The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14

decAvitY aai tho length OF each. The cur
trnt ln none oi thrw would bo leaa than
a.N 20 eight n lca per hour If run ia an
0f f4Ctei tl4auuVL
hu.tts could not Item the current of tho
ilu.da except lbs the Usc OF clp-l4tu and
haW-er. To .hat method the current over
me rae -la would bu uu obstacle.
NJ. J. ~ nat obstruatous to navign-
fpN. hN'h as bridges. snags. fallen TIM
of't lalis "al rapids, eNls, In that part OF
BRIDGE. lre twelve In n;imher. snags
o'cnr Very rag N in the upper part OF the
.'rti - inc over part more frequently.
fttiMFtu Washington AMI Richmond are
th'riS ave Sfouue OF sunga. wirh occa-
N'el'ti foa.oia I'd alualr 5naEs an tho uppn
nett ~ t4a rN,r Two thsris Of the cniIre
leht5h nhoui a. many Fallen timber
oHer $50 ohetrucuou-. tails ana rapids arc
smNrarcd 2. - previous answer.
30 W nay woutd he about the ex.
pf' le of rriuos ing eG 8Aug ohstructlons
a.l i~tiNnS the shoa portions OF the
feom canra observations made. est..
maze The expense as follows:
For removing snagH ana 70 ks In
channels over tne shoa.E ......... 500 o1c
for 1etprs over shoals 1ud rapids
~ ao Ncs ~ Won +-............-.... 5000
For eNo1NatuR chanacls IN eight
Tapds A',eyp each commemorative. 400 900
Total observation-disclosures. $3.50 NJ
No .. The average depth OF water IN
the stream NJ the several Seasons OF the
year, a. near as can be as'er,aiued by
JNQNlrlNG f'
The water IN the lake channels which
form almos. the enflr. .Ath of Inc river
D. @fuost absolutely without variation be
,pM the melsur m+nts We found on the
gent persons was uuyHry.ns. The Moving
"dt"r ot the river warns from a few
.nches over tho stoals % the drouth Of
simmer 10 tWeutv.nv,, f.oi ln H.. MIN.
noosis, From tho moagcr nut best Nor,
nation at a!nahle the water should be-
tt"u' ln'ne u twenty -ilVo feet over mo
nn1HH prom October TO july which would
nahe Nv" river naNgablo for NEht dnsft
1o"his Tor nine months IN tho yenr from
go 20 The month, except for the .iPnt
tenas. wh could be crossed IN not les
tons, ""s'' IVA
ihe above general ropl.es are based On
eiAnorato measurements and calciliatton.
may. perhaps, he allowed 10 ciose III,
REPORT by few suggestions. purely gnat-
N'9us- Ihe bfa2oS Ia respect TO tts lang
rNer III has forty-iour lakes he cha,t-
nels OF which const. tute natural narsIs
a nhs shoals and ntplds also forty-fcsr in
should make slack water ntyieation" friI,,,,,
n'oi,ihond TO Waco possible every month
/, e,,T yS,r except IN high water The
~, ,ah's anu steps enumerated do not Include
the water from Waco for nine miles down
me river. but that piece OF water is in.
.iuled IN estimate for improvements The
uy OF thf river was made AZ an ex-
%,lleht une, the river being nearly az Its
lowest. As a summary the Bra2os durinf,
our measurement contiinel from Waco
70 hchnond, IN round numbers. 8gS miles
OF Wates Practicable for Light drafr 49,
ing ani sixteen miles OF shoals and raiids
the report. In addition 10 the nbovo
nNes y detatsi report OF the mestsiire
,uh en's ol stch reach and step. made With
tne care, y NOT the authority, of a gov
e.rnment oihcial. Professor Hiirwood's ~.
innate OF cost may be too low bln h4s |
,, in1.. have stood tho test OF OK |
me cpta is submitted with the hone
ma m making your report upon The I'M.
pFoNenl"ns at tho mouth of the Brayos |
Bniscs navigation as far as Waco.
sAorshary Waco commerctsl Cluh.