The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-01

WOulu rarely penetrate. Line nStnOu
of building pursued was to put each
pile Of bent in position and immedl-
ately brace and tie it to those previous
ly placed. The four piles of a bent
being so placed, the track was ex-
tended over the new bent, the pile
driver run back out of the way and
the dumping of rock about the new
bent commenced. This was continued
until quantity deemed sufficient to
! hold them in place was distributed
about the foot of the piles; then an
other bent was added in the same
manner. This method was slow and
expensive, and attended with some loss
| for In a number of instances. before the
new bents could be well secured with
rock, storms came up and carried them
away.
The trestle tramway built during the
year cost complete per foot 1892.
On the south jetty the work of re
pairs started July 25, '92, and CON
tinued until November Is, '92. The
work done during this period was the
replacing of such piles AS were badly
damaged by the sea worms and relay
ing the south track so that stone could
be dumped therefrom. Originally the
tracks were laid 10 feet from center to
center. This did not leave room
enough for dumping rock between the
tracks, so the north track was aban
doned and the inner longitudinal bear
er taken up.
At the end of the jetty l65 feet OF
the trestle tramway had been washed
away. To replace this, to build an
extra track at the end from which to
make an enlarged head mound and to
build the requisite groins, the revolv-
ing pile-driyer from the north side was
taken across and arranged to run with
it's left hand trucks on the lett hand
railroad track, its right hand trucks were
removed and rollers substituted to
run on the right hand longitudinal
stringers.
The tramway has been completed
to the end, and the groin tramway has
also been completed.
Upon the south jetty and groins there
have been placed during the year
| 10000 tons of rock.
AT the upper or Cannon quarry a
piece of adjoining low land was pur-
chased as dumping ground. The use
of this land and locomotive and cars
has largely facilitated the handling OF
the quarry debris.
The total estimate of the cost of
completing the wrok made in go was
$37O,560 80. Of this there has been
| appropriated $25O,OOO. The balance
of the estimate of $4,000, in round
numbers, is the amount which is estl-
mated can be proitably expended up
ON the project during the next fiscal
year.
A look at the map shows an area in
the channel between the jetties about
opposite groin No. l, that is shallower
than it is Oh either side This is where
the entering channel crosses over from
the south side toward Newport on the
north side. This is the first indication
of the existence of the inner bar.
During the past winter this inner
bar has shoaled so that at times
there has been but seven or eight feet
at low water upon it. Observation
| upon this bar shows that it varies much
from time to time, and it is stated by
| the pilots that it scours out ON an ebb
tide and builds up again on the food
At present there is low water depth
on this bar of ten to twelve feet. This
inner bar has not as yet caused any
damage or detention to shipping, but
it is a menace which cannot be over
looked. The progress of the bar is
being carefully watched, soundings are
frequently taken upon it, and study
is being made as to its cause and
method of cure. 1t may be neces-
sary to make some change in the
project to meet the new conditions
which have arisen.
1t is to be remarked that the Ore
gon Pacific railroad, which makes its
terminus at Yaquina bay, has lately
passed into another management.
Under it the road has greatly inn
proved, the equipment put into good
condition, and there is reason to be-
lieve that far greater amount of bust
| ness will be done by it during the com
ing year than ever before.
The changes in the project, raising
the north jetty to high tide, and building
the groins from the south jetty, and the
probable expense which will be en-
tailed in consequence of the forma-
ton of the inner bar, justify the appro.
priation of $4,000 asked.
1t is believed that the amount will
complete the project and the necessary
notifications therein. 1t is expected
to continue work on the south jetty
with the money available under the
present appropriation, leaving the COM
pletion of the north jetty for the mex
appropriation.
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