The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14
HOW THE MONEY GOES.
STREAMS OF THE sOUTH AND WEST
WHICH TINE SOTERNMENT DREDGES.
Tchefancts, TIckfaw, Bout, Petit Jssn, Mer-
urntau, HuekhNnnon, Suislaw, kiasku-
ine, NooLpnck, SkRrIt, SnohOm'Sh, AND
n Snr.r nnahsr Ernnn.Irr lInnhnra.

| and harbors in the various Atlantic seahoard
States. The portions OF the report Of Gen
Casey. Chief OF Engineers. L. 4. A., relating to
other parts OF the country are no less in
structiye and suggestive.
The Pearl. when its Improvement began, had
q minimum low-water depth OF . inches
Bogue Chitto is to he made naviRable by the
removal OF logs. snags fish traps. Ne" at the
expense OF the Government. Tchefuncte
River and BoRue Falia have been improved
| while some time ago snags overhanging
| trees. aud logs were removed from the Tckfaw.
| Nntalbnny, and Blood rivers" up to June 10.
| 1893 over sos 600 had been expended on
| Bayou Lafourche. and $3JO.OO0 more will
complete the project When work was begun
on Bayou Terrebonne. 1t was little better
than a drainage ditch. being about ! | feet
wide when dredging began" The amount
required on Plauuemine. Grand River. and
Pigeon Bayou IL 81 .35s 25O. The amount ex-
pended in improving Bayou Teche is thus far
S54. 34a10 hut II is frankly added that
'sunken logs. fallen trees. and coal-boat
wrecks are continually forming distractions
in the bayou. consequently the improvement
| cannot be considered permanent" On the
Mermentau River many snags and trees have
been removed. On the Neches S2S $40. 10 had
been expended. but the Improvement will
| not be permanent. as the bar will reform"
OH NHo lTlulty lno WOEk IL CHloHy uTeuklnR.
Bayous DArbonns and Corney have had
Sl0.S7494 expended on them. but the work
is not permanent, as new distractions are
brought into the stream from tImo TO time"
On the Bonut $4,000 is the estimate for re-
building dams destroyed in 1890. In the
Upper Tensas there are distractions to be
removed. Tho work on Tchula Lake began
in 1881. Tho work on Steele and Washing
bayous has only cost s90S7.33. which is for
tunate. since the stream is nayigable only
when the Mississippi is high enough TO I'LL the
lower portion with back water. md, owing
to the uncertainty OF steamboat trans
portation. there is no probability that the
| trade will revive" The amount expended
on the Big Hatchee UP to June 30. 1892.
| was S20.S2l.52; but the current report re-
marks that the small amount of COM
merce to be benefited Is not commensurate
| with the cost OF continuing this improvement.
Tho same remark. substantially is made in
regard to the Forked Deer. on which work be-
gan about ten years ago The Fourche lie
Fevre. Petit Jean. and Cache have absorbed
considerable money In removing their OBJ
structions Logs. snegs. and shoals have also
had to be removed from the st Francis and
| the Gasconade. The Hiwassce and the French
Broad concerning which n former Secretary
| of War made satirical comm ents. icularly
rs to the amount OF commerce on them, have
enjoyed expenditures during the past fiscal
year. ON the Clinch. where a channel has had
to be excavated through the rocks. the only
work ,E IN the part wogd be to
lodges, thus TO- assist hatboat navigation dur
ON White River the object OF ambition is Ito
make the river navigabe for the nsporta-
ton of local products at all stages. With sum.
with depth o; two ieet might be ealized."
The amount, expended up to June 30 last in
Galhey the removal OF lodges and rocks has
| resulted in securing a depth OF two feet at Or
dinsry low wser 0n the =, Hr"at hanSWb " the
s.. :}S.,, BOZ 03. The Elk has also been i'm.
proved. Its pools vary in depth from three
to ten feet, and are separated 10y rapids over
shoals OF cohblestones and gravel on which
there has been, Mt low seasons, denth OF but
to be served are those OF ium bering and raft
ing. but much country produce is also carried
The Tradewater was practically closed be-
fore the work OF Improvement commenced"
bars. aud the Rough and the Licking we're
much obstructed in the same way. The latter
dams and mil dams. which have been re- re.
moved at public expense. The Buckhannon,
turbulent mountain stream. was originally so
could be fioatod out only on q twelve-foot rise"
On the harbor at Grand Marais, up to June
Agate BAY to June 10 over Win
Sl5l IOs IeIgiEsd for is eomEle;Io H.! on Du,
can be protltahy expended " in the next rs
SAID ysar Ct VIA M1rggsts qP to Ts %ns 30 d ds
completion; mt Menomines harhor SPILL
1853. II; at Green Bay. over $500 900 up to last
at 96Tara and d SIG 100 sS 4.
,iitlonal is required: at kenosha. over s2J6.-
600, while the original depth Of water at the
ure TO three feet:" on st. Joseph's harhor. over
s2si, 900 with sill 900 estimated for the next
provements in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Pursuing this branch OF the subject little
tuck exceeding sif3.ooG. and further tn T" that
the works have never been completed. ami
dition while from the Immense nccessions OF
sand from the naked waste bordering the
on ,ne tho pb 1 bss5 Gr
to exceed eight feet, with ten feet as an eI-
eeption.l and Temporary feature. The river
THE Govsrnmsnt, aid has been confined to
fTsgos sGaS ..
when the silt nils, the channel, the Gov;
sredens Sg fRs SANE rs'I fle
GqePt dEebbS GIh S;S rssSo5ssd t.
and the expenditures up to last July were over
S274,OUO At Grand Haven, whore the total
the gresf difiisnity sf IS With The 90 enormous f
dunes on the north side OF the entrance from
which immense Quantities Of sand are an;
The Government dredGes, but the sand move
ment constitutes vicious circle" and the
good It appears that the dunes, were
originally covered with forest, which was
cut down, and that now with vegetation
on the dunes, this circulation would
cease" Perhaps therefore. the next move
ment Of River and Harbor bills ought
10 he for tho enrichment OF sand and planting
OF trees at Government expense few other
Michigan harhors that may be noted on which
dredging out the sand Is a large source Of eN-
pense. are Muskegon. with over Sl33 zoo thus
far expended White Lake with over S272. 900;
Psntwatsr. where the entrance was original
Is a mere drain" S232. 900; LudinKton $3.50
900 Manistes. S2B2. 600: Frank fort. $40 900; |
Chsboygan, Sl29. 7O2: Saginaw River $685.
900; sand Beach, about Sl,UOl.00u, Indeed,
the mere enumeration OF the Michigan and
Wisconsin improvements under those shifting
and blowing sands would occupy a long space.
ON the Calumet. where the annual MI. due
TO rains aud floods and the waste due To hab-
itatiOn rapidly reduces the depth secured by
dredging" S1sl. 49, has been expended with
Sl45,pUO more required. In the Illinois.
81 .l4O. SSB had been expended IN to June 30 |
1892. The estimate for completing the Hen
nepin Canal is S5,iG5!EO, aud that tor HSy
Lake channel 10 s2.tiI!l 10. with AN Increase
should unex pected di ncutiss be encou ntered
The estimate for enlarsing 81. MaTy's River
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