The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-22
Begin Dredging
Pearl, Harbor
January.
LUMBER COMING
FOR THE SCOWS
Federal Inspector Thompson viii
Supervise Preliminary prepara-
tions for the Work.
H. HAAS, junior member of the
contracting and dredging firm OF

- H. HAAS, junior member of the
70 contracting and dredging firm OF
L<s Clark G. Henry, who have the
contract for the dredging of the chan
mel entrance to Pearl Harbor. arrived
from San Francisco in the Sierra to as
sist Mr.. Henry in the extensive prep
aratlons for this work. Mr.. Haas, who
Is registered at the Hawaiian Hotel,
is a young man, but he has the con-
fidence Of the government representa-
tives for whom he has done consider
able contract work on the coast.
With Mr.. Haas arrival the enter
prise will take on new life and the con-
struction of the clam-shell dredger
will be pushed to completion at the
earliest possible date. The dredger Is a
powerful machine, capable of breaking
up the hardest coral formation at the
bottom of the Pearl Harbor channel
and depositing the debris on the scows
with rapidity. The contractors will
have a force of twenty men to man the
dredger, and other floating appur-
|
have had considerable experience in the
~c rk on the Coast, both with Mr.. Haas
and Clark & Henry.
Mr.. Haas expects to go down to Pearl
Harbor tomorrow with l.. Thompson.
the United States Inspector, who will
supervise the work of the contractors.
ana size up the situation. He will COM
mence teking sounGings and certify the
old soundings made by the Navy De-
partment. 1t will be his duty to 10
cate the positions Tor the work and to
determine the side lines. The identifca-
tion of the Navy soundings are an i'm
portant preliminary feature of the con-
tract and these viii be entirely estab-
lished before the end of December. so
that there will be no difficulty during
the winter months of taking further
soundings except in determining the
depth and result of the dredgings.
The soundings viii be carefully taken
the side lines made permanent and
marked to show the general run of the
cut which will be made through the
entrance. Mr.. Ferris. a forme~ partner
Of Mr.. Haas, will be here sometime in
December to assist those now on the
ground.
At present the steamer Kaena, which
the contractors recently bought for
"a. 600, is lying near the dredger under
going an extensive renovation to fit her
for the winters work at the harbor.
The steamer Will be used for towing
the coral laden scows to sea where the
debris from the cut is to be dumped.
There win be no change in the name
Of the little steamer. as under the law.
certain amount OF repairs and altera-
tions must be made In a vessel to ac-
complish the mere changing of a name.
and the contractors are too practical
to become sentimental in this respect,
especially where 1t means the ex-
penditure of so many dollars
The dredger win bear the name
Pearl Harbor." A 26-foot launch is
also being built here which Will be call
ed the Pearl" This is a heavy whale
boat and will be provided with a four
horse power engine, sufficient for cruis-
ing about the channel and harbor-
Soundings viii be made from this boat.
4 large amount OF lumber IS on the
way from the coast with which the
scows will be built. These Will be OF
the size usually constructed for carry
ing dredger debris.
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