, 1877-12-22
Where rolls .hr o. ,0n.
TIE t.srae.e Canal.

In the latter p.lrs Of $50 eon@res5 male an
apI.rarr1t, I,,n uf S.0 900 !,l tn- construction
OF a ctu:l around thc Ciscs.'s5 .: tie tu!ril;i-
bia river, IN the st;..c vf D-,.Gn, and IN No
vei,.ber Of that year TIE work II the f-cas-..ry
surveys, plans ali estimates WAS F;1cei ii
c..r,e of iel. ,iyi,rt y. Mslsai, corps "f c:.-
;;nccr.s, United Stats army.
\ palty WAS It once placed the fel unler
char5e % Mc Charming NJ. 'oitoa, assistant
engineer au,l tlIc Necessary s',' = wrre cI..-
DIctc,l and the line located tg the middle ii
Jaaaary. IS11. On tie 5,A Of February pie-
I;uia;,ry report was >,,.,.nitt,;'tn the chief Of
e,,,ineers, which WAS laii bafra Congress by
the secretary Of war on teirIry -, ios1-
;-a.fv in AS.il the United Sa.-j cn.,iIeurin
ch.r,s Submitted to WasaiE ta'I = complete
report, with detailed l.i.-nS III. estimates, and
4 chart showing the loc-tion 4 the proposed
cauaL
~ report was laiI before tie board Of err
aiaeega for the Pacific coast, wLch board vi>i-
tel tn t..-c5lirs - soon a5 The rrh-J "i 1874
had s'ii,s!de,i, aud Spal 1t thee dyS Soias ":1r
t!:,e 1shole ground The rs,llt athyir dv'ihyla
lions wis submitted in a report Washington
in Se;:enbe:, 1871. lns !oeatil selected v..'
approved, aaA s"me r.iaor chaHgs Ia..,!e III tl.s
,l:..le :l-uiS Of the locks. f:iis r)oTt VS. -.
proved hY the ch!es of engineer, nj the aecre-
tarv - w;-r, and negotiations a-enow III !rJ-
gress 10 obtain POSSESSION oi the Ind
THE CANAL As APPROVE.
The liGe of the proposed canal cuaIuepces on
the Oregon side Of the liyer, just .b0g, the
main RAPID, rJrs through a p!ttem eogeie:i
with he.yy bowiders, 1,yyy-,l VIZ. sla'i. ali.
gravel re>tiH; upon bedrock and ciDsiy hug
gins tl.t Oregon shOr-, !. cc'lt.2Errl tier the
fal! is made in the river prop,r " = cib-yoIE
brtakwster ,;:,Dut inJ0 fe:J ion,-
The excavation throuFA the p.ate:l vii le
upon = line 3i:@3 .ect in length, inci.dins the
guard gate and tvo locks, and AFTER tse II j.
made i. viii continue Nhsrc rccessa-y;o- ,uJJ
feet further within the lae OF c:ibWork
pITEysIoyS @. Tie Canal
The dimensions of tie canal vii be ,s FOL
lows:
Total length, including breal;wa;er -3Go /.
Width in Cutting s;Iria,e az lon water. 81 IT
Width in cuttiL, bJttoM at low water. - IL
Depth 1T high Watsf OTT mitTc sill. Us l.
Depth at lo.T water owe, m:tre sill. L.. 4.
The total iaI from tn, upper to til lower
landing, a distance Gf aboI. Eve and two Thirds
niles, Is tlsirty eight and fou-ten.hs fect; 20
feet Of this is in the first ale and third, the
rast being distributed oTei distance Gf four
and one-thirl miles
The fall OF - feet at 10y water viii he over
come iy two locks. OF tits Of twelve and fonr
teeI, feet respectively thsse locks will he so
feet long by 30 fit Eit, the walls Of solid
masonry, the lower !ock .,yenty -..yo feet high.
At tie upper end Of tho anal viii be quad
g1te. and it viii be COM ie4 with the locks by
a cribworll t;lei with sto:ls, carried NJ % h.-,h
water marx. The breakw',tsr running below
the locks viii also lie 2 crbworl h,ied win
stone and carried to high water mark me
canal viii be constructed 50 ss to Pass s,eaFl9rs
at all stages Of the river, except Wien closed oy
ice.
As soon IS the title to the land Is vested IN
the United States operations upon theconstrJlc-
ton noffbecanaiu.iIIb bs bseonnenced.- Jyeg0HIg'e.