The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-18
And DAM
IS NEARLY DONE
MCKENZIE REPORTS
TO SECRETARY OF WAR.
High Water, He Says, Has Interfered
with the Work Of River Improve
lnents Reservoirs at Headwaters
Prove Beneficial, Keeping Streams
Navigable and Mitigating Effects of
Floods.

General Alexander Mckenzie, in his
annual report to the secretary of war,
says that during the past year the work
at lock and dam No. 2, in the Missis..
sippi river between Minneapolis and
Of the west 273 feet of dam and the
construction of cofferdams for the mid
die or last section of dam; at lock and
dam No. l roads have been built, two
buildings and scales erected and the
lock Golfer and grading for tracks Of
travelling cable-hoist nearly completed:
with the progress Of the work.
1t is expected to complete lock and
dam No.. 2 this season. All lands and
fowage rights required for lock and
dam No. l have been acquired with
the exception of about thirteen acres,
of which five acres have been made the
subject of condemnation proceedings,
and an! negotiations are pending with the
Minneapolis park board for the remain
ing eight acres.
No effect on the navigable channel
can result until both locks and dams
are completed. The commerce of this
stretch of the river has been confined
to the drifting Of loose logs, of which
there were about 136,000,606 feet, the
600. & -
Getting More Money.
General Mckenzie says that no esti-
| mate OF the amount which could be
! expended in the next fiscal year has
been submitted, for the reason that
congress has not approved the estimate
| of additional cost submitted several
years ago. This estimate was for $780,
423 tits expected that river and har-
Dor bill will be passed at the coming
viii be made for this exp pend pe4'l0n
Reporting on the reservoirs at the
headwaters Of the Mississippi river,
General Mckenzie says that their con-
sstruction has resulted in benefit dur
ing the low-water season to the navi-
gable portions of the river from Grand
Rapids to the confluence of the Missis-
sippi and st. Croix rivers, about TWEEN
| ty-two miles below St. Paul, and in
the incidental mitigation of the effect
of floods in the immediate vicinity of
the reservoir dams. The work done
during the past year has resulted in a
| greatly improved channel, and one
steamboat now makes regular trips be-
carried last year about 1925 tons Of
general merchandise, valued at upward
OF 100000, and it's passenger business
amounted to about 81 200. In addition
to this traffic, about 43O, 100000 feet
of logs, valued at $4,3O0,O0O, are annu-
| any uOdteu GOWN Cne river. Gonefal
Mckenzie says snagging operations in
this portion Of the river should be con
tinued for several years in order that
the channel may. be permanently
opened. He recommends an appropria-
ton of 100000 for work to be done
on the reservoirs during the fiscal year
1906. taEG ~ :"
For Other improvements.
Other appropriations z RECOMMENDED
IN the report for the improvement of
rivers in Minnesota and adjoining
states. and il che upper part Of Lake
Superior are as follows. .i af.ss...&s
| St. Croix river, 81 ,OOO;, Minnesota
river, $4,000; Red River Of the North
for Improvement 5000, for mainte
nance $4,000; La Crosse harbor, SIT.
600, Mississippi river, between mouth
Of. Missouri and st. Paul, $500 900
Missouri river, above Sioux City, $50,
I 600; harbor at Grand Marais, $4,000;
harbor at Agate bay, $4,000; harbol
at Duluth and Superior, for improve
ment and maintenance, 100000, which
will complete the project. -. IL:
In that part Of the report referring
to coast defenses, the report says thai
plans for such defenses on the Grea1
Lakes are being considered. The place.
where the government contemplates es
! tabliShinp these defenses ara not o+o4o1