Wilmington journal., 1875-07-30
which we regrrd favorable operation

which we regrrd favorable operation
| | Of nature.
FEDERAL POINT
presents no marked change, few
! brushgrillage abutments have been
placed around the point to collect
b sand for its protection which has had
the desired effect. The contract fol-
dredging the
! SHOWS MARSH CHANNEL
behind the Horse Shoe Shoal, 100 feet
wide and 8 feet deep at low tide, was
finished in May. Dredge No. 3, which
| had been operating upon
TIE suoAL or LOGS AND srUMPs
above Big Island since the middle of
December, was reinforced by dredge
No. :, on the G5th Of May, since which
time both dredges have been operating
| with decided effect until the 1st of July
INST, when work was suspended fer
| general repair Of dredges and lighters
| preparatory to commencing on new
| contract for enlarging Shows Marsh
! channel to width Of 200 feet, and II
feet deep at low tids, which it is ex-
! pected to complete by November,
| when the whole force viii be returned
to the flats above Big Island for oper-
ations during the ntcr The suction
! dredge Woodbury. has been Mt work at
the Shows Marsh channel during most
of the summer, III consequence of the
prevalence OF fsOuthwest winds, produ-
clng a heavy swell on the outer bar
| and preventing profitable use of her
there
We are informed by Mr.. Philip Pri-
| oieal, OF SmlthvliIe, that the Brig LIT
tie Fury, drawing II feet water and
piloted by John L. Savage, came safe
~ down from Wilmington on the Both
OF June over all shoals without touch
greatest accomplishment Of the kind
hnown to the oldest inhlbitant
Within the past few days, operations
have been commenced for removing
the distractions to tho channel near
the wreck bouy above the upper jetty
and opposite to Recdy Point, which
had been placed there during the late
| war, and up to this time about 400
feet hneal OF the projecting arms and
points with some iron have been re-
moved from the east side of tho bouy
Proposals were invited from con-
tractors for continuing the def1ect-
| ing break water at Federal Point,
looking to the ultimate closing of the
Inlet. And also, proposals for closing
the Inlet Il once. Many proposals
were submitted. none Of them meeting
the approval If the Engineer,
| were rejected. We are Informed that
in few days new proposals, some
what modified, viii be invited, from
which we can only hope some good
will result. We are inclined to the
belief that thereal ditticu't " IN the way
OF closing the inlet, - the want of suf
ticient means at command, to prosecute
the work successfully. Iftlns is true the
Chamber should by ali means urge
upon the next Congress- the impor-
tiuce OF making such appropriation as
the engineer may deem adequate. This
much it viii surely 10 il the subject is
properly presented, seeing, as it might
certainly do, the Grand results from
the limited appropriations heretofore
made, for we Laz lTd nothing in de-
claring that few if any Of the public
works of the country have resulted in
SO much of real tangible benefit from
similar expenditures of money, and
the Congress must be satisfied thai
the appropriations for the Cape Fear
have neither been wasted Or squan-
dered, but iudioiOusly expended, pro-
ducing the most happy results-results
exec ding the most sanguine expecta-
tions.
We beg to repeat the suggestions
IN our last report urging the opening
to general commerce. an inland water
communication through our coach line
sounds. or by any other more practica-
BILE route or means which may present
itself. Also of