The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-06

Charleston-A Committee to be APP
pointed.
special meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce was neld at their hall, at two O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon, President S. Y. Tupper IN
the chair.
President Tupper said that the meeting had
been called to receive the report OF the con
mittee on bar aud harbor improyements-a
subject which the Chamber had made a
specially, aud to which it had always devoted
an earaeet attention. The representations OF
the Chamber had been listened to with atten-
ton, and there was reason to believe that the
government would consider favorably the
applications which might now be made.
General W. G. DeSassure, from the COM
mlltee on harbor improvements, read the fol-
lowing report:
To the Charleston Chamber of Commerce:
The committee to whom was referred the
letter of Honorable .F.:A. Sawyer, aaccompa-
MED by the reports to:the Secretary of; Nar
by General Q. A. Gilmore, and through Gene
raj Gilmore of Colonel William Ludlow, rea-
tive to the Improvement of Charleston mar
Dor, report:
That they have considered with much
attention the able and interesting report by
CeSenel Ludlow, upon the beach or Sullivan's
Island channel, and cordially concur IN his
recommendation Of an appropriation not only
TO remove the wrecks in and around the har-
Dor, but also for the dredging and improve
ment of the beach or Sullivan's Island channel.
Some of the committee have had the prlVi-
lege hitherto Of discussing at some length
with Colonel Ludlow, the influence OF The
tides and currents upon the channel ways
leading into Charle:ton, and with much cour-
tesy and kindness he furnished MEMBER OF
the committee with the soundlogs, &C., which
he had taken. 1t may not be improper to say
that Colonel Ludlow seemed much impressed
with the Influence which was being exerted
by the shoal to the eastward OF Fort Sumter
upon The more northern channel ways Into the
harbor, and that proper artificial help given to
the natural tendency of the currents would
probably still more improve sqcn cnannei
the personal examinations smade by some Of
the committee and other members OF the
Chamber, show that despite of The wrecks
which have been piled up in the Beach chau-
neI,not only has there been no decrease OF
wafer Except around the WRECKS, } since the
is any change, 1t is decidedly for the better.
The committee desire earnestly to Call the
attention of the Chamber to the benefit 10
arise from the Beach channel being made use
of. The late Captain NJ. Berry, one OF the
most experienced sea captains who Piled to
Charleston, has repeatedly expressed to some
of the committee hlB appreciation OF lts
value, and frequently said that he regarded 1t
as shortening his trips to New York BY almost
two hours, saving 30 much Of time and fuel
and he has also repeatedly declared that upon
many occasions he was able To run into port
character of the channel, when, IT using the
other or main ship channel, he would have
been obliged to lay to outside, waiting tor the
breakers to subside. The committee could
add little to the opinion expressed by one 30
competent. Yet it may not be amiss 10 Say,
that from the trend OF saca enannei IFatnef amer
falls in with the fowEof the outside tidal
wave, and consequently is tar less liable to
having shoals thrown up across Its mouth.
The committee desire to express their ac-
acknowledgements for the important services
which Colonel Ludlow Is rendering to the
which he shows the benefit to be derived from
improving the Beach channel, and the Interest
he manifesls in endeavoring to obtain an ap-
preparation for this purpose. e.
The committee recommend The adoption of
the appended resolution:
ResOlved, That the president Of this Cham
ber, In the name Of the Chamber, do. through
the Hon. F. A. SAWYER. present memorial 1o!o 20
the Congress of the United States, asking the
appropriation of the sum mentioned IN tue re
EOrt OF COlO0el William LuulOW3 auu Ava tho |
purposes indicated In such report.
The committee has also been charged with
the consideration o. p commu9lea!ion from
Messrs. Loa,s .: Barbots. and Frederick J.
Smith, engineers upon the subject OF In
proving the bar Of Charleston, BY tapping lhe
Edisto Rissr, tqrIing part of us waters lnto {,
such Increased volume of water, The washing
away of some Of the bar material The COM
mittee are NOT possessed of Information or
knowledge suficlenE to make 9, a,report upon
the suggestions contained in this communica-
tlon; but as german to II me commtsee I'm ass ao
desire 10 ask the attention Of the Chamber 10
q matter which, In the opinion fthe commit
On 9Th February, l7ss-'s4, Captain Cas-
coigne advertised In the Charleston City "a
zette as for sale, his plantation "Hog lslana,
opposite Charlestown, with the new dWelun2
house, &C., built on a high bluff" The plan
tation then offered for sale Is now known to
us asaloW marsh covered with every tide, and
at spring tides even the parade OF Castle
Plnckney Ia sometimes flooded. Within. the
memory of those now living, hog Island
Channel was comparatively lnslSnlncanG
creek. Now it is broad river, the channel
way of which has been cut down to the lime
stone foundation, and from eight to ten
fathoms of water can be found In II. The ef-
feet of this Is to divert considerable quantity
of the water Of Cooper and Wando RIVERS
from their natural channel. The a.d Wnlcn
those rivers would give 10 the Ashley IN o
securing process Is diminished by just as much
as their volume Of water is diminished. AND
it cannot be supposed that because tnese
water afterwards TALL Into the current near
SulliranB Island, that therefore they are aid
ing In the work Exactly the contrary. From
the direction in which these waters enter the
current, the effect is rather to deaden the
force OF the tide, and throw 1t disslpated
through several channels, in place OF pour
ing through one outlet. For SOME, years past
q emanuel has been gradually deepening across
Crab bank, and sesms-to. show the natural
course which the waters desire. Taught oy
this, art may give aid to nature. aud oy g,
proper jettee on the north pc. nj OF me marsh
OF Hog sand Channel, considerable part tot
the waters may yet be cast back into tnelr
natural channel. The wharyes Of the Guy
probably acled as jettees to throw the water
upon the Hog Island shore, and there being
natural run through soft material, the water
was dredging for itself. The committee de-
sire TO CALI the attention Of the Chamber TO
this subject, and TO recommend, as connected
with the first part of this report, the adoption
of the appended resolution:
ReSolUed, That the president OF this Cham
Der do, through the Hon. F. A. Sawyer, apply
TO the Hon. the Secretary of War to have a
survey made of Hog Island Channel, and an
estimste prepared Of lhe.cost Of putting ajettee
from some poInt on It's northern shore, with