The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-23
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The following paragraph taken from the
Washington special of the San Francisco
Chroatcte, dated April 14tl., IS published
by tile Orcgoaian without note or COM
ment
The secretary of war, in response to the
senate resolution of the 18th ultimo, cali
ing for data respecting the entrance to
Yaqtlina bay, Oregon, transmitted to the
senate a letter from Gen. Wright, chief
engineer, submitting copy OF letter
from Lieut.. Col. G.. $. Stewart, senior
member of board of engineers of the Pa
citic coast. and also Il report OF George w.
Wood upon the survey of the bay. dated
the 2SthNov.. 1879. From an examination
of these it is found that bar obstructs
the entrance which is not fixed IN POSITION,
but is rapidly movable within rather
wide limit Col Stewart states that the
material of which it is composed shifts
back and forth under varying forces which
att itDOll It. Its out flow is not sufficient
to keep the entrance tree from sand, SO as
to enable a vessel TO carry in 1t at low wat
er tnorc than nine feet. lie concludes by
adding that All artificial channel, excavat-
ed from deep water inside to deep water
outside. would not in the opinion of the
board of engineers. with the data before 1t,
remove permanently the obstruction to
the entrance.
Now nothing could be further from the
truth than the above. Mr.. Nash and an
have forgotten, both of Corvallis, with
Hon. Mr.. Bensell, and other gentlemen
in whoes truth and veracity there can be
no doubt, were with Mr.. Wood when the
bay was surveyed. mir. Nash copied the
report of Mr. Wood before 1t was submit
ted to the authorities at Portland, and this
report was as ,lissimilar to the paragraph
quoted above as the day is TO night.
Mr. Wood made six different lines of
survey across the bar, carefully noting the
bottom or obStructious all the way across
on each line and his testimony then was.
and 1t was backed by all who were there
at the time, that the bottom or obstruction
was soft rock, and there was not then,
and never had been, any sand on the bar.
In all material points Mr.. WoOfs survey
Tailed exactly with the coast survey made
in 1868, aud showed that there had not
tile last twelve years. We do not know
that the report OF the survey of the bar
made III Nov last was '.doctored'' at
Portland. we only know that the report
went to Portland and nothing, more was
heard of it. Senator Slater introduced
resolution into the L. S. Senate recently
calling upon the secretary of war to pro-
duee information relating to Yaluina Bay,
and we suppose Mr.. Woods report has. ere
this time, been produced, but we eau not
believe that he has made so great change
in his report as the above would seem to
indicate.
Since the survey by Wood, profile
map of the bay has been made, the sound
ings given, showing the several lines run
by Wood across the bar, as well as the
lines, etc., made in 1868. together with a
careful estimate of the cost of removing
the rock so as TO give a depth OF 80 fee {
across the bar at low tide, with necessary
affidavits attached, and forwarded to WASH
ington, so that tile committee will have
the facts necessary to guide them in max :
Ing the appropriation asked for, even if
the Woods report has been sunk or tam
pered with. Our people propose to evcr
let up la this matter until Justice is done
Yaqiriha Bag, land don't you forget it. -