The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
SURVEY OF GRAYS HARBOR.
EFFORT BEING MADE TO SECURE
FURTHER APPROPRIATION.
Chief of Engineers Gen. Wilson
Recommends New Survey and
Estimate for Deepening Channel
in the Harbor and ChehaIis River.

w AStlNGTON, May %.-RepreSentatiYe
Jones is endeavoring to secure congress
sional authority for a preliminary survey
and estimate for the improvement of the
inner Grays harbor and Chehalis river. A
survey of these was made in 1s90-9l. fol-
| lowing which a plan of improvement was
| adopted by the war department which pro-
| vided for securing a channel depth of six
| teen feet at half tide in the inner harbor
ana up the river as far as Montesano.
The estimated cost of that proposed i'm
| provement was $4,000. of which $4,000 was
| appropriated, and in 1894 the chief of engf-
| neers offered an estimate of $4,000 for con-
tinuing the work. The latter appropria-
ton. however. was not made and the
funds provided being practically exhaust
ed. the work was abandoned before the
project was completed.
Ten. John NJ Wilson, the present chief
OF engineers, has stated TO Representa-
tive Jones that in his opinion. considering
the number of years that have elapsed
since the first survey was made, another
survey and estimate IL advisable in order
that the department may be fully advised
as TO the best method OF bringing about
the desired Improvement. Such a survey,
however, cannot be made unless author
lied by congress, for section OF the river
ana harbor act, approved March g. 1899,
prohibits the submission of reports and
estimates and the making of examinations
has been given by congress.
balance of 60 from the former
appropriation for this work Is still avail
able for expenditure, put Gen Wilson
thinks that this amount would hardly be
sufficient to pay the expenses of a survey
such as would be required. The usual
appropriations for such work are placed
at $4,000. This sum Representative Jones
VIII endeavor to secure,
Pension for J. II. Wetherbee.
certified copy of the act for the relief
OF John b. Wetherbee has been sent by the
state department to the secretary of the
interior and also to Commissioner OF PEN
sions Evans. This puts Mr.. wetherbee on
the rolls and the matter IL now being
acted on by the pension department with
a view to Its early allowance of his pen
sion.
Mr.. Wetherbee was a civilian employe
with the First Washington volunteers.
and. while assisting In the raising OF n
telegraph wire at Page church. Manila.
was shot and seriously wounded by the
enemy. This wound so incapacitated him
that he has been unable to do anything
TO assist himself since and has been cared
Tor by the Fortson Relief Association and
the Red Cross Society. OF Washington
The matter having been brought to the
attention of Mr.. Jones, and the case be-
ing such worthy one, he introduced this
Dill TOT Mr.. Wetherbees relief, and
pushed 1t vigorously until It was finally
passed. and Mr.. Wetherbee will soon be in
the enjoyment OF his pension
Guns for Pullman College.
The Washington State Agricultural COL
lege. at Pullman, being in need OF n con-
pie or modern breech-loading steel field
guns. the ones now in being OF old
style and manufacture and Of little prac-
teal value to the students for the pur-
pose OF practice and training, Senator
Foster has been called upon by the
friends OF the institution to secure these
guns. The senator therefore brought
the matter to the attention of the war
department Gen. Burlington. chief Of
the bureau OF ordnance. replied to the
senator telling him the college would
| be furnished with two modern guns nv
| giving bond to twice the value OF the
| property. The approximate price placed
| on the guns desired by the college Is
| $4,000 each. which includes all the neces-
sary equipment to bring the guns into
action. This Is several thousand dollars
more than the actual value OF the guns
which is $l.799.72 each
Graziug on Rainier Reserve.
Representative Jones. having received
notice from Forest Superintendent Shelter
that he had sent in applications for gray
ing on the Mount Rainier forest reserve to
the general land office, has taken the mat
ter up with Commissioner Hermann urging
the necessity for an early granting OF these
permits II IL absolutely necessary for the
stockmen to have these permits by the
LIST OF July In order to show them to the
rangers when they come up to the line July
l. The reason Is early but the stockmen
cannot go on the ranges without these
permits
Following Is the list OF sheep ranges:
a
lying north and east of NatcAez river lex
cent cattle rangel known as range No l.
All Of the Mount Rainier forest reserve
lying south OF Natchez river. north q
cade mountains Except cattle range)
known as range No ?
All of the Mount Rainier forest reserve
lying south and west ~ Natchez river a ID
south Of American river and north Of the
divide between the Teton and KUckitat
rivers and east OF the summit az the C'ns-
Cado mountains Except cattle range)
known as range No :
All OF the Mount Rainier forest rese~ve
lying south - ne divide between the Tfc-
| ton and klickltat rivers and north OF the
| Rig Muddy river and east OF the summit OF
| the Cascade monniain- Except cattle
rauge) known az range No
All 81 the Mount Rainier forest reserve
living south Of he Rig Muddy river ami
| east ~ the summit - the Cascade NOM
| teips except cattle range known as rang
No .
Home for Volunteer soldiers
| senator Shoup's amendment 90 tho sun
| dry ciyu tlll provides that. pending iegis-
| latiCn by congress for the establishment
| ~ branch OF national nome for disable :
| volunteer soldiers on the For; sherman mil
| itary reservation in kootenai county.
| idaho. the secretary OK the interior IS 81
| rected when the above q seryatlcn shall
| be- restored to the interior department. 10:
| to dispose Of the same,
| As soon as practicable after the trans
| fer Of the reservation TO the Interior de-