The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-07

the Mississippi River from Des Moines Raj
ids to the mouth of the Illinois, 100000.
Widening and deepening the channel of the
Mississippi River from st. Paul to DesMoines,
1mproyement above the Falls Of St. An
Construction of lock and dam on Mississip-
pi River at Meeker's Island, MIMI, $922, 121.
Improvement of Red River of the North,
DesMoines Rapids, $l2s,O65.
tr.nc an Bay Of superior, sicSS '00
Illinois Chicago Harbor, $4,000; Calu-
met Harbor, s40,000; Galena River and Har.
Dor, $4,000; Rock Island Rapids, $40, 900;
Improvement Illinois River, 81, 600.
Indiana-Michigan City Harbor, 0,00Os
Wabash River. $5O, 900.
gon.. $4,000. (Gen. Humphreys specially
commends this estimate by saying: "This 10
IN important work, being the only available
harbor of refuge on long stretch of coast y
Marquette, 5000; Eagle Harbor, $4,000;
Meno sad nee Harbor go 200; Char;eycix Har-
istee Harbor, $4,000; Ludington Harbor,
$1,000; Pentwater Harbor, $29, 200; White
River, $24,S91; MuskegOn, $S,S9S; Black
Lake, 81, OOO; Cheboygan, $4,000; Sauga-
tuck, $4,000; South Haven, $25 600; Saginaw
River, $25, 600; st. Joseph, $l9.2o56; Monroe,
coo; Lake Huron Harbor of refuge, SEQ, 600.
(To complete the work and for the sake of
economy, the appropriation of the full amount
is specially recommended.) st. Mary's Falls
Canal, 1896, 600 (Also to complete the work,
and specially recommended for the same rea-
Wisconsin-For the improvement of the
Fox aud Wisconsin Rivers, $50 900. (The
total amount necessary to complete the work
is estimated at -. 7s5, G64.) Kenosha Harbor,
$4,000; Racine Harbor, $4,000; Milwaukee
Harbor, $4,000; Green Bay, $1,000; Stur-
geon Bay Harbor of refuge, $50, 600; Ahnapee
Harbor, So, 900; Two Rivers Harbor, $4,000;
ManitOwOc HarbOr, SCI, 6S2 (This apprOpria-
tiOn to complete the work is particularly
recommended by Gen. Humphreys. He says
this port is the one most frequently sought In
stormy weather on the northwestern shore Of
Lake Michigan, and the work should be COM
Pleted at as early a day as POSSIBILITY Sheboy-
gan Harbor, $4,000; Port Washington, $25-
GOO.
Ohio-Clevcland, $s5,OOo. (The total
ment is estimated at si,6O0,OO0.) Monroe,
1880; Toledo, 1000; Port Clinton, Sf5, :
zoo; Sandusky, 81, 600; Ashtabula, $4,000
California-Oakland Harbor, $25, OOO; Will
mington Harbor, $4,000; San Diego Harbor
Irepairsl. $1,000; Sacramento and Feather
The other branch of Gen. Humphreys' re
port treats of our sea-coast and lake frontier
defenses. The appropriations recommended
for the repair of the various Notifications
vary in amounts from $4,000 to s3OO,OOO. the
largest sum being for Fort Schuyler, East
River, New York, $15O,OO0; Willctt's Point.
$4,000; Fort Tompkins, $4,000; Fort Ham
ilton, 5000; Fort LAFAYETTE. $500, 900: Fort
Mifflin, Delaware River, S75, 900; for construc-
ton of torpedo casemate at Fort Delaware,
SIS, 900; Fort McHcnry, Maryland. @5O;OOO;
Fort Carroll, Maryland, 100000; Fort Scam
mel, Portland, Me-, $4,000. During the past
fiscal year the amount has been limited to OPP
erations for the care and preservation of forti-
cations, no appropriations being available to
continue the batteries already begun.