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v ., -j -r P) ' V" 5hc JJaUtt Jlrforctatt. ASTORIA. OREGON: THURSDAY- ATRIL 24. 15M CilrHrt ComuI j Official Taper. THE GOVERNMENT JETTY. Tfee Grant Work of Imjrofiiii The Montb ortbe Colnmliia. i'okt STt:ri:xs avi rj:.i?nr.tr. The immense work now being done ly the government under the direction of the engineering branch of the war department, whicli has already cost nearlx a million dollars, and will cost as much more, for the improvement of; the Columbia mer. is a matter of im portance and interest to all, and well worthy careful consideration. Progress of the work has neen noted in these columns from time to time for several jcars, or ever since ojcratious were commenced, but :is more than a passing notice is reqniieil. and iu order that thoe who have not visited the work may form some idea of its extent aud importance, a repre sentative ot Tin: Astoiuax accepted a kind invitation from the officer in charge, and sikmi! several hours there eterxlay. Tjeaving Astoria at 11 o'clock on the government steamer (Jtorge If. Mendel, it proceeded up the river to Scow bay where two large barges were taken in tow, each carrying 500 ton ot rock. The seven miles were made in an hour and a quarter, and the dock at Fort Stevens was reached, where a lively scene was witnessed. Two large derricks are on the end of the substantial wharf, each having a double-cylinder Muudy hoisting en gine, with boiler, for hoisting rock from the barges to the cars, which ruu to the end of the -wharf. A heavy platform was lowered down to the deck of one of the barges 'which was far down as it was a very low tide Stepping on the platform our part of six were elevated high in air by the huge derrick, and swung over and down to the wharf as easily as a man would lift a cane. a xovnii i:iiiWAY. 1. W. Stouemau, overseer of the woik, was there directing operations, extended a cordial welcome, and tele phoned to the office, half a mile away, for a locomotive which was soon at hand. Stepping in the cab, away we go, at the rate ot twenty miles an Injur, the length of the wharf, along the coast, and then on the trestle or jetty, heading straight out for the broad rolling surface of the Pacific ocean. It is a novel sensation as the little engine bowls merrily along, for water is on either side and all around. It appears like sailing over the ocean in a locomotive, as it the rails were sus pended in mid-air, while the wind Wows strong and tlic rolling waves seem striving to reach up and engulf the puny mortals who dare to invade old Neptuue's dominions in such a manner. Three and a quarter miles are traversed, and there, out in the ocean, at the end of the tramway, is a huge piledriver, -with engine, pump and all the heavy apparatus mounted on a car which occupies both trades. The whole thing revolves on a circular track on top of the double car, and its ingeuious work was illustrated, now nr.ns An rmrvnw Stepping on board, the motions are observed with interest. A pile GO feet long, and a foot in diameter is picked up by the hoisting apparatus, and, like a huge monster with a stick in his teeth, the entire thing revolves, the nle is brought to a perpendicular position, we are standing far out over the rolling, dashing Avaves, beyond the trestle aud down goes the pile in search ot McGinty. The mode of driving piles is 1 hydraulic process. Attached to the kkIcs are two pipes, and at the top or these, hose is connected and through this a strong pump hanging over the ocean, drives water with great force. This washes the sand and mud away from the bottom of the pile, literally digging a hole for it, and on the lop a driver, weighing 5,000 pounds acts as a powerful ersuader to induce the pile to penetrate that hole as fast as it n dug by the water rushing through the pipes. Thus it is pushed down twenty feet iu the sand and mud, the pipe's are drawn up, and a few blows by the lieayy driver semis the pile two feet further dow n. The sinking ot the pile ocenpies but three minutes, but the preparations occupy considerable more time. About 1 piles per day are thus driven. As fast as four are placed, the huge machine is drawn back, a header is fastened across, timbers are laid on lengthwise, mils are fastened, and sixteen feet more is added to the length of the jetty. Then tlie operation is repeated. On returning from the end of the westernmost railroad in the United II w ASTORIA NEW ASTORIA has the best deep water frontage and anchorage of an' town on the Pacific Coast and is the point where the Astoria and South Coast Railway Com pany and the Albany and Astoria R. R. Company have selected locations for their terminal shipping docks. A lot bought in NEW ASTORIA to-day will net the buyer a fortune in the near future. The chance to get in at the present low prices will hold good for only a short time. E. J. FORD States, a halt is made to observe a train t) ten cars ot rock being Tin loaded. The natent car is tinned and down goes a huge rock weighing sev- " ", never 10 come up until Gabriel's trump is blown, and perhaps not then. As it strikes the surface of. the ocean, the water splashes up more than thirty feet, coming over the top of. the engine, making an crciting picture. TACT?, A2JD nGURES. Beaching the office, man vinlcreslkicr figures are obtained, and are well worthy ot attention. The rolling stock consists of 1 locomotives, 52 cars ior cui ryig .urn. (lumping TOCK, U luu cars, and -1 cars for earning mat tresses. Thirty of the rock cars are of a new and improved pattern, costing iHou eacn, and were built at the works. A new pile driver was also seen ui course of construction, winch will cost 11,000, and three flat cars are beiiif? inrulp. TIirn is n onnrnlAtA maci,iue si,0p ana buildings where I cars can be manufactured, and where all the necessary renairs are done. thus saving the expense and delay ot sending abroad. About 120 men are now employed, and work will lie pushed rapidly during the summer. The rock is brought from the con tractor s quarry on the Columbia riur at Fisher's landing, "Washington, 15 miles above the mouth of the Wil lamette or 103 miles from Astoria It is granite, or rather a strong basaltic lava, miarried iu pieces weighing from fifty pounds to nine tons each, costing there sixty-four cents per ton, which is the contract price. The expense of towincr to Astoria, thence to Fort Stevens, discharging on the wharf and dumping into the jetty is thirty-six cents per ton, making total cost of rock until it is dropped in the water, one dollar per ton. STKAMEKS AND RVIIGCS. Ihe steamer Gcorne H. Mendel was built expressly to order by .T, F. Stef fen, Portland, Oregon, and the ma chinery bv Neafie ic "Lew, Philadel phia, P.S. The total length is 904 feet, with IS feet beam, aud draught 7 feet The engines are inverted com pound of receiver type, with cranks at right angles. The propeller is 5 feet, 0 inches, in dianWr. The boiler is of the Ss itch type, steel. Olf feet di ameter by 10 feet long, aud has two furnaces. The boat throughout is first-class in every respect, was lannchei May 10, 1SSD, aud cost S20, 000. The windlass, compass and little engine wore originally on the steamer (Jit! of Yartitna, which was wrecked at Ya juiua bay. The boat is named after Col. George 11. Mendel, of the TJ. CASH. K loods Sold Regardless of Cost ! J lain leased foi i Uniterm of jears Hie corner store or Young's new building on the corner of Third and West Ninth in ihi. r".., il becomes necessary for me to moc my sto k .md liUines from juesent location, and to a oid ash. ti hie and waste of lime as nos .sihle 1 offer my . I h . ted stock of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Gent's Furn ishing Goods, Hats. Caps. Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank ets. Quilts, Etc., KKCARDLEsS OF COST, until my removal to the new location, u hero I shall continue to conduct lminev as I hae for the past three years lming goods from the manufacturers and felling them under a low expense for CAM1 and at ONE PRICE to all alike, every day iu C.ejear. EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. Opposite Rescue Engine House, &C0., Agents. &'&&uZ2Lr ?L , S. engineers, and is commanded by CapL John "W. Brown. There are ten barges used, six of which carry 300 tons each, and four are of 500 tons capacity, and cost S5,870 each. The size is 120 feet in length, beam 32 feet, depth 8 feet The government steamer Cascades, Capt "VVhitcomb, tows the rock laden barges from Fisher's landing to Astoria, and the Mendel takes them down to the wharf at Fort Stevens. PILES, BENTS AXD MATS. Thus far there have been driven over 5,000 piles, which are twelve in ches in diameter and from 55 to 70 feet in length. These are in fours, with a space of five feet between the two outer piles on each side, and eight feet beween the two inner piles, making eighteen feet across the four, and on these, strong headers are bolted across. These bents are 10 feet apart, and on them are laid tim bers on which is built a double track railway, three-foot-gauge, with 13 feet between the centers of the tracks, and the rails are abont 24 feet above the level of low tide. Outside the piles, on the north side, are placed mattresses or mats as commonly called 20 feet square and three feet thick. These are made of stout poles and brush, securely fastened and brought out on the tram way on mat cars, made expressly for the purpose, from winch tney are dumped into the water, aud rock is dropped upon them. Between the piles and bents mats are made 64 feet long, 20 feet wide, and five feet tluch, ot poles and brush, like the others, except that they must be constructed at the spot, the poles being suspended from the timbers until the mat is completed, when it is low ered to its place beneath the water and rock is dumped upon it. No mats or rock are south of the pier or trestles, but under it and On the up-river side, thus forming a rock jetty forty feet in width. The object in constructing the jetty is to contract the mighty flow of the Columbia river, so that the depth of water on the bar at low tide shall b? thirty feet The action of the water in rrninrr nnf, in n inrrmvp rfmnnpl thin shown the utility ot the latter, for there is now 27 feet of water on the bar at low tide. The completion of the work will evidently accomplish the desired result, and when it is consid ered that the commerce of a great country an empire in extent will b3 benefitted, and that the Columbia is the second largest aud most important river iu the United States, the cost is ot trifling importance. The work will! emoval Sale ! 'iiiiiiMiimiiiiiiiiuMiiimiiiiiii And as I a .L. Osgood, E. J. F0R0 be a benefit to the nation, or to the enz tire world, for very much of foreign commerce passes this point. TOUT STEVES'. Fort Stevens is a regularly con structed fort, surrounded by a moat, crossed by a single bridge at tnc en trance, where heavily ironed plank doors are placed. No troops have been there since 18S5, and it is in charge ot Ordnance Sergeant McCabe, ot the 2nd U. S. Artillery. The arma ment consists of thirty-fonr guns, twenty-four of which are mounted on barbette carriages. There are twenty nine Rodman guns, three of which are eight-inch, twenty-five are ten-inch, and one ot fifteen-inch lore. The only rifled guns are five ten-inch Parrotts, which throiv a ball weighing 250 pounds. The solid shot for the ten inch Rodmans weigh 125 pounds each, while the huge fifteen-inch gun throws a ball weighing 450 pounds. In the powder house or magazine are over i,000 pounds of powder, while piles ot shot aud shell for both smooth borea and rifles are abundant. The ollicers quarters, barracks for soldiers, mess rooms, guard house and other buildings form quite a village, whicli is occupied so far as needed by Mr. Hegardt and the men in the em ploy ot the engineering department, forthey all sleep there and are sub sisted by the government. The jjarade ground is large, aud the entire loca tion is remarkably pleasant. The grass is growing finely and an air of neatness and comfort is apparent. An abundaut supply ot water is provided by a large windmill and two tanks of liberal size. COMMENCEMENT ASP PROOUESS OF WOIIK The work or constructing the jetty was commenced April 11, 1885, and the present length is 17,400 feet, or a little overH1- miles. There is yet to be built alxuit 1-j miles, for the total lencth intended will be five miles. The amount of the appropriations for expenditures was fcb,o00, and a special appropriation of $75,000 was made this spring, which is beimrused for the present work, m addition to a balance of S173,247.03 on liand last July from the former appro priation, and unexpended. From April to Decembsr, IboJ, or during eight months, the following ar ticles were used in the jetty: 100,200 tons of rock, 7,02 5 cords ot fascines, 13,000 poles for mats, 141,800 linear feet of pile3, 753 tonof coal, 403 cords of wood and 1,127,000 feet of lumber. The present daily consumption is 750 toii3 of rock, 18 piles and 50 cords of brush for mats. Since last July the jetty has been extended ,bUJ feet, The average co3t of construction ONE PRICE. Settling in this city over siv j ears ago, where I found a very healthy climate and good natural advantages, etc., I concluded three jears ago to open business in my line on my own account, with the intention, iT possible, to give no one an excuse to take or send money out of Astoria to build tin any other city in preference. Have Succeeded in Building up Good Business, and am Here to Stay. 1 still invite j on all to call, or send jour chil-'teu, as it is well known that at my counters. A CHILD BUYS AS CHEAPLY AS THE EXPERIENCED BUYER. MOST ASORIA, OREGON. & CO., Agents NEW ASTORIA NEW the tramway is S4.C5 tier running foot, Ten new cars have been built this last' winter, as well as extension or track, switches and turnouts, to facilitate op erations. If necessary. 1,200 tons of rock could be handled daily, taken frombargesaud dumped into the jetty. The trestle work and tramway is ex tended some distance beyond where the mattresses and rock have been placed, but these arc daily beng ex tended. At extreme low-water mark one can walk out on the sand nearly half the length of the jelly, and the rocks can be seen some distance f nrtlier. The faM'ines cost $2.71 per cord, and are of fir, cedar, hemlock, or willow. The ioles co?t 21 cents each, delivered. The piles are brought from Vancomer. For general convenience, the wharr, office, residence and barracks, and the end of the jetty are connected by telephone. A government telegraph iSUSMS coS.KnigMs of Pytnias, of This City. constructed down the coast some twenty miles to Tillamook, and a cable is soon to be put in connecting with the light house station on Tillamook rock. A system of electric bells is m use connecting wharf, office aud residence, so that an alarm in case of fire can be given instantly by the watchmen at those places. The local ofiicer in charge, is G. B. Hegardt, assistant engineer, who makes weekly and monthly reports to Major Thomas .H , HaudburyatPort- lanu, wno is major, corps 01 engineers, U. o. army, ami in cuurge 01 mi int government improvements in Oregon and Washington. J. H.MANSELL, REAL ESTATE BROKER, NOTARY PUBLIC FOlt STATE OF OKKGON. City Lots and Acre Property, Ranches, Timber Lands, and Water Frontage for Sale. Correspondence Solicited. 1. O. lio an. Established 1SS3. INVESTMENTS MADE TOU OUTSIDE PAKT1ES. Next U. Telegraph Oflice. Third St. Astoria, Oregon. a Mikado" CANDY To-Day-Fine Ice Cream Soda-To-Day Also Handle None but the Finest Key AVestrand Imported Please Call anil VAc me a Trial. jK9$eiXPn&w, MA J, A k& Immense Stock of Furniture i Two Car Loads icceived: More on the iiispi.i or t urmtiirc, rarpets, THE OLD STAND, SFKED and A LARGE STOCK TO SELECT FROM. GOODS AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES. I make a specialty or good work and guarantee tkractfon. At the Old Stai.d.'Wes hide Olney Street, Near Wilson & Fisher's. ASTORIA, A E. J. F0R0 & CO., Agents cc xt . a rn .. . a UI OlU(5G0 LrllCOVlT-y. THK KNIGHTS Ol ITTHIAS AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY will make Mielr first appearance on Monday Eyeing AjrB 28H1, 1890. !n Hi- IVatitifiil I'l.iy or Damon -vxn Pythias THE PROCEEDS to be applied to tin ows and Orphan's Fund of .Wor and I'uciflc Lodges. Wiu- "At thoughts of lioin and tliiuss -Joe at home, the eye will nnMen and the heart prow faint." Diidioij ami I'utliia. UF.Sr.RVKD SKATS for S.ile at the New York Noollv Store. The Oregon Bakery A. Ci.KVr.l.AM), Pnip'r. (1 T i p u J pg i uuuu il Uuii, UUn.li UUU lUUllj Noiip but u- iu-i M.iterlnK I sed. Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers Hread 'ii-iiven-il m .mv p.trf ot the city. FACTORY THIRD STKEET, Net W. II. Telegraph ORlce THE Largest : Stock! THE Lowest : Prices! way. You are invited to see the Finest etc., in the City, rnces reasonable. ASTORIA, OREGON SATZs OREGON. - -, A' r .i Boss Opera House Great Slaughter Sale -AT L V ML r m. mm l mjr vmm i ry mv,m. -s OF- Stationery, Musical Goods and Notions, for the N.ext Sixty Days. Flavel's Brick Building, 0pp. Occident Hotel. T. B. LOUGHERY, nKALFll IX Cigars, : Tobaccos, : and : Cigarettes ! CONFECTIONERY, ETC. XOAK BUT TIIE BEST BISAXBS IIAKIf.EI. THIRD STREET. Opposite llahn's The Oregon Land Co. a". .A.. OOOK.. Manaser, HAS AN ASTORIA OFFIOE S. W. COR, THIRD AND 0LNEY STREETS, Buy and Sell Property on Commission. We Deal in Real Estate and are Our Business. BUY YOUR Sunny Mead Addition! TO ASTORIA. This fine property lias been put on tlio market by Mrs. Owens Adair, M. I)., and is situated near the Astm ia and South Coast Kallroad. PRICES, S50 AND S60. -FOKSAI.E I'.Y McGOWAN BROS. & TUTTLE, Third St., East of Olney. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed. Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. 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