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is - THE MOBNIXQ OREGQSIAy, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1904. Work on Oregon Rivers and Harbors CHIEF ENGINEER SHOWS PAST EXPENDITURES; MONEY NEEDED TO COMPLETE IMPROVEMENTS; OBJECTS TO BE ATTAINED OREGONIAK NEWS . BUREAU, Washington. Dec. C. The annual report f the Chief Engineers, re ciV made public, in addition to sub mi -l;ns cellmates which will form tfc,f t'asfa oi the river and harbor t. J -whlh Is te be passed at -the present st!nTi of Congress, conveys a general lid of ach and every project under . r-stmction, shows post expenditures, ?-r? reeds, and what Is proposed to be a :mi'lished In each Instance. Consldera t 'r space Is devoted to the works of the Fa-iS" North woet. notably the various vc!-rabia River projects foremost among th si the project for providing a 40-foot harnr-l acroes the bar at the entrance t? the ri.'er. Below Is given a condensa te:! .f the report, bringing out its most c5crt!ai features. Mouth of Columbia. 1 nlcs it shall be found necessary to c . r-siruct a north jetty at the entrance c the Columbia. River, it will require czils JT76.1SI in the way of new appropria-" t-ens, to complete the extension of the existing sou Mi jetty to the projected lr-gih. three mHea beyond the point wtcre the old jetty stopped. On the first cf July there was an unexpended balance available for this Improvement, aggre gating 561S.111, but fully half of this was rc cred by uncompleted contracts. The Chief of Engineers recommends that at t:c -oming session of Congress the $776,000 r-f-Jr-d to complete the present project, 2e sppQspriated, so that there need be no Czlay !n llnlshing the great work. During the rast year the total expenditure on this jetty work waa 5405,515. Commenting 2n the progress of this improvement, Gen erl Mackenzie tys: -Thr estimated cost of jetty extension t;-- j2.t34.14ft.5L This project consisted in an extension of three miles to the Jetty irtvt-3 usly constructed. Fde were made available a follows: Ty art of June 6. 1900. J2GO.O00; act of June 13, JoOX003. with authorltlty to con tra"' for work to the extent of $1,000,000 a2IJ"nA.l. and repairs to plant and tram xva wore authorized pending a report bl1 recommendation of a Board of En g.' rs The board made its report under Ca".r of January 24, 1903. and the sundry . Ixd art of March 3, 1908. made an ad .Itl'nal appropriation of $1,000,000 for the wcrk "Th:s project of the board, approved by t- F'"' retary of War on March 1C, 1903, but a slight modification of the project S? and provides for extension of the jr-r-t jetty. Dredging Is also recom-mrrd-xl as a temporary expedient to give ciT"j relief, and the thought is also ex-t-cs?ed that the construction of a north "t may be necessary at some futuro " rr.e o pocMre tle desired depth of 40 m with a practicable width of channel. estimated oost of south Jetty is $2,2C0,-(-X cr remodeling and operating dredge, $?000, total. $2,510,000. This does not !ude repairs to plant, tramway, etc., - whirli $269,030 was provided by sundry .1 art of June C. 1900. Te amount expended on the old pro t l was ja.98S.7K.14. of which the expendi- -f! from 1ED5 to 1902, which were for . ;:t of plane surveys and contingencies, rr. be considered as having been applied " maintenance. in the present project, including re--.iI under the project of 1SS9, to the end f tiv fiscal year 1904. there has been tsrmf-d the sum of $1,000,226.00. "he transport Grant was converted x seagoing dredge at the Mare Island a -vard, and renamed Chinook. She rd at the mouth of the river on No ue.,rr 3, 1SW. but owing to the lateness cf ?! r seam and on account of continued rms during the Winter practically : IV ing was accomplished except to ake needed repairs and additions. Since aV at the middle of April she has operat c ' undt-r more or lees favorable condi f. n details of which are given in the "pr-n of operations, the total amount lodged to June 30, 1901, being 174,323 cubic i-ards, K the clow of last fiscal year stone w.v being delivered undor an emergency -fact with the Northwest Construction mnany, and a contract had also been rr.ad for the delivers of 475.000 tons under " mal contract. During the year about r2300 tons of atone was delivered under te emergency contract, and final pay rvrt was made thereunder. Owing to zi!jre of the quarry. It was necessary t reduce the quantity to be delivered L""--f'r formal contract, and this has ac ccrf'ingly been done under supplemental agreement Contract was also made the Columbia Contract Company for Ct vring 240,030 tons of stone to make up -r the deficiency. This contract is now t- force, and delivery under these two c:.ntra-ts amounts to approximately rax tons dally. - A survey of the bar completed at the tose of the fiscal year shows some slight changes over the survey of the previous rcrr the most important of which is a slight movement ?award of the 24-foot "rjer urve. the extension seaward of "aL?op Spit, the building up of Clatsop Srnt on the north side, and in the vicinity r the obstruction buoy where the 24-foot c -rvc gives indication of breaking through tir ircst."' From Portland to Sea. T- complete the existing project, which cm templates a :5-foot channel from Port land to the sea, will require future appro-rH-Uiona aggregating $2,073,509. Of this air - ant, $460,000 can profitably be ex pended next year. There Is now on hand arj available balance of $90,314. which will be fully consumed before additional funds arc available. With reference to this reject, the report says: T'ip existing project, adopted by the act cf June 13 1902, is based on survey au thorized by act of March 3, 1899, and pro 3orcs a 25-foot channel to the sea by con struction of controlling works and dredg-!r-g Estimated cost, $2,780,200. with $175,000 as cost of a new dredgo and accessories, a-;d $50,000 for maintenance. 'The sum of $228,000 was appropriated cy act of June 13, 1902. This sum was In sufficient to alow of the construction of a rew dredge, paying operating expenses of the dredges, making necessary repairs to plant, and construction of any permanent works In view of this. It was proposed t- oonfine operations to dredging, and a "-ntract for the hire of either of the dTdgcs of the Port of Portland was made and approved. Consequently, dredging at iioal places lias been the only work of Improvement done during the year. The dredges In use were the United States credge W. S. Ladd, which removed CC6.037 jWr yards of material, and the 30-inch tion dredgo of the Port of Portland, unUcr the above-mentioned contract, whkh removed 1,235,142 cubic yards. The Prt of Portland operated its 20-Inch -"tion dredgo during such time as it was rot being repaired; also the 30-lnch dredge when not under hire by the United States, aid reports hnving removed 1,167,150 cubic yards. The improvement has been bene flrlal to deep-draft navigation and has re-du-ed the delays to shipping. "The condition of the funds being such ae rvt to allow of dredging operations un ? tract with the Port or Portland, a re-port was submitted under dato of May "c 1501. recommending that an allotment Vr this purpose of $30,000 be made from h appropriation provided by the river or3 harbor act of April 2S. 1904. The re "n was returned under date of June 4. T.904. making an allotment of $15,000. The intact for hiring the dredge was conse qjently renewed, and it is proposed to bf in the operations of dredging as soon as the conditions pormlt. Th rullag depth at the . end of the fj- al year botweon Portland, the head of cwp-draft aaviation, and the eea is about 20 feet at low water. The Increase in depth since commencement of Improve ment Is about six feet, with a good navi gable width of channel." Upper Willamette and Tributaries. The improvement of the Willamette River above Portland, including the im provement of the Yamhill and Ing Tom, has cost the Government to date, $247,747. There is still available for use a balance of $33,417, but for continuing operations next year an additional appropriation of $50,000 has been asked. Commenting on this project, the Chief of Engineers saya: "The project for improving Long Tom River was adopted by act of March 3, 1899. The river is of very .small volume, and runs so low during the Spring and Summer that navigation Is Impossible. The improvement was intended to furnish navigation only during seasons of fresh ets. The amount appropriated was trans ferred from the Improvement for Willam ette and Yamhill Rivers, and amounted to $3000, all of which was expended and the project satisfactorily completed. Al though the river and harbqr act of June 13, 1902, allowed 5500 for maintenance of this stream, no further work has been done, for the reason that there has bjeen and 'is no prospective commerce on the river. It Is recommended that the Long Tom River be dropped as unworthy ol further Improvement by the General Gov ernment. "Under recommendation dated May IS, 1304, an allotment of $12,000 was made on June 3. 1904, from the appropriation pro vided by the river and harbor act of April 28, 1904, for dredging, snagging and maintenance of existing works. These funds will be expended during the com ing season. "The work done on the Willamette and Yamhill Rivers during the fiscal year 1904 has been in the nature of repairs to ex isting dams and revetments, the con struction of permanent revetment at In dependence, and the removal of snags, logs, etc., from the channel. "The amount expended during the fiscal year Included part payment on contract for construction of a one-cubic-yard dip per dredge. "The total amount expended on the project of 1896 up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. was $250,557.67. In this amount Is included, $3000 expended on the improvement of the Long Tom River and $44,936.99 expended for mainte nance' in operating snagboat and repairs to dams." Dalles-Celilo Canal. The report has little to pay about the Dalles-Celilo canal, aside from showing past expenditures at this point and the present status of previous appropriations. To June 30 last, the Government had ex pended $27,037 on the old boat railway project, and $31,279 under the new canal project, the latter expenditures being al most wholly for surveys. The canal proj ect Is held up pending the acquisition of right of way by the state, and the dona tion of the same to the Federal Govern ment There Is remaining, unexpended, of previous appropriations a total of $291,007, a sum sufficient to start opera tions when right of way la acquired. An appropriation of $500,000 la asked for im mediate use. but it is stated that to com plete the canal will require the ultimate appropriation of $3,829,724, bringing the total cost up to $4,121,331. This expends ture, is expected to provide a canal 65 feet wide and eight feet deep. A slight expenditure Iihb been made in blasting out rocks from the channel below Three Mile Rapids as a preliminary to com mencing canal construction. Upper Columbia and Snake. The improvement of the Upper polum bltl and Snake Rivers is going ahead, re gardless of delays on the Dalles-Celilo improvement. Up to the close of the last fiscal year, the Government had expend ed ' on these streams $303,712. This ex penditure resulted In removing some of the worst obstructions to steamboat nav igation between Celilo and Asotin, and In the construction of several dikes to de flect and concentrate the flow oer shoals. The existing project, approved by Con gress by act of June 13, 1902, provides for completing and maintaining the improve ment of the Snake itlver betweer. Riparia and L.ewIston, and for the improvement of the Snake River between Lewiston and Pittsburg Landing. The estimated cost of the project of Im provement between Riparia and Lewiston is $23,000, with $5000 additional for main tenance for two years. It is proposed to complete the proj ect for Improvement between Riparia and Lewiston, at- a total cost of $23,000, and to complete the project for Improvement between Lewlstonand Pitts burg Landing, at a total cost of $33,690. For this work the steamer dredge now under construction will be used as a dredge, blasting plant, and towboat dur ing the periods when the stage of river will permit operation's. After completion of the work outlined In these projects, it is estimated that the boat should be kept In commission at least two months each year on each stretch of river for main tenance of the channel. Between Riparia and Lewiston, during the extreme low-water period in August and September, the principal shoals wore deepened to some extent by scraping with a harrow-like rake. For this purpose a leased .steamer was continuously In use for a month or more. Prior to scraping, boats drawing 3V& to 4 feet had with dffl culty been able to make regular trips, and after scraping and repairing existing dams, no difficulty was experienced with V feet draft Canal at Cascades. The total expedlture that .has been made on the canal at the Cascades Is reported to be $3,776,60$. To properly complete the work, and finish off walls, grounds, etc., will require a further appropriation of $229,260. It Is believed that $100,000 of this could be expended next year. The last river and harbor act authorized the blasting of a few rocks in the rapids near the canal. Bids submitted were found to be excessive, so no blasting has been undertaken. To date it has cost the Government $42, 103 to operate the canal a.nd, locks at the Cascades. v vw' Deeper Channel to Vancouver. According to the Engineer's report, the maximum draft that could reach Van couver last. year was ten feet. The En gineer Board has recommended the dredg ing of a channel to a 20-foot depth, and thinks this can be done for $60,000, though it is their opinion that it will require continual dredging, at an annual cost of $10,000. to keep such a channel clear. Un til Congress authorizes the 20-foot chan nel project, no estimate can be made for that work. The total appropriation asked for the Vancouver harbor work for next year Is only $10,000. Dredge Needed for Coast Work. The ongfcieers have reached the conclu sion that a dredging plant for ueo on the bars at the entrance of Tillamook, Ya qulna and Coos Bays, and the Siuslaw and Coquille Rivers, would be a good invest ment. Navigation is often- greatly de layed by the forming of shoals, the ma tcrial deposited In most Instances being of such a nature that it cannot be easily handled with a dipper-dredge. It is estimated that a combination sue tion and dipper-dredge could be ad van tageously used and so constructed that it could be taken from harbor to harbor as the necessities demanded. The cost of such a plant, with two dump-scows, would be approximately $50,000, and It is thought that the necessity for its use will justify the expenditure, the funds to be provided by special appropriation, the operating expenses xto bo paid from funds available -for maintenance of the harbor upon which it may be used. . The total Federal expenditure jat Tllia mook Bay has been $S6,1S6. There Is still $2S00 available for use on this Improve ment. To continue channel work It is found necessary to hare an additional ap propriation of $10,000, and this amount has been asked for. At the close of active operations in De cember, a channel with a least depth of ten feet at ordinary high tide from Hob sonville up to Tillamook had been se cured by dikes and dredging, but the freshets in the rivers flowing into the bay have since that time deposited sand und gravel on some of the shoals, and have reduced the depth In two or three places to not more than eight feet at ordinary high tide. The work of redredging these shoals with the unexpended balance on hand is now In progress. The maximum draft that can be carried June 30. 1904. at mean low tide over the shoal est locality under Improvement Is about three feet. The mean range of tide Is C.2 feet. Coquille River.' Fifty-five thousand dollars is necessary to complete the jetty Improvement at the -entrance to Coquille River, and this amount Is asked for for immediate use. The re?ort, touching on this project, shows that the total expenditures on this project to June SO, 1S04, amount to $237, WS. The expenditures for the past fiscal year were principally ftfr continuing the Improvement by extending the north Jetty seaward 195 feet, laying a founda tion mattress of brush fascines and de positing thereon an enrockment of rub blestone. The total expenditures to date have re sulted in completing the south Jetty throughout Its projected length of 2700 feet. In constructing about 1065 feet of the north jetty and in removing some of the obstructing snags In the river channel be tween Coquille and Myrtle Point. The work so far done has resulted In closing up the dangerous old channel at the mouth of the river and opening up a new channel straight out to sea, with a controlling bar depth ranging from four to ten feot at mean low tide. The maximum draft that could be car ried June 30, 1904, a mean low tide across the bar channel at the mouth of the river was about sewn feet, though the bar Is usually crossed at high tide. Coos River. In order to keep Coos River free from snags and obstructions, $5000 is asked for for expenditures next year. Altogether to date the Government has expended $9541 on this stream, and has on hand for Im mediate use a small balance of $45S. Coos Bay. There are several old projects for which no money is asked. The existing Coos Bay project, which contemplated a 20 foot channel at the entrance to the bay, has already cost the Government $C74,31S. This expenditure was utilized In con structing a north Jetty 9600 feet long. Since the completion of this jetty a straight channel through the ocean bar has been maintained, having a depth rang ing from 17 to 22 feet. To complete the 20-foot project would entail a total ex penditure of $2,466,412, and in view of the depth obtained by the single jetty and the comparatively light commerce of Coos Bay, it has been decided to make no fur ther expenditure for jetty work at this point for the present. 'Vessels loaded at Marshfield, the prin cipal town on the bay, are frequently de layed by an obstructive shoal In the chan nel opposite Pony Slough. This shoal is now being dredged out with an emergency allotment of funds. There Is an unex pended balance of $50,607 remaining charged up to the Coos Bay improvement. This will not be expended unless it shall develop at some subsequent day that there is a shoaling on the bar. I" It is eventu ally determined to complete the original 20-foot project. Congress will have to appropriate $1,741,412, in addition t6 funds heretofore appropriated. Siuslaw River. The report of the Chief of Engineers shows that the maximum draft that can be carried over the bar at the entrance to Siuslaw River Is about seven feet. Vessels which cross the bar can ascend to above Florence, and light-draft steam ers can navigate the river for fully 15 miles. The commerce of the river is lim ited, and in view of the adverse report by the Engineer Board, work on the jetty project at the 'entrance has been discon tinued, leaving on hand an unexpended balance of $31,09L It Is estimate that It would cost $513,000 to produce an addi tional foot depth over the ban an expendi ture that Is deemed unnecessary at this time. The present project for Improvement provided for conf.ning the mouth of the river in the ocean between two high-tide rubblestono Jetties, the north jetty to be 7500 feet long, including a tramway ap proach at its shore end 3000 feet long, and the south jetty to be 5000 feet long. Includ ing a tramway approach at its shore end 2400 feet long. These Jetties were designed to hold the 'channel across the bar in the ocean at the mouth of the river in one position and to maintain the depth of eight feet at low tide in the bar channel. The estimated cost of the improvement unaer the original project was $700,000. The amount expended on the project to June 30. 1904. is $151,700.83. which completed about 4090 feet of north jetty and Includes the cost of the tramway approach 3029 feet long. In addition. $4157.27 has been expended for maintenance and in making surveys, etc. J Yaqulna Bay. The Government has expended about $690,000 at the entrance to Yaqulna Bay, and has on hand $43Sl remaining of pre vious appropriations. No money is asked for continuing this Improvement, for, like the Siuslaw and Coos Bay projects, it Is believed sufficient depth has already been produced to meet the present demands of commerce. The expenditures to date have resulted in completing the two jetties provided for by the original and modified projects, as stated above, and in removing the cluster of rocks in the bar channel, under the provision of the act of June 6, 1900, to a depth of 12 or 13 feet below mean low tide. The construction of the jetties resulted in closing up two of the three channels formerly existing, in developing the third channel and in obtaining from 13 to 13 feet of water on the bar at mean low tide, or from 21 to 22 eet at high tide. As the project called for but 17 feet at high tide, it is considered to have beert satisfactorily completed. The maximum draft that could ordinar ily be carried during the fiscal year end ing June 20. 1904, at mean low tide over the shoalest part of the locality under improvement was about 13 feet. Clatskanie River. An appropriation of but $500 Is asked for the Clatskanie River, there being on hanj a balance of $1069. The amount expended on this work up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1S04. was 5il.nrr.rr The results in the way of increased depth. u4iu wiuui uue io me completion oi tne project in 1900 were an increase of two feet In depth over thatportion below the town of Clatskanie where work was done, and a shortening of the distance to the head of navigation of about 4500 feet by straightening the channel. No increase in depth or width has been obtained during the fiscal year 1904. The maximum draft that can be carried over the shoalest place at mean low water Is about five feet. Tacoma Harbor. Only $10,000 is asked for-continuing the improvement of Tacoma Harbor under the existing project. During the past year $55,234 was expended on this harbor, leav ing' an unexpended balance at the begin ning of the present year of $114,294. Most of this is still available. This money was spent In dredging the city waterway from deep waters in Commencement Bay to Eleventh street, to a depth of 25 feet; from Eleventh street to Fourteenth street to a depth of 18 feet, and from Fourteenth street to the south end of the waterway to a depth of 15 feet. The dredging is be ing done under continuing contract, $60, 576 having been expended to date. It is snown that a channel of the depth con templated and an average width of 100 feet has been secured nearly the whole length of the waterway. "The commerce to be benefited by this improvement," says the chief of engineers, ""is of a large and extren-ely varied character. Including that carried on by sound and river types of boats, as well as that of the largest steam iid sailing vessels. A very Im portant Item is the export of grain, in which the port of Tacoma exceeds all other ports on Puget Sound." Nothing for Everett. No appropriation Is asked for Everett Harbor. There la an available balanco of $9372 still remaining of past appropriations. Congress appropriated $422,000 for improv ing this harbor, and on June 30. last, the total expenditure had reached $412,627. The harbor basin has been dredged for a length of 5500 feet and for a width of 400 feet and a depth of 26 feet. Dredging and dike repairs were completed In July, and the maximum draft that could be carried through the dredged area at low water was 26 feet. The total variation Is ap proximately 15 feet. Everett Harbor is now Treely accessible to vessels of deepest draft up to the entrance to the dredged harbor basin. To extend and make -fully available the benefits of this improvement the dikes should be extended southward and the dredged area should be enlarged- Olympia Dredging Completed. The dredging out of a 12-foot channel in Olympia Harbor has been completed at a cost of $138,S79, and there remains avail able, unexpended, a balance of JS098. The new 12-foot channel has a width of 250 feet, and Is considered adequate to handle the commerce of the port of Olympia. To extend the benefits of this Improvement the dredged area should be enlarged to permit access to wharves which are now only accessible at high water. Puget Sound and Tributaries. Most of the channels of Puget Sound proper have ample depths for purposes of navigation, but a number of streams and rivers tributary to the Sound, of value to boat navigation and for log ging purposes, are liable to be ob structed by debris, hence require con stant care by the Government to pre serve open navigation. There Is a general project requiring the removal of snags and other obstructions In tha Obedience to Orders Saves Life HARRIMAN SYSTEM PROVES WHAT A RIGID SYSTEM OF SIGNALS WILL DO Chicago Record-Herald. Nov. 27. 1904. CASUALTIES on American railroads could be reduced at least 50 per cent by the creation and strict enforce ment of rigid discipline. This fact has been demonstrated by the director of maintenance of operation for the Harrl man system by means of persistent sig nal tests maintained on the Southern Pa cific, the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company and Oregon Short Line during a period of two years. By means of such tests the Harriman management has succeed ed in reducing casualties to one-half of the average for all railroads in the United States. When signal tests were inaugurated by the Southern Pacific .with a view of as certaining .the degree of discipline per taining to that system it was regarded in some quarters as an unwarranted inno vation in operating methods and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers opposed it with all the power at the command of that organization. Signals Are Slighted. The first tests made, however, showed that on portions of the system the ob servance of . signals was as low as 64.2 per cent, despite the fact that the road had the reputation of being well dis ciplined. This meant that In "almost 40 Instances out of 100 an engincman would run past a signal wnen it was set at danger, or would disregard other precau tions against loss of life and property. This disclosure was followed by an order which required even superintend ent to make signal tests each month and report the results. The discipline In each case of failure was by the Brown sys tem, which makes promotion dependent on an employe's efficiency as disclosed by a complete marking system. Similar tests were Inaugurated over all Harriman roads, with the result that In October, this year, there were a total of 533 signal tests, with only five failures, making an efficiency of 93.5 per cent. The failures were of an unimportant charac ter, and.thercfore the tests may be taken as showing perfection in 'operation, so far as observance of signals Is concerned, over some 1000 miles of track. Increase in Efficiency. This showing is an Increase from 96.6 per cent, which was made In the month 'of June. In order to show what rigid signal tests, by producing rigid discipline, will do in tho way of preventing accidents, the de partment compiled a table showing all the railroad casualties during 1903 and the number of accidents per 1,000,000 train miles. A similar tabic was prepared re garding accidents on the Harriman system of roads. The result was shown in the fact that on a train mileage basis the average num ber of casualties on the Harriman llaso-l was only oO oer cent of the average of all the railroads in- the United States, taken as a whole. This demonstrates clearly. It Is held, that rigid discipline will reduce the total number of accidents on American railroads at least one-half. Tests on -Harriman Lines. A glimpse at the results obtained on tho Harriman system Is given In the follow ing table, which shows the tests made during the last six months: TeM . rr cU of observed. Failures, cfflclency. June S74 20 98.0 Julr .- T43 'M UO.O Auiruia 881 Ifi ns.2 September Sfll X W.2 October 993 r 19.5 The Tailures were: One running past torpedo, two Yallures to check caboose In dicator changed, one running past red flag and one failure to respect the ab sence of signal light in station, semaphore which, under the rules, Is regarded as a danger or stop signal. Scope of the Tests. It is interesting to note that the tests on the Harriman system include torpe does, fuses, slow flag, stop flag, caboose Indicator changed, switchlight reversed, block signal at danger, railroad cross ing semaphore at danger, light out in sta tion semaphore, light out in block sema phore, station semaphore at clear, oper ator on duty, one marker left red on rear of train ori siding, headlight uncovered on train on siding, yellow lantern, red lantern, white lantern, hand signals, sta tion semaphore at danger. In a circular sent to the various gen eral managers or the system they are strongly urged tei prosecute the signal tests vigorously during the remainder of the year. Experience ha? taught rail way managements that during tho holi day season railroad men become more lax In conforming to train rules which in volve the safety of life mid property tributaries of the Sound. Up to Jun 30, last, the Government had expended $227,062 on this work. Last year ob structions were removed from the Skagit and its tributaries, the Snohom ish, Snoqualmle, Skykomish, Stlla guamish. Duwamish and Nooksak Riv ers. Sttlllvans Dry, Halls, Edison. Sml- nomish and Hat Slovjhs. The removal of the Nooksak jam opens that river to Ught-draft boats as far as Lynden. 19 miles -above the m6uth. In addition to the $30,000 asked for continuing this work, thero Is an available balance left over from last year amounting to $12,147. ' Gray's Harbor Jetty. The long stone jetty at the entrance of Gray's Harbor must be extended seaward In order to maintain a navig able channel across the bar at the en trance to this harbor. The jetty, com pleted at a cost of $1,000,000. was suc cessful In maintaining a 24-foot depth for a time. Lately, however, there has been a marked -shoaling on the" bar, which necessitates the extension of the Jetty, and for this purpose $30,000 haa been asker for. Difficulty has been ex nerlenced in maintaining fixed buoys tu mark the existing channel, across tho bar. A part of the money asked will be utilized in permanently marking the channel. The -engineers ask for $25,000 addi tional for work on the north channel in side Gray's Harbor. Tile past appro priation for this work has been ex hausted. Whatcom Channel. Congress has authorized the dredg ing of a 12-foot channel, 200 feot widt. from deep water to ,the railroad brldgo. In Whatcom harbor, at a cost of $80, 000. Already $25,000 has been expend ed on this work, and it is estimated that $35,000 additional can be used next yeaf leaving $20,000 to be appropriated atjsome- future session of Congress. A channel So feet wide and 12 feet deep, with turnings JjasJn at the inner end. was dredged last year. The channel extends the full length of the water way, and the basin at the inner end has full width of the waterway, 330 feet, and is 383 feet long. Before this work was begun the Secretary of War re ceived assurances from millowners that they would take measures to prevent dumping of sawdust and refuse Into the harbor. . This agreement has been lived up to. Minor Projects. In addition to the works reported on. the Chief of Engineers asks, for $5000 for continuing the snagging of Cowlitz and Lewis Rivers; $500 for maintain ing the improvements in Willapa River; $5000 for maintaining a four-foot channel through Awinomlsh Slough and $7500 for maintaining open chan nels in the Pend Oreille and Okanogan Rivers. than at other periods. This is due to the jollity of J.he season and the greater proneness of men to occasionally break the rules prohibiting the use of alcoholic stimulants. Ordered to Be Watchful. In order that this holiday laxness may not pertain on the Harriman system and the employes be on the alert, bulletins have been issued to all trainmen, engin eers and -operators requesting that ex treme measures be taken to prevent acci dents. Roadmasters also are warned to admonish section foremen to impress on trackwalkers the necessity for the greater care in the inspection of tracks. Furthermore, those In charge of the motive power of the system arc requested to warn Inspectors to be extraordinarily careful in the inspection of equipment. Only by such means as these, it is claimed, can railway managements "pre vent cnginemcn and trainmen taking .WE HELP MEN Of Ail Ages Who Are Suffering From Sexual Weak ness and All Blood, Skin, Nervous and Private Diseases s - Wc give those afflicted with any of these distressing maladies the best kind of help. Wc help them back to sound health. OUR TREATMENT curc3. WE CURE GONORRHEA IN A WEEK "Wc do not experiment. 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