The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-03-15
The River and Harbor Appropriation
Bill. ~


| The river and harbor appropriation bill
as finally passed by Congress. and signed
by the President, contains the following ap-
preparations for the west
For improving navigation on the Missis.
sippi river at Des Moines or the Lowerrap-
ids. according to such plan as the Secretary
of War shall, on report of the board OF en-
sineers, approve $500 600; provided, how
ever, that any c4ual that may be construct
ed around said Dies Moines or Lower rap
ids of the Mississippi river shall be and for
ever remain free to navigation and commerce
to said river, and no tolls shall ever be col
lected thereon
For improving the navigation of the
Mississippi river at Rock Island rapids,
500, 900.
For the harbor OF Ontonagon, Michigan,
S97 600
For building and operating two dredges
and snag boats to be used on the Mississip-
pi river at Rock Island rapids, s96 900.
For building and operating one dredge or
snag boat on the Wisconsin river, $40 600.
For the harbor of Pentwater, Lake Mich
igan, S55,0OO. .s....
For the harbor of Pere Marquette, Lake
Michigan, $4,000.
For improving the harbor Of the CONNIE
ant river. O., $4,000.
For Ashtabula harbor. O., $4,000.
For improvement of the works at Grand
River harbor 10000.
For Sandu>ky river, from Fremont to
Lake Erie, in Ohio, $4,000.
For Maume4 bay, O.. $4,000
For the improvement OF st. Clair fats,
Mich, $l50,000.
For the mouth of the Saginaw river,
S2S 600
For ST Mary's river. $4,000.
For the mouth of Au Sable river, Lake
Huron, $50 OOO
For Marquette harbor, Lake Superior,
$50. 900
For Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, $685..
600.
For the harbor of Superior City, Wis,
$4,000
For the harbor of Auxbecsscies, Mich
$4,000.
For Grand River harhor, Mich, SAC. 900.
For Black Lake harbor, Mich, $5l 900.
For the harbor Of St. Joseph, Mich.
81, 1000
For the harbor of Racine, Wis. $45 600.
For the harbor of Sheboygan, Wis, IS,
600
For the harbor of Manitowoc, $4,000.
For the harbor of Green Bay. $4,000.
For he harhor of Mani>tee, $1,000
For Nhire River harbor, Mich. So 900.
For MuskegOn harbor, Mich, $50 600.
For the harbor of South Haven, Mich.,
$4,000
For the harbvr of New Buffalo, Michigan
500 0O0
For the mouth of the Mississippi river
5000 600
For the improvement of the Ohio river,
100000
The United States and Mexico-A Ger.
mans Opinion.
The Milwaukee NeuS of the 4th inst,
has the following
One of the casual visitors in our city yesS
terday was Dr. Julius j. Muller IA native
OF Prussia, but sor many years prominent
citizen 1T Sonora, Mexico. AS geologist
and engineer, ami for long time an agent
OF the Mexican government, DR.. Muller is
familiar with northern Mexico, and has
thorough practical knowledge of its popu'a-
ton and natural resources. He states that
Sonora and chihuahua have an aggregate
population OF about 100000, consisting
mostly Of civilized Indians; that the coun-
try is vast silver mine, of unexampled
richness, and in climate and agricultural re-
sources a natural paradise, but almost
wholly neglected and undeveoped He
thinks the United States government Obliv-
lous OF Its own interests and of the interests
OF mankind, in refusing to take immediate
possession OF this portion of Mexico, leaving
the balance OF Mexico to care for itself. He
has it from the lips of Macmillan that So
nora and chihuahua would be surrendered
as a condition OF the emperor recognition
by the federal government. He thinks it
an established fact that Maximilian will be
driven out, but believes that no stable gov
eminent possible as the consequence. Dr.
Muller frankly expresses the opinion that a
republican form of government is satisfacto-
rlly proven to be failure, both in The Uni
ted States and Mexico, and that no perma
nent peace is possible to either nation until
the republican theory is abandoned that
the republican theory is already practically
abandoned in each case, and hat both ma
tluns must look for future quiet and pros
perlty to the strong arm OF arbitrary pow
er. The business of northern Mexico is
now mainly transacted by foreigners, who
already constitute the governing race there
DR.. Muller thinks the American govern
ment further neglectful of the most impor-
tant business interests of the nation in not
securing the immediate construction of the
southern, or short route railroad to CaIifor,
MIA line Astounding throughout in natural
riches.
Among the members lately elected to the
Parliament of England from one of the
Irish borouehs, is man named Kayanauph.