The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-18

fir9t, the DSr az SABINE Hats Is SOU
mud gRd not quick sand. Qaick sand,
like water, viii saek its level, and con-
stsnt dredging must be done TO keep IL
from filling channels; with mud the
securing of the jstses themselves Will
no sufficient 90 keepit out OF tho way.
Second, Sabine Pass does not depend
alone upon too gction OF the tide TO
furnish securing power, Tor 1t has not
only all the power furnished by the ebb
and flow OF the tide from the guit,
but IL has alec the great power Of the
constant flow of tho two largo rivers,
the waters Of which flow through IL to
tho gull, and thsra is no othsr place
on tire gulf coast OF Texas enjoying
these advantages. Again, there is an-
other adventagea at SABINE Pass. When
vessel gets into the pass IL Ia in q
perfectly lEnd-locked hsgbor, end IL
not exposed To any danger from storms
that prevail, often to the dotriment OF
vessels lying ia 0ps0 bays. And with
in tho psss tnero - room for the navies
OF ths world 70 tide ia safety, for
there Is sufficient dopSh and ample
ses room,
Raportar-yVill the original estimate
OF tue engineers DO sufficient 10 eoG-
plsse tho work al harbcr Improvement
az Sabine Pass?
Colonial ST. sn sure it can be dono
foc ranch less.
Reportey-Whst do you think about
the durability Of the work already
done?
Colonel S.--The woss jetty, SO far %
II In completed, was built IA 1883, aud
since then the oysters hsvo built upon
1t until now it is almost solid oyster
bank, and may say almost tuda-
structlDls, The Other wall, so far IS IL
has been built, IL ~ woll constructed
IS tle vest Wall, and / doubt not but
IL viii also 10 covered with oyaters and
he as strong &c the wea6 wall, Whe
work was well done, and | haYo no APP
prehensiOn about the permanency OF
| IL Ia this connection, lot mo tell you
another thing; Tne taredo, small
| sea-worm which destroys ieJty walls
| elsewhere by pecforating tho material
used in the cane or Drusb matirsssea,
do NOT affect tho wallis 1T Sabine Pasa,
end th9 reason OK this ia thaD She mat
| tresseE 80 soon become eucrusted with
| mud, which IL dis,astotul TO the terado,
and thay will not penetrate IL, but sand
ia no obstacle to its rsVages.
Representation the jettios are built
across the bar, how much WGter do
you expect to obtain?
Colonel S.--Not less than 30, and
most probably 10 feet,
| HepOrier,--The facts you have given
are certainly encouraging.
Colonel ST. have stated nothing but
facts, nor HAYS told you nil, for TO do
SO would occupy too much space in
| yQur paper. ! am very glad that pnE
| HERALD inanitasts an interest in har-
| not Improvement at Sabine Pass. All
the people Of North Texas should DO in.
teresled ia il. IL would give you q
market for your wheat and grain,
Cuba and oil the West indies would,
~ II were, 0e st yOar doors, to eay
nothing OF the vast coast trade Of
Louisiana, Texas ana Mexico. You
would have but g short haul 10 reach
deep water and he placed in Cheap
communication with tho markets Of
the world. Your people would not bo,
So they arc now, 80 tho mercy OF rail-
roads; live stock interests would havs
an outlet not now enjoyed; the
| West indies wOlld b large pur-
chasars OF our beot ana NUT
ton, So would other countries tor
ateam vessels OF large capacity and
we'll adapted for tll9 transportation Of
live stock and provided with the nee
assary means to do IN in safety could
enter tais harbor. 1t viii give you o
"cattlo trelp' free from the distuTban-
ees Of jealous and competitive neigh
boring States. Adjacent and tributary
to Sabine Pass IL an Immense region
OF long Leaf Pine which your people
need, and the construction CT railways
10 deep water win give II 10 you AT y
raaganahla nrica Dnk I ,rfii not rf
sompt TO oEumerate all the advantages
that viii como TO yonr section IRON
deep Water at Sabine Pass. can but
give glimpse og them. They viii
present themselves In detail TO every
Shrinking person. Deep water Is an eb.
soluto necessity TO the prosperity OF
Texas. and particularly 80 70 North
Texas with i.a grain end oRttle, and |
repeat that permanent deep wafer can
no obtained at lesa cosG TO the govern
mont AZ Sabine Psss thsn 10 any other
point on our gulf coast.
Reporter-How can North Texas aS.
siat IN procuring deep water az Sabine
Pass?
| Colonel Spy action. Lot tho poo
plo of North Texas, let tao press OF
| North Texas, arouse themselves to tho
necessities OF the situation and show
| that they sre not indifferent about the
success OF harhor Improvement az that
! p acc. Let your Immediate repre-
sentatives In Congress know that you
do feel great interest in the matter,
that it is Of vital concern 90 their con,
stituents, and when this is done ade-
quate appropriation win be made and
permanent deep water obtained.