Daily Republican., 1880-01-09

RECLAImING THE Ma.

The work ofTrsnsferr,.. .
Island Flats from she ,,,. .nerl
the Deiawareio the Low," u'e
south Wtimington-uo.na
none and shs ConsiSwsit
Therefor.
In the work of improving p,,,..,
on the Delaware, as our rsad.sA
well aware the Government Lss
into contract with thu so eale
Dredging company to remove ' ~
Island from the middle Of the n Vnsl
This island or bar runs from ,pe sias|
OF the creek to Edgamoor. /, ! I'I
formation Of a few decades and
posed Of sand and debris floa,sJ l.,
tides finding Judgment In tbs y.
water. Many a fisherman can , qua
Der the time when he could svssr
river with a net drawing twsn,p
81 water but now the utmost csra
Us "ssu iest MS boat ride sball
and become planted amid the I
sand. Ho 10
This sand and mud are now bs,r
moved end thrown upon tba ', ~
beyond the Jackson & Sham Conn
works. This disposition Is based
an agreement between the Nss,E
Dredging company and the imn,I
ment company, that the CbrisaH
marsh bordering the creek within
CompaDy's limits would be- fla
them and the land thereon now !,
water mark efeotually reclaiusS|
consideration OF which the dr.S
company would receive some tv3
acres OF this land bordering on
Christiana below the rocks. Thu
erty to be filed up by the drsd
company comprises some forty
including the twenty given asa
ment therefor.
This property Is about 1000
south OF Christiana Avenue and Al
a quarter Of a mile south of Third
bridge. The dredging COMPANY
also build a wide bank along the
front In the direction of Wilmiu|
within a short distance Of the I'd
mill property. They have also e,d
. large wharf with view to fad
improve the property.
The work Of filling in began soon
ter this agreement and It is being b
ID rapidly forward. The main drs
IN the fats keeps two scows
which when filed are drawn BY
Jugs up the Christiana to the prod
being improved and the material is
leo into the creek into what Is tei
! vat or reservoir. From this the
8 again hoisted by another bred
machine and placed on cars.
For the purpose of conveying
mud, the company have erected a
lie work upon which is q railway
ling back to the embanknent 4
l25 feet. This tramway extends
% Christiana avenue. The mu
loisted from the reservoir and pl
n trucks which when filed are d
'ver the railway by a small du
'uphemiously termed "arrow.
hoots to and fro over the trestle
With a recklessness that Is astonisl
nut nevertheless II does its work
The mud thus conveyed Ia dumped
he marsh and spread ont, and
low the property is beginning to
violence Of the result, and no
will soon be in such a condition a
i've treble returns for the tim,
rouble spent in its improvement.
AS necessity demands the raj
Vill be moved from one place to q
., land the whole area will thus b,
led. II the present favorable we
ontinues and navigation does not
he work will probably be thrOu
he Spring.
The land which the dredging
ANY has received is good property
hey contemplate occupying 1t il
ummer. For this purpose the
which Is 125 in length
Q feet wide has been made perma
! blacksmith shop will be built Of
roperty and also a large buildil
be storage Of tools, etc. They col
late making this city a business
70, because of It's favorable stu
etween New York and Washin
here they have large depots.
go think 1t probable that oths
rovements more extensive will al
ade.