The record-union., 1898-11-27
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the jetties are as strong and stanch and
firm as are any in the world.
THE JETTIES' WORK.
/ The lights twinkled in the village of
Rio Vista as the steamer pulled up to
the western end of jetty No. 4. The
gangplank was run out and some of the
more venturesome of the party walked
out into the darkness and got tangled up
in the brushwork. After their curiosi-
ty had been satisfied, Engineer Nurse
caused sounding to be taken from the
end of the jetty-to the opposite shore,
and those soundings showed that since
the construction of the jetty the shoal
/ had been secured out across the entire
open channel froms twenty inches to two
| feet, and that near the western or Rio
Vista shore (where several years ago
material was dredged from the river
with which to construct levee on the
bank), where lies the main channel,
| the bed of the river had been lowered
| from five to seven feet. Soundings
| taken in the morning corresponded with
those taken from the deck of the
steamer, and it was evident to all pres
ent not only that the jetty system
would do what was expected of it, but
| that it was already doing it.
In passing, it may be stated that
Commissioner Leake and his engln-
eers never claimed that the securing
process would begin before the rise in
the river consequent upon the winter
| rains. That the securing has already
begun is particularly gratifying to
them.
AT RIO VISTA
A landing was made at Rio Vista
and while the steamer took on coal,
some cf the party visited the town,
came near getting left, had Fortunate
| ly succeeded in getting back in time,
and at Z o'clock the steamer cast off
and turned it's Prov toward the point
where sits Queen of the Plains-Sac-
ramento.
A LITTLE DIVERSION.
At $40 o'clock, when all had as
sembled in the cabin, T. B. Hall called
for order, and said he hoped every man
present had enjoyed and appreciated
the excursion and had gained some
practical knowledge from personal OBJ
servations. Captain Hall introduced
Robert T. Devlin as Chairman of the
meetings
.
Mr.. Devlin briefly referred to the his
tory of the work done on the river by
Commissioner Leake, told what it was
expected would be and done in the fu-
ture. He introduced Commissioner OF
Public Works Ed. e. Leake.
COMMISSIONER LEAKE SPEAKS.
Commissioner Leake said he would
! leave to others the task Of telling what
had been accomplished by himself since
his acceptance of the office of Com
missioner He owed much of what
success he had had to Engineers Price
and Nurse, and to- Major w. H. Heuer,
United States Engineer. He had called
upon Major Heuer and had told MIN
that little could be achieved without
his cooperation, and the latter had
given it from the start.
Commissioner Leake said a year Lad
been lost before plan was formulated
to place him in close touch with the
United States War Department. Him
self and the Auditing Board had at
length induced the Secretary of War
to appoint Major Heuer consulting
engineer, and since that time every
thing had gone on smoothly.
Commissioner Leake said he de-
sired to thank Congressman De Vries
for his grand work in Congress in for
warding the matter of river improve
ments. He desired to publicly thank
the people of Sacramento for their kind
ness, and in particular he desired to
thank the newspapers of Sacramento.
which had stood behind him in every