East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-28

Kathryne Wilson, in November's
Pacific Monthly, reviews the work
done on the jetty at the Columbia
river in an able manner, portion OF
her article being as follows:
The progress of the enterprise has
been delayed somewhat by the excess
sive storms, which on one or two oc-
casions have washed away portions OF
the trestle work supporting the track,
the repairing of which has been an
added task. But at the present time
the jetty enrockment extends out S2,-
584 feet. or about six and one-eighth
miles. The first 2S.S76 feet, or five
and one-half miles of this, is brought
nm above the level of low water. The
outer 376S feet is not completed.
The purpose of the original board
has not yet, however, been accom-
plished. There is now but "a feet
of depth over the bar. instead of the
30 feet desired. But the results so
"a r. considering the magnitude of the
uork. are vastly encouraging. The
don, h Of the channel gorge has been
;ncrea sed, with the channel projected
in more westerly direction toward
The sea The deposits of sand have
extended Clatsop Spit to form an en-
tireIv new beach three miles out as
a continuation of Point Adams. and
,,e recent addition to the jetty has
sdJed four feet to the depth over the
tar.
Rvt with the increasing draft of
r ( the water at this point that Is not
q. ufficient. The construction OF
!, ,ttv ON the north side may be one OF
81 "a necessities of the future. and the
-, ,eseur south jetty may have to be
ad yaDced still farther out to sea FER
m, tnent dykes are necessary as SUD-
stit ute for dredges
AN this is not by any means re-
f,ao tt.ou upon the efficacy of the en-
ternn.i ise. however. Up to the present
tir,, he total appropriations have ag-
greg at ed but $4,425, 1881 as against
muc greater ones expended upon
otbar u .aterways of the United states
Tho Mo bile bar and harbor has cost
,ba GOV, ,rnment $5,047,S47.6O; Sa-
vann ah h ar and harbor has been given
a fur,d NJ S7.59s,973.t5, and the Gal
,,aetor b,r Dor has been the recipient
Of ar, ann, .opriation aggregating So
-oo1ooes To complete the break
,,,o,a,. an ~ ,e Columbia fs50.OOO is
raaa al n, a ddition to the S3OO,OOU
anth or,zad bn t not appropriated by
tto ,as+ ooror ess. Compared to the
eost 90 othar harbor Improvements
tha 1sn ooo g ill needed is not at al
unreasonable.
,rho ,rovarnmet It has already done
Il great work at Il 'e Ihou'ii Vi 'ne
lumbia through a thoroughly capaol'
and da+ay,,,in ed co, "ps of engineers
who have been undt 'uIi'eu oS
gantic task before II zen, anu
Vulnerable difficu lties WhlCn nav -, ~
set them from the> bel 'liiiiie. ~,
1892 to 1902 the W, 1rk was uru
direct charge of A, ssls'a ''i' -,
Hegardt. and since theh conaI,
managed by Assistant snsi af,t
Bagnall, with Major ~ -
as supervisor The sue, loS,,.,
plishment of so great a. t,,ii.,
feat speaks eloquently o. 'iie -, ~,
of those who have been
for it. -.
,,nanr.oi,i,,n IT, % nIa",,nn " money
r,,,t -, -, soon 900 Iuthoriz
"a Co.. o,no,,a,,,,n ~, 80 ess, bu
not appropriated, there is no pl oslo
for further work. The jetty is, nv"
ever, being extended at the p.
time with that 100000, but Nnel
will probably not be any more m, 'e
available for two years, when -
next river and harbor bill will be G VI
in congress.