The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-02

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February 10. 1898, J. 6. and I. N. Day
took charge of the work. Since that
time the work has been prosecuted
steadily, until now the end can be seen.
The work would have been completed in
the time specified in the contract had it
not been for the unprecedented flood,
which was only prevented from sweep
ing the whole works away, by almost
superhuman efforts, and at great ex-
pense. AS it is, the completion of the
work will not be long delayed.
To give some idea of what has been
accomplished, we give few figures:
When the contractors took charge of the
work there were 716 cubic yards of gran
ite to be cut, all but 136 of which are
now in place, and the balance is cut at
the quarries in California. OF basaltic
stone there were 1888 cubic yards to be
cut, of which 1925 remain of basaltic
facing stone but 800 cubic yards remain
to be cut out of 3,744, and 634 yards of
quarry stone remain to be cut, out OF
1889. There are, in round numbers, re-
naming to be cut, and including the
amounts just stated, $4,000 feet of basalt
and granite for the walls, 81, 900 feet of
coping, 10000 feet for the power house,
and 5000 feet miscellaneous; or 100000
feet all together, which can be cut in
one hundred days.
OF the four gates required, three are
now on the grounds and ready to put to-
gether. A train of fourteen cars arrived
Wednesday loaded with the sections of
one gate, and the other will be delivered
within few weeks. These gates con-
tain 2,239 900 pounds of steel. OF the
PIG, 600 pounds of steel plates, angles,
r etc., 200, 900 pounds are already in place,
] or on hand. OF 43, 300 pounds of steel
rods $4,000 pounds are in place, or on
hand, and 1877 900 pounds of cast steel,
besides that enumerated, is in place.
There are other large amounts of steel,
such as plates, snubs, etc., which in the
aggregate run into the hundred thous-
ands of pounds, but which space forbids
us to mention in detail.
There is considerable wall to be laid
yet, but for this a large portion OF
the stone is cut, and as the foundations
are nearly all laid it can be put in place
very rapidly. The contract provides
that neither the upper or lower bulkhead
shall be removed until the gate next to
each is in place, so that there is break
J in the continuity of the walls at each
bulkhead. The work on the outside oi
them, however, is being pushed rapidly
the excavations are completed for the
walls at each end, and the walls will be
J completed before the next high water
and all the gates will be in place by thai
time. AS soon as the summer rise il
gone the bulkheads will be removed, the
J gaps in the walls connected and tht
completion of the work will then require
: only the dredging out of the channe
from the head and foot of the locks res
pectively, to deep water, and this will
: be accomplished, if the contractors art
! left unhampered, before 1895 gives place
} to 1896.
The total amount of money appropri
! ated for the completion of the lock-
} under the contract system was 81 ,239, ,653
} and an unexpended balance besides wa
\ oFoAAoOlC AIO1A GAO a ppIOpTt4IIOHI IudO0 II
1890. The contractors say there il
: money enough, not to quite complete tn,
: work, but sufficient to put the canal in
condition to be operated. OF this tota
amount the contractors have earned ant
; been paid up to December 81, 1894
$731 900, and this does not include tn
321a per cent held back by the govern
!. ment on large amount of material no,
: on hand;
Such briefly as we can state it, is tn
: condition of the work as shown by tn
! reports of Lieut.. Taylor, showing tn
j amounts earned and the amount of worl
: yet to be done. The progress of tn
. work as noted by one who is at al
/ familiar with it, appears exceedingl,
e rapid SINCE the contractors took charg
/ of it, and the contrast between the ex
= penditures under the contractors, an
y by the government, needs no comment
: The work is SO widely scattered that tn
casual observer does not realize the ez