Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-06
River and Harbor Improvements.

AhH ASSi6NAkNT OF EN0INExR OfflCkkS
Inc omeers Of the engineer corps who were .
ie" Gays ago assigned charge Of river and harbor
Improvements In the six new districts rendered
necessary by the unusual amount OF work to be
done under the provisions OF the river and harbor
bill. were to-day assigned duties as follows:
Capt Ernest H. Rufrner will relieve Major Alex.
Mackenzie OF all work OF river and harbor improve
meht ana EXAMINATIONS and surveys now In his
charge except that portion OF the Mississippi river
below the Des Noines rapids upon which work Is to
t ne caled on In accordance with plans speciilca-
tons, estimates, and recommendations OF the Mis-
StSSlppt river commission.
Capt. Eric Bersland will relieve Major Alex. NJ
Miller OF all works OF river improvement, and eX-
amtnations and surveys now In his charge, except
the second district OF the Mississippi river from
loot OF Island No. 40 to mouth of White river.
Capt VIM. T. RosSell will relieve Col Qunincy A.
Gilmore OF the charge Of Fort Marion Fla, and OF
the following works Of river and harbor improve
ment, examinations and surveys: Improving the
channel over the bar at mouth Of ST. johns river,
Fla; improving the upper ST. Johns river, Fla; I'M
proving VOlusia bar, Fla. Examinations or sur
vsys: y1 81 Augustine haroor, Fla; Mosquito inlet
Fla: Tor canal and inland communication from St
Johns river, through Mosquito lagoon and Indian
river to Jupiter Inlet and Lake Worth, Fla He
neers, of the charge Of Forts JEFFERSON and Taylor
Fla. He will also relieve Major Andrew n. DAM
rel corps OF engineers OF the charge OF the follow
ing works OF river and harbor Improvement, exam
nations and surveys: Improving Apalachicola bay
ana river, harbor at Cedar Keys harb0r at Tampa
bay, harbor at Key West, suwanee river, withfa-
coochee river. Manatee river, CaooSahatchie river
and PeaSe creek, all In Florida. Examinations or
surveys: Anclote harbor, Nekeiva river and Char
lotte harbOr, all In Florida.
Capt. Richard L. HOXie will relieve Major VIM. R
King OF the charge Of the following works OF river
Improvement, examinations and surveys: Improv-
ing Coosa river, Ga and Ala; Ocmulgee river, Ga;
Oconee river, Ga; Oostenaula river Ga, and Coos
alrattee, river, Ga; and the examination or survey
OF the Upper Oconee river. from Skull Shoals to the
Georgia R.R bridge. He will also relieve Major A.
N Damrell Of the charge OF the following works OF
river and harbor Improvement, examinations and
surveys and fOrtthcationS: Improving barber at
Pensacola, Fla; Chattachoochee river, Ga and
Ala; Flint river Ga; ChOctawhatchee river, Fla
and Ala; Conecuh-Escambia river, Fla. and Ala;
EScambla river, Fla; Alabama river Ala; Cahawba
river, Ala; Tallapoosa river. Ala, and Lagrange
bayou, Fla; the forthcat1OnS at Fort PckenS, Fla;
Fort Barrancas and red0ubts, Fla, and Fort NC:
Rec, Fla; and the examinations or surveys of outer
and inner bars at the entrance Of Pensacola harbor
and the Clearwater harbOr. Fla
Capt. VIM. H. Eixby will relieve Capt F. A. Hin
man OF the charge OF Fort Macon, and OF the fol-
lowing works. Improving harbor at Beaufort, N. c.;
harbor a. Georgetown, S c.; Cape Fear river above
Wilmington, N. c.; NeuSe river, n. c.; Trent river,
N c. New river n. c.; Santee river, s. c.; Wateree
river, 8. C.; Great Pee Dee river, s c.; Waccamaw
river, s. c., and Contentnea or MOccaSin river, N.
G.; the examination OF surveys OF Black river, n.
G.; Beuge sound between New river and Beauford,
n G.; northeast branch Of Cape Fear river Tesur-
to Wlnyaw bay, near Georgetown, s. C.
Major VIM: A: Jones, corps Of engineers, win re-
eve Capt. Charles F. Powell, corps OF engineers, OF
the charge OF the following works OF river 1mpreve-
ment, and examinations and surveys: Improving
Columbia river at Cascades, Oregon; Columbia
and lower willamette rivers below Portland, Ore
gon; upper Columbia and Snake rivers, oregon and
Washington Territory; Willamette river, above
Portland, oregon; Cowlitz river, Washington Terri.
tory; Yanhtll river, Oregon, and lower Clearwater
river, Idaho. Examinations or surveys CRur
d. Alene lake and river, idaho; Saint Joseph river,
Idaho; Snake river, between Lewiston and mouth OF
Boise river, Idaho; Lewis river, Washington Terri
tory; Columbia river, above mouth OF Snake river,
Washington Territory.