The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-01-31
WE ARE IN NO DANGER.
Aud the aand-Bar In Front OF Our
City VIII Have 10 Remain
where IL Is,
WAR DEPARTMENT,

wucEc ~ Is.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, ID. C.; Jan. 10, 81.
SIR: 1 have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of the
9th instant, ~inclosing a map showing
the relative position of a newly formed
sand-bar in the Mississippi River at
Cape Girardeau, NO., and urging the
immediate removal of the same.
In reply l beg TO advise you that
your communication and its Enclosure
were referred to Maj. A. NJ. Miller,
Corps of Engineers, the officer in
charge of the Improvement of the
Mississippi River at the locality re-
ferred to, and / transmit. herewith, a
copy OF his report dated the l4th in
slant, on the subject, for your intor-
formation.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed) L. A. GRANT,
Assistant Secretary of War.
Hon.. r. ii. WHITELAw,
House of Representatives.
COPY OF MAJOR MILLER's REPORT TO
WAR DEPARTMENT.
L. S. ENGINEER OFFICE,
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 18th, 1891
The Chiefof Engineers, U. s 1'my,
Washington, ID. C.
GENERAL: m compliance with en-
dorsements on letter of II. ii. White
law, dated Office Chief of Engineers,
U. S. Army, January 18th, 1891. ]
have the honor to make the following
report upon the bar opposite the City
of Cape Gira-dea-, Mo-:
The locality on the Mississippi River
has been visited by me on several &C.
casions for the special purpose of ex-
amining the movement and effect of
the bar mentioned by Hon. Mr.. White
law, and ! have always invited and
been accompanied by the Mayor and
other prominent citizens OF Cape Gil
rardeau, interested in the welfare of
the city and the navigation of tie
river; the inspection has always shown
q good channel along the Cape Girar-
deau front close to the wharf or pub
lie levee an examination of the blue
print forwarded with the Hon. Mr..
Whitelaw's letter, which blue print
gives tolerably accurate represents
ton OF the state of affairs at this point,
shows a deep narrow channel along
the city front as far as soundings GO
and a wide and shoal body of water
passing down on the opposite side OF
the bar, a better condition than usual.
ly obtairs.in the ease of a middle bar
in such case it is usually shoal or "bad'
on both sides. In my opinion there is
no immediate danger TO the river
front at Cape Girardcau.
AT the date on which the soundings
on the blue print were taken, Deem
Der 20, 1890, the gauge at st. Louis
read So feet, this Is 0.S feet below
standard low water and a good deep
channel is shown along the city front
The River and IIarbOr bill of 1885,
appropriates $4,000 for continuing
the Improvement OF the river at Cape
Girardcau, Mo, and Montana Point
ILL.," The project for the radical I'M
| provement of l-r riyet at this locality
| would be to close the chute on the
Illinois side OF the bar by means o,
permeable hurdles at a probable cost
exclusive of the purchase of additional
plant, of $4,000, the application o
funds available, TO the commencement
of this work would be wastcful, rs thu
work should be dote as n whole, il
order to stand permanently.
This matter was discussed in th'
approved project Of my predecessor
Major o. II.,,Ernst; Corps of Engineers
in his approved project dated Angus
oath, 1886, 1T which he recommended
that the amount appropriated, S22,
500, re retained until a further ap
preparation should be available. Thi
amount is available however in cas-
of al immediate danger TO the Cap'
Girardeau front and could be utilized
in such case to afford temporary re
lief. Very respectfully, your obedi
ent servant.
(Signed) A. NJ. MILLER,
Major Corps of Engineers.
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