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Beporta of CoK Wileoa ul
R. A, Habersham.
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IWtlaml, Or.t 23, 1878. )
QlBlUi: I have tlio honor to
transmit herewith a Chart of Cape
Foul weather Harbor, Oregon, tojeeth
er with the report of Mr. U. A. Hab
ersham, assistant engineer, aii'l to
submit the following report of an
examination and survey made under
my direction in accordance with the
act of Congress, approved Juno 18,
1878.
OBJECT OF KX AM IN ATI OX.
The object of the examination and
survey of this harbor was " to ascei
tain its adaptability as a harbor of
refuge."
Early in August I organized a par
ty for this work and placed it in
charge of Mr. It. A. Habersham,
assistant engineer, with orders to pro
ceed to Cape Foul weather and make
ehe necessary surveys to carry out
the law. This party proceeded to
Corvallis, Oregon, via the Willamette
river; thence by wagons across the
Coast Range of mountains to New
port, on Yaquina Bay, and thence to
Cape Fonl weather, where they camp
ed until the survey was completed.
On Sept. 8th, I visited Cape Foul
weather and made a general examin
ation of the locality.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HARBORS
Cape Foulweatl er is situated or.
the western coast of Oregon, in lati
tude 44 degrees 43 minutes north,
longitude 124 degrees 05 minutes
west, and forms a headland boldly
jutting out about three-fourths ot a
mile into the sea from the low beach
with high mountains in rear of it.
It is a mass of black basalt rising
to a height of from 80 to 100 feet
above the sea, the base honeycombed
with caves formed by the action of
the waves. The cap?, by its position,
frrms bays on the north and south,
the one fronting northwest and the
other south and southwest. On the
north the shore line is crescent shaped,
the outer extremity pointing north, a
reef making out from it in a direc
tion north-northeast a distance of
about 5,000 teet, terminating at a
fone rock about 1,800 feet from the
beach. The depths on this reef vary
from 10 to 30 feet, except for a dis
tance or about i.zuu ieet near the
cape, where there is a channel of that
width with a depth of from 30 to 40
feet. The lone rock referred to at
the north end of the reef seems to
be connected with a rocky point op
posite on shore by a well-marked
reef, upon which there is a depth of
four fathoms.
The north bay is inclosed, there
fore, on the east-by the mainland, on
die south by the cape, and on the
west by the long reef. It is nearly a
mile long, and about 1,700 feet wide
between the tnree-faihom curve and
the reef. It contains about 200 awes,
with a depth of from 3 to 8 fathoms,
and a sandy bottom. As far as could
be judged, there is good holding
ground for anchoring vessels, al
though I understand that no vessel
Iras ever entered.
This south bay is formed by the
main shoie and the cape, and is pro
tected on the east north and north
west. On the south and southwest
it is open aud exposed to the terrible
southern gales, from which it is most
desired to find shelter. The bottom
is sandy, the depth gradually increas
ing from near the shore, where it is 3
fathoms, to 20 fathoms 2 miles off
shore. 1 he general depth, on a line
drawn south from the cape, is from 4
t 6 fathoms.
TIDES, FOGS, AC.
The spring tides rise and fall about
9 feet. Dense fogs overhang the
cape from time to time during the
year, particularly during the month
of July.
THE HARBOR OF REFUGE.
About &. miles south of Cape
Foulweather is Yaquina Bay, the
mouth of Yaquina river. A railroad
is projected to connect this bay with
the Willamette river. It is anticipated
that when this is completed a large
amount of grain and other produce
now finding its market via the Wil
lamette and Columbia rivers will seek
an outlet via the Yaquina Bay.
About three quarers ol a mile off
the entrance to this bay a dangerous
reef of rocks, extending in a north
and south direction, with many nar
row and dangerous channels across
it, is reported by tne Coast Survey,
and laid down on their charts. I am
informed that the residents in the
vicinity presumed that a reef extend
ed from Yaquina Head toward the
cape, and inclosed an acrea of about
1,000 acies, the ridge being, they
thought, well defined, and that upon
it a breakwater could he constructed
which would form a fine harbor of
refuge.
As far as I could learn, the object
of this snrvey was to locate a break
water upon this supposed reef for a
harbor of refuge.
The chart of the United States
Coast survey shows do such reef and ,
YWr examination of As
vW wa'lwm Mhes-hw reports
m- Ikwtai M' ttttk wwuUy much
fcwAw IfcWi Vb 9k 'he bottom
tjii V i,a fegfc vwtev low water
.. . Vi WiM ift a twvvdJ line in the
vs. Wv indicated, but distant
riinAjAi, ckch. utheir tK'iu one-fourth to
wM' Wht "MM 'UH from 0 to 8
. -ivi ! HiaVvf bet v ecu them. On
s' Udv and heavy
. . yi wivM constantly.
vW WIMIU'1 herewith
-iku.wi hwuk water kooiccted on this
WVhs from near Yaquina
Uc-d Mtfl rutuinii; wot , then curving
to the north, and terminating about a
miI- and a half trow the enpe. Such
a harbor would present a large area
amply irotected from south west
galea, with a depth of from 3 to 8
lat horns. The cape proper already
presents a good protection from gales
front the north and northwest. This
breakwater would be about 9,900 foe t
long, and constructed upon the plan
adopted by the board of engineers
for the Pacific coast. It is described
in their report of February 14, 1877,
as follows: ,
"We nmnoM to build the base of
any breakwater up to the height ot
16 feet below the level of low water
of small stone: that is to say, of such
stone as any quarry will furnish, and
while quarrying out this great mass
to lav awav all lurtre stones of 5. 10
or 20" tons for the construction of that
portion of the breakwater from 15
feet up to low water. Upon this
foundation we propose to build a
masonry wall faced with granite 25
feet wide and 20 feet high, including
foundation, iirotectinsr the seaward
side by blocks of artificial stone (if
natural cannot be obtained) or large
size (20 or 30 tons each) and thor
oughly paving the harbor side with
large blocks of granite to receive
without displacement the water that
will be thrown over the wail in great
storms."
The cost of such a breakwater is
estimated by Assistant Engineer Hab
ersham to be as follows:
Ninety-nine hundred feet,
at 1,052. 57 per foot $10,420,443 00
Contingencies, 10 per cent. . 1,042,044 00
Total 1 1,462, 4S7 00
It is highly probable that for pres
ent purposes a breakwater would be
sufficient starting from Yaquina Head,
running on the line projected, termin
ating in 4-J fathoms of water and
having a length of 4,900 feet; such a
work wo iM cost as follows:
Forty -nine hundred feet, at
851.57 per foot 4,18?, 393 00
Contingencies, 10 .per cent. . 418,739 00
Total. .
4,606, 13 1 00
Such a breakwater would present
an area of 200 acres protected from
gales from the south and southwest.
The difficulty to be contended with
in using this harbor would be that
sailing vessels entering during a
southwest gale would be obliged in
rounding the outer end to face the
wind.
Assistant Engineer Habersham
made a careful examination of the
bay north of the cape; no survey
has ever before been made, it is be
lieved, of this bay, and as far as he
could learn his boat was the first that
ever entered it. He reports that it is
a natural harbor of considerable ex
tent without further improvement,
and that he was informed that during
southwest gales quite an area inside
is comparatively smooth. Several of
the seamen who were employed as
boatmen on the survey, who had
sailed for a number of years between
San Francisco and Puget Sound, and
claimed to be familiar with the coast,
sain that it buoys were placed to mark
the entrance, vessels could now enter
for shelter from southwest gales.
From the examination made under
my direction by Assistant Engineer
Habersham, and from his report and
my own observation, I think a better
harbor can be made north of the cape
than south of it, by constructing a
breakwater running in a northwest
direction just inside the reef running
out from the cape; such a breakwater
would be about 600 feet lonjr and
would contain within it an available-
anchorage of from 50 to 100 acres
with a depth of from 3 to 8 fathoms.
The plan for such a work would be
similar to that already described, and
the cost is estimated by Mr. Haber
sham at $656,251.
The harbor could be greatly in
creased in size by constructing a
breakwater on the reef parallel to the
shore already described.
This north harbor, with the 600
feet breakwater, would pnly be avail
able in south and southwest gales;
but during heavy weather from the
northwest vessels could anchor on
the other side of the cape.
Attention is respectful! v invited to
the interesting report of Assistant
Engineer Habersham transmitted
herewith. In making the examina
tion there were numerous minor dif
riculties to overcome, and Mr. Haber
sham deserves credit for the efficient
manner in which he carried out my
instructions.
Cape Foulweather is in the collec
tion district of Southern Oregon. The
nearest port of entry is at Newport,
Yaquina Bay ; no revenue was col
lected during the last fiscal year;
there were no foreign imports or ex
ports; about 600 tons of assorted
merchandise are brought in annually
by coast-wise vessels which carry
away lumber and oysters; two sail
ing vessels of about 100 tons burden
each, with a draught of 9 feet, ar
tunning between San Francisco and
Yaquina Bay.
There is a first order light house
on the cape, visible 19 miles. Tin
nearest works of defense are at the
mouth of the Columbia river.
The value of the commerce to be
benefitted by this work would run up
into millions, as the benefit would be
felt by every vessel navigating the
Pacific Ocean between San Francisco
and the straits of Fuca.
For the necessity for a harbor of
refuge on this Northern Pacific Coast.
I respectfully call attention the inter
esting and elaborate report of the
board of engineers for the Pacific
coast dated February 14, 1877.
I am, General, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
JOHN M. WILSON,
Meg. of Eng., Brev. Col. U. & A.
Brig Gen. A. A. Humphreys,
Chief of Eng. U. S. A.
report of mr. robert a. haber
sham, assistant engineer.
United States Engineer Office,
Portland, Or., Sept. 16, 1878.
Colonel: I have the honor to
submit the following report of a sur
vey " at Cape Foulweather, to ascer
tain its adaptability as a harbor of
refuge," with a general plan of im
provement, and an approximate esti
mate of its cost, made in pursuance
of your instructions dated August 8,
of the present year.
This work was performed between
the 9th and 23d of the same month.
To save repetition, I will here state
that all depths given reter, unless
otherwise specified, to the lowest of
mean low tides, as nearly as could be
determined from the tide tables for
the Pacific coast, published in San
Francisco, and from information furn
ished by residents of the locality.
No extreme tides occurred during
the progress of the survey, not even
at full moon, an unusual circumstance.
topography and hydrography at
CAPE FOULWEATHER AND ITS
VICINITY.
From Yaquina Head, which marks
the north side of the entrance to Ya
quina river, the shore line runs a little
to the east ot north for 4 miles, to
the end of South Foulweather Beach ;
thence westward for three fourths of
a mile to the southwest elbow of the
cape, where it beirins to curve north
ward and eastward until it reaches
the extreme point of Cape Foulweath
er, which points north; thence south
east, curving round to east, to the
point where the cape joins the main
land again; thence north for about 7
miles to a point known as Old Cape
Foulweather.
The shore line of Cape Foulweather
proper describes the figure of a half
crescent, the curved tip pointing
north. From this point a reef makes
out in nearly a direct line, course
north northeast, for 5,025 feet , term
inating in a bare rock, which, for con
venience, I have called Round Rock,
distant 1,800 feet from the low tide
line on the north beach, and inimedi
ately opposite Rooky Point, a vertical
cliff formed of rock of the same char
acter, of which it was formerly a
portion, as the soundings show a well
marked ridge connecting them about
four fathoms underwater.
The depths on this long reef, which
is nearly flat on its crest, vary from
10 to 30 feet from Round Rock to
within 1,200 feet of the cape, where
a depression occurs which shows from
30 to 40 feet; the center being the
deepest. The north side of this gap
is marked by a rock on which the
swell breaks constantly, and which is
said to be bare at extreme low tide.
It is seen that the cape forms two
bays, one fronting northwest, the
other south and southwest. The
north bay, the outlines of which have
just been given, is inclosed on the
east by the mainland ; on the south
and southwest by the cape; on the
west by the long reef which connects
Round Rock with Rocky Point. It
is nearly one mile in length and one-
third of a mile across, the width be
insr measured from the curve ot 18
feet depth to the west reef, and con
tains about 200 acres. The bottom
is sandy, generally smooth, forming
good holding ground as far as can
be judged, no vessel or craft of any
kind having up to this time entered
here that I can learn. The depths
vary from 3 to 8 fathoms.
The south bay, so called, is open
to the south and west. Itis bounded
on the north by the cape and on the
ast by the mainland. Ihe bottom
is sandy, sloping seaward, the depth
increasing uniformly from near the
beach, where it is 18 feet to 20 fath
oms at a distance of 2 miles from the
shore. The general depth on a line
drawn south from the cape is from
4 to 6 fathoms. it is rather a
roadstead than a bay; and while it is
easy of access from the ocean in anv
direction, is sheltered only from north
and east winds, which are never
violent.
From Yaquina Head to the north
end of Foulweather Beach the shore
presents a slope of from 50 degrees
to 80 degrees, tolerably uniform in
direction generally, but much broken
by sharp points and ravines and
small valleys. The face of the cliff
shows soft sandstone overlying at
'greater or less depths a bed of marl
filled with fossil shells. Numerous
small veins of water trickle down the
face of the sandstone, softening it and
contributing to the destructive action
of the weather, while the marl under
neath is also wearing, away under the
heavy blows of the surf.
Between Yaquina Head and the
cape four streams large enough to
furnish good water power, flowing
through small valleys more or less
heavily timbered, enter the ocean.
Except in these valleys the vegeta
tion, although luxuriant, is of small
growth, and consists of salal, whor
tleberry, fern and scattering spruce
scrubs. The beach is from 300 to
300 feet wide, generally sandy, but
the frequent occurrence of rocks
above the surface show that the sand
lias little depth. The shore north of
t he cape is of the same general char
acter. Cape Foulweather is a promontory,
covered with a thick carpet of grass
and fern, making out from the conti
nent, its crest line running: from east
to west, at right angles to the general I
course of the shore line, crossing two
conical summits respectively 400 and
350 feet high, descending the latter
at a slope ot about 30 degrees and
terminatinsr in a flat point 80 feet
above mean sea level, on which the
lighthouse stands. The neck where
the promontory joins the continent is
2,300 feet across between low water
liues and about 200 feet above sea
level at its highest point. The prom
ontory is a mass ot dense, hard, black
basalt, which seems to have been
forced like wedge into a cleft in the
sandstone. It rises vertically from
the sua to a height of from 80 to 150
feet, in ntttuy plaeen, overhauling the
water; iitt iitco iiuiuiweii out. into cav
erns and Ht'itmed with fissures, with
the sharp projections of fantastic
shape; the whole crumbling away
sluwly from the eueets ot the winter
frosts and rains. The base of the
cliff is honey-coined with eaves, some
ot which might well be called tunnels,
as they extend a long distance into
the rock. One is said to penetrate
80 feet in a direct line from the face,
It was not possible to verify this
statement by measurement, as the
surf was washing in and out of the
cave with great force, but it is proba
bly not far from the truth. The west
end of the cape is surrounded by a
number of pinacles of rock rising
vertically to a height of from 40 to
80 feet out of the water. Seen from
a boat at a short distance, this black,
jagged mass towering into the air,
with the surf iasflins its base with a
noise like thunder, the scene excels in
orrandeur, the siht of Devil s Can
von and Cane Horn, on the Central
Pacific Railioad; but it must be
sight of terror to the unfortunate
mariner who should see it as a lee
coast during the southwest gale.
WEATHER.
From November to April the pre
vailing winds are southerly, borne
times strong west winds occur.
changing round to northwest, break
ing into heavy squalls, accompanied
by rain, hail, thunder, and lightning.
This is generally from February to
April. Ihe gales which arc pnnci
pally dreaded by mariners come from
the southwest, lhese are sometimes
so strong that a man cannot keep his
feet, and pebbles as large as hazlenuts
are caught up from the beach and
dashed arainst the light tower, a
height of more than 100 feet. These
gales reach a velocity of 60 miles per
hour. Fogs so dense that the shore
is not visible from a distance of 500
feet out at sea occur at all seasons,
but principally during the month of
Julv. Ram during the winter is not
so frequent as in tiie Willamette Val
lev. but heaver; snow is or rare oc
currence, always light, and soon melts
Jbor the information container! in
this paragraph I am indebted to Cap
tain S. P. Wass, custodian of the
light house at Cape Foulweather.
TIDES.
The spring tides, with the ocean in
its normal condition, rise and fall 9
teet. During strong west winds the
hish tides have reached a height of
12 feet above mean low mater mark
The influence of ordinary high tides
extends to Pioneer, 30 miles above
the mouth of the Yaquina, the tide
rising and falling faom 4 to 6 teet.
LOCATION FOR A it ARBOR OF REFUGE.
It has generally been believed by
the residents ot the country around
xaqutna ray that a reer trora 3 to o
fathoms under water extends in a
curved line from Yaquina Head to
ward Cape foulweather, terminating
about one and a half miles south of
the cape, inclosing a basin having a
smooth, sandy bottom, which covers
an area of nearly 1.000 acres, and
that a breakwater built along the
crest of the supposed reef would con
vert flv basin into a harbor of shelter
for vessels in distress as well as a
portof entry.
It was for the purpose of ascertain
ing the feasibility of this project that
a survev wai requested by those in
terested, among whom may be includ
ed all ot the people ot that section
of Oregon whoso nearest outlet to
the ocean lies through the valley of
the Yaquina River. Tho chart of
the United btates tJoast survey in
this locality and my soundings over
the same ground show that no such
reef exists. There are 4 knobs of
sandstone, harder than tho rest of the
bottom, from 12 to 30 feet under low
water level, situated in a curved line
in the direction above indicated, hut
distant from each other from one
fourth to one halt a mile, and with
from 30 to 50 feet of water between
them. On these, during low tides
and heavy swells, the sea breaks eon
statitly, suggesting the presence of a
continuous reef.
The length of breakwater which
this project contemplates would be
9,000 feet, with an average depth ot
20 feet below low tide level.
Its cost per linear foot, on the gen
eral plan recommended by the board
of engineers, Pacific coast, would bo
as follows :
Ashlar masonry, 21.67 oubio yards.
at 818 I 410 f0
Rubble masonry , 14.08 uubiaywUn.
at 89 12fl Ti
Small rough rubble, 73.00 eubie
yards at 3 iu wu
Large rough rubble, 59.25 cubie
yards at $5 1W SO
Per linear foot. 11,002 57
Nine thousand linear feet, at
31,052,57 810.420,443 00
Add for contingencies 10 per
cent 1,(M-J,uu 3U
Total 811,462.487 30
water should allow the boats to ap
proach the quarries with safety.
There is no question that such a
work, if carried out, would greatly
benefit navigation by affording shel
ter from southwestgales. Some such
protection is absolutely required.
But a better harbor, at much less cost,
would bo secured by bnildinga break
water from the extreme point of Cape
Foulweather northward, inside of the
reef above described, for a distance
of 600 feet. This would inclose an
area of about 100 acres, under the
lee of the cape, with good anchorage,
in from 4 to 8 fathoms of water, hav
ing a free entrance from the west
1,200 feet wide. Such a harbor would
satisfy the present necessities, not
only as a refuge but also as a port of
entry, Yaquina Bay being accessible
only to light-draught coasting ves
sels ; and it might be enlarged at
any future time, if desired, by ex
tending the breakwater along the
reef.
The cost per linear foot of a break
water here on the plan recommended,
would be as nearly as can be esti
mated from the data obtained, as fol
lows, its dimensions being: Length
600 feet, average depth below low
tide 31 feet.
Ashlar masonry $410 60
nubble masonry 126 72
Small rough rubble, 110 cubic yards,
at 2 220 00
Large rough rubble, 59.25 cubic
yards, at 84 237 00
Per linear foot 8994 32
Making for its length of 600 feet, $596,592 00
Ad for contingencies 10 per cent, 59,659 20
Total $656,251 20
Here the stone could be obtained
from the shore end of the wall and
hauled in cars along the top, extend
ing the track as the work progressed,
making the cost ot transportation
less than in the south bav. The
above estimates are in gold coin.
The hydrographic work of the
Coast Survey in this vicinity termin
ates at the extremity of Cape Foul
weather. No survev had ever been
made ot this bay, and, so far as I
could learn, my boat was the first
that had ever entered it. It is a nat
ural harbor ot considerable extent,
even without improvement. I am
informed that during southwest gales
the whole ot the area inside ot the
reef is comparatively smooth, and the
southeast portion quite so. Several
of the seamen employed as boatmen
on this snrvey, who had sailed for a
number of years between San Fran
cisco and Puget Sound, and claimed
to be familiar with the coast and its
climate, said that if two buoys were
placed to mark the entrance, and the
tact published for the information of
mariners, vessels of any draught
could enter here, not only for shelter.
but for purposes of commerce. If
this opinion be correct and there
seems to be no reason to the contrary
the circumstance is of interest in
connection with the fact that a nar
row gauge railway is now under con
struction from Corvallis, on the Wil
lamette to Yaquina Bay.
Last winter there were a number
of vessels in distress off Cape Foul
weather at different times, and one
that lam aware of was lost, with all
on board. In describing this bav I
omitted to mention that there is a
rock on which the swell breaks dur
ing westerly and northerly weather.
It is small, and lies about 500 feet
from the mainland, nearly opposite
the entrance. It is not in the way of
vessels anchoring.
Learning that a cove, with good
anchorage, existed about ten miles
north of the cape, and wishing to get
all information possible on the sub
ject of a refuge, I went there by sea,
two members ot my party being fa
miliar with the spot. 1 found it to
be an indentation in the rocky coast,
three fourths ot a mile long and
about 1,000 feet wide; its longer di
ameter parallel to the general direc
tion of the coast line with from 6 to
10 fathoms depth, well sheltered from
north wind, but open to the west and
southwest. This place is called
Wrecker's Cove, the name having
been given by men who saved, or
rather, collected, some fragments of
the schooner, Uncle Sam, lost a mile
north of the cove about two years
since, itespectlully submitted.
ROBERT A. HABERSHAM,
Assistant Engineer.
UOLONEL JOHN M. W ILSON.
Maj. Corps Eng's, U. S. A.
A Bridgeport artist has painted a
very natural tenoe, but the critics will
picket all to pieces.
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Of a and 4 Pi S. Hsv, L. HTKVKxa.
The estimate for rough rubble may
appear excessive, bnt the stone would
have to be brought from Cape foul
weather, the nearest point where hard
rock is found, and where, owing to
the prevalence of heavy seas, the
loading of barges would be expensive
and dangerous, often impossible, ne
cessitating the suspension of the
work until the recurrence of smoother
COHVALtitB LODUK Ife, U, F. & A. M.
holdn elated Conimunlojttlom on Wednesday
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In g-ood standing, are invited to attend. By order
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