Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-23
receipts for the past twelve years has BEEN
from $40, 600 to S12, 900 per year.
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receipts for the past twelve years has been
from SIC, 900 to S12, 900 per year.
A PILOT ON THE STAND.
William S. JOY sworn Ito Mr.. Cadwala-
der)-TThe witness was here shown map of
the Sacramento river from Sacramento city
TO Steamboat slough.l l made that map
from nv own knowledge of the river. I ana
steamboat pilot on the river. The map
shows the bars, location of places and objects
as they existed in 1879. The upper object is
the Pioneer Mills. At present am not en-
ployed on tie river. l commenced in 1877,
and have been employed most of the time
since. piloted the Modoc during the low
water season of 1881. Witness here again
identified his map of the Sacramento river
from the mouth Of Old river to Sacramento |
There has been since 1877 gradual filling
up of Old river, except in the "cross-
ings," ard there they are about as four
years ago. a crossing is where we leave
one side of the river and CROSS to the
| other, to follow the channel and get rid OF the
shosls. There are reaches and there are
crossings" This year we had about i've
| feet of water On Haycock shoals, and about
the came in 1880. In 1873 there was but mt
tie difference, and so in about 1S17-that Is
on the crossing where we steer. AS we get
down toward Old river there are no mate
rial changes, except gradual filling up where
We used to have plenty OF water Inc
reaches have been gradually filling up. It
makes the navigation moro difncult; can Z get
the boats up and down 30 fast, nor so easily.
| The pilot can tell of the shoaling by the feel
inp Of the boat and the way she steers. 1t
ia shout fiftv-three miles from Old river to
Sacramento. In that space there are num-
Der OF crossings, but they are 60 short they
don't materially lengthen the travelled dis
lance. Since I went on the river the bars
have been increasing and growing larger each
year. THE map vas here offered in evil
dence.
Defense tby Mr.. Belcher) objected to it if
offered as diagram. 1t was finally admitted,
by consent.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
laid the map out by compass. I judged
the distances by the time it takes to run. A
pilot can do that very accurately. 1t was
| done at various times. l know where the
bars begin and end by the bank. / sketched
it very little by the eye. made the map
ont OF nay knowledge of the river. The bars
change in length from week to week. / give
the bars average or general size, and partly
| By objects on the shore. It is hard to ex-
plain myself how | had my knowledge of the
map and river. The map was made t. satisfy
myself and as an amusement. Knowing the
river WELL thought I'd make it for my own
satisfaction and qualification, and to give
away few copies TO my friends. Therewere
two pilots on the Centennial, and neither was
chief. 1 have been over eleven years pilot
in San Francisco bay, the tributaries TO it,
and the San Joaquin and Sacramento. There
is only one class of pilot. 1 hold frst-class
certificate. 1 have been steamboat cap
tain. There is no chief pilot. When l was
with Captain Dickinson I steered, if it was
my watch, Ind he in his. When with him
we ran mostly through Old river. There is
no chief pilot I was pilot. YVES not on
the river as an assistant pilot, that 1 was
aware of il. Tug boats can't run on
the lower river as they used to, for
there is not much wster for them. The
AIodoc and Apache steer by steam, land
so steer more easily. The Sacramento is
not very crooked river; not so crooked
as some. There are many great deal more
crooked. The crookedness of the river has
little to do with tie navigation if not more
crooked than the Sacramento. There are no
tight places in ths Sacramento, no short
bends. Between Sacramento and the mouth
of the Sacramento river there are between
one and two hundred landings, bank landings
and all. Some ranches have the landings.
They clear the bank, where the water is suit
able, for landing. wheDIthey haveta load.of
produce or fruit to ship. Not all the land
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