The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
Report Submitted to United States
Engineer Office.
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF LAKE
Extent of shore Lines and Lines of
soundings-Depth Of Water on
Bar-Revised Esttmafcs.

with view OF obtaining through said axe
a ship channel OF sufficient width aud
depth for the purpose OF navigation from
Sabine Pass to the mouth OF the Neches
and Sabine rivers" have the honor to
repor; that the survey was completed tanu-
airy Is. 1897
The survey party was under the COM
fnand Of Mr. J. L. Browniee. United states
assistant engineer. and conslsted Of two
transitmen. one recorder. one pilot Of
launch. one leadsman and four bostmen.
The survey was. commenced November
"a. 1896, and the field work completed
January %. 1891
DESCRIPTION OF SABINE LAKE
Sabine Lake is situated at the head OF
Sabine Pass. about seven niles from the
Gulf of Mexico, The Sabine and Seches
rivers flow Into the ncr,n end OF the lake
but IL is. strictly speaking. tidal lake
II is about sixteen miles long and varies
In width from four and half miles at the
south end TO seven miles at the north eud
and has an area Of about 100 square miles
The land along the shore 90 the Texas
side. from Sabine Pass 70 the mouth OF
the Nechcs river. ia low prairie and ~
some places marshes. It's general elevation
along the lako shore varies from TWO to
four feet above mean low water OF HE
gulf, excepting a narrow ridge. which las
M elevation as high aA 4 feet above mean
low water. Between tho Neches and The
Sabine rivers tho land is low aud marshy
From Sabine river 10 Johnson's bayou, On
tho Louisiana side Of the lake the land =
low, but some good farming land. john
sons bayou is the water outlet--in fgft.
the only outlet-for the produce ot a Rather
th!ckly settled and fertile country II hiss
least depth Of twelve feet. but over The
bar at the mouth there Is but two aud
hall feet An expenditure OF $500 would
give depth Of six feet into the balai..
From johnson bayou to Sabine Pass It rs
low and marahy country aud is Used OILY
foI grazing.
TRIANGrLATIoT
To cover this large area seven trlanru-
laiion stations were huut base line
$3.50 feet long was measured between two
OF thcso stations. Four Gets ol angles were
read and adjusted
LEVELS
4 line OF levels was run from tho gov
crnment bench mark at Sabine Pass to the
mouth Of the Nechos river a distance OF
about twenty miles, ard tide gauges estab-
lahed and read an the head Of the pass.
at Port Arthur ,about halt way up the
lake,, and al the mouth Of the Neches
river.
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~ wv" angles read on shore ami are re-
duced to mean low water The souudings
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