The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01

delivered at the jetties is metamorphic
sandstone, all coming from the same hill.
which is about 400 feet ID height and COW
cred with timber. The greatest care is
constantly exercised TO select only such
rock as is believed TO be durable
The north lefty has been built ont in the
sea SOB bents. of Is feet each or So4s feet
and the south lefty 25l bents Of 16 feet each
or 4016 feet The north ietty Is about com
pleted, while the south jetty is not more
than half done. Little work has been done
to the south jetty this season, mainly on &C.
count of the deep water at the end. The
water being about forty feet in depth it
is impossible to secure piles of a sufficient
length to construct trestle. As the work
progresses the exposure to the sea in
creases for the reason the sea instead of
being broken by shoals reaches the lefty
with full force.
The distance between the two jetties is
about 300 feet and the main channel over
the bar is 700 TO 500 feet and has straight
and defined course and depth of twenty
five feet.
The ietties rest upon a sandy founda-
ton and the earth between them is loose
sand, SO that the force of the water sweep
ing with increased velocity deepens the
channel.
At the north lefty 129, $40 long tons of
rock and 2320 cords of brush for mat
tresses have been used, and at the south
jetty 81 $40 long tons OF rock and $40 cords
OF brush were deposited. At the north
lefty the trestle was extended 1885 linear
feet and at the south letty 624 linear feet.
Upon this treStle was built double track,
standard gauge, made OF Foreground T
rails.
During the season just past $780, 900 has
been spent on the Improvement of these
jetties. 1t is worthy of notice that nearly
all Of this money remains in Humboldt.
The contractor is a resident of Arcata.
being in business there, The majority of
the workmen also are residents of the
county. TINS large sum OF money is put
IN circulation each year IN this locality,
and acts as a stimulant to business by
swelling the veins and arteries OF trade.
". E. Dennison of San Francisco is
general manager. During the past season
800 men have been employed.
None but white labor is employed and
good wages are paid. The workmen are
boarded and lodged by the contractor,
and for this purpose little village has
been built al the quarry, populated en-
tirely by men.
At the commencement of the work IN
der the present contract it was prophesied
by many that the jetties could never be
made to stand and that they would not ac-
cOmplish the desired results; but the
work has been executed so successfully for
tie past three years and the improve
ments have been so marked that the most
skeptical are forced to admit that the let
ties are and will be the means OF accom-
pishing the results for which they were
projected.
Before the improvements several wrecks
and many accidents occurred at the bar.
The channel would shift and often close,
shutting off commerce entirely. MANY
times a feet was barbound in the bav for
the period of q week, waiting for the chan
mel TO open; but for the past two years no
vessel was detained on account OF shallow
ness of water on the bar, though few
were on account OF the roughness of the
sea.