The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-26
a..En ANp .lannon Won't.
Col. s.iiIesl.ie'z Report slseWing Work dune
l10rcaan and Washlnaten last year.-
appropriations nsiesl for uess sears

NAsnlsaroN, Aug. rs, --'iheannual
report of Col. Gillespie, engineer In
charge Of river end harbor improve
ments in Oregon, Washington ant
Idaho, for the year ending Juno 30,
1851, has just heen received here.
Operations on the lower Willamette
and Columbia rivers IN Oregon irom
Portland TO tho sea are given In tie
tail. rho work OF timber construc-
tion, suspended In December last, the
report says ennnot be resumed until
after the next low water season. Col
Gillespie suggests as \ still further
Improvement to the entrance 10 the
Willamette river the construction OF
4 small submerged dam behind Mig
ger Tom island. The dredge used ut
Swan island having been worn ont,
will be replaced before next low water
season, hy II powerful and good
dredge. The money available for this
Improvement during the next fiscal
year report Is 50 small that tho ullot-
ment Tor renewing dredges will be
limited To the manufacture OF machi-
merry and construction OF new hull
and appliances. Tho past aprropria.
tions for this work, including that OF
March, 1881, have aggregated $780,.
SO, of which amount there has been
expended, up To- June 10, 81, $780,.
627. Tho unexpended halanee will
he applied in building and running
the new dredgc during the present
year and in purchase Of material for
the protection and preservation ofex-
istlng improvements. The report
recommends an appropriation ofSl00,.
| 900 for Improvement OF rivers, eX-
elusive Of the bar ut the entrance TO
the Columbia river.
Referring to trade statistics, the
report says that the Introduction oi
large capital TO lie used in building
railroads through the productive
acres OF Oregon ard Washington and
Idaho territories, to make connection
with eastern systems of railroads, and
developing coal and lumber interests,
has caused great Increase In the
value of imports over The Columbia
bar, and it IS expected that the com
merce OF the northwest viii, in tat
next five years, greatly increase. IL
is highly important. therefore, thai
the Columbia aud willamette river:
should be kept Ia navigahle condition
equal to the wants Of the growing
commerce.
On the upper v iilamette and Yam-
hill rivers, 81 600 was expended dur.
inb the year in continuing improve.
ments, aud 1921 was available fol
future operations. II is estimated
that s3s,O Is yet required 10 com
plcte existing projects, AMI an appro
priaiion OF $4,000 Is recommended
to continue these improvements dur
ing the fiscal year. la the upper
CoIumbii and Snake rive r., Oregon,
more :han sl3,u00 was exp, MED dur
ing the year, and So, 1000 Is re.om.
mended ~ the amount OF appropria-
tion FOR the next fiscal year.
The woik OF constructing n canal
around the cascades Of the Columbia,
whict. viii open free navigation lo
the DiIles, has been pushed 'or1ard
vigorously during theyear, andnearly
S76, 900 has been expended In IL.
There IS still needed 81 ,224, 600 "a
complete the work, and $3.50, 900 l.
recommended u the appropriation f,r
the ensuing year.
| On improvement IN Co0s bay har-
bor, Oregon, nearly s25 GOO was ex-
pended during the past year. Nearly
SI7, 900 was available at the close OF
the year. S102, GOO Is still required
TO complete the projected improve
meats, and SEQ, 600 10 be expended
during the fiscal year. On Yaquina
bay improvements $4,000 was ex-
pended during the last year. 1t Is es-
timated that sIl5, 600 IL yet requir-
ed 10 complete The work, aud SG0,-
900 is asked for the next fiscal year.