Daily globe., 1883-08-01

snow that actually finds its way into the
streams are summarized in the engineers
report. He thinks years observations
at least should be made at or below Poke
gama falls. The engineer reports further
that the reservoirs proposed for the Mis-
slsslppl above St.Paul will furnish uuan-
tity of water equivalent to $500 or 5000
cubic feet per second for period
of ninety days. During the seasons
unusual rainfall a larger quantity
of water can be calculated upon. The
lowest discharge of the Mississippi at ST..
Paul is about $500 cubic feet per second.
Adding $500 cubic feet, we have 11,3OO
cubic feet to pass st. Paul during a time
when, without inclement weather, the river
will be at its lowest stage. In the river
above Minneapolis an increment of $500
feet would render unnecessary the greater
part of the wing dams,' jetties, &C., project
ed iu case thorough improvement of that
part of the river is ever undertaken.
The increment and low water discharge
OF the Mississippi rIver from four stations
would be above the junction of the Missis-
sippi and st. Croix for ninety days $500
cubic feet per second; below the junction
$500 cubic feet per second; below the
mouth of the Chippewa 1890 cubic feet
per second, and below the mouth of the
Wisconsin IA, 600 cubic feet per second.
The engineer estimates, in addition to
the amounts already appropriated, an ap-
preparation of 100000 is necessary for
the completion of the systems on the Mis-
sissippi river above st. Paul, including the
Pine and Gull river reservoirs, and this
sum, he thinks, can be expended during the
next year, The amount already appropri-
ated for this work is $4,000, of which
100000 was appropriated by the act. The
amount available July, 1888, was S312, ,11S.
The engineer Estimates, 81 1,2S3,9S4 will be
required for the completion of the entire
work according to the existing project, and
he thinks 100000 of this sum can be
proftably expended during the next year.
For the improvement of the Mississippi
river above the Falls of st. Anthony, Mimi,
| the engineer reports plan under which
| this work carried on is based upon pro-
| ject for the improvement of stretch of river
from Canada shoal, thirty-ive miles be-
low Brainerd, to Grand Rapids. The esti
mate of about $54, ,127 is given in for
mer report upon part of the third sub.
division of the Mississippi transportation
route to the seaboard, and was authorized
in 1880. The following appropriation of
$4,000 was made by act of congress, ap-
proved June, 1880.
THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN CATTLE.
1t has been reported to the treasury de-
partment that the British parliament is
considering measures looking to the inter
dlctlon of cattle from foreign countries
where foot and mouth disease prevails and
that an attempt will probably be made to
have it apply to importations from the
United States. 1t is stated at the treasu-
ry department that such an application
would be unwarranted as thorough in
vestigation of the subject just concluded,
has shown that foot and mouth disease
does not prevail among the cattle in this
country. Steps will be taken to bring this
fact to the attention of the British govern
ment, to the end that orders in council OF
the subject may not be made applicable to
the importation of cattle from this coun-
try.