The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-01
RIVERS AND HARBORS
Annual Report of Captain
Symons Made Public.
THE WORK DONE IN TWO STATES
Improvements in the NavigabIe Bays
of Oregon and on Puget Sound
Lake Washington Canal.

| of Oregon and on Puget Sound
| Lake Washington Canal.
Washington, July S7.-Captain T.
w. Symons, in charge of the river and
harbor improvements of the Northwest,
including the states of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, has filed his report
for the last fiscal year to the chief of
engineers The report covers about
twenty projects, many Of them quite
small.
At the entrance to Coos bay and har-
| Dor, $98, ,598 was spent during the year
on the jetty, which had been previous
ly begun, and in the extension of the
jetty tramway to it's full length of 1O,-
1856 feet. The construction of the jetty
has already had marked effect on the
| entrance channel, maintaining it in
| fixed position and with bar depth of
from eighGeen to twenty-one feet.
Captain Symons thinks the plan for
the improvement of Coos bay should be
changed SO as to prepare for vessels of
greater draught than those originally
contemplated, as the Improvement at
| the entrance will make it possible for
larger vessels to enter the bay.
On Yaquina bay, $37,O54 was ex-
pended in maintaining bar depth and
location of channel, which was satis-
factorily done.
At Olympia harbor, a channel 200
feet wide and feet deep at low water
has been completed for the entire dis
tance from deep water to Budd inlet,
| in the southern inlet, limit of the main
waterway at the south line Of Second
street extended. AS this is the south
ern limit, the dredged waterway has
been enlarged into basin for the con-
venience of boats in turning. This
basin is 800 feet long and has an aver
age width of 45O feet and an extreme
width of 500 feet.
Of waterway connecting Puget sound
! with lakes Union and Washington, the
| plan Of this improvement contemplates
I the construction of ship canal to con-
meet the waters of the lakes with Puget
sound. A preliminary survey was
made under the appropriation of 1890,
and the work Of the past season was
devoted to the verifcation of the sur
veys in preparation for securing the
right of way. The work was not be-
gun until March last, and is still in
progress. Captain Symons says that
the procurement of right of way is a
work of considerable magnitude and
expense, and it is not possible to tell
when it will be accomplished.
Bids have been opened at the navy
department for certain improvements
at the Puget sound canal station. For
the construction of Office buildings and
officers quarters, and the lowest bids
were the Zindorf Construction Com
pany, of Seattle, at $32,881. For
dredging the approaches to the chan
mel, the lowest bidders were the New
York dredging Company, at % 7-S
cents per cubic yard for the entire
work, and 3S cents for limited guam
tity, with 6>2-3 cents additional for ad-
ditional work. For an artesian well
and pumping plant, the only bidder
was Howard Joyln and ]. N. Gibson,
of Seattle, at $3.50 for pumps, and for
the we'll $4OO for 100 feet; $500 for
200 feet; $3.50 for 800 feet, and S.. so
for each additional foot up to 500 feet.
| A Cattle Company's Insolvency.
San Francisco, July 27.-A local
paper says the Union Stock Yards Com
pany of Rodeo, Contra Costa county,
will be foreclosed by creditors to secure
the payment of $25O,OOO worth Of
bonds, most of which were foated in
the East. The company was organized
by A. S. Garrettson, Of Sioux City;
Silberhorn, the great Chicago packer;
Partick Tormey, of this, city and other
wealthy men. Garretson and Silber-
horn were the leading spirits. The
value of the real estate of the company
is estimated at $156, 500. 1t is incum-
bered to the amount of $435,94. The
personal property is valued at $13,6S3.
The debts due, outside of the realty in
cumbrances, amounts to $32,76S.
dvices From Hawaii.
San Francisco, July 27.-The steam
er Peking arrived from China and Ja-
pan via Honolulu this morning. The
latest Hawaiian advices are that the
senate has practically decided to refuse
a pension to Princess Kaiulani. The
Hawaiian flag has been planted on
French Frigate shoals, an island which
always has been regarded as part of
the Hawaiian group, but there has
never been any formal annexation. An
act to facilitate the construction of
cable has been introduced in the senate
giving the executive power to enter into
preliminary contract with private
individuals or corporations.
Electricity on the Erie Canal.
New York, July 27.-The Trenton
iron works made contract today with
the Cataract General Electric Com
pany for the construction and equip
ment of an experimental line of four
mil les for towing boats on the Erie ca
nal by means of electricity. The cleo
trio power is to be taken from the
Niagara Falls Power Company.