The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03

n,sna.ch to the Post-lntelligeneer'
..'ssIaTyc;ToN, April Z-Serator ros-
I'm 10 Improve the harbor at sew
- ~, q based upon the report maze
~ 80 Harry Taylor, OF the corps OF
49, a 1881 The chief OF engineers
..s,orlzed by the river and harbor
q -. nreeedIng year to make a sur
q % p.i,,neham bay from deep water
.a,,,b ~ Whatcom creek, at New
" - The result OF the survey was
sa''y a.,s,actory 10 the inhabitants OF
mth.tconn. because, in transmitting
e. N the chief Of engineers, Capt.
w .,,ressed the opinion that the pro-
,,nrroveruent was worthy one and
Y. " ~ he interests Of the commerce
'insI cant. Taylor's views were con-
!, ~ the then division engineer,
i charles r. Suffer-
49, he wharfage facilities at New
r.,~or, for deep draft vessels are fairy
y ~ the business carried on by them,
Tsvior proposed considerable i'm
.,ror, by dredging Yakima creek
F. 10 the depth OF twelve feet at
law water, providing a channel 200
I. .taa as far as the existing railway
a.. ana from this point shOreward
.Ss,rv tho waterway to It's fun size. In
"a Plumbers Capt. Taylor estimated
!. ~ INST Of this work would be $4,000,
kdf il that amount which Senator Eos
4 4 now desiring congress to appro-
ate Following IS the report now on
n Inc office OF the chief OF engineers
Bh,iye 10 this survey:
u~peIl,ngham bay Is portion of the
IA body Of water 10 which, as whole.
I name OF Puget sound Is generally ap-
"a II reaches to within fifteen miles
10 International boundary line, and
ooens out into thar portion of Puget
md IN which are situated the islands
yulng the San Juan archipelago 1t Is
Ntsal ten miles long from north to south
Ia five miles wide from. east to west. IL
II an average depth or about ten faith
M with a maximum depth, according
IL coast survey charts. OF twenty-siX
Xstoms The fact OF its being generally
ksffisntly shallow TO allow anchorage,
kvvsbly distinguishes IL from most OF
b other harbors OF Puget sound.
sNew whatcom, which Is situated near
h northern end OF BellinRham bay, IL
\ largest city on Puget sound north of
af,le and Is the main distributing point
b. large part Of the islands constitut-
4 San Juan and Island counties and
: vest part OF Skagit county, as well
quite an important part of the main
nj surrounding the city.
Imports By water are received from
me- ports on Puget sound, principally
tAs ordinary type Of stern wheel boat
kd from San Francisco in both steamers
NJ sail vessels. Communication between
ellnsham bay ports and the islands to
u west Il kept up by steamboats, and
nal sailing vessels,
Tho Wharfage facilities at New What
bn for the deep-draft vessels are fairly
nd Tor the business carried on by them;
h the Wharfage facilities for the small
class Of vessels, which carry IA very i'm
brant part OF the commerce., are very
Dor From the nature OF the business
Iryed on by these smaller boats, it's
fyenirnce demands wharf room near
y business portion of the city. Mud
Ats extend out In front OF the city from
y msander line 10 low water, a dis
lnoe q 400 feet. from the low-water
Y 10 the sixefoot curve. a distance OF
let. and from the six-foot curve to
q twelye-foOt curve 300 feet, or a total
stance from the meander line to the
selye-foo' curve Of J, 100 feet. Two long
Asfves which were built out from the
p'r HE 70 the eighieen-foot curve ac.
Pnmodaied the vessels which found bus
81 A. New Whatcom for a number OF
nfs, hnt these wharves were very cost
maintain and have been allowed to
&dhaiiy fall into such bad state of
pal A. y be useless About the only
~ iof me business which is now avail
: thesilp between tho railway dock
"a NIL yards. which Is one and N
miles from the bussneSs part OF the
and ineonvenient Of access
lee felief that ~ desired il for n chan
is % afedged from the deep water In
80 We ei'y through the mud fats.
system on harhOr lines for New
atsam Vas approved hy the secratnrv
sAf June 8 1882 This system nrnvIdss
Miee waterways leading from deem
~" W we meander line One Of these
haaicum creek waterway lends
~ 70 ne mouth OF Whatcnm creek
w Improvement OF this water
@ evidently contemplated bv
~ authorizing this survey ~
e Improvement proposed IL 10 dr,ds,,
Maaieom creek waterway. "a sbovt
w @cnnpanyine tracing 20 a denth
49, teet al mean low water n
~ lect Wide being provided a.
W. EXISTING railway bridge ana
~ IN, N NV eetnE drcdg.d It's futI gizr
n ~ bridge This would provide IN
As and sufficient harbor for ~
SAT- now seeking Now V-bst,.,,rr,a,'
5000 greatly facilitate their ioaG,
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