Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-15
THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.
Major Heuer Reports Concerning the
Condition of That Stream.

Condition of That Stream.
A special dispatch to the RECORD UNION
from Washington last night says;
The report of the engineer officers in
charge of the river and harbor improve
ments in California for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1890, has been received at the
War Department. In regard to the i'm
provement of the Sacramento and Feather
rivers, the report says:
Since commencing this work, in 1874, the
appropriations made by Congress aggregate
S465, 600. Between July LIST and the latter
part of August, 1889, the snag-boat at work
between Sacramento and Butte City re-
moved 705 snags and 70 overhanging trees
The report then, in detail, covers the
high water of December last and the work
done toward remedying the damage re-
suiting. especially regarding the crevasse
made just below Sacramento and on the
Yolo side. James Simpson was given the
contract for repairing this. and the report
says that on June 21st the work was COM
pleted in a satisfactory manner.
A survey of portions of the lower river is
to be made soon, and an estimate and pro-
ject will be submitted.
1t is also recommended that Board of
Engineers examine and report on the con-
dition of the river, and submit plans for
improvement on July LIST.
Msjor Heuer has $52 ,794 80 available, land
he recommends an appropriation of $50, 900
for the next fiscal year. Unless otherwise di-
rected by Congress, he proposes to use future
appropriations tor continuing snagging,
building wing-dams and scraping the cars
IMPROVEMENT OF SAN JOAQUIN RIVER.
Since 1887, when the project for improve
ment was adopted to secure and maintain
a channel 100 feet in width to Stockton and
four-foot depth by 100 foot width to
Miller's warehouse. 1888 $50 has been APP
propriated by Congress, of which $780,
$50 A has been expended. But little work
was done the past season, owing to lack of
funds.
1t is reported that the submerged dam at
Paradise Cut, built in December, 1888, has
been washed out by the freshet of the past
few months, which freshet was the largest
ever known. If the dam is washed out, it
will cost $l4,00 to replace it.
1t is recommended that dam be con-
structed at Wards Slough, near Grayson,
at a cost of $3.50.
The report also renews the previous
recommendations for cut-offs at Twenty
one-mile Slough head reach, to cost $25,-
600.
Annual dredging will be required in
Stockton Slough to enable steamboats, to
| reach Stockton.
The report recommends that the follow
ing amounts be appropriated for next year:
To maintain nine. foot channel, BY dredg-
| ing. to Stockton, S24 coo; dams at Paradise,
| Cut and Laird's Slough. $23, $50; one cut
off at Head Reach, S65, 600; snagging and
wing dams, $4,000; total, 1922, $50
IMPROVEMENT OF MoKELuMNE RIVER.
Since commencing this improvement, in
1884, $4,000 has been appropriated, of
which all but $500 80 has been expended.
Nothing has been done the last year.
1t is recommended that $1,000 be APP
propriated for next year, as it can be
profitably expended. But one steamer
runs on this river, and it has no trouble to
carry all freight.