The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-11

REGISTER
for D road through Jackson, Grant and
Baker counties, anil the Senate bill re-
lating to Incorporation Of religious
societies. The latter was amended so
as TO extend ihe privileges Of the act
10 tmfrtesl women. Tho Canal and
Locks bill, aiier some consideration,
was p0stpohed until Tuesday. A res
olutloi was p,lsse,l requiring the Com
mittee OIL Investigation of the Canal
and Locks To lirNsue the best legal
0plulCli with relation to the validity Of
the bonds OF thar company. The bill
relative to aid to the Task River Wa
g0n Road Company, aud the joint res
Olution for statfoning revenue cutter
at the bur Of the Columbia river, were
reported back BY committee. and adop-
ted. The bill to purchase 100 copies
Of Deady's Code, was reported back,
and passed 81 tO 8. The bill relating
to Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake
Railroad which was passed, on motion
of Mr.. Mallory. was reconsidered. and
Its further consideration postponed I'M
til Wednesday. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Oct. s.
Senate met at 2P. NJ. The 5, B.
granting financial aid to the State Az
ricIlltural Society was amended by the
Insertion Of $4,000 In the blank space
left for the amount Of the appropria-
ton. Was III come up for a third
reading on Wednesday. The special
committee to examine Canal and
Locks made tllis report, which was
adopted:
Mr. President: Your Committee
to whom was referred the examination
OF Canal aid Locks at falls of VILLAIN
ette have Visited the same, and report
that the work il being pushed forward
with great energy towards completion.
Your committee cannot speak in too
great praise Of the stone work Of the
locks, as IL is OF q very heavy and
durable character being built of very
large stones, mostly brought from a
quarry 0n ClackamaS river some ten
miles from the canal, though some
small portion Of the StOue work has
been made from a quarry at the lower
end OF the canal, There are five locks
in all, each Of which is 2l0 feet IN
length, BY 10 fcetin width. The lower
one is iO feet in depth. the second one
Is 80 feet. the third one is 20 feet and
the fourth one is 10 feet in depth. The
upper or gamrd lock 1900 feet above
the fourth zone Is also 10 feet deep.
The third aud fourth locks are built
partly. and the last named almost
wholly Of solid masonry, the hollow
quoins being supported BY counter
forts of soliI masonry l2xl5 feet at
the top and 16x2S feet on the bed
rock. ~
The breast walls are built of very
heavy stolies SIX feet long in the mid.
die Of the arch and decrease at the hol-
low quoiREs where they rest against the
natural walls Of the canal. or counter
forts to 3 and 4 feet In thickness, and
are of sufficient strength to resist any
pressure of water when the gates are
closed, however great it may be. The
division or section Of the canal between
the fourth did guard locks has solid
foundations built Of stone OIL the bed
rock, aud rising to within one foot OF
the bOttomO of the canal, Oh which Is
to be built timber work aud securely
fastened by irvn rods to the bed rock,
the rods to be inserted two feet deep.
the lower end being split aud an iron
wedge inserted securely fastening the
same when driven to the bottom Of
the hole drilled IN the rock for that
purpose.
The timber work is to be faced OIL
the canal side with tour inch, and OIL
the river side with three inch plank,
aud the inside or crib Is to be filled
with stole from the work.
The uppar and last section of l,0W
feet In leliNth above the guard lock is
nearly completed. and Is built of tim-
bers as justadcscribed. and is built Of
various sections with different angle:
20 rs to be OH the best foundations,
and give thy greatest resistance to the
water. The upper portion Of which
about 400 feet forms a kind of u basin
at the upper entrance. being in width
from 1870 to, 300 feet. The excavation
save the last 100 feet Mt the lower end
of the canal is nearly completed. The
engineer employed on the work seems
confident that he will complete all the
work abovcatlH fourth lock by the l>t
of November and complete the locks
by the lst Of January next.
Il. w w. BRISTOW.
J. MYERS.
The following bills were introduced;
For the rn1ief of .IesSn II St1unn Oi