, 1890-08-21
The APPROPRIATIONS.
They Have Been Increased
In the Senate.
SURE TO STAND IN CONFERENCE
Oregon Fares Better Than Wash.
ington, or Account of Moro
Extensive Surveys.
Especial Service OF tho REVIEWS Washing
ton Presv Bureau.t

Especial Service OF tho REVIEWS Washing
ton Presv Bureau.t
WARRINGTON, Aug. 18.-In the matter
OF rivers and harbors Washington state
has not Jared so well as Oregon, but
there were no surveys which the COM
mittee could act upon, and the policy Of
the government has been against appro-
priations where surveys have not been
made. Following are tho appropria-
tions for Washington carried In the bill:
Improving the Columbia river, from the
head of Rock Island rapids TO the foot Of
Priest rapids, Wash, $50 600; improv-
ing the Chehnlis river, 5000; improv-
ing the Cowlitz river, 5000; improving
the Skagit, Steilagnamish,. Nooksack,
Snohomish and Snoqualmie rivers,
$4,000.
The secretary of war has authorized
the appointment of three officers OF the
corps OF engineers of the United states
army, who shall select and survey the
most ieasi BILE location, and estimate the
expense OF the construction of ship
canal to connect the waters of Lakes
Union, Washington and Sammish with
Puget sound, and the sum of $40 600 10
hereby appropriated for its expenses.
The following surveys are provided
for in Washington: The Nooksack, SKA
e., snohomish, steilaguamish, Black,
NOItnt oTlJ -, UetD,
Skamokawa and Crooked rivers; Gray's
harbor and bar, and extending up the
Chehalis river 80 Montesano; for "a ship
channel between Port Townsend bay,
Puget sound and Oak bay; Columbia
river, from the International boundary
to Rock Island rapids; Gray's river;
for snagging the Swinsmish slough, with
the view OF constructing ship channel
through tho same, connecting Saratoga
passage, Skagit bay, with 2odilla bay,
and they to report the most suitable and
feasib ble plan ior making sucn improve
ment, with the cost of the same; Shoal-
water bay, from and including its en-
trance to South Bend, about two miles
up the Wilapah river, and from said
South Bend about ten miles up said riv-
or. to Woodard's landing, with view to
improving the same; for the navigation
of Olympia harbor from deep water in
Budd's inlet to the Fourth street bridge
In the city of Olympia, and separating
from said bridge to the mouth Of tho
Deschutes river, at Tumwater, and to
report as to the most practicable and
convenient channel, and most feasible.
economical and suitable plan for i'm
proving the same for navigation by the
class of vessels employed on Puget
sound, and also to cause to be made an
estimate OF tho cost Of each such i'm
provement; the Columbia river from
the mouth of the Willamette river to
the upper limits of the city of Van
cover, with view OF establishing a ship
canal.
The house has non-concurred in
several of the amendments to the bill,
but the conference committee will be
quite likely to retain everything for
Oregon and Washington.
Oregon Rivers a.d Harbors-
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harbor bill than ever before. With Mr..
Hermann on the house committee and
Mr.. Dolph on the senate committee, the
state stands third in the list. Senator
Dolph has also been made a member of
the conference committee, and IL is
quite likely that the senate increases
will be maintained. The bill, as it
passed the senate contains the following
items for Oregon: Improving the en-
trance to the harbor at Coos bay, S125,-
600; improving the harbor at Yaquina
bay, $lS5, 900; improving the harbor at
Tillamook bay, 5000; improving tho
entrance to the harbor at Nehalem bay,
$4,000; for the commencement of ietty
construction, the ro-examination OF
ascertaining If the amount estimated
for the harbor of refuge can not
be materially lessened, 5000; i'm
proving the canal at the Cascades
of the Columbia river, $3.50, 600;
improving the upper Columbia, includ-
ing Snake river, $40 900; improving tho
mouth of the Columbia river, $500 600;
improving the lower Willamette and
Columbia rivers in front OF and below
Portland, $lO0, 900; improving the Will
amvtts river above Portland, 1000, of
which $5, 600 may be used in the discre-
tion of the secretary OF war for the i'm
provement of the river at Clackamas
rapids and Rose island improving the
Coquille river and continuing the i'm
provements begun, $50. 600; Improving
the Umpqua river, 5000; improving
the mouth of the Siuslaw river, and to
commence the construction of a jetty,
$4,000; improving Youngs river.
$4,000.
The following surveys are provided
for in the bill to be mad CT Oregon
rivers and harbors: Tillamook bay and
bar, Alsea bay and river. Coos bay for
improving the upper harbor by the re-
moval OF shoals and In dredging the
lower Willamette and Columbia rivers,
with a view of securing twenty-five feet
at low water from Portland to the
mouth of the Colum bia; the Willamette
river. deepening the channel on the
west sits of Swan island, for the i'm
provement Of navigation at Clackamas
rapids and Ross island and near the
city of Corvallis; the lower Columbia
river, on the south side, between Astoria
and Woods Landing; for snagging
Young's bay channel from the ship
channel of the Columbia river to head
of Young's day, q distance of one and
n half miles, with a view to improving
the same by dredging so as to secure a
depth of eighteen feet at low tides; the
Lewis and Clarke river, for snagging;
the Coquille river, for deepening chan
mel from Coquille City to Myrtle Point
to four feet, at mean low depth; the
Yamhill river, from the mouth to Nc
Minnyille