New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Chamber Of Commerce met Monday
evening, at seven o'clock.
In the osence of the president, Mr.. Fos-
dick, the vice-president, Mr.. Oglesby, Occur
pied the chair.
A communication from Captain D. s..
Pullen, on behalf OF the United States War
Department, was read. The communica-
teorological signals, and weather statistics,
now matured under direction Of the War
Department.
It was then resolved that the chair APP
point a committee of three to take such
measures as might be necessary in relation
to the communication from the War De-
partment.
1t was further resolved that Captain
Pullen be elected an honorary member of
the Chamber Of Commerce, and be joined
to the committee of three to be appointed
by the chair for the purposes specified in
the resolution.
The following communication concerning
the operations Of the dredge-boat EssayOns
since she arrived at the scene of operations,
was read:
.USIfEp STATES ESGISEEK's OpFIoK,2
New Orleans, December s. 1870.
&c W. LorGELASD, Esq, Chairman OF the Commit
= tee on DISTINCTIONS, New Orleans Chamber Of
Commerce:
"SIR-In compliance with your request
for statement of the work actually per-
formed by the United States dredge boat
EssayOns, on Southwest Pass, / send You
the following synopsis of the steamers log:
"WOrk was commenced on the bar at
Southwest Pass Monday, October 81; on
that date the channel was sixteen feet deep
1.,xr- s<vbt &xa rta
work was done on the bar. November l.,
six hours work. November ,, five hours
and fifteen minutes work. Third of NOvem-
Der, eight hours tifty-tive minutes work.
and suspended work with five cases Of yel-
low fever on board, leaving depth of chan
mel across the bar nineteen feet, for a width
of about fifty f OF
''kecOmmenced work November l9;
worked five hours five minutes: twentieth
Sunday. no work: twenty-tirst and twen-
ty-second November, no work on account of
heavy swell on bar; twenty-third, worked
four hours and fOrty-five minutes; twenty
fourth, no work. heavy swell on bar and
vessels aground; twenty fifth. worked three
hours and forty-five minutes; twenty-sixth,
worked two hours.
"On the twenty-sixth. at eight A. NJ,
Captain Wilson telegraphed, Least water
on bar sixteen and >half feet at very low
twenty-eighth, worked six hours and forty
five minutes; twenty-ninth and thirtieth, no
work, weather strong and foggy; December
l, worked five hours and fifteen minutes:
second, worked six hours. On this date
Captain Wilson telegraphe1 Least depth
in channel at mean low tide eighteen feet:
width between mud Jumps one hundred and
twelve feet, for channel above Jumps one
hundred and thirty-two feet: December 3,
worked seven hours and ten minutes. No
later reports have been received.
.In all cases where the full days work OF
ten hours has not been employed in work
on the bar Except stormy, days. the cause
has been the entrance and exit OF ships.
The narrOwness of the channel obliges the
removal Of the EssaYons each time ship is
brought in or taken to sea. During the ac-
tive commercial season delay in the work
able until the channel is made OF greater
width. None but trifing accidents to the
machinery of the EssayOns have occurred.
ITO sum up: From October 81. morning.
to November 3, evening, actual Work on
bar twenty-eight hours and quarter, the
depth of the channel was increased three
feet over width of over fifty feet and
length Of about fourteen hundred yards.
From November 10, A. NJ, to Decem-
Der .. worked fhirty-three hours thirty five
minutes, with results named above.
ANY further information it NAV be IN
my, power to give will be cheerfully fur
| nished.
- remain, very respectfully,
Ypur ohedient servant