St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-16

by the snagboat Gen. Barnard during the
season of 1885. Funds for her mainten-
ance came too late in the season to permit
of putting her i'm shape for effective work,
and in consequence but one round-trip was
made from ST. Paul to the mouth of the
Missouri, and only such snags, etc, were
removed as seemed most III the way OF
navigation. The Barnard is now being
thoroughly repaired, and will, it is hoped,
make a better record in 1887. Her work
for 1886 may be summarized assfollows:
Snags pulled. l64
Leaning trees pulled back and removed. IA
Boats assisted. ...........
Wreck raised. ..................
In july. bv means of the United States
dredge Phoenix. the wreck OF the Royal
Arch was removed. She was Side-w wheel
boat about 240 feet long, and sunk in 1857
about ten miles below Dubuque. in the
channel, and much in the way OF navlga-
ton. The cost of removing the wreck, on
VIII CHI portion of the machinery still le-
manned, was about $475. Many years ago
the steamers Fannie Harris and Yeat-
man were sunk below the bridge
at Hastings. Being much in the way. it
was determined to remove them, and
dredge was hired for the purpose and put to
work in the latter part of October. The
above work. together with the removal OF
large wreck in the channel below WaDaSha,
was completed early in November, at
cost of about LOO.
REPAIR WORK.
The closing dam below Chimney Rock
having been damaged by ice and high
water, it was deemed wise to close the
break before it had so widened as to
threaten the entire destruction Of the dam.
The damage was repaired by filling the gap
with loose rock, at cost OF about 81, 200.
The east and west sections Of the closing
dam in ShOkOkOn slough, few miles below
Burlington, being much damaged. and al
lowing the water to pass in such large vol
ume as to iniure the main channel, steps
were taken, when funds became available,
to make the needed REPAIRS which were
completed early in November at cost OF
So, 900. The amount of rock and gravel
used in the work was 1869 cubic yards,
and of piling 1. 500 lineal feet.
DREW'S PRAIRIE AND BELOW DALLAS.
A ledge Of rock crops out in the channel
at Drew'S Prairie, about five miles above
Burlington. Drill boat and dredge were
sent to the locality early in November.
The ledge was broken up by blasting with
dynamite, the holes being made with the
steam drill A portion of the broken rock
was removed by dredge. and the remainder
will be taken out in the spring. Three
large powders were removed from the
channel between Dallas and PontOoSac.
There are number of others which it is
proposed to remove next season. The
powders were broken by drlll-boat and
dynamite, the fragments being scattered in
deep water.
DIES MONIES RAPIDS, CANAL AND DRY
DOCK.
Deposits of mud in the canal were re-
moved by dredge and some repairs were
made to locks and walls. The business of
the canal, owing to the long-continued
periods of low water. was greater than in
any previous year. it being necessary to pass
through the canal many RATS of logs and
lumber, which at fair stages go outside over
the rapids. During the season there passed
through the canal S75 boats and 27S bargeS.
carrying 9,T90 passengers; Al, 512 tons of
merchandise. and $40. S15 bushels of grain.
There We're also foated through $50, 551 394
feet of lumber, 16. $685. $50 feet of logs, 49,
400. 500 sh ngles, and 43, 400, 675 lath. Num-
Der; OF Iockages, 1851. Total freight ton
hage during season. 426, 499 tons, equal to
3 S44 cars of fifteen tons each, or 94S trains
of thirty cars each. Some progress was
made in the construction of the dry dock,
there being, however. but little Of the sea-
son remaining when funds became available
and materials were obtained.