The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
|l0|E TIVE OkAMlGAN.
- yrArEs ExGrNEnRs MAKE
- On TnE RIVER work.
- u me Great Northern Raal-
Wfll nave the Erect Of STOP
An the improvements IN
- chasneI OF the stresn.

80 f36patch to the Post-Intefligencef
l1N0TON. July 2s-Tn regard to
ttoment Of the Okanogan river,
&<Sy Taylor. in his annual report
- engineer. states that prepara-
~ made for beginning active
y 6arly In the fall az the stage Of
06u1d permit. The construction OF
y WITH which to carry on the work
1nnknced August "a 1899, but the
1ocality in which the work was
1 q made 1t 30 dimcuit TO pro-
<6ioffaIs and labor that the actual
II Improvement Odd not commences
U0fCo<r IA. 1880. From the latter date
~ nth OF April. 1900 work was car.
TT With only slight interruptions from
~ cid weather.
HfiYe lower section Of the river.
1oG1son creek TO the mouth Ut the
2 ; distance OF forty ana one-hs'f
~ gone over and work done at
n Inherent places where obstrnc-
lsted. During the progress Of the
NG1y~one large rockk we're blasted
~ 6oulders removed from the char.
11 NJ linear feet OF wing dam built,
- The river navigable at stage
( tno foot lower than II was bcforc.
Gstastng the length Of the season
3rble ~ all stages.
n a. end u April the tire working
W ~ laid on and the plant laid 70
+ m care Of Waterman. ~ the river
{)Non 10 such height as to MATERIAL
= DoTeere yi.h the work
III .pork, during the past seAson. has
~ ~ Gfeat advantages to the navigation
~ ~ liver With the expenditure OF
nore on this section OF the river. It
Z ~ - made ravigable for lIght-draft,
&-9oNer boats, the greater part. " not
X "a u the way. except when the river Is
) 49, ~ ice. The portion Of the river
UQ(1eq over during the past season Is
q 4 IN immedists bsnsft. bat the u entire
~ enquid be improved ~ early as
s. juIy !. 1891. there was nm I'M
~ 3 80 isc cS'a amount or sxpsnded s'''"
o9faeg hscal year ..........,.... 12s74.H
~ !. NJ. balance unexpended s2,1ss .ss
IN ]. 100. amount covered by
8 peeempleted contracts ........... 42.13
5N1f. iso0. balance available ...sc0s5 80
& y>ve steamers Of maximum draft Of
yuR feet, were engaged In trAffic upon
~ river. The exports were Hftv-three
ssissd Al siis.sis. ana consisted Of IL ssnsssi
uefthAndtse.
Accompanying the report Of Capt. Tav-
IN b one by Philip a. Fsastwick, aaeist-
mi engineer. giving mn account OF the
N~I8 WVsfU WHICH Ht H8u ft8u SuEN4@u.
IA,s work contemplated tho removal OF
e>olaeles n navigation from the lower
eeetion ~ the river. or that part between
ne mouth OF Johnson creek and the
Mouth Of TIE Oknnosan river. distance
u forty and onc-half miles
Lumber WAS purchased from a neigh
nrf1uR anwmiil. and other material
lhlpped from seattle and on August 81.
ne construction of three WORKING scows
Rna commenced AT the mouth OF johnson
week Tho completion OF these scows
Pms delayed until October ~ on account
y delay IN tho delivery Of the lumbar and
ne .scnrctsv Of labor, The continued dif-
York until October q, whsn Il was starts
a nad continued until April ~ ss0O when
ne sec0Ws were taken n Dehland's ferry.
sh9tn they werc securely rucored. tho
N April ~ and thc property left In charge
II yAcaS pefnand ms Waterman
This tvs lArRe scowu were furnished
Nth. Skeleton oyerhang At the stern.
sh,ch could e placed over ;hs rccks g be
,rcvlded with = derrick lifted with
rand worked crab or crane. ON each
u these scows rough board house
9Th Z canvass-coversd roof was erected,
md NJ quarters for the labcring forces.
he other heuse r. general mess room.
litchen. etc. and IN quarters for the as
oss as sssp ne e sSa s ssras r ns
mailer seow. was used for the transpor-
lation OF stone and brush for storage
purp poses
work was done a. eighteen places on
N<ft resulting IN tho removal Nv blast
me- nf Hfty-one large rocks with chain
md .tenrs Of R,eof houidcts and IN the
Improssmsnts were made al me follow
hF places.
Rapia No. :, fnrty-rix ana one half
miles from the international houndnry
nae. one large rock blasted and ol hculd-
- removed anording denth OF feet
y lew water In = channel 30 feet wide,
Eapld No, = fifty-onr and one fourth
miles Fffty-en~ rocks blasted and fn
onntaers removed. creating depth az
!hree seet a, low water, channel nfty
one-guafter mile below Rapid No. D
Two rocka were blasted and twenty-five
cssuders renewed, with thfex-foat
!. one-helf a mile below Rapid No q
'Aere were three rocks blasted and tf,ir-
'y-ilte houlders removed. with three feet
ss water Remaining
kapid Ne. IA Af,y-two and three
feut,hs miles, two large rocks blasted
A, Ire site q IKE IKE" cid sridrs' tifsy.nv.
md quarter miles from the boundary
'fne TIE river IL Wider and shoals for
: lensih ~ 800 yards 10 a depth At low
water II twenty to twenty-three Inches
wtng dam WAS constructed % brush
seeolea,anes and gravel. gis feet long
which contracted the low water channel
~ feet thereby Increasing ttr depth to
About three feet
kspsd No. II. ifty-six mites This wa.
Z harrow passage, and Al that was nee
sss@ry Was the renewal cf the over
tsasing brush sncroaehing upon the
shsrrei which was dnne,
Rapid No. ". s.xfS -aue miles - r-sx ensy-
~ large rocks we're hlAeted and az baut.
affs removed TIE work here and the
svastrvetirn % dam at the head Of
stand Nc - has changed this rspid from
sae 81 tho worst distracted to one OF
Dam al the head ~ island No. g. str
5~atsr and q half mties The channel
% sae fiEh, ~ lxiand No. u Was closed
" DAM brought np to heieht 81 two
ISL above low water Ehia dam " 10
ttAAnnei % lu feet X = estimated that
~ aeptA 81 The water viii be- Increased
y ese teNt az the lowest nAvisahle stage
~ the Mater
Rap.d No -, six,y-tws mites. had
rent f-Six baulders removed. ard rapid
~ ~ >iKty-three mtles from the bonn
SAY. ur NNtArte's fapla waa the prtnsi.
"a obstruction he the section of the
sveF under construction, and called Cor
steaf power ~ engineS 10 overcome the
S1ftNnt a. tho head Ten large rocks were
0tNssea and 2 ~ haulSers removed.
TIE NpeRtHE between Islands No ~ and
Ne al et4aNatt fNt dam hr,3lsrtf IN n