The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-12-16
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Editor Democrat:
Dear Sir ~ have just returned from
weeks stay at Yaquina Bay. Very
stormy weather during the past threo or
four weeks has severely tested the
strength and alability Of tho unfinished
works on the broakwator. am much
pleased to DO able to say that no dam
age whatever has been done. On the
contrary tho piling in Of tho sand by
the sea both outside and inside oil the
breakwater has solidiied and strength.
ened the work. Mr.. Polhomus, the
Engineer in charge, Is thoroughly satis.
fed, considering thai the sonndness of
the principle on which the works ARE
planned is now demonstrated. He pro.
poses to use still larger and heavier
rock as tho ietty is pushed forward into
deeper water, and ID making arrange.
ments 10 handle masses of four or six
tons weight, He Ia leaving for short
visit to the East, TO which ten months
continued service ut Yaquina entities
him. As the plant and outfit, and plaa
of working, now arranged will enable
tho Engineer to handle as much az go
tons of rock day, or even mere, |
think Captain Powell (the superinton-
dent engineer Of the district) and Dir.
Polhemus are well advised in expending
the greater part OF the sum subscribed
by the citizens in tho work at the quar-.
ry. There arrangements now made
will provide q large accumulation Of
rock against the re-opening Of active
work on tho breakwater itself your
readers will recognize how large the
quantity needs to DO to keep going the
deposition in place ia deep.water OF $50
tons day.
have heard to-day 10 my great sur.
prise that rumor is circulating TO the
elect that the u. s. Engineers are
abandoning working The following
extract from a letter which | found
here yesterday from Captain Powell j.
perhaps tho best answer 10 such n Eug-
gestion-"We have not ceased yet 10
congratulate ourselves about tho stabil-
itY of even our unfinished work under
the severe test Of October's terrific
storm. With only a moderate apPro-
priation for next year, and the present
help Of donated funds, VIC will extend
the jetty 80 fast and make il so solid
that the expectations of the most san
guinc will be exceeded. iaquina
ought TO have liberal appropriation,
not only to esver the improvement Of
the entrance. but to make the bay, on
the inside, more eapaeious."
This does not lsok much like aban.
doament The only protext that /
know Of for rumor such as | have
mentioned may be Mr. Polhemus' tenn
porary absence, and the leaving Of seY-
eral foremcn aot now needed either
from the completion Of the plant and
outfit they wers working on, or because
Of the concentration Of work for a time
on tho quarry. Ono thing l would
say, namely, that | trust there viii be
no delay in paying up che sums sub.
scribed at once. And this because il Ia
on payments 10 Capt. Powell's credit,
and not on promises by me or any other
man, that he relics in making definite
and fixed the arrangements he is now
engaged in for this winter. Il is hard
ly necessary 10 say that the U. y. Engi.
neer officers in undertaking to expepd
the citizens money, under authority Of
the Secretary of War, must have the
moneys TO expend. Each and all must
therefore pay up il they desire the
work TO proceed, and must not begin to
find fault with the Engineers for not ex-
pending moneys they have not received.
From Benton County $1,000 in money,
and the railroad company's aid in ma
terials, have been received and ac-
kno Eledged, and farther sums will be
sent on shortly.
Yoyrs truly,
WALLIS NASH.