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UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE.

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UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE:
SAVANNAH, GA. February y, iSal.
GESERAL-I have the honor to report that
the "cxamination Of the Savannah above
Augusta, Ga" provided for by the net Of
Congress approved sun II, 1878, and assigned
to ne by the instructions Of the L of or En-
%ginccrs, dated July 8, 1873, has been 'n1plct-
cd.
The examination was made with n view TO
asccrtaining the present condition OF me
river from Augusta to the head OF pole-boat
navigation, n distance by river of about l3i
miles, the practicability of Improving II Tor
craft proper to those localities. the approx
mate cost Of improvements, and the eSre-
dicncy of making them, In regard to the I'M
cponimcrciat Interest involved.
The head Of Savannah river proper Is the
junction of the Tugalo0 and Seneca rivers.
l07% miles above Augusta. Ihese rivers
combined form the Savannah. From the
point Of junction to the head OF pole'Doat
navigation near Tallulah Falls. l5i miles
above Augusta. the Tugaloo forms the haVl-
gable branch Of the savannah river
The examination was entrusted to Mr. j. +.
Carson. assistant engineer.
The ficld-work was commenced on Novcm-
Der 0, 1878, and completed December II. Mr.;
Carson secured the services OF All experienced
pilot, with a crew of four men. and used one
or the pole.boats employed in the trade OF the
river and well adapted to pass the rapids.
The examination was made during an eXcep-
tlOnallE low stage Vi lhe Ii>ci,
observing the rocks and other oDstrucuohs 10
the fullest possible extent.
The obstacles to navigation on the route eN-
plorcd were found to be numerous, extensive
anu not nhlrc9oen,if yI ini1es ]rnnninc across
the channels, isolated powders OF varying
sizes. and shoals of gravel: The aggregate
length of shoals Is nearly 81 miles out OF n
le II M ror ;s c,h,cct 70 con siderable frcshcts.
The average rise ON such occasions IS apout
10 rect; put ~ nus Ieac!eo Huet s'r rcr
hclgnis. AZ Icte!Sn"lE. III or, u"E .ithir
rose Al icet Boy Inc tE o u, ~ Suse IN M
IS hours, ana 80 iGGt Wttlln 90 n"urS, ,h u r",9:
In the latter year !nG S.rGe.s 81 10 Moer u ., " feet
4 feet under water, aithough they are o. 'eeI
above lhe river ~ oruInufS srnger evo, chow
Ihcso sIc cni IN, nnssihhiiIiitv or imnrovins The
the pri.ctlcM 'n1poSs'nr.ity ,d m , ,' Gor nn6aiS
ri ~ y ,o," "M' W n n" nnmbcr of points on the
Inc nelGnt Oh u nulrper VI p' mhIoi, t. lis
river ano.s inc CITY VI hmEuSt", h nv ~, NM
icct anCvS rnt , Su'.: "! an nncrn,i vas emnlny.
ciric onseirm,no,,s ri m,'tii hn cnrrcsnmn fdir;o
ca loI t''ic uIlnsv, "S sun - p,.I., tm nI,ne
records 81 tue sl.ihl oIiice ~ -AuEus'a w. n,n
pute differences OF htlitnue. dns ""su Nv
tions were corrected Tor instrumental! crLor;
reduced to - d"T; f%ahrcnhc,t; anu cohnpu'eo
DE on. ~. =. i.iI Lnn " 1910 ~ ,.os thing
The head OF pole-hoat Navigation was mus
determined 10 DC ABOUT o'i iect HnnEe ~.
above AUGUSTA, uie RIVER was Z.U ieet ap m,'o
inc water-lCEci vi .nc m,t.a p ,"H RI iho
greatest lncal ii.il o. NY ut the .cmG" n m,uns
river was observed NJ Iihtunn ?n0 90 ~ NJ r>
above augusta, amounting 10 "o lt,t ~ re
miles. At Gregg Sloal. - mics move !am'
glst', ~ was ~ Ietti III one NH, IL "' o''
oKce Snoai ylccu w La,I ~ -, ,,oso s,oros
10 WHIT aGsrSc W attu'".S Z IInortI"
were nsccr.llneu VIII Inc iu y tn n. r. t.
ior inc Pail",St. ~ - mp "nt he snG"iE relied
DclieNeu Ll'... .,,'9 az nut :. n"rn, r,nnt
upon IN prcrhrlnSa ProJccto !niPIo.einch.
ana That n carctui lhslrnmchti SURVEY VI
some PARTS Oh inc me NIL DC neoIJS IN: from,
~. .o"nttS -, Do" Ir,I"n VI - disianre or I1i
Augusta to kn9Xs EriaIe, n d,stanee OF ~ =
nllIts, : w. ~, Hs TO- Sntion Of ,ns
Is also wei huaptcu 10 inc prod"e.io1 %, IT,
o"Gco. ~ II ", nrIt,,re TI,c conntrv odin,nime
anu sim Cu'tu'I; 90 :, un. nhn~c
pom panhS u upPE, ws,d co. rnicinn
hhoA , pIiusc ~ E..samnS T"Jd n,,rInn -
corn. II IL wen Llihnereu. noIu II'Ini'S 20
carried on 70 some cStcn5, ana mere nps hiso'
IN plnces. cNtel'"tHG 1euS ~ G"ou 'i viz
Wilt aDunuaree =, ,aI. ~ anfotnd 20 ,o.
Inc hlcH Oh co.'un 'nnu, SH'in,ma." " ~,
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