyuit. Q DR. JOItOAH-DISEASESOF MiHO riaa)rtuiiikukllcuicTMfcar7. ' . ! UM fA fe.K.na.v aX I.. - 1 I I ..ji-T."i.7H.T.'"." lna ' Si . A , r. 'ur" ,'"l - ""-"-," .J"I CUI MW I lA..l.ll.lt. .. ... ......-. ..... H .own, or b l.it.r. A iW... AW. 'r...,VgJi k fV.7M c.Tim.5 ' ""V? "'T1" I OR JORDAN ftOfelOBtttemtstitr. I SOLE AGENT FOB THE CELf- IJltATED Ran ier B vCl 0 Family orders for Top!, pf'nts nnd quart?, delivered by the cuec. Robert Marsden. The Old Reliable Firm, i ? E.B.Dean&Co. . II. MERCHANTfeMZ Is constantly adding to its atocK of Gnnornl Mercbanr dine, already tlio largest in Marshflcld. When you buy at the Mill Storo you krior" tho goods arc first class nnd tbo price is nil right. All kinds of lumber and building material, feed and sup plies at wholesale and retail. E T A I L' Tabic Fruit, tiu, 20c. Catsup, pt 25c. size nc. Oysters 3 tins 25c. Cocoanttt 2 lbs 25c. Tomatoes 3 tins 25c. Rolled oats 25 lbs 69c. Best sugar 24 lbs $r.oo Corn 3 'tins 25c. Other goods equally. Wholesale. 5 gross tin matches '$1 05 75 lbs Rolled Wheat U 00 25 lb box Coffeo t2 67 5 calon tin Salad Oil ...... .f 3 25 5ial. keg pickles....'....., 75 10 gal California Olivos... fO GO Mauon Jars, qto gross... C" C7 Potaluma Dairy Pan doz f I CO April price list tells tbo reet. 1WTWC lA'Al Jk AA.-m CASH STOR.E fcsr No. 20 MAHKCT strcct, s. f. V..H wr rricr'iix you f x .Wholesale and Retail Drtiggist DEALER IN DRUGS AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE MnrshGold ,Oregon, ' " a frescriplioa Skillfully Compounded nt nil hours. Agent forlWell.", Fargo Si Coa d tho Untiling Fire. Lifo nud At'eldent Compauies. Jw wnwwwwiAn wo Eest and Comfort. TUeso Bubstnntiul nmttresspd nro sleep Invltcra, They nro comfortablo nnd will retain their 'Vprlngl' ne?3" for yenre. JIndo in two pieces or nil ii! ono., piece. These husk mntrcsses. witl eottoii fneo nrojeqiml to nll-hnlr nnd cost a grent deal less money. CSSSESsen S3 JonNsojt 3lfl JTfllSS llf Ban&ftfii THAT we use no injtir.ous chemicals ami b wy inn. no u nu iiiju.tuu wui;iiuwiia iimi lm only the very best of soap and ic nuaran II 1 ...... .... ..." .,... .-.. Et! s? ' -r -i 111 i11 ourwons. vo uso perieciea niouern m A 1ll1lfllln1.ru .. ...I .... lif.vi ... . . . 1 . . .1 .. .. 1 . .. t w 'i. .i." . . oi g lurncU in la hours after receipt. Remember we employ white labor onlv. Follow. ing nre some of our nsentij George I-orenx, ILimlon; N. Lorcnr, Coquilte; E, A. Dodge, S Myrtlo l'olul: Siff Hanson. N'orlh Hend: I. Xlumin Kmnli.. b 0Jg8AY3TEAMUUrDBY ,, w. MMWl VWnilUMKnitiuinjilliiuinOftiftniinnitBiiiinHi.Z... a ............. - -- ' mm " W fcA .mww-wwMiww-iiwaHinHH -tatMIMaK8HBgKaZ3eKSHtJ3lilMgillittMHi!S