The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-03
SEATTLE SHIP CANAL.
One Of Chief Provisions of River
and HarbOr Bill.
APPROPRIATION FOR SURVEY.
Railroad Right-of-way in the Olympic
Peninsula-NorthernP Pacific
Land Grant.
APPROPRIATION FOR SURVEY.

WASHINGTON CRY. July I'm preparing
the river and harbor bill for the considera-
ton of the Senate, the committee on COM
merce have made provision for several i'm
portant examinations and surveys in Wash
ington with view to future improvements
II deemed feasible and worthy by the en-
gineers. They are in addition to or en-
largement of those ordered in the bill as
passed by the House. and are as follows:
Examination and survey OF Skagit, Snohom-
ish. Duwamish, Back, Puyallup, Nasel, North,
Gray's Deep, skau akaws and Crooked rivers.
Gray's harbor and bar, and extending up
Chehaiis river to Montesano." striking out the
provision of the House Survey Of harbor to Co.'S
mopolis."
Columbia river from the international bound
airy to Rock Island rapids.
shoalwater bay. from and including its en-
trance, to South Bend. about two miles up the
Willspah river, and from said South Bend, about
ten miles up said river, to Woodlands landing.
with view to improving the same for naviga-
ton.
Columbia river, from the mouth of the Will
lamette river to the upper limits of the city OF
Vancouver. with .ew of establishing ship
channel instead of below the city OF Vancou-
yer, with the view OF removing the bar in said
river" as provided by the House.
For ship channel between Port Townsend
bay, Puget sound aud Oak bay.
The river and harbor bitl now also con-
tains provision authorizing the examina-
ton of Swinomish slough, with view of
constructing q ship channel through the
same, connecting Saratoga passage. Skagit
bay, with Padiila bay, and to report the
most suitable and feasible plan for making
such improvement, with the cost of the
same; also
Olympia harbor from deep water in Budd's in
let to Fourth street bridge in the city of Olym-
pia, and separately from said bridge to the
mouth of the Des Chutes river at Tumwater and
to report as to the most practical and conyen-
lent channel and the most feasible, economical
and suitable plan for improving the same for
navigation by the class of vessels employed on
Puget sound, and also to cause an estimate of
the cost of each of such Improvements.
While the number of examinations and
surveys now authorized by the bill is quite
large, they are not more numerous than
have been provided for several other states.
with this difference: these other states
have already had from the government
hundreds of thousands and even millions
of dollars for river and harbor improve
ments.
The total expenditures distinctly local to
Washington involved in the bill only
amount to $102, 200, and this includes the
allowances added by the Senate committee
on commerce, and which have not as yet
been acted upon, as follows: Columbia
river from the head of Rock Island rapids
to the foot of Priest rapids. $67 600, and the
increase of the amount for the improve
ment of Cowliiz river from 81 900 to 5000
D,,& 4 no - -
bill is the appropriation of $40, 900, also in
Guided in the above total of allowances, for
a survey by board of three army engin-
GERS of the most feasible route for the con-
struction of ship canal to connect the
waters of lakes Union, Washington and
Samamish with Puget sound. This project
received the attention OF the engineers sew
eral years ago, but it was then dropped
without anything having been accom-
plished, beyond a preliminary report
thereon. With this more comprehensive
examination, however, in which detailed
plans and estimates would be prepared, a
beginning may be made in the work which
will lead to its ultimate completion.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, who is q
member of the committee on public lands,
will insist upon the passage of the follow
ing amendment to the amendment pro-
posed by Senator Allen to the sundry civil
BILL which the committee instructed the
latter to report, and which has already been
given in the press dispatches, relative to
public land surveys:
The surveys made under the provisions of this
act in the states of Washington, Montana, North
Dakota and South Dakota. of the lands included
in any land grant to the Northern Pacific rail-
road company. made by act of congress-, shall,
for the information of the department of the
interior, designate such subdivisions of lands as
are not properly classed as mineral lands.
And in the further action of said department
in respect of any lands included in said land
grants to said Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany, in any of the states and territories no
land shall be certified or patented to said rail-
road company, or its assigns, which are of great
value for the mineral contained in them than
they are Tor any other purpose.
Among the additional appropriations for
Washington asked for by the secretary of
the interior are $4,000 for the salaries of
the registers and receivers of the new land
offices of Olympia and Waterville, and
S., l25 for incidental expenses, clerk hire
and rent. These estimates are based upon
the maximum compensation allowed such
officials, but the commissioner saws that
the offices named may not reach this limit
the first year.
The secretary of war has informed the
House committee on military affairs that
there is no objection to granting right-of-
way across military reservations of the
government to the Tacoma & Olvmpia
Railway and Navigation Company. pro-
viding that the grant shall be subject to
such change, revocation, or removal as
may be prescribed by the secretary of war,
at the expense of the railway company.
The Sneak Thief and the Siusger.
PoRT TOWNSEND, July "A sneak thief
received a hard punt shment Friday night
at the Olympic hotel at the
hands OF w. +. Walton. Walton
had been out late. Going to his
room at about .. M. he hurriedly un-
dressed and retired TO bed. leaving the door
unlocked for his roommate, few