The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-02-07
THE YAQUINA REPORT.

Captain w. l.. Fisk, OF the corps oil
United States engineers, OF Portland ,ye .
terday; received copy of the report of the
board OF engineers, consisting OF Lieut.
Colonel Amos Suekney, Major J. G. Post,
and Major Clinton b. Sears, appointed
by President Cleveland, to make an ex-
animation of the bar of Yaquina bay,
with u view to a project for deeper
water. The report was submitted by
| Chief OF Engineers w z. Craighill, on
November 30, 1895, to Daniel S. Lamont.
secretary OF war, and by him transmitted
to the house of representatives, Decem
ber 8, 1895.
| Following are some OF the more i'm
portaAt statements made in the report !:
The board ia not called upon to ex-
press any opinion whether further
permanent deepening of the
water on the bar is practicable; or, If
practicable, whether the commerce OF
the port, prospective, will justify fur
ther expenditure.
'The result of the work OF improve
ment has been net gain of feet in
depth OF water across the bar, over what
II WAS l.eiore the work began. The sur
vey oil July, 1895, shows least depth OF
II feet across the bar, the narrowest part
of The channel between the fourteen loot
curves being 100 feet. This increase in
depth has been obtained at cost OF
S7l0, 900 sthis includes the $25, 900 es;i-
mated as neened to completed the pres
ent project, or little over $l0I 900 q
foot. The value of commerce in and out
OF the bay for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1895, was as follows:
The board is OF the opinion that IL
any further permanent deepening of
this bar can be made, it will be only hy
prolongtng the present ietties. The.
crest OF the bar in front OF the ietties
which has minimum depth of ii feet
~ low water, is now $500 feet in advance
OF the ends OF the ie'tiet, and it is pos
sibie that the extension OF the jetiies |
would OF themselves cause an advance OF
the bor distance equal TO their prolon- |
CATION, If there were no other influences
at work to modify their action
1T therefore seems reasonable to sup
pose that any tendency OF the bar 10 re-
form in an advanced position would be |
largely ccunteraatei, and that chan
mel OF increased depth would be MAIN |
tanned.
''rhe project proposed, therefore, is to |
extend the north ietty 2lo0. and the /
south letty 1000 feet. They should be 1
parallel, ana 1000 teet apart, the distance !
between the ends oil the present ietties.
The south jetty should haze on the /
channel side groins OF Tiprap every 800 |
leet. each groin TO run from grade level |
at the main jelty, down to mean low wa
Ter at its free end: the length OF each
groin 10 be determined from time to
Time as the work develops. II Is prob
able that they will have To he uos less
han 100 feet in length. The object OF |
.hese groins is 10 protect the ietiy from
undermining. Ii may prove necessary,
IS the work progresses, 10 bai.d similar
sroins along the north lessy.
''The following estimate OF cost is sub
nitted:
Main ietty. 400 feet long, st
Seven groins. loo feet long, or
200 feet. at 500 00-...... -0.cOO
inside spur, SO feet long. at $40. o0.e00
Removal OF detached rock, 3l00
cubic yards. at $i2 ...... 1900
For contingencies, 10 per cent . l35. 500
AoAAA-- Ell sh-1t. clu
1t is possible that the work as out
lined might be constructed at 4 lover
sost than that estimated.
Viii congress make liberal appFopri-
liion on tits report, that Is The vital
lnesti1 N to 0regonians.